Giants vs. Cowboys Live Blog: 2nd QTR
Posted by on September 5, 2012 – 9:13 pm
0:00 — COWBOYS 7, GIANTS 3 (key stat: both teams have a combined 53 yards rushing)
1:01 — Wilson returns his second kickoff for 32 yards.
1:07 — TOUCHDOWN COWBOYS. Romo to Ogletree for a 10-yard score. XP is good. COWBOYS 7, GIANTS 3 (drive: 7 plays, 73 yards in 2:33)
3:42 — P Steve Weatherford helping the battle of field position with a 54-yard punt down the sideline with no return.
6:06 — CB Michael Coe, playing in place of Prince Amukamara, makes a nice ankle tackle of WR Kevin Ogletree, forcing a Cowboys punt. Giants so far holding Dallas to 1-5 on third- down conversions.
8:33 — Rivers all over the place, racks up his sixth tackle.
9:14 — FIELD GOAL GIANTS. If you bet Lawrence Tynes would score the first points of the 2012 NFL season, you would be a winner. Tynes makes 22-yard FG. GIANTS 3, COWBOYS 0 (drive: 4 plays, -3 yards in 1:21).
10:46 — Michael Boley intercepts Romo, returning it 51 yards.
12:41 — LB Keith Rivers making the most out of his starting role, dragging DeMarco Murray down for a loss of 1 yard.
14:30 — Cruz gains back 11 yards after Manning was sacked for a loss of 15. Cruz has four catches for 46 yards in the early going.
15:00 — Giants will begin the second quarter with the ball on the Dallas 41.
Tags: Eli Manning, Keith Rivers, Lawrence Tynes, Michael Coe, Victor Cruz
Posted in Game Day | 2 Comments »
By Darrell on Sep 5, 2012 | Reply
I THINK WE GOT THE SAME OLD ROMO
By SKUTER on Sep 5, 2012 | Reply
the last 2 giant superbowls were won by LUCK and theres no getting around it. the first time they beat the pat was on a very lucky catch and the second was won by the pats ineptness to catch one pass on the final drive to kill the clock. the giants luck runs out this year.