that's downtown Dallas on the Sunday night and down the road in Arlington plenty of fireworks ahead as the Giants beat the Cowboys on Sunday Night Football [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Sully knighted me tonight with a stop under Prime [Applause] [Music] Sunday night where are you [Music] Oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] the Rufus [Music] this point a thousand expected a lot tonight [Music] your Giants as Cowboys Sunday Night Football now my goals Michele Tafoya welcome to Cowboys Stadium where the winner of tonight's game controls his path to the playoffs obviously a very big game for both these in particular for the Giants because they trail the Cowboys by one game in the NFC East and these two teams will meet again in the season finale three weeks from today at the Meadowlands the Cowboys come in with a mark of seven and five that has some exhilarating wins has some excruciating losses this season including one last week when botched management against the Arizona Cardinals led to the end of a four-game winning streak now the Giants started six and two a month ago they were living the division by two games but they have dropped four straight they didn't give the Packers all they can handle last week they to a place of very dramatic games dramatic fourth-quarter performances this year for the Giants both winning and losing and high drama is the norm when the Giants faced the Cowboys we expect some tonight one thing we do know Christians these teams know each other very well not a lot of mystery what's the Giants approach tonight usually that's when we talk about quarterbacks here we're gonna talk about the Giants offensive line because they've been reshuffled on that left side and actually play pretty well last week against the Green Bay Packers but tonight against DeMarcus Ware and company with all this noise in the state it's gonna be quite a test for those guys starts up front for the Giants now for the Cowboys what's going to be their approach tonight well they get Miles Austin back and they're about as healthy as any football team could hope to be at this point in the season so really no excuses whatsoever for the Dallas Cowboys they should be able to take care of business here at home but if they don't it's game on in the NFC East Giants Cowboys for control of the division should [Music] Mergent start for the Giants on Sunday Night Football [Music] NBC sports home of Super Bowl 46 welcomes you to the following presentation of the National Football League up-to-date standings right now in the NFC East Cowboys seven and five Giants trying to get even with them and the Eagles won today but it's really a two-team race remaining scheduled the giant stick on the Redskins back home next week then in effect of a road game but in their Stadium against the Jets so they have no more traveling Cowboys have the Bucs in Tampa Saturday night Philly here in two weeks and then it's the Cowboys and the Giants on January the 1st Jason went having another great year the cowboy tight end in his ninth season down on the field with Michele Tafoya thank you very much Jason or rollercoaster seasons of some agonizing losses what do you guys have to do to ensure that wins you need to get to the playoffs well this is it tonight this is a big game for us and then some big wins like you said and been some tough losses but we worked hard to be in this situation and I also got a tough game that I guess Giants the Giants defensive it's past their pass defense has been a little bit susceptible lately what can you do the night to exploit their inexperience and the injuries back there in the secondary well getting miles back is gonna be big for us that's an area that we need to try to attack obviously the challenges up front but those guys they're really good getting a pass rusher tough challenge for us but this is what you're playing this division for to play these type of games Jason thanks very much and as an example of how depleted the Giants defense is they're starting the linebacker chase Blackburn was on the couch for the first 11 games of the season before the Giants signed him he's replacing Marc firtsly also out strong safety Kenny Phillips and defensive end OCU menorah and Jason Garrett tells us how that Dallas is as healthy as they've been although there without tie Dan Martellus Bennett at all right Thank You Michelle they do get Austin back as Chris said Jason Garrett his first full season as the head coach took over midway through last year Tom Coughlin in his eighth year as the head coach New York Giants now Felix Jones it was the starting running back at the start of the year is now the backup to DeMarco Murray has taken over the kickoff return duties and he's back the Cowboys won the toss and they received and seven parts in taking one step out and then taking a knee is Jones and Romo and his gang will go to work from the 20-yard line let's beat the Cowboys Tony Romo Eastern Illinois University DeMarco Murray Oklahoma Tony fear Mehta Syracuse Dez Bryant Oklahoma State Miles Austin modern University Jason Witten Tennessee Doug free Northern Illinois montre Holland Florida State Phil Acosta Maryland Kyle Kosar Arizona State tarah Smith USC Smith the youngest player in the league to be 21 tomorrow the newborn draft choice via meta introducing himself he's mystery games with an inner ear infection the full-back and he could make a big difference tonight first down tip as Mathias Kiwanuka got a hand on it incomplete second down and ten really think of Matthias Kiwanuka is a pass player but he gets underneath this one they're obviously Romo coming out trying to just get something established early on and I would expect the Giants to pretty much stay with that form an pass for us tonight and that's really the key the front for - is we shall shed human urine tonight [Applause] [Music] Marie to the 23 3rd and 7 let's take a look at the Giants defense Justin Tuck third a noble Joseph East Carolina Chris can see wat who walk tasted pierre-paul South Florida Mathias Kiwanuka Boston College chase Blackburn Akron Quan William University to stop vote poor wept LSU di grant Tennessee and troll we do Aaron Ross the University of Texas Giants decimated by injuries in the secondary it started for training camp five defensive backs on injured reserve third down and seven the pass incomplete intended for Miles Austin overshot him and it's a three announce sort for the Dallas Cowboys at home not a very good start either we'll start over here with Doug free work it against what I think's one of the most electric pass rushers in the game and Jason pierre-paul and it was just a miscommunication down the field Miles Austin's first came back and was sort of thrown to nobody not a good start for the Cowboys Matt McBride one of the best in the league will Blackmon is back 20 facade 37 yard line and let's take a look at the giant offense Eli Manning Ole Miss Mara Bradshaw Marshall Henry Hyde offski Pittsburgh I came Knicks North Carolina Victor Cruz Massachusetts Jake dog D Ohio State Dave deal University of the chief Alana would Mitch Petrus Arkansas Kevin Boothe Cornell Chris snake Boston College first talking about that offensive line [Applause] sweet second-year man has moved to center with boss inaccurate [Applause] and this goes to huge anywhere and he's taken down after no game so they get bradshaw back last week after an even hurt dawn before games they have Jacobs and they start with we're on little toss out of the out of the backfield and the word from the Giants that were just getting because of a violation of team rules Bradshaw does not get the start there he is but clearly in uniform but not starting tonight because as we just found out seconds ago rulz second down and ten with the ball at the 37-yard [Applause] that's taken by BJ weirdly third down let's take a look at the cowboy starters Kenyon Coleman UCLA generally our University Jason Hanson family State University Anthony Spencer Purdue Brady James LSU shun Lee Penn State DeMarcus Ware so a universal down low in Kansas dave Abram dealing Kent State Gerald sensible North Carolina so for me don't forget why down here come the Cowboys the Giants pick it up in the pastures caught at the 49 yard line elem tackles Knicks and that's he first out for New York well you can see what the Cowboys trying to do right away they're trying to isolate Mitch Petrus who is the interior guard right here and just create one-on-one situations for Jason Hatcher there he handled that okay and they flipped DeMarcus Ware to the other side to go against Green McKenzie but we got a lot of help on that set now brandon jacobs comes in and thus because the full-back for a staff from the 49-yard line [Applause] the 38-yard line went over gerald sensible like he was in the Olympics like Ronaldo Skeets Nehemiah on that play any time you see a guy that big hurdle and somebody but what defensive players always want to do out they don't want to tackle this monster up high so they try and cut him low Jacobs knows it he just goes over the top we see Titans do that as well first move the big guy and a good block behind must be taking Patchi over the floor point of attack the ball with the 38-yard about 4,000 Giants open and draw and protection they are concerned about this [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Eli Manning really having a very very good year cut down on the interceptions last year a lot of those with tip balls but all things considered 23 touchdowns and 11 picks and for Eli and a year when you know Aaron Rodgers is having an unbelievable year and Drew Brees he's also having a tremendous year he would be getting MVP consideration Kevin Gilbride the offensive coordinator he just took Eli's fourth-quarter numbers second down and the 37 [Applause] [Music] he has the drop of Eli measured right there he's looking right in the backfield he had known up behind him that was not some gimmick defense that was just the veteran Terence Newman who unfortunately for him dropped his pits in that should have been an opening touchdown for the Cowboys random three-wide with the [Applause] the tie then he was covered by a Newman downfield fourth down now they go basic now with Anthony Spencer still over here on this right side working against green Mackenzie and they're trying to create these one-on-one matchups inside against these guards at that time eli scrambling out nowhere to go but really about three or four more a giant is back there [Applause] [Music] little backspin on the ball that will pin Dallas at about the 8 yard line opening quarter 1021 to play no store [Music] Sunday night football but to you by Southwest Airlines mercedes-benz experienced through the great engineering today and you're authorized dealer by Verizon your holiday smartphone destination and by frost brewed Coors Light the world's most refreshing beer Friday night right here in this Stadium Alvarado 2219 from the Texas class 3a state championship I'm gonna throw for those kids to play in this building now in its third year Cowboys Stadium in Arlington from the eight yard line second drive for the Cowboys [Music] [Applause] don't worry rookie third-round pick out of Oklahoma so Tony Romo now it is ninth year started with the Cowboys beginning in oh six under Bill Parcells took over for Drew Bledsoe in fact against the Giants at halftime of a Monday night game having a good year his numbers are similar to Manning but for Romo those three excruciating losses the one against the Jets on opening night and against Detroit rock management second and Tony Romo with a safety so Rommel couldn't get control of the ball then he's in the end zone he's dead in there and the Giants take a Tudor nothing leave New York by a douche and they'll get the ball when we come back let it be noted that pierre-paul gets critted for the safety so that's the first scoring play of his career it begins with a safety Romo losing control of the ball trying to regain it lost his balance down in the end zone and now macGuire with a free kick from the 20 yard line and Blackmon is back to run it back as good as the swamp the 30-yard line in fact we go to the scoring plate brush a lot of stuff going on on this plate Aysen pierre-paul right here the Cowboys decide not the chip with whittany works right around Doug free now is there any forward progress no did his knee go down where you can claim the sack no and Whitney was trying to explain to him listen just get that thing out of there you know because a lot of times when he was lined up there he was wide open you saw Witten he could have just turned and flipped that ball but if Romo stays on his feet there he could have just drawn the ball away and survived the two points good effort the way it turned out no argument at all nearly a safety at the end to set up the screen and users as he releases it