Big Blue spoils Cowboys new stadium party with last second field goal
ARLINGTON – It was reported over the weekend that Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones wanted the Giants to be the first game on the schedule to open up his brand new $1.12 billion facility yet to secure naming rights known simply as “Dallas Cowboys Stadium”.
He could have chosen other opponents on his home schedule, yet elected to choose the Giants.
You think he would like to reconsider?
In front of 105,121, a record crowd to see a sporting event in the United States, it was the Giants planting themselves into the Cowboys history books as the first team to win a game in the new facility.
Lawrence Tynes’ 37-yard field goal as time expired gave them a 31-30 victory over their rivals. Tynes originally had made what should have been the winner, but Coach Wade Phillips signaled for a timeout just before the snap. That kick just barely cleared the left upright. His second attempt sailed right down the middle.
It was a game that never would have gotten to that point had the Giants for the second straight week converted numerous chances in the “green zone”. Yet in the end, showed unbelievable toughness battling back, and gutted out a tough divisional road game.
The Giants started the game with a field goal, but the Cowboys answered back quickly, moving the ball 62 yards on nine plays capped off by a seven-yard touchdown run by Marion Barber to make it 7-3.
After a three and out, Dallas regained possession at their own 24. On third-and-10, quarterback Tony Romo’s pass to the right was intercepted by rookie free agent Bruce Johnson, who returned it 34 yards for a touchdown. It was the second week in a row in which the defense had produced a touchdown. On the ensuing kickoff, returner Felix Jones would fumble and Bryan Kehl recovered at the Cowboys 27. This would lead to another field goal and a 13-7 lead.
Both times the Giants had the ball in the “green zone”, but each time was not able to stick it for six. The problems from last week against Washington were showing it self once again. This would come back to hurt when the Cowboys quickly marched down 73 yards in eight plays when Romo connected with Jason Witten on a one yard touchdown pass to regain the lead 14-13.
Late in the second quarter, Romo appeared to have thrown an incomplete pass when his pass looked to hit Witten’s foot and fell to the ground. Kenny Phillips picked up the ball and ran into the end zone claiming he had an interception. With the clock under two minutes, the referees checked the replay and saw that the ball had ricocheted off Witten’s foot into Phillips’ hands and counted as an interception. Because the initial call on the field was incomplete, the touchdown would not count. Instead, the Giants would get the ball at the Cowboys 28.
Three players later, Manning pass deep down the right sideline was juggled and held on to by Mario Manningham in the end zone for a 22-yard touchdown to make it 20-14. Dallas answered with a field goal to end the half.
Starting the third quarter, the Giants moved the ball from their own 18 all the day to the Cowboys 11 before being stopped again (at this point 0 for 6 on the season) and ended up having the whole drive negated when Tynes’ 29 yard field goal was hooked to the left.
Two possessions later, Dallas would regain the lead. Felix Jones exploded into the open field for a 56-yard run, and Terrell Thomas prevented a touchdown chasing him from behind. A 15 yard run by Marion Barber placed the ball on the Giants 2. Two plays later, Romo ran a quarterback draw up the middle for a touchdown and a 24-20 lead.
Their defense forced a three and out and when Romo was looking to go for the knockout by going deep for receiver Sam Hurd. However, Phillips was playing the role of center fielder, easily picking off the pass and the Giants took over at their own 27.
On the very next play, Manning play faked a run and his deep bomb on a post route was complete to Manningham for 49 yards. Two plays later on a third-and-eight, Manning had plenty of time in the pocket and fired a 22-yard touchdown strike to Steve Smith to regain the lead. They would later add a field goal to go up 30-24 with 7:42 remaining.
All of the field goals kept the Cowboys in the game and continued the offense’s futility inside the green zone. They were now 0 for 4 in the game and 0 for 7 on the season.
