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The Cowboys held Giants quarterback Daniel
Jones to 15-for-28 passing for 104 yards, sacking him seven
times and intercepting him twice. It was Jones' first game since
signing a four-year, $160 million contract this past offseason.
Osa Odighizuwa and Dorance Armstrong each had two sacks and
Trevon Diggs had a key pass breakup and a forced fumble. The
swarming Dallas defense was so dominant that Dak Prescott only
had to provide 143 yards on 13-of-24 passing in the demolition.
Amid the wet conditions, the Giants fumbled five times, losing
one. The Cowboys fumbled once but recovered it.
The Cowboys' party started after the Giants advanced to the
Dallas 8-yard line on their opening drive.
After a false-start penalty and a low snap cost the Giants 19
yards, Graham Gano's field goal was blocked. Juanyeh Thomas
bounded through untouched to make the block, and Noah
Igbinoghene returned it 58 yards to pay dirt. New Cowboys kicker
Brandon Aubrey missed the extra point.
The Cowboys forced a three-and-out and Aubrey made a 21-yard
field goal at the end of their first possession for a 9-0 lead.
Three plays later, Jones found Saquon Barkley in the flat, but
Diggs landed a big hit to jar the ball into the air and DaRon
Bland snagged it for a 22-yard pick-6.
Aubrey made a 38-yard field goal with 10:55 left in the half,
and on the very next play from scrimmage, veteran corner Stephon
Gilmore celebrated his Dallas debut by making a diving
interception. That set the Cowboys up at the Giants 38, and
Pollard later capitalized with a 2-yard touchdown run to make it
26-0.
Dallas carried that lead into halftime and opened the second
half with a 10-play, 75-yard drive culminating in Pollard
sweeping right for a 1-yard score.
Wide receiver KaVontae Turpin took a pitch left on
third-and-goal from the 7 for his first career touchdown to make
it 40-0 with 11:31 remaining in the game.
Jones completed a pass to Isaiah Hodgins on the next play;
Hodgins gained 24 yards before Diggs stripped him from behind
and Dallas recovered.
--Field Level Media
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