NFL Game of the Week: Giants 21, Cowboys 17
A team worth rooting for
By Steve Sabol
NFL Films
Back in March, at the NFL Owners Meetings in Arizona, I did a group interview with Tony Dungy, Lovie Smith, Mike Tomlin and Jerry Reese. We talked about what a watershed few months it had been for African-Americans in pro football with Tony and Lovie coaching against each other in the Super Bowl, Mike being hired as head coach in Pittsburgh and Jerry assuming the role of general manager with the New York Giants.At one point, Reese looked around the room which we had decorated with photos of the game's African-American pioneers such as Fritz Pollard, Marion Motley and Jim Brown. He glanced around the table at the three head coaches, then turned to me with a slight smile on his face
Eli Manning
18 Att | 12 Comp | 163 Yds | 2/0 TD/INT
Manning silenced his critics for another week with his third straight standout performance.
Marion Barber
27 Att | 129 Yds | 1 TD
Pro Bowler got his first start and responded with big game in Cowboys loss.
Making a move Giants WR Amani Toomer forces a pair of Cowboys to miss and goes all the way for a touchdown on New York's opening drive.
Take that play clock! Brandon Jacobs scores a touchdown in the third quarter and celebrates by nailing the play clock with the football.
A McQuarters pounder Giants CB R.W. McQuarters picks off Tony Romo in the end zone to seal his team's 21-17 victory over the Cowboys.
