By SCHUYLER DIXON, AP Professional Soccer Author
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dak Prescott threw two landing passes to tight finish Dalton Schultz, Ezekiel Elliott ran for a rating and the Dallas Cowboys beat the New York Giants 28-20 on Thanksgiving Day.
Rookie Peyton Hendershot ran for a 2-yard TD earlier than directing all three of his fellow tight ends into an enormous Salvation Military purple kettle for a Whack-A-Mole celebration.
The victory ended a three-game shedding streak on the vacation for the Cowboys (8-3), who moved a recreation forward of the Giants within the NFC East whereas sweeping the season sequence.
Prescott’s TD tosses to Schultz took place 5 minutes aside within the third quarter, turning a 13-7 deficit right into a 21-13 lead. The primary was a 15-yarder on third-and-goal.
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The Dallas quarterback has 10 consecutive victories over the Giants since shedding to them twice when the Cowboys went 13-3 his rookie yr in 2016.
Saquon Barkley was held to 39 yards speeding with a 1-yard TD behind a makeshift offensive line lacking three starters due to damage within the third loss previously 4 video games for the Giants (7-4).
Dallas, the NFL chief in sacks coming in, dropped Daniel Jones 3 times whereas limiting him to 14 yards speeding after he ran for first downs seven instances within the first assembly, a 23-16 Dallas win.
Jones’ TD move to Richie James within the last seconds was too late for the Giants to make the most of a 2-0 takeaway edge within the second Thanksgiving assembly out of 122 general within the storied rivalry.
CeeDee Lamb had six catches for 106 yards and arrange three Dallas touchdowns, beginning with a 25-yard catch earlier than Elliott’s 6-yard run.
Lamb’s one-handed seize for 15 yards got here earlier than Schultz’s second TD. A 23-yarder put Dallas on the 2, and Lamb thought he made one other one-handed catch at the back of the tip zone.
Mike McCarthy challenged the ruling that the toe-tapping catch was out of bounds. It was upheld on overview, regardless of the Cowboys being so assured they despatched the PAT unit out after seeing the replay.
The Dallas offense got here again out with all 4 tight ends, and Hendershot took a handoff on a sweep left for the straightforward 2-yard rating.
The rookie waved Schultz, fellow rookie Jake Ferguson and Sean McKeon into the purple kettle, holding the ball with each fingers whereas they popped up. Ferguson obtained tapped on the helmet.
Elliott had a season-high 92 yards speeding, and the Cowboys overcame two interceptions from Prescott, who threw for 261 yards.
Graham Gano tied the New York report for longest subject aim with a 57-yarder within the first quarter. The kick got here on fourth-and-32 after the Giants had a landing worn out by a penalty for an ineligible receiver downfield and Jones was flagged for intentional grounding.
Sickness sidelined three Cowboys who would have been lively in DT Johnathan Hankins, DE Tarell Basham and CB Kelvin Joseph. … Giants CB Cor’Dale Flott left within the third quarter to be evaluated for a concussion.
Giants: Washington visits Dec. 4 within the first of three consecutive NFC East video games for the Giants. The third of these is one other assembly with the Commanders.
Cowboys: A 3-game homestand continues Dec. 4 towards Indianapolis. One other AFC South opponent (Houston) follows Dec. 11 to complete that dwelling stretch.
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