15:00 — Giants receive the ball to begin the second half.

14:06 — Victor Cruz converts a third-and-10 with a catch of 12 yards. Giants are 9 of 11 on third-down conversions.

7:43 — Robert Griffin III rushes for 46 yards down to the Giants 15.

6:56 — The Giants cause the first turnover of the night. Chase Blackburn strips Alfred Morris and Keith Rivers recovers at the their own 9.

6:04 — Eli Manning makes them pay and finds Cruz on the first play of the ensuing drive for a 49-yard gain.

3:14 — FIELD GOAL GIANTS. Lawrence Tynes makes a 35-yard attempt. NEW YORK 16, WASHINGTON 10 (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards in 3:36)

0:00 — GIANTS 16, REDSKINS 10

Kickoff: 8:30 PM ET

Location: FedEx Field, Landover, Md.

TV: ESPN

Radio: 660AM/101.9FM

Weather: Clear. 57°F. Winds light and variable.

New York Lineup Changes

» 72 Osi Umenyiora will start at RE

Washington Lineup Changes

» None

FIRST QUARTER

15:00 — Game Day Captains: Chris Snee and Chase Blackburn along with season captains Eli Manning, Justin Tuck and Zak DeOssie. Redskins win the toss and elect to receive.

*Keith Rivers gets the start at linebacker. That’s the fourth time of the season for Rivers in seven games played.

14:50 — An early challenge from Mike Shanahan gives the Redskins a first down. Washington challenged where Paulsen went out of bounds.

12:54 — After forcing Washington to punt on the opening drive, Eli Manning hooks up with Bear Pascoe for a first down on the first play. It was Pascoe’s first catch since Week 5 against Cleveland.

10:54 — Coincidentally, Jerrel Jernigan also gets his first catch since that same Browns game, good for nine yards and another first down.

9:40 — Expected to see a larger role, David Wilson gets his first touch — a toss which he turns into a five-yard gain.

6:27 — FIELD GOAL GIANTS. Lawrence Tynes makes a 39-yard attempt. NEW YORK 3, WASHINGTON 0 (Drive: 11 plays, 69 yards in 6:32)

4:27 — TOUCHDOWN REDSKINS. Robert Griffin III rushed for 12 yards, fumbles, but is recovered by Josh Morgan, who takes it in for the score. XP is GOOD. WASHINGTON 7, NEW YORK 3

3:14 — Manning unable to hook up with Victor Cruz streaking downfield.

2:28 — Ahmad Bradshaw takes a direct snap for 14 yards. He has 40 yards on 7 carries so far.

LB Keith Rivers
DJ Drama (feat. 2 Chainz, Meek Mill & Jeremih) – ‘My Moment’

CB Prince Amukamara
Hillsong United – ‘Aftermath’ 

RB Andre Brown 
Drake – ‘Forever’

DE Adrian Tracy
KB – ‘Zone Out’

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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.

0:00 — GIANTS 0, COWBOYS 0 (key stat: Manning begins the season 7/9 for 72 yards)

2:53 — With the ball on the Giants’ 37, Cowboys go for it on 4th-and-1. Giants stuff RB Lawrence Vickers for no gain and take over on downs. Giants are building the bridge when it comes to fourth down defense after the Falcons failed on three attempts in their playoff game nearly eight months ago to the day.

3:22 — Keith Rivers flushes Romo out of the pocket, rushing the pass. Corey Webster almost grabs an interception, but pass falls incomplete, setting up third down.

10:20 — TE Martellus Bennett gets his first catch against his former team — a 9-yard gain after Victor Cruz’s 26-yard reception from Eli Manning.

11:31 — The first carry of Wilson’s career is a 3-yard gain to the right side.

12:21 — And there you have it: the return game is revealed for the time being. Domenik Hixon back to return first punt.

13:07 — At the depleted position of defensive tackle, Rocky Bernard sacks Tony Romo for a loss of 8 yards. Bernard’s only sack last season came in the Wild Card Weekend against the Falcons.

13:58 — Giants go three-and-out on first offensive series of 2012.

15:00 – GAME DAY CAPTAINS: Chris Snee and Osi Umenyiora along with team captains Eli Manning, Justin Tuck, and Zak DeOssie. Giants win toss, elect to receive. Cowboys will defend west goal. *David Wilson back to return for first kickoff.

This week’s game will be the 100th regular season meeting between the two teams, with the Cowboys leading the series, 56-41-2. In the last meeting, the Giants defeated the Cowboys, 31-14, on Jan. 1 in Week 17 of the 2011 regular season to win the NFC East title and return to the postseason for the first time since 2008.

Kickoff: 8:30 p.m. ET

Location: MetLife Stadium, E. Rutherford, NJ

TV: NBC

Weather: Scattered clouds. Warm. 80 °F, Wind: WNW 9mph

FLIP CARD CHANGES:

NEW YORK

» 75 Sean Locklear will start at LT in place of 65 Will Beatty

» 55 Keith Rivers will start at LB in place of 59 Michael Boley

» 37 Michael Coe will start at CB in place of 20 Prince Amukamara

DALLAS

» 92 Josh Brent will start at NT in place of 90 Jay Ratliff

0:00 — GIANTS 0, PATRIOTS 0 (key stat: Eli Manning has played three series so far)

6:13 — Steve Weatherford boots a 59-year punt that rolls out of bounds, pinning the Patriots back at their own 10. It was his longest of the preseason. Good play especially on a #WeatherfordWednesday.

9:30 — Returning from a foot injury, Hakeem Nicks grabs his first reception of the preseason on the first ball thrown to him, a six-yard pickup over the middle.

