Cowboys Top Giants Behind Tony Romo's 3 TD Passes

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Cowboys Vs. Giants, Week 1: Dallas Fans React To N.Y. Victory

The Dallas Cowboys have to feel pretty thrilled about going into the house of the Super Bowl champions to beat their division rivals the New York Giants. It was a victory that wasn't exactly the cleanest show, but Dallas showed a remarkable ability to overcome adversity and control the flow of the game regardless.

KD Drummond of Blogging the Boys remarked on how strong the Cowboys defense looked in victory, as they were able to harrass Eli Manning constantly while also playing fairly tight coverage and also keeping the run for the most part in check.

In general, the Cowboys capitalized on the keys of the game that only a few were talking about. The Giants defense line, harassing Romo throughout the first half of the game; gave way in the second half. While every show was focusing on the Cowboys injuries, they barely mentioned how much the Giants prowess was dependent on shuffling players in and out of their defensive line. Sidelined for the game were Chris Canty, Marvin Austin and Shaun Rogers, leaving the Giants extremely limited in moving guys around. Nascar lost a couple wheels.

Drummond talked about how well DeMarco Murray, including highlighting what could've been the best football play of the night.

Under the five minute remaining mark in the third quarter and leading 14-10, Murray broke off a run that will probably end up on his season highlight reel. Caught behind the line of scrimmage, Murray went head-on into the chest of Mathias Kiwanuka who outweighed him by 50 pounds. Murray won, sending Kiwi backwards and to the ground. He then spun away from Justin Tuck, sending him to the ground before getting to the right sideline and racing past chasing Giants linebackers. The run went for 48 yards before they would bring him down. The Cowboys would only score a field goal, but it stretched their lead back to a comfortable seven points.

Drummond also pointed out how the usually powerful Giants defensive front began to fall apart in the second half after the Cowboys offense took control on the ground.

In general, the Cowboys capitalized on the keys of the game that only a few were talking about. The Giants defense line, harassing Romo throughout the first half of the game; gave way in the second half. While every show was focusing on the Cowboys injuries, they barely mentioned how much the Giants prowess was dependent on shuffling players in and out of their defensive line. Sidelined for the game were Chris Canty, Marvin Austin and Shaun Rogers, leaving the Giants extremely limited in moving guys around. Nascar lost a couple wheels.

It appeared to be a very encouraging night for Dallas, as they proved they could hang with one of the best teams in the NFC. They're far from perfect, but they seem to be progressing to a place they want to be as a football squad.

Talk about the result with Cowboys fans at Blogging the Boys, and with Giants fans at Big Blue View.

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Cowboys Vs. Giants, Week 1: New York Fans React To Season Opening Loss

The New York Giants opened the 2012 season with a 24-17 home loss to the Dallas Cowboys. Not exactly the start the defending Super Bowl champions were looking for.

As Ed Valentine of Big Blue View put it, the Giants received a "reminder that their run to Super Bowl glory is over and a new season has begun."

New York had issues on both sides of the ball, which resulted in some harsh reviews from Giants fans on Big Blue View.

Amongst a million other things
Webster played like crap. Their CB were all over our WR both illegal and not. Seems like we didn't lay a finger on theirs at all. Nicks has no explosion and freaking Cruz needs to catch the ball. Anybody hiding some healthy CB's in their sock drawer? -- CasanovaWong

That was really bad

Embarassing too to be the first SB champion to lose on opening day.

OL and pass defense were useless as always. -- mclaren_is_the_best

The Giants' offensive line seemed to catch a significant portion of the flack following New York's loss.

Special Bulletin!!

Attention, calling all well built large males, between the age of 20 and 35. There will be open tryouts, Friday at 8AM at Metlife Stadium, for the position of offensive line, all positions. All that is needed is to simply block and shove the opposing team's DLine. Thats all. All shapes and sizes encouraged to come out. Thank You. -- Nickel06

Our O-line needs work They can pass block but the run blocking is the same as it’s been for 3 years now -- Late for Dinner

Bench Diehl, Bench Diehl and for good measure bench Diehl. -- Drizzy

Losing to your rival in primetime is never fun, but hey, look at the bright side:

this loss just guarantees a superbowl win got the opening loss mojo working for us -- B-rod24

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Hakeem Nicks Didn't Use His Mirrors While Backing Up

They really should start outfitting NFL wide receivers with those things that beep when you backup. Would've been useful here.

Now let's all blame this on the replacement refs!

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Martellus Bennett Touchdown Puts The Giants A Little Closer

Martellus Bennett said he was going to have a better go at it in New York, a fresh start. He even seeking a tighter bond with quarterback Eli Manning.

Bennett got off to a good start with a fourth quarter touchdown catch against his old team in the season opener on Wednesday night.

He goes up and beats the Cowboys safeties with ease. Yeah, that looks like the makings of a fresh start to us.

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Tony Romo's Perfect TD Pass To Miles Austin

Tony Romo's touchdown pass to Miles Austin is a thing of beauty.

Watch how Romo throws it in the perfect place for Austin to stop and snag the ball.

