weekly release - New York Giants
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game 1<br />
COWBOYS VS. GIANTS<br />
SEPTEMBER 5, 2012<br />
GIANTS 17, COWBOYS 24<br />
The <strong>Giants</strong>’ season opening 24-17 loss to the Dallas Cowboys in MetLife Stadium<br />
certainly left a sour feeling in their collective stomach. Seven months to the day after<br />
they won Super Bowl XLVI, the <strong>Giants</strong> were hoping to take a strong initial step toward<br />
another successful season. But their only lead was 3-0 and they trailed by two touchdowns<br />
in the fourth quarter on their way to becoming the first defending champion to<br />
lose an opener in 13 years (Denver, 1999).<br />
Tony Romo threw three touchdown passes, including strikes of 10 and 40 yards to<br />
Kevin Ogletree, who scored the first two touchdowns of his four-year, 32-game career,<br />
and a 34-yarder to Miles Austin that put the Cowboys comfortably ahead in the fourth.<br />
Dan Bailey kicked a 33-yard field goal for Dallas.<br />
The game had many turning points from the <strong>Giants</strong>’ perspective, but perhaps none<br />
as crucial as a strange sequence in the fourth quarter. The Cowboys led, 17-10, when<br />
they drove from their own 18 to the <strong>Giants</strong>’ 14. But back-to-back 10-yard penalties<br />
pushed them back to the 34, where they faced a first-and-30. The <strong>Giants</strong> seemingly had<br />
the upper hand, but on the next snap, Austin juked his way past cornerback Justin Tryon<br />
– who took over for the injured Michael Coe, who was filling in for the inactive Prince<br />
Amukamara – and caught Romo’s pass before Rolle could get over from his safety position<br />
and sprinted to the end zone for an unlikely touchdown that gave Dallas a 24-10<br />
lead with 5:57 left.<br />
1 2 3 4 OT F<br />
COWBOYS 0 7 10 7 - 24<br />
GIANTS 0 3 7 7 - 17<br />
SCORING SUMMARY<br />
Team Qtr Time Play Description (Extra Point) (Drive Info) Visitor Home<br />
<strong>Giants</strong> 2 9:10 L.Tynes 22 yd. Field Goal (4--3, 1:20) 0 3<br />
Cowboys 2 1:01 K.Ogletree 10 yd. pass from T.Romo (D.Bailey kick) (7-73, 2:33) 7 3<br />
Cowboys 3 10:24 K.Ogletree 40 yd. pass from T.Romo (D.Bailey kick) (9-80, 4:36) 14 3<br />
<strong>Giants</strong> 3 5:11 A.Bradshaw 10 yd. run (L.Tynes kick) (9-89, 5:13) 14 10<br />
Cowboys 3 0:40 D.Bailey 33 yd. Field Goal (8-65, 4:31) 17 10<br />
Cowboys 4 5:57 M.Austin 34 yd. pass from T.Romo (D.Bailey kick) (8-82, 7:06) 24 10<br />
<strong>Giants</strong> 4 2:36 M.Bennett 9 yd. pass from E.Manning (L.Tynes kick) (12-79, 3:21) 24 17<br />
TOP INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES<br />
Cowboys <strong>Giants</strong><br />
Rushing Yards Murray - 131 Bradshaw - 78<br />
Receiving Yards Ogletree - 114 Cruz - 58<br />
Passing Yards Romo - 307 Manning - 213<br />
Touchdowns Ogletree - 2 Bradshaw - 1<br />
austin - 1 Bennett - 1<br />
Field Goals (long) Bailey - 1 (33) Tynes - 1 (22)<br />
Tackles (solo) Lee - 12 (10) Rolle - 9 (9)<br />
Sacks Ware - 2.0 Bernard - 1.0<br />
Hatcher - 1.0 Joseph - 1.0<br />
Interceptions - boley - 1