After a terrible showing against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the injury loss of quarterback Dak Prescott, the Dallas Cowboys were left for dead by both media and fans. Then Cooper Rush outplayed Joe Burrow statistically, the defense held another top QB to one touchdown and under 20 points, and Maher hit two 50 plus yard kicks to sneak out a victory.
The New York Giants came into the season with the same feeling Dallas had going into Week 2. The QB isn’t good enough, the running back hasn’t been able to carry the load like a top-five pick should, the offensive line isn’t reliable, and the receiving corps is questionable. With all those issues the Giants have still managed to go 2-0.
It is easy to downplay those wins because they came against the now 0-2 Tennessee Titans and Carolina Panthers, but the Giants have the league leader in rushing and have held their opponents to 5-for-23 on third-down conversions. New head coach Brian Daboll has his team believing and winning games and that is a huge key to winning in the NFL. What are the key matchups to winning this Monday night contest though?