New York Giants look to avenge loss of season opener against Dallas Cowboys – NFL Preview
After getting defeated in the season opener against Dallas Cowboys, the defending Super Bowl champions New York Giants are now hoping to avenge that loss as they take on Cowboys at Cowboys Stadium in Week 8 game on Sunday, October 28.
Giants are in top form and well capable of defeating Cowboys, who have shown some inconsistency after making a winning start to the season.
Currently on a three-game winning streak, Giants (5-2) are the best so far in National Football Conference (NFC) East, while Cowboys (3-3) need some support to get to the top of the division.
Giants have improved offensive and defensive units, while the Cowboys seem to have been struggling in both departments.
Cowboys will not have services of linebacker Sean Lee, who has been placed on season-ending injured reserve (IR), while participation of running back DeMarco Murray is also in jeopardy.
On the other hand, Giants have a healthy squad. Their running game is supported by Ahmad Bradshaw and Andre Brown, while wide receiver Victor Cruz is having a great season as well. Moreover, wide receiver Hakeem Nicks has started getting his rhythm back
as he was very active in practice earlier this week.
Furthermore, quarterback Eli Manning is also in top form and has yet again given his team the due support this season on crucial moments by performing well under pressure.
The story is not so good for Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, who has struggled during a few games this season and might not be able to accelerate against Giants as well, apparently because of absence of Murray.
However, there is no denying that Romo is capable of leading Cowboys to victories at any given moment. Even Giants head coach Tom Coughlin believes that Romo is a great player.
Coughlin said of Romo:
“He’s very accurate in the pocket. If you don’t have any pressure on him, his accuracy is going to rise, that’s for sure. He’s very good in there; he has a great sense of where the pressure is coming from and he reacts. He does well on the run throwing
the football. I don’t think he really wants to keep it and run with it, but it’s the threat of that. He’s athletic enough to threaten running with the ball as well. He’s good at it; he’s been good at it for a long time.”
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