And it's not all Romo. That's an extremely difficult play for Austin to make.

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Michael Coe Injury: Giants Cornerback Leaves Game After Tweaking Hamstring

New York Giants cornerback Michael Coe left Wednesday night's season-opening game against the Dallas Cowboys early in the fourth quarter with a hamstring injury. He will reportedly not return.

Michael Coe out for the game with a hamstring injury. Hope he didn’t do it celebrating that broken-up pass …

— Bart Hubbuch (@HubbuchNYP) September 6, 2012

If the first three quarters of the game are any indication, the last thing the Giants need is a hit to their secondary depth. Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo has thrown for 230 yards and two touchdowns, both of which have gone to Kevin Ogletree, Dallas' nominal No. 3 wide receiver.

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DeMarco Murray Runs Wild

DeMarco Murray developed quite a reputation for big plays last season. You don't break Emmitt Smith's single-game rushing record without some wheels. Murray picked up where he left off, getting a big play against the Giants on Wednesday night.

The run itself is impressive, but what makes it so darn special are those broken tackles. Cowboys fans are going nuts. Fantasy people are going nuts. People that like football are going nuts, it's a nice play.

Let's take a look at it in GIF form.

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Domenik Hixon Takes Early Lead In Best Catch Of The Year

Domenik Hixon provided this year's first best catch of the year.

So a Giants player makes an improbable catch in a big game, huh? Sounds familiar...

Ohhh shittt i saw some David tyree right there!! Nice grab

— Chris Kwiecinski (@OchoK41) September 6, 2012

Hixon doing his best David Tyree impression

— Frankie Drakely (@FrankieDrakes) September 6, 2012

David Tyree catch 2.0 holy shit!

— Matt Wyles (@WildWyles) September 6, 2012

Holy Crap was that David Tyree!?

— Brian Naidus (@BSerious72) September 6, 2012

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Kevin Ogletree Is The Early Star In Cowboys Vs. Giants

We've mentioned the good and bad of Tony Romo through one half but what about all the good from Kevin Ogletree? On a team with Dez Bryant, Miles Austin and Jason Witten, it's Ogletree who has hauled in two touchdown passes against the Giants.

Here's the first touchdown. The second one was this 40-yarder:

That's against that "suspect" Giants secondary. You may want to talk to SB Nation Fantasy about him.

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Good Romo, Bad Romo Highlights 1st Half

The Cowboys and Giants enter halftime with Dallas leading New York, 7-3, and few notable plays.

Exactly like everyone thought, right?

I'm like many others who figured this would be a much higher scoring game but it's not even close at this point. The two biggest plays in the first half came via Tony Romo.

1. Michael Boley picks off Tony Romo and returns it 50 yards to the 2-yard line. Just a bad throw by Romo and the perfect setup for a return from Boley and the Giants defense.

2. Romo hits Dez Bryant for 38 yards. This came on a 3rd-and-1 with two minutes remaining and it drove the Cowboys into field goal range. Eventually, Dallas would get six but this is the play that pushed them into the red zone, on third down no less.

Bonus good play from Romo: sniffing out the pressure and hitting Kevin Ogletree for the touchdown.

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Tony Romo Throws A Pick, And Football Is Back

Football is officially back if Tony Romo is throwing heartbreaking interceptions.

I kid, I kid, Cowboys fans.

He didn't see the Giants defender at all. Watch Michael Boley just camp in the middle of the field.

Romo had Justin Tuck and Jason Pierre-Paul in his face -- watch JPP have his way with the Cowboys offensive line -- and he was moving to the left as his receiver was throwing to his right. It was just a bad throw that resulted in an easy interception. Michael Boley was in perfect position for a big return with the receiver's route headed the opposite way.

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Rob Ryan Is Really Pleased With His Defense

Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Rob Ryan is pleased with his defense. Very, very pleased.

Ryan was so elated at Orlando Scandrick's breakup of a touchdown pass on third down that he gave the multi-pump, turning his fist into a piston to power gyrations through his golden (OK, fine, grey) locks.

You can almost hear his foul language!

If a pass breakup elicits that response, what would a Super Bowl trip do? If only the Cowboys could find out.

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Phil Costa Injury: Cowboys Center Exits Game Early

Dallas Cowboys starting center Phil Costa left the team's season opener against the New York Giants on Wednesday night with an injury before completing even a quarter of action. Costa departed with a back injury midway through the first quarter, giving way to Ryan Cook.

Costa, the third-year pro out of the University of Maryland, has re-aggravated a prior back injury, according to Nick Eatman of True Blue Fan Club. Costa played in just four games as a rookie in 2010, but in 2011 he started in all 16 Cowboys contests. There has been no further word yet on if the 6-foot-3, 313-pound center is expected to return.

Cook, his replacement, is a seventh-year lineman from the University of New Mexico. After being a full-time starter for the Minnesota Vikings in his second and third seasons, the 6-foot-6, 325-pound Cook has since been a backup in Minnesota and last year with the Miami Dolphins.

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Cowboys And Giants 1st Round Picks Having A Rough Start

The Dallas Cowboys used the 6th overall pick on Morris Claiborne. The New York Giants used the 32nd overall pick on David Wilson.

