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Barry Werner

Cowboys slay Giants behind strong defensive effort

The Dallas Cowboys used an efficient offense and dominant defense in a 20-15 victory over the New York Giants on Thursday night at MetLife Stadium.

The Dallas defense came into the game worst in the league, allowing better than five yards a rush. It smothered the Giants’ running game to the tune of 26 yards on 24 carries.

What offense the Giants did have came from 281 passing yards by Daniel Jones. However, the quarterback was unable to get his team into the end zone.

Greg Joseph used his kicking leg 11 times and not once was it for a PAT. He kicked off six times and kicked five field goals in providing all the points for the Giants.

The biggest play for Dallas was a 55-yard touchdown pass from Dak Prescott to CeeDee Lamb in the first half.

Giants star rookie Malik Nabers left the game late in the fourth quarter with a concussion. He had 12 receptions for 115 yards .. but 39 of them came on one play so his output on the other 11 catches was 76 yards.

Wan’Dale Robinson had 11 catches for 71 yards as the Giants relied on a short passing game that came up short of the end zone.

They had one last chance at victory when Brandon Aubrey missed a 51-yard field goal in the final minute. It was the first time in his NFL career that Aubrey missed from outside the 50.

The Giants’ gasp concluded when Jones was picked off on a deep pass by Amani Oruwariye with five seconds left.

Dallas is 2-2; New York is 1-3.

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