Dallas would continue to gash the Giants defense with their running game with Justin Tuck having the leave the game after he injured his shoulder when he was leg whipped by left tackle Flozell Adams and forced to watch the second half with his arm in a sling. Barber gained 11 yards on first down and Witten came up with a 13-yard reception. Barber exploded into the secondary for a 35-yard run down to the Giants 7 and Jones would give the Cowboys the lead with a seven-yard touchdown run to make it 31-30.
On the night, Dallas ran the ball for 251 yards. Barber ran 18 times for 124 yards and Jones gained 96 yards on only seven carries.
Romo had the biggest problems. With a depleted secondary and several players playing through injuries, he was held to only 13 of 29 passes for 127 yards and three interceptions.
Despite all of this, the Giants were losing.
They would start at the own 25 with 3:34 left, and was pushed back 10 yards due to a holding penalty. Backed up with a first-and-20, Manning completed a key third down pass to Smith for 11 yards up to the 40. Kevin Boss’s 13-yard reception moved the ball to the Dallas 47 with 1:28 remaining.
Manning and Coach Tom Coughlin elected not to call timeout as the time kept ticking away. At the 41 on third-and-8, Manningham (his 10th catch of the night, for 150 yards) hauled in a pass that was initially tipped by defensive end Jay Ratliff at the line of scrimmage, but went far enough for him to haul it in for a first down with 0:39.
The clock continued to tick as the offense rushed to the line. Manning took the snap and found Smith for his 10th catch (134 yards receiving) on a crossing route to move the ball to the Cowboys 21 with 0:13. They were now in field goal range for Tynes who would put the Giants at 2-0 on the season.
Manning was 6 for 8 on the game winning drive for 59 yards. On the night, he was 25 for 38 for 330 and 2 touchdowns. This made up for a lackluster running game that produced only 97 yards for the night after amassing just 12 in the first half. It was their lowest total since December 1, 2002 in a home loss to the Titans.
At 2-0, the Giants now head to Tampa for the second of their three game road swing when they take on the Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium at 1:00 EST.
It is a game that they should have won, nearly gave away and we able to walk off the field all smiles.
ARLINGTON – It was reported over the weekend that Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones wanted the Giants to be the first game on the schedule to open up his brand new $1.12 billion facility yet to secure naming rights known simply as “Dallas Cowboys Stadium”.
He could have chosen other opponents on his home schedule, yet elected to choose the Giants.
You think he would like to reconsider?
In front of 105,121, a record crowd to see a sporting event in the United States, it was the Giants planting themselves into the Cowboys history books as the first team to win a game in the new facility.
Lawrence Tynes’ 37-yard field goal as time expired gave them a 31-30 victory over their rivals. Tynes originally had made what should have been the winner, but Coach Wade Phillips signaled for a timeout just before the snap. That kick just barely cleared the left upright. His second attempt sailed right down the middle.
It was a game that never would have gotten to that point had the Giants for the second straight week converted numerous chances in the “green zone”. Yet in the end, showed unbelievable toughness battling back, and gutted out a tough divisional road game.
The Giants started the game with a field goal, but the Cowboys answered back quickly, moving the ball 62 yards on nine plays capped off by a seven-yard touchdown run by Marion Barber to make it 7-3.
After a three and out, Dallas regained possession at their own 24. On third-and-10, quarterback Tony Romo’s pass to the right was intercepted by rookie free agent Bruce Johnson, who returned it 34 yards for a touchdown. It was the second week in a row in which the defense had produced a touchdown. On the ensuing kickoff, returner Felix Jones would fumble and Bryan Kehl recovered at the Cowboys 27. This would lead to another field goal and a 13-7 lead.
Both times the Giants had the ball in the “green zone”, but each time was not able to stick it for six. The problems from last week against Washington were showing it self once again. This would come back to hurt when the Cowboys quickly marched down 73 yards in eight plays when Romo connected with Jason Witten on a one yard touchdown pass to regain the lead 14-13.
