The Dallas Cowboys defeat the New York Giants 24-17 in a
game where Kevin Olgetree is the breakout fantasy star of the game. The game was very slow to start as the Giants
took an early 3-0 lead after a Tony Romo interception gave the Giants first and
goal from the inside the 5-yard line. Romo then connected with Olgetree for his
first touchdown to give Dallas the 7-3 halftime lead.
During the
first drive of the second half, Romo again connected with Olgetree on a big
40-yard touchdown reception to make it 14-3. The Giants answered with an Ahmad
Bradshaw 10-yard rushing touchdown to cut the lead to 14-10. Then DeMarco Murray showed up and created a
48-yard run that should have been a 5-yard loss and that set up a 33-yard field
goal from Dan Bailey.
The Dallas
defense was able to hold the Giants on the next drive and then on 1st
and 30 from the Giants 34, Romo connected with Miles Austin for a touchdown
reception to make it 24-10. The Giants scored a late touchdown to M. Bennett but never recaptured possession.
It was fitting
that Olgetree made the game clinching reception as he now is the Cowboys No.3
receiver and he had a career game with 8 receptions for 114 yards and 2 TDS.
Romo had an amazing game with 307 yards and 3 TDS that made up for his earlier
interception. Murray carried the ball 20 times for 131 yards rushing, not bad
for a makeshift offensive line. The Giants secondary was torched and it was
clear that Dallas’ defense has vastly improved with the additions of Carr and
Claiborne.
Hakeem
Nicks and Victor Cruz weren’t factors in the game as they were effectively shut
down. Nicks had only 4 catches for 38 yards receiving and Victor Cruz had 6
receptions for 58 yards but dropped at least three balls. Ahmad Bradshaw was a
non-factor aside from a 33-yard run on the last Giants drive. Manning had 213
yards in the air and had the one touchdown to Bennett with 2:36 remaining in
the 4th quarter. This can only be a good sign for Dallas and they should
get a much healthier Jason Witten in week 2 against the Seahawks. The Giants
have Tampa Bay in week 2.
By: Michael Ferraro
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