Nothing was pretty for the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday night against the New York Giants.
Neither team could get in a rhythm, mostly because they kept committing penalties. All of the Cowboys’ issues weren’t fixed. They couldn’t run the ball. They gave up plenty of yards and many long drives. The offense didn’t put away the Giants when it had the opportunity. Nobody could cover New York Giants rookie receiver Malik Nabers.
The night took a bad turn late when Micah Parsons was carted off with a left leg injury. Dallas can’t afford to be without him for long.
The Parsons injury is a big concern, but at least the Cowboys won. After two straight miserable losses, the Cowboys just wanted a win and it didn’t matter how it happened. Dallas got back in the win column with a 20-15 victory over New York in a game they won’t remember fondly.
But there’s a big difference between 2-2 and 1-3, and the Cowboys avoided the latter.
Dallas hasn’t played well on either side of the ball this season, and it’s not like the Cowboys will be thrilled with how many yards their defense gave up or zero second-half touchdowns by the offense. But just imagine the alarms that would be going off if they lost three in a row.
Cowboys start slow but take the lead
The Cowboys had to want to get right back on the field to get the stink of Sunday’s game off of them and maybe carry some of the momentum from their fourth-quarter rally into Week 4. Then Dallas started with a very quick three-and-out. And on its first defensive possession, cornerback Anthony Booth Jr. had his ankles broken like he was trying to guard NBA star Anthony Edwards in the lane, and no Cowboys defender was even on the TV screen when Nabers caught a 39-yard pass. That set up a Giants field goal, and a Cowboys penalty on the ensuing kickoff. Not the start Dallas was hoping for.
The Cowboys got it going after a slow start. Rico Dowdle scored on a screen pass, and then CeeDee Lamb took a pass 55 yards to the end zone for a touchdown. The…
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Publish date : 2024-09-27 03:20:01
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