With first place in the NFC East and possibly the season on the line, Dwayne Harris stepped up for the Giants on Sunday. Despite having a halftime lead, three third quarter interceptions on three straight drives led to ten points for the New York Giants and would ultimately undo the Cowboys as their five game winning streak against the Giants was snapped by the 27-20 New York win.
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“We’ve been overdue for a long time”, Harris said. “Always one block away, one man away. Anybody could have ran through that, the hole that was made”.
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie had two interceptions, returning one 58 yards for a touchdown.
ONE-HAND CATCHES: Odell Beckham is no longer the only Giant who has made a one-hand catch against Dallas cornerback Brandon Carr.
Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said the incident was not an issue. “I thought he handled himself well, was composed, and had poise. Obviously the three big plays for him were the interceptions”. There wasn’t any immediate indication whether the two tirades were related.
The Giants got plays from a lot of people in helping the 69-year-old Coughlin become the second Giants coach to win 100 regular-season games, joining Hall of Famer Steve Owen. To compound their misery, running back Arian Foster hobbled off the field late in the game with an Achilles tendon injury that might end his season.
With the Giants trailing the Dallas Cowboys at the half of their Week 7 matchup at MetLife Stadium, New York needed a serious jolt (especially with a ton of Cowboys fans making themselves heard).
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Matt Cassel has said that he must take more care of the ball to help his team. “I think it was a good way to respond; I think it shows the resiliency of the team”.
Orleans Darkwa also scored on a 15-yard run for the Giants.
When the Giants had also handed the Cowboys another chance at tying the game, Myles White was able to recover the ball. But he tied a Giants record set in 1994 by romping untouched to the end zone. “He had a good workout. We’ll see what the coach says about it. (Hardy) was just trying to get us fired up”. Romo was later diagnosed with a broken clavicle and was eventually placed on the short term IR.
Andrew Luck had third-quarter TD passes of 87 and 46 yards to T.Y. Hilton, and then threw an 8-yard TD pass to Donte Moncrief with 3:05 left to get the Colts (3-4) to within 27-21. “Nobody could tackle him”. “We got it out of our special teams”. When that happens, you encourage guys, you get guys excited, you try to get guys ready for the next challenge. Darren had a great game.
Romo’s collarbone can not heal quickly enough for the Cowboys, whose hopes of repeating as NFC East champions are dwindling on a weekly basis without him. We give them credit. “We’ve dug ourselves a real challenge”. We can’t keep coming out here getting Ls. He picked off another Cassel pass on the first play of the fourth with Dallas driving in Giants territory.
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VIKINGS 28, LIONS 19: Teddy Bridgewater threw for a season-high 316 yards and two touchdowns for Minnesota (4-2) in a win at Detroit (1-6). Williams has not missed a game for the Cowboys since entering the National Football League in 2013.