pressure put on by sensible and by Lee as well it'll be second down now Gerald cents a ball of course you talk about Rob Brian we're gonna see a lot of different blitzes you see him coming up late on your screen one of the untold stories of this game though aim from Elim who lost his father this week went home for the funeral and because this Cowboys defense is so multiple they do so many different things the fact that Elam missed some practice there is some concern whether or not he will be up-to-date with the game plan based on that why do they have it nail perfectly Helaman Kenyon Coleman Noah's defense very well because they were withered [Music] [Applause] it'll be third down let's go to Michelle well as you mentioned Ahmad Bradshaw did not start tonight because of a violation of team rules sources close to the team say the violation was curfew related I'm told he was expected to play tonight however al all right Thank You Michelle so the punishment is no start in uniform third down and seven with nine minutes to go in hopefully Porter do nothing Giants boycott rolling down as the Giants finally get set tippin's where [Applause] we set up a first down [Applause] we're breathing that was neck done around the corner 64 yards where you get the pull out blitz coming and Eli is going to hang in there but on the outside there's just nobody deep because of the straight man to man coverage you bring that kind of pressure it means that you're going [Applause] one situation sensible doesn't get there and the Giants are playing like they haven't for the past month first out and goal Jakob's is the back of the so [Music] we're next to is covered there by Mike Jenkins Manning has been terrific this year going deep 29 completions two targets more than 20 yards downfield and that's number one in the league [Applause] here's Manning waiting for the play called he's looking over at the bench saying to Kevin Gilbride as a look at where's Manning is able to escape in he lie waiting for that clay coil which he gets now 749 you've got Beckham in the game of scored a touchdown last week they clock ticking down again before [Music] that same player through a different guy that's incomplete sir Jenkins just playing in effect the right quarter amount of who comes out of the Giants pattern covering on both plays dirt and gold Beckham's a big tight in had a touchdown last week against the Packers and I guess they're just feeling like the bigger body on the outside you can look at Eli didn't have the laces did you see them throwing the ball didn't have his fingers on the laces sometimes the ball just lands funny and you got to get it out in your hand so fast probably impacted that throw that next one again second on the left side missed a couple of games weird it's taken down DeMarcus Ware and the Giants will have to settle for a field goal attempt as usual when the Cowboys need to play is DeMarcus Ware people talk so much about all the sacks and his ability but when you talk to offensive coordinators around the league they say he's one of the most disciplined outside linebacker types in the game he plays get away from chip shot field goal 23 yards and that's good with 707 to play in the opening quarter the Giants leading Dallas that's what you'll see when you log on NBC sports.com SNF extra in game stats highlights HD video share your favorite plays Mike Florio chatting with him Michele Tafoya reporting from the sidelines all available at that website for a few year as the defensive coordinator Cowboys are improved kind of interesting two years ago they were great underweight Philip says that it ghosts last year becomes terrible wake up I've done a magnificent job with the Houston Texans kickoff goes through the end zone and Romo will go to work for the 20 when we come back devastating [Applause] wrecking the ratings [Applause] they certainly did let's have a moment of silence for Hollywood from the 20-yard line and first down big Carl exploited DeMarco [Applause] 9 that giant defense of course they've been decimated from the beginning of the year by injuries with 47 points to the Saints and the Packers over the last two games 350 or more passing yards and four touchdown passes allowed in each team that we mentioned here the two quarterbacks were they go Brees and Rogers yeah no second down in the one [Applause] [Music] to the 33-yard line so when the season begins after you know barber and Felix Jones and to shard choice if it kind of been a three-headed attack it was gonna be Jones and then all of a sudden you know Jones got nicked up and they brought Mario off the bench and they had a phenomenal debut as a starter against st. Louis at a rookie record and there he is with almost a thousand yards this season [Applause] Marie who makes the catch before the yard line DeMarco worried that you can just see the difference when he has his fullback in the lineup only fear but when he's in there he really makes many more explosive plays and I think how it happens sometimes with rookie running backs when you have a fullback in front of you you just follow the guy you know aside is complicated as far as making all the weeds and it really has been a major factor for DeMarco Murray second down and four [Music] it's not nearly as calm snapping the ball in Windows false start offense number 64 five-yard penalty second down left guard montre Holland so announces Scott green on the first penalty of the game we don't even want to mention the word bad snaps and what the Cowboys had been through this season clearly everybody thought the staff was on one and gosta thought it was on two so there's a penalty on the left guard when it really should be on the center second down [Music] staple and that's Marie goes to a first down Tolleson making the tackle will be third down and 1 and now Mari is slow in getting up so he's rolling around and there's an injury timeout watch Murray finished this Rondo this is what I like about this kid watch him put his head down split those two defenders and get up the field and couldn't tell exactly what happened to him you know Murray down the crowd ooing and ahing is they look at the play on the board injury time [Music] well this is right now a live shot as they finally get Miree some assistance to get up off the field but clearly a major game-changing impactful injury they've told us and really land and at the bottom of this both ankles kind of turn in in a weird way and that is very big for the Dallas Cowboys it's not only is DeMarco Murray a star and really has been sensational this year but the only other act of terror back is Felix Jones so it's Felix Jones or bust at this point and there he is he's the only tailback you've got to pull backs and that's it dirt and water before that Steve meta [Applause] it's an action taking place with Chris campy and Tyron Smith candies been around for a while seven years in the league Smith the youngest player in the league as we said before the rookie at a UFC Chris Canty the former cowboy and Tyron Smith right here at the tail end of this play there you go gonna finish that one helmet off and it's a good idea not to throw the punch at that point from the 45 yard line Blackburn limped off for the Giants [Applause] [Music] I mean that that's a huge injury you have to active and now it's gonna be Jones all the way alright so how does that impact what your offensive game plan is gonna be right now well and plus the fact that we talked a little bit about Felix Jones with the Dallas Cowboys and their feeling is that maybe he is better as a complimentary back not a guy that's going to carry the ball 2025 times they were hoping for about 10 carries out of him tonight and about 20 from DeMarco Murray Lowell twenty two and that's a pretty good start for Mother's a flag at the 30 feet you are for the moment two inches to the chase 94 difference Kiwanuka you've got the youngest player in the league in tyrant Smith coming right down here is going to set this one off now working against Linville Joseph who the Giants tell us is perhaps a strong issue Minh being on the planet earth so tiring Smith I've been watching him a little bit so far in this one and he is not back down from anybody on the giant big play five nothing New York three minutes to go in the quarter first down but the giant 12-yard on [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] while they lose and all of a sudden the adrenaline kicks in for Jones Roma on role comes back side it's a good block from free to help spring Phillips to the end zone launch this entire left side of the offense and look at this I mean there are three blockers three huge blockers and only three defenders left of that side nice call by Jason Garrett [Applause] [Music] babies first touchdown reception of the season [Applause] every game this season including this one seven to five Cowboys [Music] [Applause] to you by Geico cowboy stadium capacity over the roof is closed they were actually going to open the roof tonight despite the back fits in the high 40s outside but there was a threat of rain that roof has only been open for two beans in the history of the stadium one was the opener against the Giants on a Sunday night you know 9:00 and the other was the Monday night game against the Giants last year 7:5 ballast through the end zone Zions take over at the 20 yard a hundred sixteen straight starts for Eli Manning in the starting QB since his first start the Cowboys have had seven different guys the Redskins have had seven different quarterbacks the Eagles have had eight and ieave got Eli 116 could second have starts tied for third most all time behind only of with Brett Favre who's out of sight and his brother Peyton who had his string of course snap this season and tell you what's impressed me though five of the Giants six wins this year [Applause] [Music] they look like he's going to do last week and [Applause] that'll bring down companies stop networking drink never one thing but the giant squish no running game this year for the most part a lot of it had to do with bradshaw being hurt but the Giants are averaging a measly 3.3 yards per rush which you just can't even fathom with Tom Coughlin I mean that's been the trademark of these giants teams over the years I know they've had a lot of shuffle on that offensive lines and it just has not been this it's been all this year last week they ran it a little bit better but that was a Packers do you think that was missing there to starting inside second and six NIC's for a first down hey what it's a pretty good sign in this league when you can get double coverage and beat it for a big play down the field Mike Jenkins who came back last week for his first game after being injured in Eli hung with them all the way all these Giants receivers back and healthy now and it's entirely possible that we're going to see a guy like be the key guy Nexen some of these other receivers that sometimes it's a hands up to stand honey through our game is over for decades the mini to actually sprinter and a big one Jakob's Becca no.5 victim of a 15 yard the play you have to be able to run against pass rushers you have to be able to get inside them to slow them down with a little bit with the pass rush but watch Hakeem Nicks down the field finish that block on Terrence Neumann up at the top of the screen watch this just came up with a big reception stays on and stays on a beautiful block DJ where is Mathilda [Applause] throw it away by where Tom Coughlin's through the years the Giants rush offense if you go back to when Tom started in Oh for New York second best in the league 133 a game and last this year and then their best in yards per carry at four six and there it is three point three which won't get it done it's just amazing and now they have their lead back Ahmad Bradshaw violation Tom Coughlin's you broke the rule you're not going to play even though is favored the elimination game for the Giants will consistently remove all the Jackson where the Giants escaping [Applause] [Music] to make the grab which would be his fourth reception already in this quarter covered by Newman first down first of all came next with a tremendous move on the outside but Eli Manning is one that really sets it up gets pressured from the inside and now Terrence Newman is expecting Eli to be throwing from the pocket but when he's outside it is the angle of this throw as much as anything that really beats Terrence knew the shirt was lead of the first quarter here at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington Texas control of the NFC East at stake in this one end of one it is Dallas Evan Evan [Applause] [Music] second quarter Al Michaels Cris Collinsworth Michele Tafoya Giants cowboy Shawn Lee got Jacobs by the shirt mid year for him second year wand a Penn State will begin the second quarter with the second and six at the Dallas 23 while and still