david dieHl - New York Giants

game 8
GIANTS AT COWBOYS
OCTOBER 29, 2012
GIANTS 29, COWBOYS 24
The 2012 Giants have become a high-wire act in helmets and shoulder pads. You’re never
sure what you’re going to get, but it’s virtually guaranteed to thrill. In Week 8 against
Dallas, they jumped out to a 23-0 lead, lost it all and trailed by a point in the fourth
quarter, regained the advantage, couldn’t clinch the game despite intercepting a pass
with 1:03 remaining, and in the final moments survived a) a defensive pass interference
penalty that was waived off, b) a touchdown that was overturned after a replay review,
and c) the Cowboys somehow getting three shots to throw the ball into the end zone in
the final 10 seconds.
Somehow it all worked out in the Giants’ favor and they walked out of Cowboys Stadium
with a 29-24 victory. The last two of Lawrence Tynes’ five field goals were the only points
scored in the fourth quarter. The Giants improved to 6-2 at midseason for the sixth time
in Coughlin’s nine seasons as head coach and to 4-0 in Cowboys Stadium, which opened
in 2009.
After dominating the game early, the Giants appeared to have lost the game when Dez
Bryant got behind the secondary and caught a pass from Romo in the back of the end
zone with 10 seconds to play. But while 94,067 fans screamed in delirium and the Giants
worried they had suffered an excruciating defeat, the touchdown, like all scoring plays,
was reviewed. The replay clearly showed Bryant’s hand (his first body part to make contact
with the ground) hit the white end line when he landed. No touchdown.
The Giants had six takeaways – four interceptions, including two by Stevie Brown – and
two fumble recoveries (one by Brown). Tony Romo threw for 437 yards, Jason Witten’s
18 receptions were the most ever against the Giants, and three Dallas receivers each had
more than 100 yards.
1 2 3 4 OT F
GIANTS 13 10 0 6 - 29
COWBOYS 0 10 14 0 - 24
SCORING SUMMARY
Team Qtr Time Play Description (Extra Point) (Drive Info) Visitor Home
Giants 1 11:53 L.Tynes 41 yd. Field Goal (7-57, 3:07) 3 0
Giants 1 7:11 L.Tynes 37 yd. Field Goal (4-8, 2:00) 6 0
Giants 1 3:41 A.Brown 1 yd. run (L.Tynes kick) (4-31, 2:01) 13 0
Giants 2 14:22 L.Tynes 26 yd. Field Goal (4-7, 1:29) 16 0
Giants 2 13:05 J.Pierre-Paul 28 yd. interception return (L.Tynes kick) 23 0
Cowboys 2 5:22 F.Jones 4 yd. run (D.Bailey kick) (8-72, 3:07) 23 7
Cowboys 2 0:58 D.Bailey 51 yd. Field Goal (6-55, 1:39) 23 10
Cowboys 3 9:16 T.Romo 1 yd. run (D.Bailey kick) (11-86, 5:44) 23 17
Cowboys 3 3:43 J.Phillips 1 yd. pass from T.Romo (D.Bailey kick) (8-59, 4:24) 23 24
Giants 4 0:20 L.Tynes 43 yd. Field Goal (8-60, 4:26) 26 24
Giants 4 3:31 L.Tynes 37 yd. Field Goal (6-26, 3:09) 29 24
TOP INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES
Cowboys Giants
Rushing Yards F.Jones - 19 Bradshaw - 78
Receiving Yards Witten - 167 Randle - 68
Passing Yards Romo - 437 Manning - 192
Touchdowns F.Jones -12 A.Brown - 1
romo - 1 Pierre-Paul - 1
Phillips - 1
Field Goals (long) Bailey 1 (51) Tynes - 5 (43)
Tackles (solo) Carr - 5 (5) Brown - 6 (6)
rivers - 6 (6)
boley - 6 (5)
Sacks Ware - 1 Joseph - 2
Interceptions McCray - 1 S. Brown - 2