BY Mark Halpern
Cowboys fans have known since training camp broke that this team has a chance to be remarkable. The Dallas Defense and Special teams helped lead the way to a 40-0 beatdown on Sunday Night Football this past Sunday at Metlife Stadium.
At the end of the first drive, the Giants were forced to attempt a field goal, and three members of the Dallas special teams were in the backfield so quickly you would have thought offsides, but there was no blocking by the Giants, and the kick was blocked and picked up by Noah Igbinoghene and returned for a 58-yard touchdown. All the life and energy left Met Life faster than the rain coming down. Dallas managed to get a field goal on the next drive, and then, to add insult to injury, Daron Bland picked off Danny “$40 Million” Jones and returned it 22 yards for a touchdown. It has never happened that the Dallas Defense and Special Teams scored before the offense.
The Dallas offense wasn’t spoken about much because they were barely on the field as the defense manhandled the Giants by accumulating seven sacks, two int (Gilmore and Bland), ten tackles for loss, and 16 Quarter Back hurries. Tony Pollard did have a stellar evening when he had the chance to rack up 70 yards and two touchdowns. Dak Prescott did throw for 143 yards, and Cee Dee Lamb had four receptions for 77 yards.
As for the Giants. The player who did everything was the player who should have gotten the huge contract, and that was Saquon Barkley, who rushed for 51 yards during his opportunities. Still, those became few and far between because the Giants were down too many points to run the ball, but they needed more efficiency passing the ball. The last time the Cowboys shut out the Giants was in 1996, and they hadn’t shut them out on the road since 1995. So it’s a great start to the year.
The Cowboys will go home to play the other team from New York to take on the New York Jets next Sunday at 4:25 p.m.
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