no Bradshaw where the back in the pan she's thrown and with very tight bridget is caught by Travis Beckham good catch Beckham draped by Gerald sensabaugh still able to make the play Gerald sensabaugh was sort of bluffing a blitz and then running out late and Beckham sort of turned him around here got through to the inside and he'll I saw it got out of his hands quickly and one of the things I wanted to do tonight was not sit and hold the ball he wants to try and help protect this left side of his offensive line safeties back in with a fullback Karnofsky and of course down to Jacob it's inside the 10-yard line Terrence Neumann up from the corner to make the tackle gain of three second and seven yeah he'll I didn't look too enthused to be blocking DeMarcus Ware on the Baxter play on that one he's sort of wheeled around and did the pitch and nobody was going to block where and he'll I saw him he goes I got to protect my guy he'll be alright don't worry about it it's not bad that's a good quarterback god Cemetery second and seven from the line and that's a great stop by Spencer comes up is able to come up and take them down there pass goes a swing and a Miss on that one he didn't even get close to end the dispenser coming across with the motion and watch this Tabasco dipped his shoulder and Spencer dipped into Brandon Jacobs [Applause] gets a new coverage [Music] [Applause] a third guy [Applause] intended for Jake Ballard and down on the ground his Mike Jenkins so Jenkins shaken up here Scott green interference defense number 21 [Music] down insult to injury flag on him first and go and he's hurt Jenkins on the outside I really didn't see anything I think it was really on the inside I looked like Gerald sensabaugh hell going across the field much Victor Cruz coming inside but right up here let's see if this is yeah I don't know what that is because of and topped off by I don't even think it was a catchable ball but its first and going Ryan is furious to clear it up Scott green announced the penalty on Jenkins the penalty was unsensible you can see this Jenkins made no contact with anybody here it is and the question also with Ballard is can he make the catch is this book actually begin with during the break there with Jenkins being assistant off the field Ryan and Garrett both leaving your case with the officials and said to give the bone to Jacobs and we will into the endzone for a touchdown [Applause] ten plays and Brandon Jacobs caps it off on a first and goal 55th career rushing touchdown tying Tiki Barber for the most in the history of the New York Giants today we saw Brandon Jacobs last week in that game against the Packers start to build a little momentum and he is running hard here tonight as well since Russia's for passes on that template drive the extra point is good and a couple of minutes into the second quarter the New York Giants have retaken the lead of the Dallas Cowboys 1207 tough block here by Kris knee but he gets it done good quickness off the ball able to turn J Ratliff just enough for the walk in touchdown Brandon Jacobs picked it up though with Ahmad Bradshaw knocked out by his head coach Tom Coughlin may I get a few more Gary's out of this mix but really we have seen numbers that the best that the Giants are running the football is really when Ahmad Bradshaw and Brandon Jacobs are both in the game and when one of the misses those numbers fall off dramatically allows them to have some balance and there's Bradshaw still on the bench because of disciplinary curfew violations there he is able to share and exalt with Jacob Hector Jenkins takes it into the end he has shot ladies alive one of those two guys off the field who would it be and he said Ahmad Bradshaw Coughlin oblige [Music] nine yards deep among the active quarterbacks in the league fewest passes to 20,000 career yards Roethlisberger throwing 2490 and then Oromo with rivers third so Tunney going to the 20,000 mark he's been the starter here since oh six took over in the game against the Giants on a Monday night through blood so had a bad first half and came almost over the next week but Arowana on a Sunday night game and he's been the guy since you look at it wrong we've talked about it in the past Chris and the Cowboys have such a great quarterback tradition of course with Rodgers thought that control a pan you get down to guys like Danny white and all that the legacy of Ramos still to be determined that a lots gonna depend on whether or not they ever have the Lombardi Trophy march through the parking lot here in this building you bet this is a guy in Tony Romo 19 and 2 during the month of November just the 7 and 11 record in December and that's got to change you know there's just no way around you getting games like this where in the Dallas Cowboys uniform you have to win here [Applause] I stopped a couple of 5:32 here's Michelle DeMarco Murray he's getting x-rays on his right ankle he's questionable Mike Jenkins went off he is getting x-rays on the right shoulder we don't have word on his status and Justin Tuck went to the locker room to have an examination on his toe he is probable Jenkins I can tell you was taken to the locker room with a trainer responsible for holding his arms suspended cradling that right arm again getting x-rays on that shoulder I thank you Michelle you mentioned at the top the Cowboys as healthy as they've been then all of a sudden you lose Murray and you lose Jenkins all over the story right now third down and two [Applause] right guard first down Jason pierre-paul very much a feared Nash rusher but this time it's John Phillips against the run making that block so remember you're taking Justin Tuck out of the game now on the other side so I would expect the Cowboys to give more and more help over here to this side the Jason pierre-paul that Kendra is certainly going to help [Applause] down at midfield one thing we know about the New York Giants is that they have shuffled their linebacker for or seems like a thousand different ways last week we even saw him play Dave Tolson one of the defensive ends at linebacker for a little while they have essentially brought chase Blackburn off the street he's back in their column plays at the middle linebacker position says the Cowboys can get time they should be able to work effectively against those linebackers [Applause] [Music] eleven yards another Dallas first down it's a really good job I built cost to this time coming off and being patient with this block not going to Blackburn but waiting for him to come back they knew it was a design cut back by Felix Jones and Felix Jones with those fresh legs now getting it done missed four games with a high ankle sprain that just 11 carries in his last three games 40 to go in the half [Applause] and he's dedicated with Murray back in the locker room beam of six second down and four now we first saw some of this stuff with Brett Favre back in the day and Tony Romo is about as good at it as brent is watch it faked a little quick screen out there his eyes that way and then come back with the draw Cowboys been one of the best brawl teams in the league this season second and four [Applause] [Music] the backfield works his way inside there's no question that I think this Cowboys offense a little different with Tony giametta in there at the feedback position simplifying things he's made good blocks at the point of attack tonight and just keeps springing Phoenix Jones here who you wonder what his conditioning must be like for a running back sometimes it's hard if you haven't played a lot and all of a sudden you're out there caring at 20 25 times we'll keep our eye on him as the game goes along Felix the number one threat for the Cowboys employee and the two first catch of the night for Jason with University of Tennessee solid and steady and you think about Jay Novacek with Troy Aikman through the years and Jason Witten well I'll tell you what by the time he's done if he can stay healthy he might chase down tony gonzalez for most catches by a tight end boy this really has been the year of the tide in and the National Football League we see big guys like Jason Witten able to yes come down and block like this but also flank out and make plays five tight ends are leading their team and receiving this year something really unheard of that's a great by Jones jitterbugging stutter step and topple can only shake his head again really trusting his fullback coming back here reading his block of Fiat meta and then making the jump cut inside they're really trying to come after Jason pierre-paul in the run game and there's Miles Austin back on the outside slugging away look at that jump step inside by Felix Jones he looks great tonight just starting to squat on Dancing with the Stars the 14 has carried seven times 476 judge to face and this is feel better going No [Music] he's second down and ten the Giants allowing ten touchdowns on the last 12 opponents drives inside the 20-yard line terrible yeah but I'll remind you who they if you take on the Saints in the backers and nobody's gonna marry the stats on in the bottom second and ten Dez Bryant stroke Stewie [Music] without a catch so go ahead where's last week in Arizona [Applause] [Music] [Applause] why can't the a flag is down like that in the secondary the 5-yard line illegal contact defense first time Williams the rookie out of South Florida wears down the hardest thing in the world for a Wookiee linebacker is to not hit somebody in college you can do this all day long but after five yards in the NFL you can't make contact and it's just a natural thing for a linebacker with a tight end running by them but because of some injuries again some guys rookies like Jaquan Williams and Tyler sash in the secondary they've got to play first and goal the ball is a key [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Raja's first patch [Applause] [Music] who was essentially your wide receiver now is done for the Dallas Cowboys this year with the wide receiver position they simply had to have somebody step up and here's a guy that basically because north during a scrimmage said I'm going to have to cut a very good wide receiver at some point the Dallas Cowboys started paying attention they saw that it was going to be LaRon Robinson he comes over late and has had a huge impact this year when we found him charger that's the point is good back-to-back ATR drives or the tech boys in between an AVR drive before the Giants back and forth [Music] Jerry's wife Jean Jones responsible for a lot of the artwork that adorns this unbelievable Stadium in Arlington and next up of series called the truisms by conceptual artist Jenny Holzer see it on message boards and Jumbotrons sides of iconic buildings around the country with collection of contemporary art pieces and you know we watch the Joneses through the dream about the stadium designed this stadium designer furnish a house for a hundred thousand guests but that's what they've done the rel Scott downs it in the end zone and the Giants will take over at the 20 yard line wasn't endeavor pretty good morning to [Music] the cowboy is leading tackler by 39 tackles right there Chumley Penn State [Applause] the two most dedicated he's ever been around Tedy Bruschi [Applause] Brady James has been the leading tackler critic Alan Clay's big interceptions football [Applause] [Music] caught by Victor Cruz out of the 36 yard line Cruz having me big year with him tonight that's Catch number one it's a really interesting thing to see right here Shawn Lee and because Brandon Jacobs has to come up and block him that means David deal gets no help on the outside that time against Anthony Spencer it's an interesting strategy because it creates some one-on-ones for those outside guys we'll keep an eye on that tonight but DeMarcus Ware may get more wild ones if they stay with that than he would otherwise jakey's and then Spencer comes across the line of scrimmage 16 points to the other side naturally [Applause] neutral zone infraction defense number 93 five-yard penalty Spencer came across first making it first down in five at the 41 yard line we need to thank so much about defense with these two franchises over the years and the history of watching them and yet every time these two teams have gotten together lately especially here in this building it has been the 30 plus variety for both offenses as they continue to go up and down the field the Giants have won both of the meetings here since we're staying in toothpicks on a drawer [Applause] science turns over to flag down in the offensive backfield holding offense number 62 tenure first down Petrus who came to the stadium last week not even knowing if he would dress against Green Bay and wound up starting the game really he had the block made over here and he just simply held on the tail end of it to ensure the block Ratliff tried to jump to the inside so he