Backup QB Andy Dalton finds Michael Gallup for two big plays on the game winning drive for the Dallas Cowboys against the New York Giants.
By year’s end it’s unlikely that the result of the Week 5 game between the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants will mean much for either team. But after the loss of Dak Prescott it certainly seemed important for the players on the field to finish this game for their fallen leader.
So after the defense got off the field in a tie ball game to give the offense a chance to get their second win on the year, back up quarterback Andy Dalton went to work with just 52 seconds left and the ball at his own 12-yard-line. He started with completion to Amari Cooper who got 15 yards. The next play following a Dallas timeout, Dalton was forced from the pocket and threw a dart to Michael Gallup who somehow got two feet down.
Gallup wasn’t done yet. The very next play Dalton went right back to the well, throwing the ball up to the best deep threat on the roster. Gallup didn’t disappoint.
A game recap as the Cowboys storm back from another double-digit deficit.
The Dallas Cowboys cannot seem to escape the drama in 2020. For the fifth out of five tries, the club had one of their contests come down the stretch with everything in doubt. This time, facing a division foe for the first time this season in the New York Giants, the club was able to escape. Thanks to a last-second field goal that barely squeaked inside the goal post and following two incredible sideline catches from WR Michael Gallup, Dallas was able to pull out the win, 37-34.
The celebration, as exhalting as the win was, will be muted though, as the club lost franchise QB Dak Prescott to a gruesome injury in the third quarter. In a game where he scored his first touchdown as a receiver, Prescott left the field on a cart and in tears. Running for a first down, Prescott’s right ankle was facing the wrong direction when the defender lifted from the play, with Prescott in heavy agony. He was taken to a hospital for further evaluation. Back up Andy Dalton, signed in the offseason to a one-year deal, did what he was paid to do. He came in and gave the Cowboys a quality performance most teams cannot get from their backup. He led the Cowboys on three scoring drives, including one to tie the score at 34 just inside the two-minute warning, and another to win the game.
The Dallas defense, much maligned all season, was unable to corral the anemic Giants offense for much of the game, but after scoring their first touchdown of the season on a DeMarcus Lawrence strip sack and Anthony Brown recovery, held up at the end of the game, getting the ball back for Dalton, Gallup and Greg Zeurlein.
Leading Passer: Dak Prescott 14 for 21, 166 yards, 1 INT Leading Rusher: Ezekiel Elliott 19 rushes, 91 yards 2 TD Leading Receiver: CeeDee Lamb 8 receptions, 124 yards
It took a quarter and a half but the Dallas Cowboys offense has scored a touchdown on the back of running back Ezekiel Elliott, the one-yard run capping off a 14-play, 75 yard drive to cut the lead of the New York Giants to seven points.
The long drive was a sorely needed salve for a team that can’t stop shooting itself in the foot in the first quarter. After the first drive that nobody saw due to a CBS black out stalled deep in the red zone, the Dallas defense allowed a touchdown. And then quarterback Dak Prescott sailed a pass over the head of Elliott that resulted in a pick six.
Elliott already has 45 yards on the day but it’s taken him 12 carries to do so, leaving him with a less than stellar 3.8 yards per carry.
The Dallas Cowboys (1-3) square off against their division rivals the New York Giants (0-4) on Sunday in a game that could send the Cowboys to the NFC East basement if they don’t correct course quickly. The club comes in with one of the leagues’ …
The Dallas Cowboys (1-3) square off against their division rivals the New York Giants (0-4) on Sunday in a game that could send the Cowboys to the NFC East basement if they don’t correct course quickly. The club comes in with one of the leagues’ best but turnover-happy offenses, and the worst defense. Meanwhile, the Giants have the league’s worst offense and an average defense.
Who will prevail? The spread has shrunken over the week after opening at -11 for the Cowboys. The Jason Garrett revenge tour will make it’s one and only appearance in North Texas for 2020.
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Dallas Cowboys (1-3) vs New York Giants (0-4) Game Preview
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Why New York Giants Will Win
Everyone’s getting fat on this horrendous Dallas defense.
The Cowboys have the third-worst D in the NFL and the worst scoring defense, allowing eight points than Atlanta, 15 more than the Jets, and almost 20 or more than everyone else.
For a team that’s having mega-turnover issues like the Giants are, this is the team to face – Dallas has given it up three times in each of the last three games. However …
Everyone’s catching a break against the Giant offense.
