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Result Thursday night football: Cowboys hold on against Giants in game full of injuries

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Result Thursday night football: Cowboys hold on against Giants in game full of injuries

The Dallas Cowboys are back in the win column, courtesy of the New York Giants.

In an ugly, injury-filled “Thursday Night Football” game, the Cowboys held on for a 20-15 victory against their NFC East rivals. It is the start of quarterback Dak Prescott’s thirteenth consecutive victory over New York.

Dallas’ defense was the difference maker. After consecutive rough performances against the New Orleans Saints and Baltimore Ravens, the unit shut down the Giants run game, allowing 26 yards on the ground on 24 attempts, and forcing quarterback Daniel Jones to air it if he wanted to win. .

Giants rookie Malik Nabers was up to the task, with 12 receptions for 115 yards, but few others were. Prescott, meanwhile, went 22-for-27 for 221 yards and two touchdowns, while CeeDee Lamb had 98 receiving yards and a touchdown.

Unfortunately, both teams were bitten by the injury bug. Cowboys defensive standouts Micah Parsons, Trevon Diggs and DeMarcus Lawrence all left the game at various points with injuries, while Nabers was ruled out in the fourth quarter with a concussion.

Here’s how it all went down on Yahoo Sports:

Live47 updates

Fri Sep 27, 2024 05:18 GMT+2

END: Cowboys 20, Giants 15

It wasn’t pretty, but the Cowboys bounced back against a Giants team that could move the ball but couldn’t break through when it mattered. Now both teams are taking a deep breath and hoping their stars are in alignment.
Fri Sep 27, 2024 05:18 GMT+2

Daniel Jones intercepted just before the end zone
Fri Sep 27, 2024 05:17 GMT+2

Malik Nabers dropped out with a concussion

Malik Nabers has been ruled out due to a concussion

— Jori Epstein (@JoriEpstein) September 27, 2024
Fri Sep 27, 2024 05:16 GMT+2

Brandon Aubrey misses a kick!

The Cowboys kicker is the best in the NFL and he just missed the first field goal attempt of more than 50 yards of his career. The Giants get the ball back on their own with 28 seconds left.
Fri Sep 27, 2024 05:10 GMT+2

Things look bleak for the Giants

The Giants ran out of timeouts, the Cowboys got another set of downs with less than three minutes to play and Nabers simply went to the locker room.
Fri Sep 27, 2024 05:08 GMT+2

It was a match full of injuries

Micah Parsons, Malik Nabers, Trevon Diggs, DeMarcus Lawrence. Parsons is now taken to the locker room, while Nabers is in the blue tent.
Fri Sep 27, 2024 05:07 GMT+2

Giants retired on fourth down and Malik Nabers appears injured

After three straight conversions on fourth down, the Giants go for it again on 4th and 6th. Daniel Jones scrambles up and finds Malik Nabers on the sideline, but Nabers cannot hold the ball. And now Nabers looks hurt. Not the best few seconds for New York.
Fri Sep 27, 2024 05:03 GMT+2

Micah Parsons appears to be injured

Cowboys’ Micah Parsons hurt and it appears serious after Van Roten accidentally landed on the back of his left leg

Giants about to meet a 4th-and-6 from their own 45 after what looked like a Wan’Dale Robinson drop

— Pat Leonard (@PLeonardNYDN) September 27, 2024
Fri Sep 27, 2024 04:55 GMT+2

Cowboys 20, Giants 15

Kayvon Thibodeaux hits Dak Prescott on third down to help force an incompletion, then Brandon Aubrey makes a 40-yard field goal. The Giants need another field goal in a game where they only make field goals.
Fri Sep 27, 2024 04:50 GMT+2

Good company for Nabers

Malik Nabers is the third rookie since the 1970 merger with 10+ catches and 100+ receiving yards in a primetime game

He joined Odell Beckham Jr. against the Cowboys in 2014 and Jerry Rice against the Rams in 1985@NFLPlus

— Dante Koplowitz-Fleming (@DanteKopFlem) September 27, 2024
Fri Sep 27, 2024 04:47 GMT+2

Looks like Trevon Diggs had cramps

Trevon Diggs is dehydrated and his return is in doubt, according to PA announcer

— Jori Epstein (@JoriEpstein) September 27, 2024
Fri Sep 27, 2024 04:46 GMT+2

Malik Nabers: 11 receptions on 13 targets for 113 yards

The rookie is once again the clear top option of the Giants offense. But that lack of a touchdown threatens to become serious
Fri Sep 27, 2024 04:45 GMT+2

Cowboys 17, Giants 15

The Giants make another field goal, this time a 42-yarder by Greg Joseph, who went 5-for-5 in the game. New York is doing well on offense, but they just can’t break through for a TD. Anyway, another stop and a field goal gives them the lead.
Fri Sep 27, 2024 04:43 GMT+2

Trevon Diggs is out with an injury

It’s unclear what happened during a tackle, but Cowboys CB Trevon Diggs leaves the field with trainers after attending to his ankle. It looks like he’s going to the locker room immediately. That could be big with the way the Giants are looking for Nabers, who primarily covered Diggs.
Fri Sep 27, 2024 04:40 GMT+2

Giants convert a 4th and 3

Giants go for it on 4th and 3 and Jones hits Nabers on a short route for Trevon Diggs. He has kept his passing conservative most of the time, but this was Jones’ best game of the season.
Fri Sep 27, 2024 04:34 GMT+2

DeMarcus Lawrence is still on the sidelines

According to Kaylee Hartung, DeMarcus Lawrence had his right foot re-taped for more arch support. He is still on the sideline with his helmet in hand and has not returned to the game.
Fri Sep 27, 2024 04:23 GMT+2

3-and-out for the Giants

On their next possession, Daniel Jones is tackled for a loss of five yards on a 2nd and 5 zone read. He hits Wan’Dale Robinson for a six-yard pass on the next play, but before the first down.
Fri Sep 27, 2024 04:18 GMT+2

Brandon Aubrey hits a 60-yard field goal

Cowboys’ first drive of the second half sputters after a holding penalty on Tyler Guyton, pushing them back to the Giants’ 42.

But Brandon Aubrey’s boomstick leg still gets them points. He easily hits a 60-yard field goal for a 17–12 Dallas lead.

Probably would have been fine from 65 onwards.
Fri Sep 27, 2024 04:11 GMT+2

Cowboys 14, Giants 12

Greg Joseph makes his fourth field goal of the game for the Giants.

New York’s drive stalls at the Dallas 3-yard line, when Daniel Jones’ five-yard pass falls short of a first down.

Giants got a little conservative when they reached 10. Jones moved the ball through the air and completed five passes for 70 yards before completing the final five yards.
Fri Sep 27, 2024 04:08 GMT+2

DeMarcus Lawrence injured

DeMarcus Lawrence has apparently suffered an ankle injury. After being checked on the sideline, he goes to the locker room.