knew he had the block but then it when he hooked his arm got caught really was unnecessary he had the position 14 15 [Music] [Applause] the Jets breaks the tackle and then takes it out to the 36 yard line Cedeno six and it's second down and nine Eli in this building his numbers right there six TDs and three picks good rating two wins and then he signed the wall in an anteroom in the locker room right there Eli Manning first win in the new stadium I asked him decided he obliged second man [Music] Victor Cruz Jenkins has not come back into the game good news for Dallas they're dirty with ten that's a Jerry Jones didn't ask him to sign that wall in the locker no for Mike Jenkins it has been a tough year he came back last week and played well and well you're just down to that time of year out when everybody hurts everybody's in pain I always thought if he could hold some players out until the last for the season they look like you can see almost away but he's going to give it a go and CV la gives you to go in his direction [Music] whose - courage was the 36 [Applause] he wants to know whether it's going to be decline defense number 57 five-yard penalty automatic closed down it's Victor Butler and it was a third and ten point big penalty we can see exactly on the outside Butler working against Jake Ballard and sort of wrap around the shoulder and on the inside of his DJ wear watch him hit Anthony's pants there goes Jacobs to the 49-yard line well I'd say that was a heck of a block by Henry hind oski the full-back on this one watch him come up and make this hit not only get the block but seal him to the inside to give Brandon Jacobs a nice running Lane in there Brady James right out of the play ball at the 49 yard line so we had a half to go in the half that was up by two winner controls it you wonder the player [Applause] shoved his way across midfield and be very close to the first down now coming into this game Kevin Gilbride understood that he was going to have protection issues and his comment to me was if we can run it I'm not going to do anything else he goes we have to establish that we can run the football to allow our offensive lineman to go forward and get those pass rushers moving a little more laterally instead of just flying up the field to come get Eli again team discipline even though Bradshaw has dressed apparently at least he's out for the first half he was gonna thought maybe it was the first quarter but he hasn't played with all the night so far not new [Applause] [Music] [Applause] so far tonight the Giants have carried the ball a total of 14 times for 55 yards now it's been so interesting on this offensive line David boss had been the center and that had been going just okay it really came over from San Francisco and didn't really give them exactly what they were hoping for so Kevin booth came and I was talking to Kevin to play the center position before the game he said before last year I've never played summer my wife played once last year three times this year [Applause] side by high not ski he takes you to the 43 yard line and that takes us to the two-minute warning with 154 to go to the hand Cowboys bite to [Music] 30 rock for the halftime show coming up Tom Brady got into a heated sideline argument that's been Washington Texans get to the playoffs for the first time dramatic win at Cincinnati Tim Tebow and the Broncos have won six straight Bob we'll talk about that phenomenon coming up on the Toyota 1:54 now third and the Giants from the ballast [Applause] [Music] is it incidental that's what they say with Newman and Mario Manningham coming together fourth down no flag eli deciding to go to Manningham and he is indeed the guy that got the single coverage and he was there would have had a good shot at this ball but you see Terrence Neumann looking back for the ball tangled feet good call no foul at all that was a big play in the game is now the Giants are gonna have to punt and this Brian to try to run it back of Weatherford a lot of [Applause] [Music] [Applause] the flag comes in at the end is the Giants down the ball at the six yard line so Bryant lets it go did Bryant call for a fair catch signal I think he did and if he did you can't block unsportsmanlike conduct number 88 walked after giving a fair catch signal half the distance to the goal first down even the rule here is you call for a fair catch you can't fly but he's gonna get some action and it's gonna cost of a couple yards something I football brought to you by Bank of America by Hyundai of holidays you would do this holiday here dealer I thought ups Norelco says to season upgrade your shave by the W Wendy's new double cheeseburger past one of the Cowboys a tradition of visiting several children's hospitals in the Metroplex area to sign autographs and delivered gifts bill Kosta and has gone back to the walk from the center thus Kevin kawaski a rookie free agent in a Toledo who has seen a little bit of action this year actually came in against the 49ers earlier in the season he takes over tuck comes back for the Giants along the defensive front Cristina strategic moment right buying opportunity for both teams both teams have all three chuckles snap and he gets it to Joe and the Giants have it at the 15-yard line branch is still on the speed jump to the ground finally by so Jones through the middle and then pierre-paul was there and forged it in a huge turnover what a hustle played by Jason pierre-paul coming across the formation we're going to see him at the top of your screen and those linebackers on a stunt were basically out of position and pierre-paul as he's done all season long with pure hustle comes across the play completely surprises Felix Jones who never saw him coming from behind this young man is so incredibly athletic you can make all the time and when you talk to anybody from the Giants they say the exact same thing tip of the iceberg he has yet to mature as a player and he still makes incredible plays it usually a major star in limited action is you have authority for fumbles first there has to get in the way because DeMarcus Ware was squaring his grill second down and goal now and it is not an easy night tonight for David deal on the outside working against this guy probably he's going to end up leading the league in sacks yeah it's always an interesting battle going on for that number but he has just been almost on but remember deal was a guard all season they just moved him out the tackle because of the injury dd make it second obtain the ball at the 14 yard line where came off Scandrick now into Jenkins defensively [Music] [Applause] yard line yeah I think Victor Cruz may have gotten away with a little hold there or else he has magnets on his hands watch to the outside here you'll see Victor Cruz and Terrence Neumann can't get away from him and finally Cruz kind of sells it a little bit with that push at the end there's no question there was some grabbing going on and Brandon Jacobs took advantage olofi comes back in and DJ wares into the Giants [Applause] timeout Dallas this is their first charge timeout it's a 30-second timeout their first Pacific 70 Central and mountain fear factor look at that shot Cowboys Stadium with over a billion bucks we will get here ever been in a stadium like this before no sir either I tell people all the time if you're in Dallas take it to a Robert you almost you've got to see it to believe it it is fantastic bored [Music] yards EEP that's down there by old poetry 63 texts ago was check with Michelle again now you have noted that rookie Kevin Kowalski had come in at center that is because starting center filled Kosta went to the locker room and is now out because of a concussion al that's a big big loss Thank You Michelle is Kowalski will have to go the rest of the way you know it's interesting ordinarily you'd say okay the Cowboys it's time to go to work here they've got a couple of timeouts and but now with that substitution and a rookie free agent in there at center see how aggressive they are [Applause] six yard game katako push the last time almost so bold ebowley was planting them on the ground here and fractured his clavicle and Tony was gone for the year wonder if the Giants had caught up with the fact that the Cowboys and switched centers I would expect some stunning in there [Music] [Applause] we'll take some time out as a first down all the way down to the 35 yard line that's a thousand percent Tony Romo and the lookout look off of what he does here this is just the cover two and Prince Amukamara visit does this job but it was deon grant inside that got fooled by this look off and then Romo got it down the sideline just take a look at his eyes as he pumps down the middle shoulder fake quickly turns to the outside of Verdean grant no chance to get there and another big play by LaRon Robinson from on a 911 101 yards it's a 40 yard gain here kind of fun when these two teams get together isn't it I mean it is just a track meet up and down the field and more often than not comes down to the late fourth quarter neither one of them biz boy it's gonna see some action good night no Cassius Rihan who's at the bottom of the screen [Applause] Austin coming back after mission for games he doesn't see much action tonight either he caught one early for 12 yards I like to play by Kevin Kowalski that time we're talking about the center they're faking the Blitz here but gonna come this way he gets off the first comes back picks it up nice job you wonder how many snaps Kevin Kowalski's had at any point in any practice with this first string over the past couple of months I'm gonna guess very few that was at one time out second time [Music] banana bouncing does washed out by the Langille holy and it will be third down and seven tonight's allowing 68 points in the last two minutes at either half so they've had some great comebacks but they've also had a lot of problems in the last two minutes because that's the most points yielded in the NFL at the end of the half collectively now and right on the brink of field goal position here they have it now cannot take a sack in this situation and here [Applause] Drock would the novalee sure-handed tight end and that's going to make it 4th down and 7 and set up the Cowboys full would be a 5th lead change in the game Bailey said a great year the rookie Friesian kicker but he missed to last week and of course one was at the end of the game after Derek called the timeout he made what probably would have been the game-winning field goal and then he missed and it was won by Arizona in overtime this room 49 [Applause] back and forth and back and forth and back and forth we go five leave changes in the game and that was leading 17 to 15 a good execution on the one he missed last week kind of a high snap got it down got it through on this one but well I tell you when the Dallas Cowboys mess up something at the end of the game it becomes big news wasn't it the timeout at the end and really I didn't in fairness Jason Garrett made a mistake there's no other way to say that 26 seconds to go in that game against Arizona they hit one down to about the 30-yard line doesn't call the timeout it was his responsibility to call the timeout not Tony Romo's they hustle it up they end up eventually snapping the ball and spiking it but I have no choice but to kick the field goal at that point and then he called the timeout because they were unsettled and his kicker Bailey ends up missing on the reset well he's taking a lot of heat in every corner in a lot from the meet because kept going in the side door and trying to explain it much better off but I believe with Jason Garrett who said I made a mistake he should have because he basically said that to the team [Applause] well Scott to the 18 yard line I only said that to the team well here was the Michels interview with DeMarcus where he came to us in a meeting and said you know I made a mistake on this play and that really sort of gives me the confidence and in my coach of saying hey you know what if he did make a bad decision okay well he apologized for the whatever he did and hey forget about it and let's keep going not the first coach who's ever done and I love when everybody came out of the woodwork this week to say hey well you know he's doing too many things he's calling plays blah blah but like it hasn't happened almost everybody come on yep that's the end of the half so good half five lead changes Dallas leading 17 to 15 the Giants get the second [Music] after these messages we local NBC station [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] right there as usual when the Cowboys need to play is to Marcus we're rolling throws back door to give the ball to Jacobs and he will walk into the end zone he is running hard here tonight [Applause] [Music] [Applause] to the second half we go in Arlington Texas Al Michaels Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya