OK so there’s a comment to the 1st quarter blog, and it’s spam. Sigh
Big sequence here.
Beautiful run blitz there to cause a 7 yard loss. 3rd and goal from the 12 because of a great play by Anthony Spencer.
Really nice hold by the Cowboys there, and that might be a bit of momentum… but still we’re looking at 10 gift points to the Giants. Bleah.
It’s neat how much the open roof looks like Texas Stadium.
Wow, I actually agree with Collinsworth. I do think the Cowboys are a bit too emotional and fired up right now.
Nice block by Cricket Anderson on Antonio Pierce there, followed by another solid run. So far, they’ve been able to run against the Giants pretty effectively, which I wasn’t sure was going to happen. As I say, the NY front 7 is damn good.
I really like Marion Barber, but sometimes he needs to just go north-south and not look for the big run.
Nice patience by Romo and big gain to Austin with a face-mask on the end.
Great reverse by the Cowboys there. 1st and goal on the three. They took advantage of Mathias Kiwanuka’s aggressiveness and speed to create a huuuugge hole for Crayton. Gotta love Romo there. Got out there for a block and made a great QB block. Got in the way without an actual collision 🙂
8:22
One thing about the Cowboys offense is that they change their personnel and formation every play. This is not the norm, but reflects the ideas of Jason Garrett who wants a lot of good targets coming from a lot of different directions. I suspect we’ll see a play that will illustrate the clearing out of zones by Bennett and Witten, which is exactly the sort of thing Garrett likes to create.
Nice push by the Giants.
And a nice catch by Witten. The Giants actually played that really well, but Romo and Witten just out-executed them. Cowboys up 14-13 despite giving up 10 points on turnovers.
Right now, the Cowboys have had 12 runs to 4 people and 11 passes with 7 completions to 5 passcatchers but not yet a reception to the two leading receivers, Roy Williams and Patrick Crayton. Nice. That is what the Cowboys offense will look like in 2009.
8:31
OK, so this is a big defensive sequence to calm this game down.
Nice move by Mario Manningham, who is very good after the catch.
Really nice play by the Giants and Manning there, especially with the block by Ahmad Bradshaw. It was good defense and great offense.
Big 3rd and 5 here… and really nice coverage by Scandrick didn’t give Manning a place to throw it.
Nice punt by Feagles. He’s really good at the directional punting, of course, he’s got like 80 years of punting experience.
Nice play by Michael Boley. Nothing really there on either play from the 4 by the Cowboys. And a nice play by Kenny Phillips to force a punt, because I think he gets a first down there.
Nice to have Mat McBriar back. 50 yard net punt there.
Wow, bad throw by Manning there because he had a lane to Smith for a nice play. The Cowboys may have a chance to put some points up before the half depending upon the punt.
Wow… huge mistake by Flozell there, and I hope that Tuck is not hurt. Well-deserved 40 yard penalty. GRRRR. Adams is a good LT, but he is penalty prone.
Nice catch and run by Williams. Got a first down and got out of bounds.
Good choice by Romo to throw it away there.
Wow, what a break for the Giants. Another pick-6 for the Giants on a fluke play. Or maybe not a pick-6, maybe just the INT. Probably be Giants ball near the 30. Sigh, what a weird fluky play. Really nice play by Kenny Phillips there.
Big sequence now, with a good tackle by Newman to start.
Nice play by Marcus Spears to knock it down to make a huge 3rd down.
Wow, all the bounces going the Giant’s way right now. Bleah. Another fluky play, but again well done by Manningham.
And we’ve got 0 sacks and 0 turnovers by the Dallas defense in 3 halves. I did not expect that. That play works only because the Dallas blitz did not get to Manning there.
Well, a good first half for the Giants, who get 17 points off of turnovers to take the lead. Hopefully, the breaks will switch in the second half.
40 seconds with 3 timeouts still means the Cowboys have a chance to tack up some points.
Wow… what a picture from INSIDE the big TV
Nice little play and catch by Barber, leading to a salvage of 3 points. 20-17 after 3 gifts to the Giants. The Cowboys are giving the game away, and if they can get a break or two in the second half they will win.