10:53 — Antrel Rolle makes a nice open field tackle, wrapping up FB Eric Kattani until reinforcements arrived.

13:48 — Jacquian Williams, making his first appearance of the preseason, nearly intercepts a pass on the left sideline, which would have been a sure pick-six. Nonetheless, the ball falls incomplete, and the Giants force Patriots to punt. *Jerrel Jernigan getting his turn tonight fielding punts.

15:00 — Game Day Captains: WR Domenik Hixon, TE Bear Pascoe, LB Keith Rivers. Patriots win the toss and elect to receive. Giants will defend the west goal.

Kickoff: 7:00 pm ET

Location: MetLife Stadium, E. Rutherford, NJ

TV: NFL Network

Weather: Partly Cloudy. 79 °F, Wind: WNW 8 mph

FLIP CARD CHANGES:

» Sean Locklear will start at LT in place of Will Beatty

» Mitch Petrus will start at RG in place of Chris Snee

» David Wilson will start at RB in place of Ahmad Bradshaw

» Craig Marshall will start at LDE in place of Justin Tuck

» Matt Broha will start at RDE in place of Jason Pierre-Paul

» Jacquian Williams will start at LB in place of Mathias Kiwanuka

» Keith Rivers will start at LB in place of Michael Boley

» Michael Coe will start at CB in place of Prince Amukamara

LB Mathias Kiwanuka spoke about Keith Rivers’ ability to step into a new defense this year:

“This is not an easy system to pick up but he came in… He dedicated himself. Now what we do out there in preseason, it’s usually very vanilla. Him going through practices and picking up stuff and being moved from one side to the other and being able to just go out there and just his general attitude… add that to his athletic ability; he’s a pretty good linebacker.”

Coming off a victory over the Jets, CB Prince Amukamara preps for his next game:

“I thought my physical play was great. I thought it was pretty aggressive. I didn’t see a lot of action, but I’ll probably see a lot of action this week. There are a couple of things that I can improve on that my coach pointed out to me. I’ve been focusing on that at practice.”

In two weeks, CB Corey Webster will begin his eighth season in the NFL. And who better to kick it off against than the Cowboys?

“It’s nothing you have to get up for. It’s a big rivalry game, Dallas against the Giants. We want to kick the season off the right way, so I think everyone will be up for that challenge. I think the New York Giants will be up for it, I know the Dallas Cowboys will be up for it, and I think it’ll be a good game.”

As he battles a toe injury, CB Jayron Hosley, who had a 77-yard interception return for a touchdown last week, assessed where he is within the system:

“Definitely some improvement from last week to the Jets game. Just knowing where I’m supposed to be. I’m lining up my assignments and techniques got better overall. With making that kind of play, I think that kind of made things a little better. I think it was a pretty good… Not too many plays but I made it count when I got the chance.”

OK, so maybe Domenik Hixon’s 4-yard catch on Saturday night wasn’t as spectacular as his acrobatic touchdown almost a year ago. But for it being the first one since tearing his ACL, it’s just as sweet to him.

“It felt great,” said Hixon, who caught his only pass early in the second quarter. “I just feel blessed and I’m having a lot of fun. You’re also playing against a team that you see in your area, a quality team. The energy was up tonight.”

Hixon suffered his second consecutive season-ending knee injury last September on a 22-yard touchdown reception for the highlight reels against the Rams. He missed the preseason opener last week with a tight hamstring, making the Jets game his first one back.

Also encouraged by his continued fresh start was linebacker Keith Rivers, who has started both preseason games in place of injured Michael Boley. Rivers, who missed all of 2011 due to injury, brought it against the Jets, tying Mathias Kiwanuka with a game-high five total tackles.

He was especially impressive against the run, once chasing down Jets running back Shonn Greene behind the line of scrimmage for a loss in the second quarter. He was also part of the Jets’ failed fourth down conversion when he and defensive tackle Rocky Bernard stonewalled running back John Conner for no gain.

“We just went back to the drawing board after week one and just executed the plays the way we know how to play them,” Rivers said. “The second game, guys got a better feel for the game and guys were just working hard. Guys on the back end held the coverage and guys up front, we gave them enough to get to them.”

Thank God and S/O to all the the giant fans! Thanks for your support… Had a blast tonight! #Blessed—
Domenik Hixon (@domenik_hixon) August 19, 2012

Good day at the office http://t.co/jlOma9AS—
Keith Rivers (@rivers55) August 19, 2012

0:00 — Giants 13, Jets 0 (key stat: Giants recorded 3.0 sacks in the first half)

1:55 – JPP notches his second sack of the night on Sanchez.

2:16 — TOUCHDOWN. Rookie CB Jayron Hosley intercepts Sanchez and takes it back 77 yards for a touchdown. XP is good. Giants 13, Jets 0.

6:11 – Steve Weatherford’s punt is partially blocked.

7:46 – The Jets go for it on fourth down from the Giants 36. DT Rocky Bernard and the Giants stuff RB John Conner for no gain, turning ball over on downs.

9:53 – Eli Manning throws his first interception of the preseason. He’s currently 7/13 for 62 yards.

11:30 – LB Keith Rivers snags Rb Shonn Greene coming around the left end, tackling him for a loss of 4 yards. The next play, Osi Umenyiora and Justin Tuck team up for a sack of Sanchez.

12:14 — FIELD GOAL. Tynes hits 30-yarder, his second of the night, to give the Giants a 6-0 lead (drive: 13 plays, 39 yards 4:33)