The Dallas Cowboys whipped the New York Giants twice last season, including a 40-0 demolition in a primetime affair at the Meadowlands. Dallas returns to the scene for another primetime contest against the Giants on Thursday night when the two NFC East teams meet at East Rutherford, N.J.
Dallas has won the past six meetings and 13 of the past 14 with New York, with last season's trouncing of the Giants in the season opener the most one-sided of those contests. The Cowboys led 26-0 before the middle of the second quarter as Giants fans booed their team all night long. "I'm a person, every game I act like it's the Super Bowl for me, for myself," New York safety Jason Pinnock said Tuesday.
"But, of course, you do remember. I think everybody will remember home opener being beat like that on primetime TV." Dallas (1-2) hasn't been so fearsome to start this season.
After defeating the Cleveland Browns in the opener, the Cowboys have been routed by the New Orleans Saints and then lost 28-25 in a misleading final score to the visiting Baltimore Ravens last weekend. The Cowboys scored 19 unanswered fourth-quarter points to make it close, but the comeback didn't mask the issues. "We've got to get it right," Dallas star linebacker Micah Parsons said.
"You know what I'm saying? This is a winning organization. I'll uphold that standard, but at the same time, everyone has to uphold the standard. And I think I'm confident in my faith, and I just think we're being tested right now.
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