Driving a dominant protection and particular groups, the Dallas Cowboys embarrassed the host New York Giants 40-0 in Sunday night time’s season opener in East Rutherford, N.J.
Below a driving rainfall, the Cowboys (1-0) returned a blocked subject purpose and an interception for touchdowns throughout the first quarter alone. Tony Pollard ran for 70 yards and two touchdowns as Dallas recorded the most important shutout win in franchise historical past and beat the Giants (0-1) for the twelfth time in 13 conferences.
The Cowboys held Giants quarterback Daniel Jones to 15-for-28 passing for 104 yards, sacking him seven occasions and intercepting him twice. It was Jones’ first sport since signing a four-year, $160 million contract this previous offseason.
Osa Odighizuwa and Dorance Armstrong every had two sacks and Trevon Diggs had a key go breakup and a compelled fumble. The swarming Dallas protection was so dominant that Dak Prescott solely had to offer 143 yards on 13-of-24 passing within the demolition.
Amid the moist circumstances, the Giants fumbled 5 occasions, dropping one. The Cowboys fumbled as soon as however recovered it.
The Cowboys‘ occasion began after the Giants superior to the Dallas 8-yard line on their opening drive.
After a false-start penalty and a low snap value the Giants 19 yards, Graham Gano’s subject purpose was blocked. Juanyeh Thomas bounded by way of untouched to make the block, and Noah Igbinoghene returned it 58 yards to pay grime. New Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey missed the additional level.
The Cowboys compelled a three-and-out and Aubrey made a 21-yard subject purpose on the finish of their first possession for a 9-0 lead. Three performs later, Jones discovered Saquon Barkley within the flat, however Diggs landed an enormous hit to jar the ball into the air and DaRon Bland snagged it for a 22-yard pick-6.
Aubrey made a 38-yard subject purpose with 10:55 left within the half, and on the very subsequent play from scrimmage, veteran nook Stephon Gilmore celebrated his Dallas debut by making a diving interception. That set the Cowboys up on the Giants‘ 38, and Pollard capitalized with a 2-yard landing run to make it 26-0.
Dallas carried that lead into halftime and opened the second half with a 10-play, 75-yard drive culminating in Pollard sweeping proper for a 1-yard rating.
Vast receiver KaVontae Turpin took a pitch left on third-and-goal from the 7 for his first profession landing to make it 40-0 with 11:31 remaining.
Jones accomplished a go to Isaiah Hodgins on the subsequent play; Hodgins gained 24 yards earlier than Diggs stripped him from behind and Dallas recovered.
—Discipline Degree Media