Published 14:33 IST, September 27th 2024

Dak Prescott throws 2 TD passes and Cowboys win 7th straight over Giants, 20-15

Dak Prescott threw one of his two touchdown passes to CeeDee Lamb and the Dallas Cowboys taunted the Giants yet again, winning 20-15 on Thursday night for their seventh straight victory over New York and 14th in 15 games.

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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) passes against the New York Giants during the second quarter of an NFL football game in East Rutherford, N.J. | Image: AP Photo/Adam Hunger
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Dak Prescott threw one of his two touchdown passes to CeeDee Lamb and Dallas Cowboys taunted Giants yet again, winning 20-15 on Thursday night for ir seventh straight victory over New York and 14th in 15 games.

Prescott, who has won his last 13 starts against Giants, hit running back Rico Dowdle on a 15-yard screen pass for a touchdown to put Dallas ahe in first quarter. He n found Lamb for a 55-yard catch-and-run TD on a play that ended with receiver being called for taunting.

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Lamb slipped past two defenders and trotted into end zone. He n fired ball in ir direction and flexed his muscles, drawing an unsportsmanlike-conduct penalty.

Prescott finished 22 of 27 for 221 yards, while Lamb h seven catches for 98 yards.

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Brandon Aubrey kicked field goals of 60 and 40 yards for Dallas (2-2), which came into game with major concerns after being thoroughly beaten at home by New Orleans and Baltimore. A new issue for Cowboys is an apparent leg injury to star pass rusher Micah Parsons, who was carted off field in fourth quarter.

Greg Joseph kicked field goals of 52, 41, 38, 22 and 42 for Giants (1-3), who controlled ball for 35:37 but failed to score a touchdown at home for second straight game. y h two field goals in a 28-6 loss to Minnesota in ir opener.

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What hurt New York was its inability to run against league's worst rush defense. Dallas been giving up an aver of 185.7 yards, but it held Giants to 26 yards on 24 carries, a 1.1-yard aver.

Daniel Jones' arm kept this one close. He completed 29 of 40 passes for 281 yards, finding sensational rookie Malik Nabers 12 times for 115 yards and Wan'Dale Robinson 11 times for 71 yards. But one thing he could t find was end zone.

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Nabers left late in game with a concussion. Jones threw an interception on Giants' final series after Aubrey missed a 51-yard field goal try — his first career miss from over 50 yards — to give New York one slim last shot.

If re was a bright spot for Giants, y were at least competitive against a bitter rival. y lost last year's two games by an 89-17 margin.

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Cowboys: DE DeMarcus Lawrence, who h a sack in first half to run his career total to 61 1/2, left in second half with a foot injury. ... Rookie starting CB Caelen Carson and backup S Markquese Bell (ankle) were inactive after being listed as doubtful. Andrew Booth started for Carson and was relieved by Amani Oruwariye at start of second half.

Giants: Nabers, . 6 overall draft pick and a breakout star, suffered concussion on New York's next-to-last series.

Cowboys: At Pittsburgh for a Sunday night game on Oct. 6, second of ir five scheduled prime-time appearances.

Giants: At Seattle on Oct. 6.

14:33 IST, September 27th 2024