2009 · Week 2
New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys
Sep 20, 2009 · Cowboys Stadium · open · fieldturf
Recap
New York Giants escaped with a 33–31 win over Dallas Cowboys. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Giants only a 47% shot beforehand. Giants improve to 2-0; Cowboys fall to 1-1. Eli Manning was the story of the game with 330 passing yards and 2 TDs; 2 rushing yards. Cowboys turned it over 3 times to Giants's 0.
Team stats
| NYG | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | First downs | 22 |
| 427 | Total yards | 378 |
| 330 | Passing yards | 127 |
| 97 | Rushing yards | 251 |
| 25/38 | Comp / Att | 13/29 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 0 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
NYG
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Manning | 25/38 | 330 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Manning | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Brandon Jacobs | 16 | 58 | 0 |
| Ahmad Bradshaw | 9 | 37 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Manningham | 10 | 13 | 150 | 1 |
| Steve Smith | 10 | 13 | 134 | 1 |
| Brandon Jacobs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahmad Bradshaw | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Kevin Boss | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Domenik Hixon | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| Derek Hagan | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Madison Hedgecock | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
DAL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Romo | 13/29 | 127 | 1 | 3 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Romo | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Marion Barber | 18 | 124 | 1 |
| Felix Jones | 7 | 96 | 1 |
| Patrick Crayton | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| Tashard Choice | 2 | 8 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Barber | 2 | 2 | 31 | 0 |
| Felix Jones | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Witten | 5 | 7 | 33 | 1 |
| Patrick Crayton | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| Miles Austin | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| Roy Williams | 1 | 4 | 18 | 0 |
| Martellus Bennett | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| Tashard Choice | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Sam Hurd | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 |