Giants lose to the Cowboys 27-20

"I was hoping the Giants would serve us up a win on Thanksgiving Day. The appetizer they served was a quick come back after the Cowboys kicked a field goal to start the game. They scored a touchdown on their own first drive to put them up 7-3. I can't remember when the Giants held an early lead in the first quarter this season. Of course it didn't last long, as the Cowboys added another field goal, followed by a touchdown when Drew Lock threw a pick six in the second quarter. That gave the Cowboys a 13-7 lead.
The Giants then fed me another appetizer bit when they added a field goal, and went on to hold the Cowboys scoreless to the end of the half. I was hungrier now, wanting more. I was anxious to get to the main course of the day when the Giants next took the field. They started off the second half, and Tyrone Tracy had two nice runs. Then when they were passing the plate around at home, I turned to see Drew Lock take a sack at the Giants 36-yard line. To make things worse, Lock fumbled the ball over, and two minutes later the Cowboys scored a touchdown.
Next time out the Giants lost yards on the three plays they had, including Lock taking another sack. That was followed by the Cowboys scoring another touchdown to give them a 27-10 lead. It was close to the fourth quarter, and some suggested we turn the TV off, but I couldn't have it. The Giants did show some life after that, getting down to the Cowboys 25-yard line. Then another sack on Lock, and a delay of game penalty led to a 3rd-and-17. A pass to Wan'Dale Robinson got the Giants eight yards closer, and Graham Gano kicked a field goal.
That was meager compared to what the Giants needed at this point in the game in the fourth quarter, trailing 27-13. The defense was holding up, and the Giants started off their next drive with Lock throwing a nice pass to Malik Nabers for 29 yards. Of course a flag was thrown, and the play was called back because of offensive holding. That was like reaching to pick up one of your your favorite wine bottles at the table only to find it empty. The Giants ended up going three-and-out with Lock taking another sack.
I wasn't expecting to see much on their next turn, but Lock made a few good connections with Theo Johnson and Nabers. Lock kept it going, and finished off his hurried drive by scrambling with the ball to the endzone for a touchdown. The score was 27-20, and like many on Thanksgiving Day watching the game or not, I was looking for more. It turned out there was no more to be had. Lock and his suddenly efficient group, never got back on the field before the game ended. At the home gathering things ended up well, as everyone agreed not to talk politics, about this Giants game, or the next to follow."

"The Giants were behind from the start, as the Cowboys scored a field goal on the first drive of the game. Surprisingly, the Giants scored a touchdown right after that to take a 7-3 lead. Not surprisingly after that, the offense couldn't keep it going. The Giants defense held the Cowboys to just one more field goal in the first half. It's not their fault that the Cowboys took the lead, scoring seven more points when Drew Lock threw an interception returned for a touchdown. The Giants offense closed the gap when they came up with a field goal to make it a 13-10 game near the end of the half.
The 14 points the Cowboys scored in the third quarter went unanswered, putting the game almost out of reach at 27-10. To their credit, the Giants held the Cowboys scoreless in the fourth quarter, and came up with 10 points, with a chance to add more. They never got that chance, as they couldn't get the Cowboys off the field after the two minute warning.
Moving on, Brian Daboll will have to figure if Lock or Tommy DeVito will be the starting quarterback working behind an offensive line that continues to be a problem. Lock took six sacks in the game, and there were no touchdowns thrown. Lock completed 21 of his 32 passes for 178 yards, had a fumble turnover, and one costly interception. Lock ended up being the leading rusher with his four carries for 57 yards, and he had one rushing touchdown. Tyrone Tracy was second with 32 yards on 9 carries, and he ran for the Giants other touchdown. The Giants were just 3 of 12 on third down conversion attempts.
The defense came up with no sacks, and no turnovers against Cowboys backup quarterback Cooper Rush. The Giants have gone 11 straight games now without an interception, an NFL record. One of the Cowboys weaknesses was with their rushing attack, and the Giants didn't capitalize on that. The Giants gave up 122 total rushing yards, and running back Rico Dowdle had a career high 112 yards. Dowdle had never gotten past 87 yards in a single game. In a season the Giants are celebrating, they have won only two games, both on the road. There are only three home games left. The season is all but done, and the Giants next game is at home against the New Orleans Saints. One win won't change very much, but let's see if the Giants can give the fans that show up at MetLife stadium at least a little something to celebrate this year."

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