New York Giants 31, Dallas Cowboys 24

Blogged under Game Recaps, Bloglockers, Front Page, General by admin on Monday 7 December 2009 at 9:51 am

The Giants got big plays when they needed them yesterday to put away the Cowboys yesterday.  Eli Manning completed 11 of 25 passes for 241 yards with 2 TD passes and 1 INT.  Ahmad Bradshaw led the Giants with 47 yards rushing on 7 carries (6.7 ypc) yesterday.  Brandon Jacobs was the star of the game for the Giants however as he carried the ball 13 times for 39 yards (3.0 ypc) with a TD run.  He also caught 1 pass and it went for a 74 yard TD.  WRs Steve Smith (6 rec, 110 yards) and Hakeem Nicks (2 rec, 37 yards, TD) led the way in the passing game for the Giants yesterday.  The Giants finished up with 337 total yards (100 rushing, 237 passing) in this game.

The defense was busy yesterday as they were stuck on the field for 38:50 of the game.  Safety Aaron Rouse led the way for the Giants in this game with 12 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss, 1 sack and a QB hit.  Safety C.C. Brown (11 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss), LB Michael Boley (11 tackles, 1 pass defensed) and CB Terrell Thomas (10 tackles and 1 tackle for a loss) also were effective for the Giants in this game.  The Cowboys finished up with 424 total yards on offense (45 rushing, 379 passing) in this game.  The Giants also got a big jolt from the special teams in this game as Domenik Hixon returned 3 punts for 95 yards (31.7 avg) including the dagger for the Cowboys late in the 4th quarter which was a 79-yard TD return.  The Giants are now 7-5 on the season as they got a huge win yesterday.

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