Giants Fall In Rival
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The Cowboys are currently winning the battle, and its not a surprise. Their second year experience with Tony Romo and Owens gives them the edge.
"If you want to call it swagger, yes we have the confidence that we know we can go out and beat teams," said Owens.
That's important, because confidences brings victories. Without confidences there's no success.
The Cowboys used their confidences against the Giants, and it worked. Mistakes happened, but the Cowboys were able to get the victory.
"Obviously today, we had more penalties than we would like and we have to eliminate those," Owens said. "That was everybody's emotions running high. There was a little trash-talking by them. We came here. The game was played and I feel like we made a statement."
Owens played great, and helped the Cowboy win against the Giants. Having 6 receptions, and 125 yards with 2 touchdowns. The Cowboys couldn't win without those numbers.
Owens on-field relationship with Romo is great. It's bringing success, and it'll continue. Owens plays a huge role in Romo's play on the field, and its the reason why they're successful this season.
"It's another step along the journey that we're trying to go through to get where we want to go," said Romo. "A win like tonight just adds to your confidence. When you do something like this, you have a chance to do something special."
Romo was great, and produced to help the Cowboys. He was 20-28 with 4 touchdown passes, and 247 yards. Romo has been helpful this season, and he's still learning. It's great to see Romo's improvement from last season.
Many believe the Cowboys are the best team in the NFC; with an 8-1 record, it proves the expectations are correct.
The Cowboys showed big improvement this season, and their success proves it. Mistakes still happen but they're still winning. Learning from the mistakes need to happen, because it'll "kill" the Cowboys in the playoffs.
"Once it's over, you have to learn from your mistakes," Wade Phillips said. "We couldn't harp on that. We just told them it was nothing-nothing. We've done it all year. The second half is ours."
The Cowboys took advantage in the second half, and the Giants broke down. The Giants didn't bring enough effort, and they've failed against the Cowboys.
"That first game was like a bad dream,"Antonio Pierce said. "If you want to consider that a chip (on the shoulder), that's what we have. The fact is, it did happen, but other things have changed."
The chip was heavy for the Giants, because the Cowboys "stepped" all over them. Their competitiveness gave away in the second half.
The Giants are expected to compete against the Cowboys every season, but they've "pucked" out. Its "just" not a rival, but also a competitive opponent in their division. This could decide their playoff hopes.
"We all know that we had a good run of six games, but this is the real test for us against one of the best teams in the division, in the league," Amani Toomer said. "If we want to be considered in that upper echelon in the league, this is a team we are going to have to beat to show that."
The Giants should still be considered an elite team, but they need to bounce back. Losing two straight games can't happen, because it'll destroy the Giants season. They've failed in the second half of the season in the past, and the Giants can't continue that streak.
"It's a great start, but I don't believe anyone on the team is really giddy being 6-3," center Shaun O'Hara said. "It's a great start, but we haven't accomplished anything yet."
Correct, because the Giants can still struggle. They've showed it against the Cowboys, and it needs to be fixed.
Jeremy Shockey played the best; he had 12 receptions and 129 yards, with 1 touchdown.
Eli Manning was sacked 5 times, and threw 2 interceptions. His play hasn't improved, and playing inconsistent is still Eli's problem. He only had 1 touchdown pass, and lost 42 yards from being sacked.
Brandon Jacobs couldn't produce, and suffered with the Giants. He had 95 yards, and 23 rushes.
Quotes from Yahoo Sports