Sunday Night Football the winner of the game controls its pants to the playoffs if Dallas wins that'd be up by two if the Giants went in he's the same things with the tiebreaker for the moment and these two teams will meet again while some day of the season Giants Bailey's kicked started the second campus feel and he'll bring the ball back up to the 22 a lot to talk about and to start us off Michelle again well I spoke with Tom Coplin heading into the locker room at halftime asking him how difficult it was to Benjamin Bradshaw in that first half given they wanted to run the football he had one more response principals he said Bradshaw will play here in the second half however he is happy for the way his team ran the ball where they need to make the adjustment is slowing down Dallas is run out all right Thank You Michelle they have rushed the ball 16 times for 60 yards and so here's Bradshaw who sat out the first came back last week after fishing tomorrow we're with him for a few more yards where and Spencer finally knocked him down but not until he gains nine yards first half numbers here rushing yards Cowboys out in front in that area 7.3 Giants with the passing yardage advantage in the total yards just about even there'd be 30 yard line it'll be second down and three Bradshaw behind it I love you [Applause] he takes the ball out to the 31 yard line in West Virginia enrolled originally in Virginia had some problems there outgrowths it behind went to Marshall came to the Giants in oh seven of course his big moment as a giant would be the huge run in Buffalo next the last game of the season in those seven repelling the Giants into the playoffs and you know the rest of that story for postseason wins and then the Barbie token before a third down and two Dallas is going to take a timeout something you don't want to have to spend a minute into the third quarter [Music] came next with a huge first half for the New York Giants eyeballs on them in all directions a lot of man underneath as they try to [Music] [Applause] more or less of broken coverage finally the Cowboys down the field but here a big run by Brandon Jacobs who's been in and out of the lineup with some hamstring injuries and such but in this biggest moment for the Giants this season he's shown up there down at the toppings on the field and that would [Music] this is brass there's a good time now as it turned out I said automatic in the sense that it was 32 so it would have been a first down and instead they took the time out got the right 11 on the field and stopped them here comes Keith Brooking he's kind of the Forgotten man around here these days because of the play of Sean Lee but come crunch time inside they still like that there's two veterans in there along with Brady James and weatherford the punt would be false for a fair cash will not be blocking after it [Music] little black men and we check with Michelle I also spoke with Jason Garrett at half time he said DeMarco Murray the running back who got injured in the first quarter he's not expected back after ankle entering his ankle meanwhile rookie Kevin Kowalski playing at center well Garrett tells me he's confident in him he's played some for the new season he does get some snaps in practice he calls him amateur rookie and as for giant killer Dez Bryant he hasn't got a catch tonight Garrett told me they're playing a lot of cover to taking him out of the game so they just have to find other ways to move the football out Thank You Michelle last year Bryan scored four touchdowns in the two games against the Giants in his work machine we on the suctions woman a punt return in the 28 verse content for the Cowboys handle [Applause] expect it back so it's all occasion the only other active tailback let's take a look at how they were covering this client there in the first half really exactly right sort of man underneath coverage and then Cory they're just running underneath too deep safeties and that's how you end up dead bad something like that is where your quarterback to take off and run wouldn't be surprised to see tony romo playing break out a few times in this out second than a douche fighting his way for what appears to be he's first down really but for the fumble and that's a big but for right there it was a impressive half for Felix Jones as we continue to see the Dallas Cowboys really both these teams they're not taking huge risks understood for the impact that the pass rushers could have in this game and you think back to the Eagles game for the Dallas Cowboys when that Eagles defensive line simply took over the game not wide open but very interesting almost compelling and five lead changes in the opening half 30 yard line on first down [Applause] under pressure and down at the 34-yard [Applause] with the sack one of the things that the Giants were hoping for tonight was to get some isolation right there against these guards Chris Canty the former Dallas Cowboy very excited to come back and play against his old team comes up with a big sack on that one [Applause] where's Katie teammate for completion spell Virginia Lee Lamar Bradshaw talk about brushwood and it calling off the team in his first year so [Music] [Applause] [Music] planet comes in from the secondary Robinson for the flag the middle of the field coming out of the secondary [Applause] holding defense number 31 decline first down obviously results in a first down with ten in the half to go and the floor the penalties on aaron ross felix jones impressive as a runner but also as a blocker here picks up the Blitz you can see they're going to try and come in and attack kevin kowalski inside but Romo had the confidence that felix jones would get it done and barely got that thing off from the 48 yard line [Applause] Boston a couple of yards five second and five Devin Kowalski is at least knows his playbook here because they're going to a few of the gadgets that time they pulled the center Kowalski out and around right here to lead block on this reverse gets out there on an athletic linebacker Michael goalie gets it done we'll set up a third down [Applause] this Jason pierre-paul just keeps doing things that flashes greatness here he takes on the pulling tight end bounces off and still makes the play Jason pierre-paul a guy that was a basketball player growing up basically his high school coach begged him to come out he said yeah coach sure I will you carry intended to go and his coach was waiting for him in his Hall guys quick them in the first round kids comes into the end of the floor or a facemask then a little bit of a rough night for Jaquan Williams there's no foul on the play for grabbing the facemask first down Mike got a little better for ya I did I can see what the officials saw let's see these insider helmet they don't the incidental facemask doesn't exist but usually the reaction from the crowd is because 90,000 just said the replay in Super HD in the 60 yard long screen first contained in the 38 wants it [Applause] receivers out [Applause] on the outside just working one-on-one against Cory Webster great release and had it and it was Antrel Rolle coming across the top but really that was one of those plays whenever you get that wide open off of your release you hope that your quarterback is going to zing that thing in there and not let allow that safety to come in late at that time I'm not sure Romo believed roll could get there he started to the far right and sprinted across the field the other way and still got there but I am still without a catch and Austin has just one [Music] nice job guy getting behind Doug freed again Marie Gunter early on Marie the number one back Jones seeing spot duty and the run back guy but it's been Jones tonight who's had to pick up the slack one of the problems she blitz everybody to the inside it's easy to get outside a lot of times you'll see quarterbacks check to some kind of a hot screen out to the wide receiver the foot pitch does the exact same thing also discourages that defensive coordinator from calling more blitzes 99 yards on whoa totes for than fuel exchange [Applause] a good night to this point pitoni a little off the mark here fourth down yeah it was the safety and I think it was Antrel Rolle who jumped up right in the way of Robinson threw him off stride and that is what caused the pass to be missed Romo had already started his release at the time he saw Robinson start to jump around and the timing just wasn't there because of it his Bailey who's already made a 49-yard and this will be field goal with [Applause] [Music] Philadelphia Phillies play in Citizens Bank Park and we'll be there January 2nd the annual winter clashing the New York right here when I got the Easter time [Music] [Applause] good good [Music] [Applause] Sunday Night Football brought to you by Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol in theaters everywhere December 21st rated PG by the Lexus December to remember sales event for a limited time but Bud Light official beer sponsor of the NFL here we go and by Best Buy proud tonight is 95,000 952 it's the third largest in his salient issue the largest was the first gameplay here in the regular season Sunday night was a hundred thousand against [Music] Oh wine and this is number three [Applause] good game too [Music] complete that shoulder the Knicks covered by Scandrick second and ten it's been a very quiet night for some of these other receivers this evening Victor Cruz just one catch for 16 yards and Mario Manningham yet to make a catch so it has been a key Nicks or bust and right now Eli has to start distributing this football to some of these other guys because the Cowboys are in the world was ticketed his quad bike Jenny wares and DJ wear is able to catch the deflection and take it out to the 25-yard line I think it was DeMarcus Ware who got his hands on the football a lot of times especially when you're trying to throw that quick screen to the outside you asked your offensive tackles to cut that guy to get his hands down Eli pretty lucky here to get away with this one and play by next Eli's had very few passes of the deflected or block this year about 1 per hundred throws third and one Bradshaw is the running to the black on the outside and his Knicks hauling it in scheme drift was all over and the penalty will go against in all likelihood we doubt the Cowboys let's take a look again Scandrick yeah he just he didn't have his eyes back to the backfield back to the passer and somebody made contact it's almost an automatic penalty interference defense number 32 penalty is declined completed pass first down that was the question was the pass completed and it was and the yardage netted was better than the penalty receiver always has the right to go back to the ball and was scanned right with his eyes just focused on Nick's on the outside he drew the call [Applause] 6:40 remaining [Applause] stated we were talking about clues in the fact that he threw a non-factor tonight but you go back to his month of December the guy in his first year with the team November actually about in 76 receiving yards third most in Giants history through the first four games of the season in the month of November led the league in receptions and receiving yards and that's something no giant players done since December of 1935 last give it a big splash in preseason got hurt and this year he [Music] incomplete there should put on that time by Scandrick on a corner blitz third down [Applause] well here is Victor Cruz on the outside trying to work down the field and because of the Corner blitz that came on the other side a lie had to bail and just throw that one away starting to see Rob Ryan now making a few more chances Kevin will talk about before this winds up as well or was it there cool 37 yards and says I need a timeout we're gonna save the angle next Sunday night the Ravens are ten to three they wanted for Tennant three teams in the conference the Chargers are trying to pull off another late-season come back [Applause] Denver by two to explore more Sunday Night Football for two the Giants took a timeout the ball is at the 37 yard [Applause] his crews were talking about cruising from slaw and getting backed up but picks up the first now it looked like it was basically a man coverage and somehow or another Orlando Scandrick kind of got confused on the play stays outside and there's really nobody inside Avram Elam chasing him across the field and remember Elam had to go to his father's funeral this week and missed out on a lot of practice time there was some concerns about whether they should be playing on but that I still feel comfortable enough with Bradshaw or the running back [Music] that was Elam who came in and forced the issue second down and they're basically saying on the cowboy bench who's he throwing to call it grounding and now you you do have the flag because