Blue Star Recap: Cowboys Fall To Giants, 37-34

The Giants came back late to defeat the Cowboys on Sunday night

Cowboys fans experienced an all too familiar feeling on Sunday night, as the Giants came back late to defeat Dallas, 37-34.

The Cowboys got off to an inauspicious start Sunday night. Jason Pierre-Paul sacked Tony Romo in the end zone for a safety to give New York an early 2-0 lead in the first quarter. Lawrence Tynes added a field goal to extend the Giants’ lead to 5-0 before the Dallas offense woke up.

Late in the first quarter, Dallas drove 80 yards, a drive that finished with a 12-yard touchdown reception by John Phillips, from Tony Romo, to give Dallas the lead.

In the second quarter, the Giants and Cowboys traded scores.

The Giants scored a touchdown, on a one-yard run by Brandon Jacobs; then the Cowboys scored a touchdown, on a nine-yard pass from Romo to Laurent Robinson. Tynes kicked a 26 yard field goal; then Dallas’ Dan Bailey kicked a 49 yard field goal.

Bailey added a 49-yarder in the third quarter to extend the Dallas lead to 20-15, but in a game with eight lead changes, the action was far from over.

Eli Manning hit Mario Manningham for a 47-yard touchdown pass late in the third quarter to take the lead at 22-20.

The Cowboys answered with two unanswered touchdowns--a six yard pass from Romo to Miles Austin and a 50-yard pass from Romo to Dez Bryant--to give Dallas a 34-22 lead with around five minutes left on the clock. Unfortunately, finishing games hasn’t exactly been the Cowboys’ forte this year.

A touchdown pass from Manning to tight end Jake Ballard and a touchdown run by Brandon Jacobs, which was followed by a successful two-point attempt by DJ Ware-- gave the Giants a three-point lead. Eventually, they punted to Dallas with less than a minute left.

Dallas drove to well within field goal range, but Bailey’s attempt from 47 yards was blocked by Pierre-Paul, effectively sealing the win for New York.

At 7-6, the Cowboys will travel to Tampa Bay next Saturday to take on the Buccaneers.

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