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