TURNING POINT
The Cowboys had trimmed a 14-0 Giants lead to 14-7 and it appeared this would be similar to so many of the close games these rivals have played the past few years. But late in the second quarter Brad Johnson threw an absolutely terrible pass to the right sideline in the general direction of tight end Jason Witten. The pass sailed and cornerback Corey Webster came up with his second interception of the game. The turnover led to an Eli Manning touchdown pass to Amani Toomer and the rout was on.
“Witten was running a regular post corner route,” Webster said. “I opened my vision up, I was on [Patrick] Crayton. I saw him trying to break out and I just made a play on the ball.”
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“There was blood in the water,” linebacker Danny Clark said, referring to all the wounded Cowboys players who were not in uniform for this game.
BREAKDOWN
In the past, the Giants have been unable to deal very well with prosperity. They often struggled against backup quarterbacks and were not at their best when everything was on a roll. These are not those Giants. They pay no attention to outside influences. They knew the Cowboys were a battered team and knew the expectation was that this could be a one-sided affair. Sure enough, it was, as the Giants indeed did batter the two Cowboys reserve quarterbacks.
UP NEXT
Welcome to life in the NFC East. No sooner do the Giants finish up dismantling the Cowboys then they have to set their sights on the Eagles. The Giants visit Lincoln Financial Field for a nationally-televised Sunday night game in Philadelphia, their first game this season against the Eagles. As the Giants were routing the Cowboys, the Eagles were ripping the Seahawks 26-7. There’s no doubt the Giants have to do a better job against the Eagles than they did against the Cowboys in terms of protecting the passer. Eli Manning was sacked six times in the first seven games but the Cowboys got to him four times. Everyone know how fearsome the Eagles pass-rush can be.