HERO
After a terrible first-half interception, Tony Romo played flawlessly the rest of the game, completing 22 of 29 passes overall, throwing for 309 yards and three touchdowns. He also hit Kevin Ogletree on a 15-yard game-clinching first down late in the fourth quarter. An impressive season-opening showing.
UNSUNG HERO
Two plays after the Giants cut the Dallas lead to 14-10, DeMarco Murray turned in a huge run, breaking tackles by Mathias Kiwanuka and Justin Tuck en route to a 48-yard jaunt. It led to a Dallas field goal, and Murray finished with 131 yards on 20 carries.
ZERO
The Giants’ offense delivered only 17 points — and that’s with a late TD in the fourth quarter — never getting into any kind of sustained rhythm. David Wilson’s first-quarter fumble hurt a potential scoring drive, Victor Cruz had three drops and Hakeem Nicks delivered only four catches for 38 yards.
KEY STAT
45 yards rushing, before Ahmad Bradshaw’s 33-yard draw late in the game with the team down 14 points, by the Giants on 17 carries. Last season the Giants ranked last in the NFL in rushing.
QUOTE OF THE NIGHT
‘Take a bite out of humble pie is basically what it is.’ — Tom Coughlin on the message to his team