you've got him inside the tackle box and he's under pressure if there was no pressure attention [Applause] second down and you saw Eli pointed a Pramila who's coming off the edge she'd cease pointing at him right now so as long as you're inside those two red lines under pressure you cannot simply throw the football away and have somebody in the area he didn't you saw Bradshaw going right then he tried to come back but couldn't stop Elam and it's second down at 22 but he put the officials about ten seconds to throw that play after much encouragement from the Dallas bench well you always see that side judge coming in and that's the consultation five receivers you this is wrong [Music] Nix Nix getting free these first down or make it third down in four on a gain of 18 third and four well a lot of different things going on here but Eli Manning with another great play Marcus we're on the end of the line of scrimmage goes right by deal but because of what they had on the outside the corner tried to jump the little hot read and so instead of blocking the inside guy just keeps right on going there's season hits a big one with criss-cross maybe third down and five the boilers at the 47-yard which is our to give the Giants the lead [Applause] back at the three yard line all the way down to three but you had the all-out blitz jailbreak blitz and a 47 yard touchdown [Applause] and you might have had a late hit here on Victor Cruz after the play personal foul number 80 touchdown is good that penalty will be assessed on the kickoff [Applause] followed on Cruz but the touchdown counts and the Giants have the lead again just a completely blown coverage berry Church comes down but he was the second guy on a two receiver side nobody else on that side of the field and then you'll see the lay head at the end of this anticipation know what [Applause] [Music] a guy in the end zone and still going to make the block coming across late absolutely no reason and you're going to give up field position on the kickoff times for the extra point that's Manning's first catch of the night to look at a defensive coordinator after a totally blown coverage late substitution that time by the Giants actually you go back to the losing play for the Cowboys [Music] it was a mixup as far as personnel on the field that cost him that touchdown to end that game because penalty the kickball [Applause] [Music] [Applause] and he brings it back out to the 31 yard line and back would go to the walk in touchdown late substitution by the Giants getting receivers on the Cowboys try and match personnel completely unsettled as they go what ends up happening is you get the corner blitzing and the safety blitzing and no so as the late personnel change happen step2 coverage and the Cowboys now down again by two starts from the 31 yard line we're talking about the fact that Ryan was getting more aggressive in gambling more as the game was moving on and that fun it burns [Applause] 37 again DeMarco Murray and the word to now is that it is a fractured right ankle he came out he was tackled in the first quarter so it's Jones and it's gonna be Jones probably for the rest of the season we would assume with a fractured right ankle you know it's so difficult it's so much fun to draw up all the blitzes and he rob ryan uses every defender on his roster or the different packages but it's also very easy to get it screwed up [Applause] [Music] complete for the flag was thrown his client was being pressured by Webster which who's gonna plead his case to no avail now it's same sort of play we saw on the other side when the defender has his back to the quarterback you're not going to get much benefit of the doubt and the time Cory Webster was trying to time it out perfectly their parents' defense [Applause] again Webster with his back turned to the quarterback he knows it's coming makes contact a little bit early one of those bangbang kind of plays that goes against Cory Webster that time down us at the 45 yard line right first shows day ladies [Applause] what Eddie [Applause] over the middle give coverage thereby I think one of the most improved players I've seen in the National Football League this year is Tyron Smith number 77 just playing a little basketball in front of Justin Tuck here's he moves his feet one of the most athletic guys we saw coming out of the trap last season and a guy that has simply opening day when we were watching him giggling a little bit because he couldn't get it done but now not only the athleticism but the physical nature was playing this one he's really impressed me Morrow he's legal 21 Hudson how after practice has really paid off for him you know that little slide shuffle step that you see tackles having to do it looks simple when the great ones are doing it but it takes a lot of work and he's really coming out of college was not very good at it at all and now the Cowboys are gonna get flack for 12 men in the huddle at least with Jones late in getting off the field and the Green wants to check with the umpire there's no foul they were not huddled up so I could not have 12 men they can still get a man off the field third down oh yeah he had to have the umpire come in and clarify his green was the guy who threw the flag and Romo went over and so what are you doing now it's it's a weird kind of rule but you can't be in the huddle with 12 guys for exactly the reason that we saw when the touchdown was given up a few minutes ago they don't want to have to try and substitutions way too many men on the ice third down and four the 49 and you're going to get a false start against Dallas Wall start offense number 65 yard penalty forget rookie Kowalski well you heard all the double counts that time by Tony Romo and he's trying to get the Giants to show whether they're blitzing or not so he goes hard count here and for Kowalski was too hard for him enough of a flips made the Giants to come across the line [Applause] two minutes left he's gonna get sacked at the 42 Jason pierre-paul this is too much you know you've got to chip them you know Cowboys just have to make the adjustment there's no way around it you're gonna block them one on one this happen all year you watch him on tape enough and he's like an octopus coming at your arms and legs you think he's got eight different arms flailing at you just quick moves and dynamic player two sacks tonight on the season for jpp field [Applause] 20 yard line the markets we're pretty amazing when you think about it 15 of the 35 sacks were the team but he does it basically on the road Michael Strahan had 60 and a half and his record-setting year through 12 games so he has a shot at bat and oddly in this stadium three sacks on the road 12 he's on his way of the Hall of Fame in my opinion I think he's been the dominant player the dominant pass rusher now for the better part of the last six years he was just fantastic now they're gonna flip them over the McKenzie's son out of Troy University in Alabama pants caught on the outside by DeMarcus Ware saw plenty of attention a minute he goes over to the other side they put Jake Ballard in motion that way and leave the back in there to chip as well so he gets the tight end if he comes outside he gets a mob bradshaw if he comes inside you don't get that kind of reputation and that kind of attention unless you're the best behind her nastiness up and down [Applause] 33 yard line right now the Dallas Cowboys are dialing up a lot of blitzes and it's killing them keep coming inside they get it sealed off inside and Ahmad Bradshaw with those quick jump steps bounces it back to the outside I know for Rob Ryan you know there's Brandon Jacobs hey that's my guy you got the first half the end of the second half out here Metheny through the giant seven final rushing yards [Music] those employees of the way the giant space from second content one thing though that we haven't seen the Cowboys have a lot of success with so far tonight is getting that interior pressure occasionally they've gotten it but when you have the great outside pass rushers you're really hoping that those guys inside can push the guards in the center backwards and force Eli to do what he had to do there which is back up and throw the ball away Levi's saying playing the Cowboys he says it always comes down to blocking where and Spencer second and ten the fallback my gosh he gets free [Applause] Scandrick about four yards short of a first down and slow getting up was the fullback so yeah the one guy that's had a pretty good game tonight and watching his has been Terrence Newman to the Cowboys he dropped that big interception could have been a pick six to start the game but he's been asked to cover a lot of band on the outside and at least the stories Krister down to the passcode is the fullback licking off the field and that will take us to the end of the third quarter football game six lead changes at the fray the Giants 22 the count [Music] Valis aerial coverage brought to you by Geico the NBA champion Mavericks home of the American League Baseball champion Texas Rangers the Cowboys and the Dallas Stars as well now Michaels Cris Collinsworth Michele Tafoya start the fourth quarter control of the NFC East upper man-ho by the winner of this game 30 where the giant channel 41 that's deck by role big play to start the fourth quarter J Ratliff just too quick for Kevin booth on that one goes right around them and meets Ahmad Bradshaw about the same time he got the handoff been waiting on Ratliff to step up and make a big play against the back up Center booth and picked a good time for it yeah Ratliff one Giants [Music] can the Giants saved from going in the [Music] if you're any part of your body is on the goal line or in the end zone and to touch the ball it is as Devon Thomas gets down there that close depending him at the one but instead it is right there go met the ticket it's interesting now was his hand still on the ball when that knee touches the ground this was pretty close well if you see what I mean is he releases that thing it's a challengeable play let's take a look if Coughlin wants to throw the challenge I think he was man I think he did slide in he did and Tom who's normally pretty good at challenges but he's lost his last six he's not throw the flag easy gets the word from upstairs from the 20-yard line the Cowboys mental the giant showed blitz Romo got him at the snap came out they showed their blitz let's see if he can get them now [Applause] [Music] the way Jones in the area but set the importance of this game right now again in the NFC East it's pretty much a two team battle at the moment with Dallas at seven and five the Giants are six and six this is a very important game as we said at the top for both teams particularly for the Giants because Dallas would take a two-game lead they would have won the one head-to-head battle they still meet on January the first but the Giants would control their own path to the playoffs with the win they'd be tied and the Giants would have at the moment the tiebreaker by virtue of a win tonight and the only difference in this game so far the safety by Jason pierre-paul second down and 10 romo but a flag is thrown the way of game offense five-yard penalty second down deliver that rookie Center kevin kowalski giants cowboys the winners gonna feel I mean if the Giants lose tonight that's five consecutive losses and two games back and and I don't think the loser of the game is going to get a wild card but who knows I was interesting talking to Eli about this game and he said you know you can't go in all nervous and tight so all week long I've been cracking jokes and trying to get the guys to just lighten up a little bit trying getting all these losses which one to Jones [Music] tackle over the Pentagon it's gonna send it back to a third down and ten I'm not sure there's another quarterback in the league who gets this throw off maybe Aaron Rodgers bad snap on a play in which Romo supposed to fake to his right and screen to his left just the quickness of his footwork Tony Romo plays soccer in the offseason he plays basketball he's a big athlete we know about his golf ability but you could see the quickness of foot that time getting that one off there you tan again their regular Sun Acosta was hurt under a free-agent looking at a Toledo but as the snap by 4:00 [Applause] it'll be first and goal Robinson across the feeling would pick up this guy has been start with the protection up front you got to control Jason pierre-paul there for the chip don't free hanging in as coverage on the outs [Music] [Applause] Robinson could not but this was all about Tony Romo and buying time and keeping his eyes down the field and the job that Doug fre did in protection my office Berger graded extending a plane it's a 74 [Applause] [Music] [Applause] to be a quick out to the outside [Applause] able to sneak it into Austin and it's