{"id":1751831,"date":"2022-11-26T06:30:13","date_gmt":"2022-11-26T11:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1751831"},"modified":"2022-11-26T08:04:22","modified_gmt":"2022-11-26T13:04:22","slug":"giants-blitzed-by-cowboys-in-thanksgiving-day-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/giants-blitzed-by-cowboys-in-thanksgiving-day-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Giants Blitzed by Cowboys in Thanksgiving Day Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgiants-blitzed-by-cowboys-in-thanksgiving-day-loss%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1751831&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>ARLINGTON, Texas \u2014 Undermanned? Definitely.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Undeterred? Definitely.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately successful? Definitely not.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The depleted Giants gave it a shot Thursday but there would be no happy Thanksgiving for them. They battled as hard as they could and took a 13-7 lead into halftime but did not have enough on either side of the ball to hold off the mistake-prone Cowboys. The second half could be entitled Domination Dallas as the Giants wilted and left AT&#038;T Stadium on the wrong end of a 28-20 loss.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Giants were outscored 21-0 in the second half until Daniel Jones tossed 1 yard to Richie James for a touchdown with eight seconds remaining, making the final score look a whole lot closer than the game actually was.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This one seemed to especially annoy coach Brian Daboll, as his team lost back-to-back games for the first time this season. \u201cTough game\u2019\u2019 Daboll said before answering a series of questions with clipped, few-word retorts. He later apologized for his terse demeanor.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Daniel-Jones-8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Daniel-Jones-8.jpg\" alt=\"Daniel Jones is tackled by Micah Parsons (No. 11) and Damone Clark during the second half of the Giants&#039; 28-13 loss to the Cowboys.\" class=\"wp-image-24780659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Daniel-Jones-8.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Daniel-Jones-8.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Daniel-Jones-8.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Daniel-Jones-8.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Daniel Jones is tackled by Micah Parsons (No. 11) and Damone Clark during the second half of the Giants\u2019 28-20 loss to the Cowboys.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI think we missed some opportunities,\u2019\u2019 Daboll said. \u201cWe\u2019ve got to do a better job. It starts with me.\u2019\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The loss hurt because the Giants, injury-depleted and forced to use backups all over the field, believed they had the Cowboys where they wanted them. And then they didn\u2019t.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n\t<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWe had the right intentions, we just didn\u2019t get the job done in the second half,\u2019\u2019 linebacker Jaylon Smith said. \u201cAny time you don\u2019t take advantage of opportunities you suffer. That\u2019s something us, as a group, have got to learn and grow from.\u2019\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It all unraveled after halftime. The Cowboys (8-3) got the ball and held it for more than half of the third quarter on a 14-play drive. Still, the Giants were in good shape to limit the damage to a field goal but on third-and-goal from the 15-yard line, tight end Dalton Schultz beat fill-in cornerback Nick McCloud for a touchdown. Just like that, the Giants were down 14-13.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Next, Daboll gambled on fourth-and-1 from the Giants 45-yard line, turning down a punt to try to pick up the first down with his offense. \u201cI thought we needed to change a little bit of momentum,\u2019\u2019 he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Dalton-Schultz.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Dalton-Schultz.jpg\" alt=\"Dalton Schultz beats Nick McCloud and catches a touchdown during the Giants&#039; loss to the Cowboys.\" class=\"wp-image-24780666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Dalton-Schultz.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Dalton-Schultz.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Dalton-Schultz.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Dalton-Schultz.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Dalton Schultz beats Nick McCloud and catches a touchdown during the Giants\u2019 loss to the Cowboys.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Daniel Jones\u2019 hurried pass to the right side was low and behind Saquon Barkley, but the ball hit Barkley in the hands as he was falling backwards and he failed to catch it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n\t<\/aside>\n<p>Opportunity lost.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve got to make that play, that\u2019s it,\u2019\u2019 Barkley said, \u201cI tried to get down to secure the catch and I didn\u2019t make the play. I\u2019ve got to be better.\u2019\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Jones blamed himself, saying, \u201cIt was just a bad throw. I\u2019ve got to get it out in front of him. Bad throw. Can\u2019t miss that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys took over in Giants\u2019 territory and embarked on a touchdown drive, with Prescott hitting Schultz again to make it 21-13. The Giants\u2019 offense fizzled again and rookie tight end Peyton Hendershot scored from 2 yards out to make it 28-13 and seal the deal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys (8-3) have now won four straight in this rivalry and beaten the Giants 11 times in the last 12 games in what has been a lopsided series.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For the Giants (7-4), this is crisis point No. 1 in Daboll\u2019s first season as a head coach. This is the first losing streak and a rough way to open up a four-game stretch against NFC East opponents.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Saquon-Barkley-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Saquon-Barkley-1.jpg\" alt=\"Saquon Barkley runs for a first down during the Giants&#039; loss.\" class=\"wp-image-24780673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Saquon-Barkley-1.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Saquon-Barkley-1.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Saquon-Barkley-1.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Saquon-Barkley-1.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Saquon Barkley runs for a first down during the Giants\u2019 loss.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">USA TODAY Sports<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cOn the outside world it\u2019s gonna be easy for the critics or people to say the sky-is-falling type of thing,\u2019\u2019 defensive lineman Leonard Williams said, \u201cbut we know inside we have everything we need and everything in front of us.\u2019\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Giants were in it until they weren\u2019t. They intercepted Prescott twice in the first half, were boosted by a brilliant leaping 44-yard reception by Darius Slayton that set up Barkley\u2019s 1-yard touchdown run and took advantage of seven Cowboys penalties to take a 13-7 lead into halftime. This was against a rival that overwhelmed the Vikings 40-3 four days earlier in Minneapolis, ending the Vikings\u2019 winning streak at seven games.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This was going to be an uphill battle for the Giants, who four days earlier lost five starters to injury in the loss to the Lions. Their offensive line was filled with backups to backups, with only two regular starters, left tackle Andrew Thomas and right guard Mike Glowinski, manning their positions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Cowboys.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Cowboys.jpg\" alt=\"Cowboys player celebrate a fourth quarter by jumping into a Salvation Army pot.\" class=\"wp-image-24780674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Cowboys.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Cowboys.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Cowboys.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Cowboys.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Cowboys player celebrate a fourth quarter by jumping into a Salvation Army pot. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It was an even more precarious situation at cornerback, where the top three players (Adoree\u2019 Jackson, Aaron Robinson and Fabian Moreau) were all out, leaving rookie Cor\u2019Dale Flott and McCloud as the starters on the outside and Darnay Holmes in the slot.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Barkley was limited to 39 rushing yards on 11 attempts. Jones was sacked three times and many times his hurried throws were off the mark. On defense, the Giants could not get the Cowboys off the field and did not do enough to contain Ezekiel Elliott (16-92) and their reserve defensive backs eventually could not deal with Lamb (6-106).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It certainly did not help that a 24-yard Jones-to-Isaiah Hodgins touchdown pass in the first quarter was wiped out when right tackle Tyre Phillips was hit with an illegal man downfield penalty. The Giants simply were not good enough for long enough.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe knew they were going to come out swinging [in the second half] and we got to respond,\u2019\u2019 Barkley said. \u201cAnd we didn\u2019t do that.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ARLINGTON, Texas \u2014 Undermanned? Definitely.\u00a0 Undeterred? Definitely.\u00a0 Ultimately successful? Definitely not.\u00a0 The depleted Giants gave it a shot Thursday but there would be no happy Thanksgiving for them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1751834,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1751831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1751831","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1751831"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1751831\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1751834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1751831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1751831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1751831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}