On November 28, 2024, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Dallas Cowboys linebacker DeMarvion Overshown (13) celebrates scoring a score following an interception during the Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants game.
Texas’ Arlington (AP) Rico Dowdle ran for a touchdown in his first-ever 100-yard game, DeMarvion Overshown recovered an interception 23 yards for a touchdown, and the Dallas Cowboys hung on to defeat the New York Giants 27–20 on Thanksgiving Day.
Dowdle finished with 112 yards and Cooper Rush threw a touchdown pass Thursday, helping the Cowboys (5-7) snap a six-game home losing streak that dates back to their wild-card loss to Green Bay the previous season.
A week after Daniel Jones was benched and later released, Drew Lock, who started in place of Tommy DeVito due to injury, lost a fumble after Overshown’s pick-6 in the Giants’ seventh straight defeat (2–10).
Lock ran for 57 yards and a touchdown, but it was too late to save New York from losing to its NFC East opponent for the seventh time in a row.
Before Dallas took a decisive lead in the second quarter thanks to Overshown’s outstanding effort, the Giants held their first lead since Week 5. The Cowboys’ six-game losing streak at AT&T Stadium lasted only two minutes and fifteen seconds.
Lock attempted to flip a screen pass to Devin Singletary with a 7–6 lead after the running back was overpowered while attempting to block Overshown. In the direction of the end zone, the second-year linebacker tipped the throw into the air, ran it down with his speed, and scored unharmed.
Dallas, coming off a five-game losing streak, won for the second consecutive game after Overshown recovered Lock’s fumble on the first possession of the second half, which led to Rush’s 2-yard touchdown pass to Brandin Cooks.
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With Dak Prescott sidelined for the season due to a ruptured hamstring, Rush, now 2-2 as the starter this season, completed the game-winning ball to Cooks after the quarterback’s apparent fumble into the end zone was overturned on review.
Cooks was playing for the first time since Dallas defeated the Giants 20–15 in Week 4 and made a diving first-down catch in the closing two minutes to seal the victory. The day after the Dallas victory, he received an injection in New York, which resulted in an infected knee.
After his longest carry of the season, a 22-yarder, Dowdle had 46 yards rushing in the first quarter. After two successful drives, the Dallas offense stalled, but the Cowboys maintained their lead thanks to an unexpectedly effective defense.
Before his 8-yard touchdown with 2:18 left, Lock had a 28-yard scramble to set up the first New York touchdown and another 21-yarder. However, he was fired six times.
Injuries
Giants: Notable DT Due to an elbow injury, Dexter Lawrence was unable to return…. DL In the first half, D.J. Davidson suffered a shoulder injury.
Cowboys: In the first half, special teamer Juanyeh Thomas was carried off due to a right knee injury and did not return. CB Josh Butler also missed time due to a knee injury. After suffering ankle and knee injuries in the first half, rookie linebacker Tyler Guyton was replaced by Chuma Edoga, who made his season debut.
Up next
Giants: Dec. 8 at home against New Orleans.
Cowboys: A day before Cincinnati’s visit on December 9 plus the mini-break.
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