Late in the second quarter, Romo appeared to have thrown an incomplete pass when his pass looked to hit Witten’s foot and fell to the ground. Kenny Phillips picked up the ball and ran into the end zone claiming he had an interception. With the clock under two minutes, the referees checked the replay and saw that the ball had ricocheted off Witten’s foot into Phillips’ hands and counted as an interception. Because the initial call on the field was incomplete, the touchdown would not count. Instead, the Giants would get the ball at the Cowboys 28.
Three players later, Manning pass deep down the right sideline was juggled and held on to by Mario Manningham in the end zone for a 22-yard touchdown to make it 20-14. Dallas answered with a field goal to end the half.
Starting the third quarter, the Giants moved the ball from their own 18 all the day to the Cowboys 11 before being stopped again (at this point 0 for 6 on the season) and ended up having the whole drive negated when Tynes’ 29 yard field goal was hooked to the left.
Two possessions later, Dallas would regain the lead. Felix Jones exploded into the open field for a 56-yard run, and Terrell Thomas prevented a touchdown chasing him from behind. A 15 yard run by Marion Barber placed the ball on the Giants 2. Two plays later, Romo ran a quarterback draw up the middle for a touchdown and a 24-20 lead.
Their defense forced a three and out and when Romo was looking to go for the knockout by going deep for receiver Sam Hurd. However, Phillips was playing the role of center fielder, easily picking off the pass and the Giants took over at their own 27.
On the very next play, Manning play faked a run and his deep bomb on a post route was complete to Manningham for 49 yards. Two plays later on a third-and-eight, Manning had plenty of time in the pocket and fired a 22-yard touchdown strike to Steve Smith to regain the lead. They would later add a field goal to go up 30-24 with 7:42 remaining.
All of the field goals kept the Cowboys in the game and continued the offense’s futility inside the green zone. They were now 0 for 4 in the game and 0 for 7 on the season.
Dallas would continue to gash the Giants defense with their running game with Justin Tuck having the leave the game after he injured his shoulder when he was leg whipped by left tackle Flozell Adams and forced to watch the second half with his arm in a sling. Barber gained 11 yards on first down and Witten came up with a 13-yard reception. Barber exploded into the secondary for a 35-yard run down to the Giants 7 and Jones would give the Cowboys the lead with a seven-yard touchdown run to make it 31-30.
On the night, Dallas ran the ball for 251 yards. Barber ran 18 times for 124 yards and Jones gained 96 yards on only seven carries.
Romo had the biggest problems. With a depleted secondary and several players playing through injuries, he was held to only 13 of 29 passes for 127 yards and three interceptions.
Despite all of this, the Giants were losing.
They would start at the own 25 with 3:34 left, and was pushed back 10 yards due to a holding penalty. Backed up with a first-and-20, Manning completed a key third down pass to Smith for 11 yards up to the 40. Kevin Boss’s 13-yard reception moved the ball to the Dallas 47 with 1:28 remaining.
Manning and Coach Tom Coughlin elected not to call timeout as the time kept ticking away. At the 41 on third-and-8, Manningham (his 10th catch of the night, for 150 yards) hauled in a pass that was initially tipped by defensive end Jay Ratliff at the line of scrimmage, but went far enough for him to haul it in for a first down with 0:39.
The clock continued to tick as the offense rushed to the line. Manning took the snap and found Smith for his 10th catch (134 yards receiving) on a crossing route to move the ball to the Cowboys 21 with 0:13. They were now in field goal range for Tynes who would put the Giants at 2-0 on the season.
Manning was 6 for 8 on the game winning drive for 59 yards. On the night, he was 25 for 38 for 330 and 2 touchdowns. This made up for a lackluster running game that produced only 97 yards for the night after amassing just 12 in the first half. It was their lowest total since December 1, 2002 in a home loss to the Titans.
At 2-0, the Giants now head to Tampa for the second of their three game road swing when they take on the Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium at 1:00 EST.
It is a game that they should have won, nearly gave away and we able to walk off the field all smiles.
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