Not only is New York last in the NFL in scoring, it’s last by a ten-mile wide margin scoring just 47 points so far. The Jets are second-worst, scoring 64 points, and Washington is third with 79 points.
To give Dallas just a wee bit of a pass, it faced four amazing offenses so far. New York hasn’t hit the 300-yard mark in total offense so far. Dak Prescott has thrown for 450 or more in each of his last three games.
WR Darius Slayton, New York Giants
The struggling Giant offense finally gets a schedule break with the awful Dallas D – and now it’s time for all the skill parts to roll. Slayton’s yardage may likely come against the prevent defense, but the yards and catches will come.
What’s Going To Happen
There’s a good team somewhere inside that Dallas thing just waiting to come out. This is the week to get Ezekiel Elliott going – it always seems like that, though – and not get into any sort of a crazy firefight.
There isn’t a good team anywhere inside this Giant thing. The ground game isn’t in place to take advantage of the horrendous Cowboy front. Even so, it’s going to be closer than Dallas might like with New York having its shots late.
Dallas Cowboys vs New York Giants Prediction, Line
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Jadeveon Clowney reportedly wants to be in Dallas, but there are a few factors that make it doubtful that he joins the Cowboys, even though many fans are hoping for the team to engineer a Cam-Newton-to-New-England-type blockbuster signing. The current crop of Cowboys, according to Vegas oddsmakers, are set to make some serious noise in 2020. The defensive backfield could potentially hold Dallas back, but players like Chido Awuzie could take the next step with a fresh coaching staff.
NFL games, if they happen at all, are likely to be without fans. But the lack of fans might actually enhance the viewing experience. Cowboys writers take turns drafting their all-time Dallas rosters, and a former Cowboy believes he should be next in line for Canton. All that and more; here are the Dallas Cowboys news and notes for June 29, 2020.
Many people are linking Jadeveon Clowney to the Cowboys after he revealed he would like to play in Dallas. Clowney has lowered his asking price slightly in the last few weeks, but Patrik Walker explains it still doesn’t make sense for the Cowboys to sign Clowney to a huge deal.
Whether it’s for actual wagering or just fantasy football scouting, looking at the official odds can indicate who may be poised to do big things. Plenty of Cowboys are getting decent-to-good odds at winning some end-of-season hardware, and that could mean good-to-great things for the team in 2020.
The team’s staff writers feel the 25-year-old cornerback might be on the cusp of an elevation in his game (and maybe even a move to safety), especially now that he’s under a new coaching staff that includes the likes of Al Harris. “Remember this: Byron Jones was a disappointing first-round pick,” David Helman writes, “and coaching helped turn him into an All-Pro.”
The former Cowboys running back told a Minnesota news outlet back in April that he had done enough in just the NFL to be enshrined in Canton. But as Mike Fisher points out, it’s the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and Walker’s USFL stats should count, too. It’s likely an uphill battle, though, considering some of the other Cowboys legends who also don’t have a gold jacket.
"Just to be honest with you, he made dreams come true."
Bob Sturm and Jon Machota go head-to-head, each drafting a full 53-man roster from a pool that includes every player to ever wear the star. In Part One, they lay out the ground rules and reveal the overall top ten picks. Who went first? Probably not who you think.
Imagine Roger Staubach throwing to Jason Witten with Emmitt Smith blocking in the backfield. Or a defensive huddle that includes Bob Lilly, DeMarcus Lawrence, Deion Sanders, Mel Renfro, and DeMarcus Ware. RADIO.COM and 105.3 The Fan put together a historic showdown for the ages- thanks to Madden 2020- over the weekend. It took a Dan Bailey boot with under 20 seconds left to decide this one; read the recap at the link, or go back and watch the whole game here.
Would NFL games in an empty stadium be weird? Of course. Would it be flat, sterile, and boring? Not necessarily, according to one former player. In fact, fewer penalties and a more intimate proximity to on-the-field audio might just enhance the game experience for television audiences.
@NFL@NFLPA can we have an update on training camp procedures, testing, etc.? We’re 4 weeks from the assumed start of training camp and it would be nice to have adequate info before I attempt to move my family across country during a pandemic…
The Dallas Cowboys are entering the 2020 season with a new offensive line coach, and will have a new starting center. What will this all mean for a unit that has been consistently among the top offensive lines in football? Cowboys staff writer Rob Philips takes a deeper look at the O-line changes.