Neither player is having a great start to his NFL career.

Facing a 2nd-and-7, the Giants went at Claiborne and completed an 8-yard pass to Hakeem Nicks, enough for the first down and enough to put New York into field goal range.

That's a minor mistake compared to what fellow rookie David Wilson did on the following play:

Tiki Barber used to have a big fumbling problem as well but the Giants were able to turn that around to the point where he became one of the more sure-handed players in the league. Wilson's got plenty of time to get it right.

He's also got plenty of time to be upset, like he appears to be in this screen grab.

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This Could Be A Problem For The Cowboys

Prior to the Cowboys-Giants Wednesday night season opener, we asked SB Nation's Cowboys blog, Blogging The Boys, what to watch for in the game.

Among the items was the interior offensive line: "Dallas still has issues along the line, especially in the interior, and the Giants have quality along their defensive line, so this could be an problem for the Cowboys."

It didn't take long before it was a problem. Tony Romo's second snap:

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Is Jason Witten Tough Or Stupid?

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Jason Witten Active For Cowboys Vs. Giants

Jason Witten is active for Wednesday night's season-opener between the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants.

The status of the Cowboys' tight end has been in question, as he continues to recover from a lacerated spleen he sustained in Dallas' preseason opener against the Oakland Raiders. However, he has been practicing with the team since Saturday, and looked ready to go in pregame warmups, according to multiple reports.

While Witten will be on the field, several Cowboys have been officially listed as inactive. The list includes CB Mike Jenkins, S Matt Johnson, S Danny McCray, LB Kyle Wilber, G David Arkin, TE Colin Cochart and DT Jay Ratliff.

Kickoff is scheduled from Metlife Stadium at 7:30 p.m. CT.

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Jason Witten Wants To Sign Medical Waiver To Play

Jason Witten's status for Wednesday night's game against the New York Giants has been stuck at "doubtful" since he returned to practice for the Cowboys following a lacerated spleen injury. He did travel with the team and as tweeted by ESPN's Chris Mortensen, has been asking the Cowboys to let him sign a medical waiver to play against the Giants. The Cowboys have been refusing him, according to Mortensen's tweet.

Jason Witten has persistently offered to sign medical waiver. #Cowboys won't accept it. Made trip, doubtful, "game-time decision." #NFL32

— Chris Mortensen (@mortreport) September 5, 2012

[Update: Witten has denied to NBC the waiver story.]

Though he has been cleared to play in Week 2 against the Seattle Seahawks, it looks like we won't know whether or not the seven-time pro bowler will take the field for the Cowboys until kickoff on Wednesday night.

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Hakeem Nicks Listed Questionable For Week 1

New York Giants wide receiver Hakeem Nicks has been listed as questionable for the season opener against the Dallas Cowboys on Wednesday night.

Nicks missed the majority of the preseason due to a broken bone in his foot, which was sustained over the offseason.

Head coach Tom Coughlin stated that the team was going to have to work around the injury and manage it the best they could. Nicks has consistently stated that he intends to play against the Cowboys in Week 1, however, he understands that he needs to listen to the team's training staff.

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"I know it's for the better. I know they just want to take care of my foot. We don't want any setbacks," Nicks said.

The 24-year-old receiver managed to play in the team's final preseason game against the New England Patriots, where he recorded one catch for six yards.

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Jason Witten Doubtful For Cowboys-Giants; Jay Ratliff Out

When the Dallas Cowboys kick off their 2012 season against the defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants on Wednesday night, they will do so without defensive tackle Jay Ratliff.

The four-time Pro Bowler has been ruled out for Wednesday's game and is still recovering from a high ankle sprain suffered during the third preseason game. Against the St. Louis Rams Ratliff hurt the ankle and the injury may sideline him for next week's game as well.

Joining Ratliff on the injury report is tight end Jason Witten, who is doubtful to play with a lacerated spleen. Witten, a seven-time Pro Bowler and five-time All-Pro, returned to practice on Sunday for the first time since the injury suffered in the team's first preseason game against the Oakland Raiders.

Rounding out the injury report for the Cowboys are cornerback Michael Jenkins and special teamer Danny McCray, listed as questionable and doubtful, respectively.

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Jason Witten Not Yet Cleared For Cowboys-Giants Game

Dallas Cowboys tight end Jason Witten has not yet been cleared for contact by team doctors and his status for the season opener against the Giants is doubtful, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.

After meeting with several medical specialists this week, doctors still have not cleared Dallas TE Jason Witten to play in Wednesday's regular-season opener vs. Giants, according to league source.

Witten suffered a lacerated spleen in the Cowboys' first preseason game against Oakland and has just recently returned to physical rehab work on the field. Witten has been running, catching passes and working on resistance bands during practice this week.

The Cowboys face the New York Giants next Wednesday, Sept. 5, with the team then facing a 10-day break before their Week 2 matchup with the Seattle Seahawks. Witten has missed just two regular season games in his career, despite suffering a broken jaw and several cases of injured ribs in nine years with the Cowboys.

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