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Talent Take

Giants catching on
Both of these squads entered the season amid questions about their receiving corps, but only the Giants rose to the occasion Sunday. Mario Manningham and Steve Smith combined for 20 receptions for 284 yards and two touchdowns while providing Eli Manning with timely grabs. The duo repeatedly snuck past the coverage to deliver big plays down the field. The Cowboys' much maligned receiving corps failed to impact the game despite facing a secondary riddled with injuries. Roy Williams, Patrick Crayton, Miles Austin and Sam Hurd finished with a reception a piece, and didn't provide Tony Romo with big-play possibilities. Though Romo struggled (13 of 29 for 127 yards with one touchdown and three interceptions), the emergence of a target would've taken some of the pressure off. Regardless, this game was decided by the passing game, and it was New York's receiving corps that stepped up to make the plays with the game on the line.

-- Bucky Brooks

Box Score

New York Giants (2-0-0)

Dallas Cowboys (1-1-0)

Passing	CP/AT	YDS	TD	INT
E. Manning	25/38	330	2	0
Rushing	ATT	YDS	TD	LG
B. Jacobs	16	58	0	31
A. Bradshaw	9	37	0	19
E. Manning	1	2	0	2
Receiving	REC	YDS	TD	LG
M. Manningham	10	150	1	49
S. Smith	10	134	1	32
K. Boss	1	13	0	13
D. Hixon	1	13	0	13
D. Hagan	1	12	0	12
A. Bradshaw	2	8	0	6
Fumbles	FUM	LOST	REC	YDS
B. Kehl	0	0	1	0
Kicking	FG	LG	XP	PTS
L. Tynes	4/5	37	3/3	15
Punting	NO	AVG	I20	LG
J. Feagles	5	36.4	3	49
Kickoff Returns	NO	AVG	TD	LG
S. Moss	4	22	0	29
C. Blackburn	1	3	0	3
Punt Returns	NO	AVG	TD	LG
A. Bradshaw	2	8	0	9
D. Hixon	1	5	0	5
Defense	T-A	SCK	INT	FF
M. Boley	6-1	0.0	0	0
K. Phillips	5-2	0.0	2	0
M. Johnson	4-1	0.0	0	0
M. Kiwanuka	3-1	0.0	0	0
A. Pierce	3-3	0.0	0	0
F. Robbins	2-0	0.0	0	0
T. Thomas	2-3	0.0	0	0
C. Webster	2-1	0.0	0	0
R. Bernard	1-0	0.0	0	0
B. Cofield	1-0	0.0	0	0
B. Johnson	1-0	0.0	1	0
J. Tuck	1-0	0.0	0	0
O. Umenyiora	1-0	0.0	0	0

Passing	CP/AT	YDS	TD	INT
T. Romo	13/29	127	1	3
Rushing	ATT	YDS	TD	LG
M. Barber	18	124	1	35
F. Jones	7	96	1	56
P. Crayton	1	20	0	20
T. Choice	2	8	0	5
T. Romo	1	3	1	3
Receiving	REC	YDS	TD	LG
J. Witten	5	33	1	13
M. Barber	2	31	0	26
M. Austin	1	20	0	20
R. Williams	1	18	0	18
M. Bennett	1	11	0	11
S. Hurd	1	7	0	7
P. Crayton	1	4	0	4
T. Choice	1	3	0	3
Fumbles	FUM	LOST	REC	YDS
F. Jones	1	1	0	0
Kicking	FG	LG	XP	PTS
N. Folk	1/1	47	4/4	7
Punting	NO	AVG	I20	LG
M. McBriar	4	43.5	1	59
Kickoff Returns	NO	AVG	TD	LG
F. Jones	6	22	0	38
M. Austin	1	29	0	29
Punt Returns	NO	AVG	TD	LG
P. Crayton	1	4	0	4
Defense	T-A	SCK	INT	FF
K. Hamlin	6-2	0.0	0	0
O. Scandrick	6-0	0.0	0	0
D. Ware	6-0	0.0	0	0
M. Jenkins	4-0	0.0	0	0
T. Newman	4-1	0.0	0	0
G. Sensabaugh	4-2	0.0	0	0
J. Ratliff	3-0	0.0	0	0
K. Brooking	2-1	0.0	0	0
B. James	2-3	0.0	0	0
J. Siavii	2-0	0.0	0	0
A. Spencer	2-0	0.0	0	0
S. Bowen	1-0	0.0	0	0
B. Carpenter	1-0	0.0	0	0
I. Olshansky	1-0	0.0	0	0
J. Hatcher	0-1	0.0	0	0

