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The Dak Prescott-CeeDee Lamb connection and a stout defense that never allowed a touchdown led the Dallas Cowboys to a 20-15 road win over the New York Giants on Thursday, improving the team’s record to 2-2 and two The loss of the game was stopped. streak.
Prescott hit Lamb on a 55-yard touchdown pass with 9:16 remaining in the second quarter to give Dallas a 13–6 lead. Lamb beat cornerback Deonte Banks down the sideline and cut inside to avoid safety Tyler Nubin for the score.
Prescott completed 22 of 27 passes for 221 yards and two touchdowns (no interceptions).
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Dak Prescott had his best performance in the quick game against the Giants, completing 13 of 14 passes in under 2.5 seconds for 143 yards and 2 TDs.
Prescott’s +21.2% CPOE on quick passes is his highest mark in a game since Week 12, 2022 against the Giants (+36.5%).
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Lamb caught seven passes for 98 yards.
With the win, Dallas bounced back from a difficult two-game stretch in which the team lost home games to the New Orleans Saints (44–19) and the Baltimore Ravens (28–25).
According to ESPN, during the Ravens game, Lamb had what appeared to be a “sideline altercation” with Prescott. todd archerEn route to a quiet four-catch, 67-yard, zero-touchdown game. He also lost a fumble and dropped a pass.
Lamb apologized for his outing two days later and also said that his attitude “did not help the situation or the outcome of the game.”
But Lamb changed that on Thursday. He had a quiet second half (four receiving yards compared to 94 in the first half), continuing a season-long trend (15 seconds-half yard in four games). However, he wrote the game’s biggest play, and he was good enough to pull it off.
Meanwhile, the Cowboys defense entering the week allowed an NFL-high 557 rushing yards through three games on Thursday. The Giants rushed for only 26 yards on 24 carries (1.1 yards per rush).
Big Blue moved the ball in the air, as quarterback Daniel Jones completed 29 of 40 passes for 281 yards. Superstar rookie Malik Nabors caught 12 passes for 115 yards, while Van’Dale Robinson caught 11 passes for 71 yards.
But the Giants never reached the end zone, finding themselves inside the Cowboys’ 15-yard line on just one drive. Kicker Greg Joseph finished five scoring drives with a field goal.
And Dallas’ defense came up big in the final minutes, forcing a turn-on-and-down to make it 20-15 with 3:30 remaining. The final play was an incomplete pass to Neighbors that was well covered by cornerback Trevon Diggs on fourth-and-6 from the Giants’ 45-yard line. Unfortunately, Nabors suffered an injury during the game. left the game,
The Giants got the ball back at their own 41-yard line after a missed field goal, but they only had 28 seconds and no timeouts. Three plays later, a desperate Jones Hail Mary greeted Jalin Hyatt, which ended with an Amari Oruwariye interception.
This was a solid comeback win for Dallas against an NFC East rival on the road. However, it wasn’t all smiles. Micah Parsons had to leave the field with a lower leg injury in the fourth quarter, and DeMarcus Lawrence also missed the end of the game, though it appears both will recover. John Machota of The Athletic provided more details from inside the Dallas locker room.
However, in the end, it was encouraging to see the spark of the Prescott-Lamb connection reignite.
Best wishes to all. ,mrsupershine
Poor little giants.
Dak Prescott runs New York.#DALvsNYG
bear fan ,ballnownfl
Dak Prescott is #Good
kevin gray jr ,kevingreysports
Dak Prescott made some very nice tight window throws and then threw a screen pass to Rico Dowdle for a touchdown!
Cowboys lead 7-3 over Giants #DallasCowboys
kyle slaughter ,kyle slaughter
Big congratulations to CeeDee Lamb for having strong enough character and self-awareness to realize that her attitude was an issue last week. Major honors for course correcting and great play. https://t.co/bq2H54yQ4i
Frank Hornig ,frankhornig
Cowboys take care of business in NY.
The Ducks and Cowboys defeated the Giants 20–15. DAC played a solid game and CD played better tonight. The defense was able to keep the Giants’ offense out of the endzone all night.
The Giants keep it close, but field goals can’t win it. https://t.co/MU9yXQIki5
Dallas will now take on the undefeated 3-0 Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday evening, October 6 at 8:20 PM ET.