The Cowboys just had too much firepower for the Giants to keep up with. QB Tony Romo led the way for the Cowboys as he completed 15 of 24 passes for 345 yards with 4 TD passes and 1 interception. He also ran the ball 3 times for 11 yards (3.7 ypc) and scored his first career rushing TD. Julius Jones and Marion Barber split the carries last night and they both ran pretty well. Barber carried the ball 11 times for 65 yards (5.9 ypc) with a TD and he also caught 1 pass for 29 yards. Julius Jones ran the ball 16 times for 66 yards (4.1 ypc) and he also caught 1 pass for 11 yards. TE Jason Witten led all receivers with the Cowboys last night with 6 catches for 116 yards (19.3 avg) with 1 TD catch. Terrell Owens caught 3 passes for 87 yards (29.0 avg) with 2 TD grabs. Patrick Crayton (3 rec, 51 yards) and Sam Hurd (1 rec, 51 yards, TD) both really helped out in the passing game. The Cowboys finished up with 142 yards rushing on 30 carries (4.7 ypc) and they also completed 15 of 24 passes for 336 yards.
As good as the Cowboys offense was the defense almost cost them this game. The Giants rushed for 124 yards on 22 carries (5.6 ypc) and they also completed 29 of 44 passes for 314 yards.
The Cowboys took it to the defending World Champion Colts last night….too bad the game doesn’t count. Still, there were plenty of things to like about how the Cowboys played last night. Tony Romo looked great throwing the football as he completed 10 of 11 passes for 93 yards. Brad Johnson didn’t look as good when he played as he completed 3 of 4 passes for 15 yards. The surprise of the night was the play of undrafted rookie QB Matt Moore who completed 7 of 9 passes for 88 yards. The Cowboys also ran the ball pretty well as Marion Barber led the charge with 12 carries for 48 yards and he also caught 3 passes for 11 yards. Tyson Thompson also was busy with 11 carries for 34 yards with a TD. Julius Jones also pitched in with 6 carries for 22 yards. Reserve 2nd year TE Tony Curtis was the leading receiver for the Cowboys with 3 grabs for 59 yards. Anthony Fasano also had a decent game with 3 grabs for 43 yards. The Cowboys held onto the football for 37:06 of the game! They ran the ball 39 times for 133 yards (3.4 ypc) and they completed 20 of 24 passes for 166 yards.
The defense was outstanding for the Cowboys last night. They held the Colts to 49 yards rushing on 15 carries (3.3 ypc) and the Colts completed 18 of 32 passes for 155 yards. I know it’s only the pre-season but that was a dominating performance last night.