Grading the Giants’ 20-15 win loss to the Cowboys on Thursday evening:
Offense
You don’t rating a landing, you don’t win the sport.
There was a great deal of time of possession — greater than 35 minutes — however solely 5 of 16 on third down conversions and 0-for-2 within the purple zone.
Daniel Jones (29 of 40, 218 yards) was largely correct focusing on Malik Nabers (12-115), Wan’Dale Robinson (11-71) and Darius Slayton (3-56) however not sufficient down the sector.
Jones was stymied by a brutal speeding assault (24 makes an attempt, 26 yards for a 1.1-yard common) as Devin Singletary (14-24) went nowhere.
Nabers left with a concussion and that was powerful to see.
RT Jermaine Eluemunor was referred to as for an unlawful man downfield penalty.
TE Chris Manhertz was referred to as for a expensive holding penalty on the primary play of the fourth quarter to negate a primary down.
Grade: C
Protection
There was just one large play given up but it surely was a expensive one, CeeDee Lamb’s 55-yard TD as he beat Deonte Banks.
Lamb (7-98) in any other case was held in examine.
Dak Prescott (22 of 27, 221 yards, 2 TDs) was his typical correct self.
Not a lot on the bottom for Rico Dowdle (11-46) or Ezekiel Elliott (5-19).
Kayvon Thibodeaux did not journey up Hunter Luepke for a Dallas first down.
Thibodeaux later bought the Giants’ solely sack, dropping Prescott for an 8-yard loss late within the first half.
Brian Burns had a deal with for loss on Lamb within the third quarter.
CB Cor’Dale Flott had just a few good moments beginning on the perimeter however he nonetheless will get beat too usually.
Holding Dallas to three of 10 on third down was good work and permitting simply 20 factors ought to win most of the time.
There have been solely three hits on Prescott and that’s not sufficient.
Grade: B
Particular groups
Greg Joseph, in his second recreation for his new crew, was significantly better, going 5-for-5 on area targets, together with a 52-yarder within the first quarter.
Rookie Tyrone Tracy muffed and fumbled the opening kickoff of the second half and was bailed out when teammate Chris Manhertz made the restoration.
The Cowboys gained the field-position battle, with kicker Brandon Aubrey putting the ball down close to the aim line each time.
Ihmir Smith-Marsette had a nifty 22-yard punt return.
Jamie Gillan punted just one time, a 44-yarder to the Dallas 18-yard line. Grade: B.
Teaching
Brian Daboll opted to go for an additional area aim relatively than a landing from the Dallas 3-yard line on the primary collection of the third quarter.
Daboll boldly went for it on fourth-and-3 early within the fourth quarter and was rewarded with a primary down.
He couldn’t work out a technique to get the operating recreation going.
Shane Bowen’s protection didn’t apply sufficient strain on Prescott.
Turnovers had been wanted and the Giants by no means got here shut there.
Grade: B