taken a while for Austin to be a factor in that scam but [Applause] the clutch you know who likes to go out upstairs Green says it's confirmed [Applause] 80-yard drives for the Cowboys not against the giant defense [Music] some denied football brought to you by this year's mostly anticipated game Skyrim available now Peevy if you call yourself a sports fan you got to get DIRECTV by Nissan innovation for today innovation for tomorrow innovation for all and by Rise of the Planet of the Apes on blu-ray and DVD this Tuesday [Music] inside the [Music] pounds of ice kept at nine degrees but you and only that seven lead changes to though this what I know with a touch back to the TV we go Ron Robertson as he's done all night long with the big play from Tony Romo just by the time far down the field Robinson across the peel when there was no safety there comes right back sighs his wife Candace enjoys every single moment of it expecting their first child innate over the summer this a good one tonight is Brandon Jacobs picks up seven second and three Eli Manning in the fourth quarter five game winning drives that ties to the most in the league as passer rating is great best in the league 13 touchdown passes that's the best and you go back most TV passes fourth quarter Johnny Unitas and Peyton Manning the record Johnny did it in a 12 game season Peyton of course in a 16-game season to so that should be his by the end of the year second down the lane Bryan stays with the Bloods posture correction and he does it himself there because it was all clogged up over the right side brainy James makes the tackle but Aman keeps churning and picks up the first down tell you what's amazing about Ahmad Bradshaw to scrape the screws in each foot after surgery scopes on both ankles basically orthotics in there he can only run or even walk on the outside of his feet that he is simply all in and I'm sure he is fired up after having to sit out the first half of this one [Music] Steve Smith for so long had been the slot guy here for the New York Giants and it is a pivotal position I think he was over a hundred catches where he got hurt and eventually the Giants let him go lands in Philadelphia but the way that this young man has picked up this offense in a very detailed SWAT receiver position has just made all the difference in the world for Eli Manning over the right side Boyd's that hole [Applause] first now new york- 19 yards for jacobs nice job by Eli not buying the fact that they were coming with the Blitz here you've got Elam here who's gonna run out of this thing initially there's no way Eli was going to run that play that way but he studied so much film I think he understood they were overloaded there Elam was going to run out he stayed with the run that side that's just brilliant quarterback for running by Jenkins was averaging almost 6 yards of calories Jakob's again [Applause] right side and it's a nice everybody talks about playing against Brandon Jacobs and it's always you know everybody comes out in the first quarter and boy they're trying to really hit them and in the second quarter they're a little bit less in the third quarter they're trying to arm tackle them by the fourth quarter a lot of times they've seen enough so they can keep hammering this guy late in the game usually if it's pretty effective simple figures hits a hundred yards Bradshaw back in second down and four to get around the left side and gets taken down by sensible setting up a big third and three we saw the Marcus we're going off the field and I think holding his shoulder remember he had the Stinger last week and may have just gotten it again he goes off immediately and believe me that is going to be a huge factor again see how quickly the Giants can pick up on that able to say it against some practice time all your protection schemes at least the butler takes his spot Butler 57 to the outside [Applause] banged up all night the whole year in fact who was slow in getting up but he does create the fourth down or you just have to admire Mike Jenkins and what he's doing he's Bert and you can just tell the way he's playing here Abram Elam ends up running back underneath but then Jenkins just lands hard on the Vikings [Music] there are so deep in the roster right now both it is just about at the 37-yard [Music] [Applause] as the packages manage [Music] we've been talking about it all night the guy that they put in the one-on-one situations has been Terrence Newman Mario Manningham is the third receiver basically the third threat on this Giants team so they're hoping that Newman can handle him one-on-one that time Manningham won the battle and if the Giants went to look back at that as the key play 50 yards of three [Applause] - on the play clock - ha incomplete Nilay saying that's my fault but really is a wide receiver that's a play you expect to make elide not happy with himself Coughlin trying to encourage him tough play you know when you're running a slant if you've got to go up high there's a chance you're going to take one right underneath the chin but this is really a ball that should have been caught next has been the number-one target tonight he's caught six 130 yards second round so the 21-yard line goes Bradshaw so we've got at this point in the game with the score what it is and Ryan the defensive coordinator every third down is big third and nine or and I'm tough every every down is a different stunt out of Rob Brian I mean they're going in so many different directions are they a lot to do with the fact that the Giants have such a young and shuffled up offensive line they can pick they're not gonna say step down deflected something where is out of the game Butler replaces him with the tip me with the pic and Dallas gets the ball on the turnover [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] shortly a fourth pick that's the most among the linebackers in the league couldn't have come at a better time for the Dallas Cowboys Giants driving down us up by five to get the ball he runs it back to the 49 and he was able to stay in bounds he skirted the sideline look like 32 but he wasn't [Applause] Cowboys opposed to what we go back to the interception tipped by Butler what makes this remarkable is he's had that wrist injury with that huge cast on his and they've reduced it down to more of a sort of a brace which allowed him to make that catch if he had that big cast that he was been wearing in the past no way he makes that play and then looks like that foot is inbounds and picks up another 10 15 yards where it is that's the reduced version of what he was wearing which was just that big ball cast that he had the past few weeks second minute [Applause] look around roll looks back in Webster 50-yard touchdown Antrel Rolle [Applause] is going to sit right here roll come up and when he picks up this crossing [Applause] he's just in a zone is barbecue professional football and we have seen some very amateurish coverage out here tonight on both sides he had Manningham with a walk in he got Bryant with a walk in that's Bryant's first because 54 minutes into the game and gives Dallas for me [Music] Bravo balloting is underway to send your favorite players to the 2012 Pro Bowl and on Lulu vote and above that um slash Pro Bowl respectable so that giant [Applause] to the end zone and Giants 12 biggest margin of the game embraced by Steven and Jerry Jones Jason [Music] well next one to the quiz show that Segura by storm comes remarkably is still standing [Applause] see so standing in the NFC East [Applause] five and a half to go in the fourth and it's really interesting that New York Giants offensive line yet to give up a sack and they've rushed for 110 yards of you to told me that before the game I'd have felt pretty good about the Giants chances big question marks about this offensive line that they've actually hung in there pretty well tonight don't thing that's happened demanding tonight that hasn't happened with this year is getting deflected the line of scrimmage because the shut them down [Applause] gained an 11-2 cruise Manning coming into the game had only three passes deflected a block all year at a 442 that's one out of every flight 148 passes tonight two in his 38 throws and that last one was huge there's a lie in the fourth quarter is going down the 31 [Music] [Applause] taking the place of where is still on the bench for Dallas that's we think a stinger five the giant six wins this year have been fourth-quarter comebacks led by Eli [Music] Bradshaw but right it's gonna just list more than the 95 sending up a third down and Ryan's going to continue to dial up the Blitz is that time bring in a safety blitz runs it in behind the full-back and the pole makes the play and sets up an opportunity from the 40 which again it is Victor Cruz on the right sideline making the grab at the 37 yard line first of all you got man coverage but I don't even know if you can see him back here the safety is about 35 yards deep and because he is that deep they're able to get the ball into Cruz underneath before he's even able to get there since we're playing away so it takes the hand [Applause] 3:33 left Scott Greene will give us the coal momentarily Marcus where with a quick step outside defense number 94 five-yard penalty first down we saw him on the sidelines that he comes back in and overanxious that will move the ball to the 32 yard line to make it first and 5 333 left Giants down by 12 - ten bucks [Applause] [Music] [Applause] both feet in and the ball will be spotted at the 7 yard line it's really good route running by Hakeem Nicks gives it a good hard inside move does he get his feet down yes he does clean catch say this young man has been impressive tonight put in at the 10-yard line and that's gonna make it first down and goal they're actually gonna spot it at the 8 it look like he stepped out of the 1024 yard game eight catches 163 for next to the corner and that's kinda where second and goal huge play by Allen ball looked like he was beaten on the play maybe the ball a bit under thrown but ball just elevates and gets his hands on the ball of course Jenkins being in and out of the game tonight it has really fallen on Allen ball and he's done a nice job every time the Giants have to snap it even if they eventually score that clock keeps ticking second and goal good protection the goal line and the Giants will make it a one-possession game check and make sure he's in the endzone first of all I thought he got his the ball over the goal I doesn't have to be over it on it it's good enough and I think that FrontPoint is over the front edge of the line Homer doesn't have to cross the line and really really if Shawn Lee can do that's just rebound position right there in good strong hands and he like got it done in the clutch one more time in hopes of saving the Giants season and green waiting for word upstairs and he is going to review it they tell him to come on over and take a look at this thing so that was a second down and goal if he rules it no touchdown it's third down let's see if his knees down or elbows down or anything before this ball crosses the line I would argue it's across there but I do too I just never see where it doesn't cross it yeah I mean really right there even looks over me down there I guess that's going to be the question but it looked like it was over the front edge of that line remember any part of the ball touches any part of the white line on the line you've got a touchdown right there that need no interesting when that need is down right there I can see where they could place it so clearly it's over there he has possession now the knee comes down remember he can't play he could cross the goal line before that so is it over there I think the knee is down at that point and the ball is not a cross but after the catch was the ball across that front edge of the white line right Ballard had a there was a touchdown that was a Coughlin thought it was a touchdown taken away the coffin thought the challenge should have been won on last week early in the game against Green Bay here's green after reviewing the play the ruling on the field is confirmed touchdown it was easy to get confused there because down the ball was not across but the ball crossed the line before the knee got down I think that's the correct ruling don't you I do so the Giants now a five-point game again at 34 to 29 314 to go the Giants with two timeouts and the two-minute warning and the Cowboys to get the ball we go he's standing in the end zone at this point but those feet still have to get down one two there and I think now as he turns the ball did cross the line is in the end zone their feet still have to get down at that point right there is I think where that ball crosses the in line and that's significant I mean it may well be the difference between having to try it on side kick possibly kicking away and