By Mark Halpern
So this past weekend, the Cowboys welcomed the Giants into AT&T stadium for the season’s second matchup. The Giants season is all but finished as they are on to their third QB of the season and possibly fourth by next weekend as the Cowboys obliterated the g-men 49-17.
The first meeting was the Dallas defense putting up all the points in a massive blowout to open the season. The Defense was good this time, but the offense got to mutilate this team. Dak Prescott didn’t hold back by going 26-45, 404 yards 4, and 1 interception. The interception was a bad pass that Dak tried to fit in against a bad defense and was intercepted. The running game was the most solid since the first few weeks, with Rico Dowdle joining Pollard in carries by splitting the duties, and it worked. Dowdle went 12 carries for 79 yards and a TD, whereas Pollard had 15 carries for 55 yards and 0 TD’s. When you have two backs of the same dynamic type, it’s easier to stop one with fresh legs than one tired. So, I like the change of pace. On the receiving end, it was the Cooks and Lamb show, and against this Defense, it was not surprising. Cooks had nine receptions for 153 yards and a TD, and Lamb had 11 for 151 and a TD and a rushing TD in the first quarter. It wasn’t a competition. It was a mauling, and the Cowboys needed to eliminate frustration.
What did the Dallas Defense do wrong? Nothing. They got five sacks in the game and intercepted DeVito once. I felt bad for the kid, but you must learn sometime. Saquon Barkley also seemed to hurt his ankle in the second half, but he won’t be with them next year. He managed 60 yards rushing and one reception for -5 yards. It’s time to do right by him and let him go and earn his career elsewhere.
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