The Cowboys torment Drew Lock and beat the Giants for their first home win of the season
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The Cowboys torment Drew Lock and beat the Giants for their first home win of the season

Posted on by Amelia Pressman

It took six attempts and almost three months of the season.

But for the first time in 2024, the Dallas Cowboys are winners at home. Dallas made Giants quarterback Drew Lock nervous and frustrated in a 27-20 Thanksgiving win over New York on Thursday.

The win was the Cowboys’ second straight win in a season marked by disappointments. It was the first home win after an 0-5 start at AT&T Stadium. It’s against a Giants team that is in the midst of a worse season than the Cowboys.

Lock made his first start Thursday since signing with the Giants in the offseason. It didn’t go well.

DeMarvion Overshown broke a script in the first half and intercepted the tipped ball for a pick-6 for Dallas’ first touchdown of the day.

The Giants had a chance to tie or take the lead on their first possession of the second half. But Lock turned the ball over again after a strip sack from Eric Kendricks. Overshown was there again for the turnover and jumped on the loose ball for the fumble recovery.

Six plays later, Rico Dowdle crossed the goal line for a 4-yard touchdown run, extending the Cowboys’ lead to 20-10, and the game was effectively over. A Cooper Rush touchdown pass extended the Dallas lead to 27-10, and the Cowboys were in control late in the third quarter.

A field goal and late touchdown scramble by Lock cut the lead to one possession and put pressure on the Giants in the final minutes of the game. There was no Giants rally, however, and the Cowboys secured the victory, improving their season record to 5-7.

The Cowboys sacked Lock six times. They forced an interception and a forced fumble. Lock finished the day completing 21 of 32 passes for 178 yards with no passing touchdowns and the pick-6.

On offense, the Cowboys controlled the game on the ground, scoring 112 yards and a touchdown from Dowdle. Rush completed 21 of 36 passes for 195 yards with one touchdown and no turnovers.

The win does little to improve the Cowboys’ long-term hopes of making the playoffs as they enter the stretch run without injured starting quarterback Dak Prescott. But it was definitely better than the alternative, which would have been another embarrassing defeat at home on the Thanksgiving stage.

The Giants’ season only gets worse with the loss. Lock is New York’s third starting quarterback this season after Daniel Jones was benched and released. Tommy DeVito started last week in a tough loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Neither gives any reason to hope that the Giants will be competitive. New York falls to 2-10 with the loss, the worst record in the NFL.

Live32 updates

  • The Giants give the ball back to the Cowboys

    The Giants decided against an onside kick and kicked the ball back to the Cowboys with 2:18 left. Can the Cowboys shorten the clock with a 27:20 win?

  • Drew Lock TD gives Giants late hope

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  • The Giants have the ball again

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  • Another sack, another punt from the Giants

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  • Cowboys stab; Can Giants start a rally?

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  • The Giants settle for FG after another sack from Drew Lock

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  • The Cowboys take a 27-10 lead in the fourth quarter

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  • Rico Dowdle extends the Cowboys’ lead to 3 points

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  • Another sack by Drew Lock forces a Giants punt

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  • Cowboys score 1 play after near fumble

    The Cowboys took advantage after Cooper Rush’s fumble was turned over. One play later, Rush found Brandin Cooks in the end zone, extending the Cowboys’ lead to 20-10 early in the third quarter. There is hope in Dallas for their first home win of the season.

  • Cowboys take a break

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  • A disaster for the Giants at the start of the second half

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  • The second half is underway

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  • Cowboys 13, Giants 10: Key first-half stats

    Cooper Rush: 12 of 24 for 116 yards with no touchdowns or turnovers
    Drew Lock: 8 of 17 for 55 yards with no touchdowns and 1 interception (return for touchdown)

    Rico Dowdle: 8 runs for 50 yards
    Tyrone Tracy Jr: 4 runs for 16 yards and 1 touchdown

    CeeDee lamb: 2 catches for 39 yards, 3 dropped passes
    Malik Nabers: 5 catches for 39 yards

    Cowboys total yards: 175
    Giants total yards: 103

    Cowboys yards per play: 4.7
    Giants yards per play: 3.1

    Cowboys turnovers: 0
    Giants turnovers: 1

  • Drew Lock’s sack ends the first half

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  • Exchange punts

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  • CeeDee’s hard day continues

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  • 3 instead of 7 for Giants

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    Graham Gano’s 46-yard FG cuts into Dallas’ lead.

  • Huge special teams come through

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  • CeeDee doesn’t see the ball

    ARLINGTON, TEXAS – NOVEMBER 28: CeeDee Lamb #88 of the Dallas Cowboys warms up before the game against the New York Giants at AT&T Stadium on November 28, 2024 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)ARLINGTON, TEXAS – NOVEMBER 28: CeeDee Lamb #88 of the Dallas Cowboys warms up before the game against the New York Giants at AT&T Stadium on November 28, 2024 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)

    This wasn’t CeeDee Lamb’s best performance in the first half on Thursday against the Giants. (Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)

    CeeDee Lamb dropped his second pass today and the Giants stuffed the Cowboys on fourth-and-1 to get the ball back.

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