Close, But Not Close Enough
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The New York Giants lost to the Dallas Cowdays Sunday night 45-35.
The Giants played good, but just lost the game.
In the first quarter Eli Manning throw to Plaxico Burress down the middle for a 60 yard touchdown.
The 2 point attempt didn't work, and the score was 6-o.
The Cowboys kick a field goal late into the first quarter. They didn't get the lead, but they were down 6-3.
In the second quarter the Cowboys capitalize.
Marion Barber rush for a 18 yards gain, and got the touchdown. The Cowboys were up 10-6.
With 3.59 left in the second quarter, Tony Romo passed to Jason Witten down the middle for 12 yard touchdown. The Cowboys were up 17-6.
Late into the second quarter. Eli Manning throw Plaxico Burress a 4 yard touchdown pass. The Giant were still down 13-17. With 3 seconds to down, Lawrence Tyens kicked a 44 yard field goal. The Giant were down by one, 16-17.
Early in the third quarter, Terrell Owens caught a 22 yard touchdown pass from Tony Romo. The Cowboys pulled away 24-16.
With 1.12 left in the third quarter. Tony Romo ran for a 9 yard touchdown. The Cowboys were comfortable with a 31-19 lead.
Lawrence Tynes kick a 24 yard field goal in the fourth quarter for the Giants. But they were down 31-22.
Tony Romo connect with Terrell Owens again, for a 47 yard touchdown. This lead to a 38-22 lead for the Cowboys.
Eli Manning passed to Derrick Ward for a 9 yard touchdown, but the 2 point attempt didn't workout. The Giants were down 38-28.
Plaxico Burress cough his third touchdown pass from Eli Manning, that brought them back 35-38.
The Cowboys put the game away late in the fourth quarter. Tony Romo passed to Sam Hurd for a 51 yard touchdown.
That give the Cowboys the game. They were able to get the win 44-35.
The Giant offense was working out fine, but defense seem to be the problem.
Allowing the Dallas Cowboys to score 45 points is not a good thing. That was the most points they score in their season opener in the last 10 to 17 years.
Eli Manning wasn't the problem this time. He went 28-41, and 4 touchdown passes. Manning throw 1 interception, and had 312 yards.
Bad defense for the Giants, put a lot of pressure on their offense. That's the reason why they score 35 points. If the defense was able to get some stops, the Giant would have won.