Total First Downs	19	Total First Downs	23
By Rushing	3	By Rushing	15
By Passing	14	By Passing	7
By Penalty		By Penalty
Third Down Efficiency	6/15 - 40%	Third Down Efficiency	6/11 - 54%
Fourth Down Efficiency	0/0 - 0%	Fourth Down Efficiency	0/0 - 0%
Total Net Yards	427	Total Net Yards	378
Total Rushing/Passing Plays (includes Sacks)	64	Total Rushing/Passing Plays (includes Sacks)	58
Average Gain per Offensive Play	6.7	Average Gain per Offensive Play	6.5
Net Yards Rushing	97	Net Yards Rushing	251
Total Rushing Plays	26	Total Rushing Plays	29
Average Gain per Rushing Play	3.7	Average Gain per Rushing Play	8.7
Tackled for a Loss (Number-Yards)	4--14	Tackled for a Loss (Number-Yards)	2--2
Net Yards Passing	330	Net Yards Passing	127
Times Sacked (Number-Yards)	0 - 0	Times Sacked (Number-Yards)	0 - 0
Gross Yards Passing	330	Gross Yards Passing	127
Pass Comp-Att-Int	25 - 38 - 0	Pass Comp-Att-Int	13 - 29 - 3
Average Gain per Passing Play (includes Sacks)	8.7	Average Gain per Passing Play (includes Sacks)	4.4
Kickoffs (Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks)	7 - 2 - 0	Kickoffs (Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks)	6 - 3 - 1
Punts (Number-Average)	5 - 37.2	Punts (Number-Average)	4 - 48.8
Blocked	0	Blocked	0
Net Punting Average	36.4	Net Punting Average	43.5
FGs Blocked - PATs Blocked	0 - 0	FGs Blocked - PATs Blocked	0 - 0
Total Return Yardage (excludes Kickoffs)	77	Total Return Yardage (excludes Kickoffs)	4
Punt Returns (Number-Yards)	3 - 21	Punt Returns (Number-Yards)	1 - 4
Kickoff Returns (Number-Yards)	5 - 93	Kickoff Returns (Number-Yards)	7 - 163
Interception Returns (Number-Yards)	3 - 56	Interception Returns (Number-Yards)	0 - 0
Penalties (Number-Yards)	4 - 40	Penalties (Number-Yards)	4 - 50
Fumbles (Number-Lost)	0 - 0	Fumbles (Number-Lost)	1 - 1
Touchdowns	3	Touchdowns	4
Rushing	0	Rushing	3
Passing	2	Passing	1
Interceptions	1	Interceptions	0
Kickoff Returns	0	Kickoff Returns	0
Fumble Returns	0	Fumble Returns	0
Punt Returns	0	Punt Returns	0
Extra Points (Made-Attempted)	3 - 3	Extra Points (Made-Attempted)	4 - 4
Kicking (Made-Attempted)	3 - 3	Kicking (Made-Attempted)	4 - 4
Two Point Conversions (Made-Attempted)	0 - 0	Two Point Conversions (Made-Attempted)	0 - 0
Field Goals (Made-Attempted)	4 - 5	Field Goals (Made-Attempted)	1 - 1
Red Zone Efficiency	0/5 - 0%	Red Zone Efficiency	4/4 - 100%
Goal To Go Efficiency	0/1 - 0%	Goal To Go Efficiency	4/4 - 100%
Safeties	0	Safeties	0
Final Score	33	Final Score	31
Time of Possession	34:49	Time of Possession	25:11

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter
	FG	L.Tynes 30 yd. Field Goal (9-71, 4:29) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
	TD	M.Barber 2 yd. run (N.Folk kick) (9-62, 4:48) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
	TD	B.Johnson 34 yd. interception return (L.Tynes kick) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
2nd Quarter
	FG	L.Tynes 28 yd. Field Goal (7-18, 4:06) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
	TD	J.Witten 1 yd. pass from T.Romo (N.Folk kick) (8-73, 4:27) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
	TD	M.Manningham 22 yd. pass from E.Manning (L.Tynes kick) (3-28, 0:35) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
	FG	N.Folk 47 yd. Field Goal (6-37, 0:45) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
3rd Quarter
	TD	T.Romo 3 yd. run (N.Folk kick) (7-83, 2:33) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
4th Quarter
	TD	S.Smith 22 yd. pass from E.Manning (L.Tynes kick) (4-73, 1:58) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
	FG	L.Tynes 36 yd. Field Goal (7-40, 4:47) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
	TD	F.Jones 7 yd. run (N.Folk kick) (7-71, 3:57) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
	FG	L.Tynes 37 yd. Field Goal (11-56, 3:40) WATCH HIGHLIGHT