using your timeouts but also remember that each team has already blown one time out this half showed you before how close Eli was to tying a record Unitas again in a 12 game season 14 fourth-quarter touchdown passes in 59 and that's when that streak was still going on a 47 games with Drew Brees is closing in on drew throwing a touchdown pass now at 40 straight games hey of course the brothers setting it in a 16-game season yeah you always always judge records by who's on the list that's a pretty good list of course I don't think you're gonna see the Giants onside this I think though jeopardy I agree boys protect the settle for the touchback here and now Romo in the fourth quarter he's no slouch 24 game-winning drives me life with five fourth highest passer rating among active quarterbacks and there it is highest fourth quarter passer rating in his career among the active guys people often burger you know does the radio for them he was researching that when he was rehabbing and somehow he said it on his radio show and Jerry Jones heard about it he said is that true baby said I want to get in the middle of this thing because a label jury to kind of say something to Jason Garrett about let's be more aggressive in the fourth quarter hello that happened just from the 20 yards on first down [Music] the middle goes John for Felix on the night when he had to produce after the injury to Mari which turned out to be a fractured ankle you've got to be careful with Felix Jones that time Michael Boley kind of rolled over the top a little bit early and the cut back coming back behind it so even though as a defensive player here you're wild eyed and you want to go attack the football with Felix Jones in the backfield the cutback is really a much bigger threat than just the power running off tackle there's the Cowboys are gonna move that clock down it's a big stop for the giant seriously they would like to take [Applause] at the 24-yard line we'll take that time out here that's a way to play it by Jason pierre-paul he did not New York buy into the fact that that cutback wasn't coming and sat home and made the play here it comes play starts away Felix Jones cuts back when Jason pierre-paul sitting right there waiting for it great defense he has had a monster night boy you don't put on a tape for the New York Giants defensively and come away going oh my goodness who is this guy so he didn't really even like football used to watch him and go yeah those guys are crazy out there I never play that game and they brought him out he didn't know the rules he didn't know anything about the game and finally the coach gave him the very simple instructions that go get the quarterback he said ok I can do that and now he's a millionaire because of it properly earning some trips to Hawaii in a future to [Applause] stop coming for the Giants here they use [Applause] the coverage for it down at workshop perfectly for the Giants they'll get the ball back they only had to use one timeout and they have a ton of time left they showed their blitz Romo exposed them on the Blitz he knew he had one-on-one coverage right down the field here absolutely wide open no way in the world can Tony Romo miss that throw it is his magic dryer shorten not a good one of the better punters in the league and the Giants are going to get the ball at their own 40-yard line it's a 35-yard boom this crowd of over 95,000 is pretty close to being stone silent right now no Tony Romo tried to make a perfect throw on that one and he didn't have to be all he had to do is complete the pass he was that wide open you just hit the pass throw it to his back shoulder nice and easy get the completion get a fresh set of downs and the Giants are in a world of hurt at that point nervous time doesn't help your the fourth quarter and overall reputation and that's when they talk about from the 42 that is look look - is caught this is [Applause] kicked us down to the two-minute warning Giants need a touchdown [Music] see [Music] after the game Wendy's postgame report Michelle with an interview Bob Tony and Mike within at the playoff picture Chris and I looking ahead to next Sunday Baltimore at San Diego one timeout remaining for the Giants two minutes to go first day at the best 37 Oh [Applause] James can use to come up with it and on the play before that thrown the sack was also a low when manning was able to scoop it up the Giants are indicating the flag should be against Dallas outside DPS number 94 lined up in the neutral zone yard penalty still first that get penalty on where in the last couple of minutes could be a season saving penalty second one for DeMarcus Ware in this big moment when Kevin booth just shot this one over the moon we're at the top Vall snapped I mean not even close so its first down inside after that good protesting manager by Victor Cruz you can tell that the Cowboys a little hesitant now because of some of the injuries on the outside Allen ball forced to cover one on one which is keeping Rob Brian go to some blitzes [Applause] looks like it was good [Applause] Enzo and couldn't come up with it second down Eli Manning cannot make a better throw absolutely cannot make a better throw incredible pressure pressure pressure season on the line and Manningham can't make a relatively simple catch for the game second down again a very nice [Applause] intended for Knicks where that time on the Blitz here's green again Eli with another left-handed throw holding defense no 25 [Applause] I'm not a queer fan Frank Walker the cornerback just got him hooked it was bruised with the inside release here going to get inside they had him double coverage and that is holding but I tell you there's Eli with this left-handed he has made a few big mistakes in that left hand before 57 we've walk here close now for the Dallas Cowboys you almost have to call the timeouts now absolutely got to take this and assume they're going to score and you've got to leave yourself some opportunity on the back side of this first then go on the Giant so you let that clock run down climb out Dallas and they do take it took them a couple of extra seconds but they're forced into it on a first and goal there's Ballard finally taken down at the one-yard line plenty of time really the Cowboys dropped everybody and because of all the injuries back there Danny McCray number 40 ends up in the key coverage position but for Rob Ryan's defense this has been a train wreck I mean this is but a 12-point lead and about five minutes to go and Eli Manning is doing the impossible again when they've had some train wrecks this year at the Jets lions here different kind of train wreck last week first and goal was 60 seconds an interesting scenario here you score the touchdown you go 4-2 to try and make it a seven-point lead but you probably don't really care if they stop you on this first one going on why these Jacob and Jacobs is going to get taken down one yard line that must has one timeout left and they will take it here so they're out of timeouts you're gonna have a gallon second again the NFC is very simple Giants will move into a tie for first place and in effect on the tiebreak by virtue of this win the teams will meet again week 17 at the Meadowlands [Music] and now do you have the guts to call a pass because Rob Ryan is going to send everybody they are going to send the house here and force you to put the ball up on the goal line Jacobs so he goes and he's in for the touchdown [Applause] there are 46 seconds remaining and the Cowboys will not have a timeout the Henry Heine Oski really with a blow up block which was really the difference on this play gets underneath the shoulder pads of I think that's Brooking and gives Jacobs just enough and now the two-point conversion and it is a big one to make it a three-point lead which would if the Cowboys were able to get a field goal in the game with all probability into overtime so try to make it three Fifty's the night game they think that we could blitz should we give it to BJ where [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] in the clutch with the season on the line as I have seen in a long long time Manningham drops what should have been the go-ahead touchdown doesn't faze Eli Manning only anything phases Eli Manning comes right back and does it again he has been a one-man team this year remarkable eight lead changes in the game each of these teams with some dramatic thrilling victories and some excruciating losses pretty good job by Patras with that kick out block and DJ where who started the game finishes the game and so now the Cowboys with 46 seconds against the giant defense that has given a 391 yards tonight now Tony Romo has got to come back after missing that throw on the previous series that would have locked the game up in all likelihood he's got and yield that of the end zone so Romo from the 20 bailey's a good kicker his range would be probably thinking 53 or 54 yards there he is warming up for what he host will be an opportunity to tie the game we're all Moloch in for about 45 or 50 yards in that amount of time do these give Bailey a shot she's coaster up to the 40 [Applause] after the play [Music] that much wants to get up to the line yeah but because the ball was picked up they're gonna blow this thing dead and the clock is going to stop and the resource benefit which starts again and Tony can spike to here so you have 29 seconds you have a second down and I think as much as anything Tony want to make sure that thing didn't get reviewed right here just one on one they've got two deep safeties and let's see what happens to this ball I think the knees down good no-call Austin just want to get rid of it the balls at the 42-yard line second down three-one [Applause] it dump it off to the outside Jones has to try to get out of bounds that lets pinball and he's out of bounds at the 48 yard line I want you to find me another defensive end that can make an open field tackle on Felix Jones away Jason pierre-paul just did on that one he's going to drop back in coverage open field probably 10 yards on either side of him and he brings them down that is a cap and almost kept them in bounds and for [Applause] Tony's gonna spike it here and right now they're in position to kick 47-yard feel Roma will spike it was six seconds so Bailey has kicked a pair of 49-yard recently where have we seen this you know an old man a man this is almost a repeat of last week and here we go [Applause] pancit this is a game this will be a 47-yard field goal attempt for the rookie Bailey [Applause] because the Giants used [Applause] prior to the snap 20 New York New York used their third and final timeout Tom Coughlin's watch the Cowboys on tape last week - yep there's the clock watch Coughlin bingo there you go well before the snap and just like last week the kick goes through and we have what we have seen the number statistically does not work but if it works here [Applause] that is amazing but Scott green is saying hold everything hold everything trying to get the teens off the field so green is just saying that the game is not over here comes Pierre fall and he does get just a little bit of it and reason the game is not over his beast is one second left so there has to be one more play [Applause] and the Giants will end it with a kneel down it is an unbelievable 63 reporting algebra first events Jason pierre-paul if you're not in the Pro Bowl this year there should be an investigation based on one game alone absolutely amazing and I have to say again Eli Manning this season has been phenomenal I know Peyton Manning's a great player nobody could do better than what a lie Manning has done in the clutch this season and the Giants are alive and well again despite a four-game losing streak despite almost falling below 500 you see despitefully themselves in an untenable position they are now in control of whether they get to the playoffs tonight and will not have to play another game out some of their stadium this year and the Giants now undefeated in this stadium 3 Renault yep Giants get Washington at home then the Jets in their own stadium and then Dallas the Wendy's postgame report coming up after a wild one in Texas 37 to 34 [Music] you
This week 14 showdown was part one of the two Cowboys chapters in the Book of Eli's improbable journey to his second Super Bowl MVP game.
Easily the best regular season comeback of Eli Manning's career, it led to the incredibly important week 17 NFC East "Championship" rematch between the two teams. The winner of that regular season finale tiebreaker would go on to the post season as division winners, the loser would go on to be the 8-8 Cowboys.
This epic week 14 comeback made that showdown possible.
A must watch for Giants fans looking to relive Eli's greatness.
I remember going into work the next day and getting teased my cowboy fans who went to bed didn’t watch until the end.