Dallas Cowboys Win In Electrifying 40-37 Thriller Against Giants – Mark Heaney, Inside The Star
While it wasn’t the game most fans expected, it certainly was exciting.
I think we’re all still trying to process the mayhem that was that fourth quarter, so forgive me if I don’t perfectly capture that absolute chaos.
That said, I think we’ll all know what I mean in saying this: Brandon Aubrey started and ended this quarter. An 11-play drive concluded with a 44-yarder from the All-Pro kicker, which started a 41-point quarter between both times.
Chronologically, it went like this: Cowboys field goal, Giants touchdown, Cowboys touchdown, Giants touchdown, Cowboys touchdown, Giants touchdown, Cowboys field goal. Simple, right?
The meat and potatoes of the quarter came down to the final three drives, as Dak Prescott surgically led Dallas down the field for a game-leading score, before Russell Wilson turned back the clock with a bomb to Malik Nabers.
It looked like game over, until Dak worked his magic again, and Aubrey had a legacy moment with a game-tying 64-yard nuke to send us to overtime.
That’s a doozy right there.
Game Recap: Cowboys win in OT, 40-37 – Kurt Daniels, DallasCowboys.com
Re-live the thrilling victory.
Overtime
The Giants won the toss but chose to let the Cowboys take the field first on offense, but neither side could do anything on their first possessions of the extra time. So when Dallas then got the ball back a second time, any points would decide the game, a true sudden death.
But while the Cowboys had to punt again, they got the ball back with two minutes remaining. Russell Wilson attempted a deep ball to Nabers, only to have safety Donovan Wilson intercept the pass to give Dallas the ball at its own 30-yard line.
Prescott made it count. His first pass was a 27-yarder to Pickens to get into enemy territory. Two plays later, Prescott escaped the pocket and scramble up the middle 14 yards to the Giants 28.
That left it to Aubrey, who came on with 4 seconds left to try a 46-yard field goal. And, of course, Aubrey was money, providing the needed three points to send the fans home happy with a 40-37 victory.
2 Cowboys starters exit OT win early; injury updates on Turpin, Beebe – Todd Brock, Cowboys Wire
Dallas didn’t exit the game unscathed.
All-Pro kick returner KaVontae Turpin and center Cooper Beebe both exited the win over the Giants early. Neither returned to action.
Turpin- who also added four receptions, 47 yards, and a touchdown on four targets- left the game with what was later described as a neck injury. After taking a hard hit on a kick return late in the third quarter, Turpin was observed heading into the sideline medical tent for attention and then left the field under escort from trainers and without his helmet.
And despite reports that the 29-year-old was wearing a neck brace after the game, he told NFL insider Jane Slater that X-rays “came out good” and showed nothing serious.
“I’ll be fine,” he told Slater.
Turpin said the cervical collar was just a precaution for his stiff neck, one he caught grief for from teammates as he congratulated them on their way back into the locker room after the overtime session.
As for Beebe, his right ankle injury could prove to be more lingering. Backup Brock Hoffman entered the game in Beebe’s place to start the overtime period, with last year’s third-round draft pick sitting on the bench.
Brian Schottenheimer’s reaction to Jadeveon Clowney signing says it all – Mike Luciano, The Landry Hat
Any help on the defense is welcome after two games.
Schottenheimer seemed unaware that the team was this close to completing an official … signing, but he was thrilled with the decision, saying that it will be “awesome for the Cowboys” to get a player with his pedigree in the building to help the defense, via NFL Network’s Jane Slater.
Brian Schottenheimer has funny reaction after Cowboys beat Giants, sign Jadeveon Clowney
As for the immediate aftermath of the game, Schottenheimer didn’t seem too concerned with Clowney, as he was going to relax with a handful of his signature post-drink cocktail of Tito’s and lemon. Every Cowboys fan of age out there might need a few of those drinks after getting put through a serious emotional whirlwind during that game.
Clowney is not going to be a master pass rusher who can turn this team into a feared defensive line (as he has never piled up double-digit sacks in his career), but the three-time Pro Bowler is still one of the best edge-setting pass rushers in the game.
Clowney will fit into a pass rusher room that featured a trio of former second-round picks in Donovan Ezeiruaku, Marshawn Kneeland, and Sam Williams. The Cowboys looked better on the defensive line than many expected without Parsons, and Clowney could bring another unique0ly-built role player into the mix.
Jones’ psychotic obsession with stopping the run likely played into the Clowney signing, and there is no doubt he can earn snaps based on his skills in that area. Where things could get problematic, however, is a nightmare scenario in which Clowney shows next to nothing as a pure pass rusher.
4 winners & 2 losers in Cowboys unbelievable overtime win vs Giants – Randy Gurzi, Sports Illustrated
There were plenty of both winners and losers on Sunday.
Winner: Javonte Williams, RB
Javonte Williams was solid in his Dallas debut last week, but turned it up a notch against the Giants. He ran the ball 18 times for 97 yards and scored his third touchdown of the season on a 30-yard run. He added 33 yards on six receptions, consistently running with power and picking up extra yards on each touch.
Williams has proven to be exactly what the Cowboys hoped he would. If he can continue at this pace, he might prove to be one of the biggest steals of the offseason.
Loser: Trevon Diggs, CB
After keeping A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith in check in Week 1, the Cowboys headed into this one without DaRon Bland. Clearly, he was missed because Russell Wilson was carving up the secondary.
What was most confusing, however, was that Wilson didn’t have to attack players like Reddy Steward. He went right after Trevon Diggs, who gave up multiple big plays to Malik Nabers. One of those was a 29-yard touchdown that put New York up 13-3 late in the second quarter.
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