ARLINGTON, Texas — Russell Wilson threw one Moon Ball too many.
Wilson engineered one of many Giants’ finest big-game offensive performances in a decade however his last go was an time beyond regulation interception into double protection that preceded a Dak Prescott drive for a walk-off discipline objective Sunday to seal a Cowboys’ thrilling 40-37 victory within the early NFL Recreation of the 12 months at AT&T Stadium.
Brandon Aubrey — the undisputed finest kicker within the NFL — drilled a game-tying 64-yard discipline objective as time expired in regulation and doubled down with a 46-yarder in time beyond regulation. Aubrey’s first kick was two yards shy of the NFL regular-season document.
The groups traded scores on the ultimate 9 second-half possessions — 5 for the Cowboys and 4 for the Giants — and when all was stated and achieved the Giants’ 13-10 lead had turn into a 37-37 tie.
All of the twists and turns of a fourth quarter that featured 41 mixed factors — 17 within the final 52 seconds alone — gave approach to the NFL’s first sport below new time beyond regulation guidelines, wherein each groups possess the ball irrespective of so long as the 10-minute clock permits.
After all, in any case these offensive fireworks, neither crew scored on its first two touches of time beyond regulation.
The Giants’ vaunted protection — constructed on the again of huge investments in a four-man go rush and a rebuilt secondary — couldn’t shield a pair of three-point leads late within the fourth quarter and the protection allowed scores on the Cowboys’ last 5 regulation possessions in addition to the ultimate four-play, 42-yard march.
The Giants have misplaced 9 straight and 16 of the final 17 towards the Cowboys, 9 straight in Dallas, 14 straight towards Prescott and eight straight within the NFC East. They fell to 0-2 for the tenth time within the final 13 seasons — none of which have resulted in a playoff berth.
The Giants couldn’t overcome embarrassing 14 accepted penalties leading to a franchise-record 160 yards — a slew of private fouls, go interferences and multiple-foul performs added up — and discover a approach to overcome giving up leads with 52 seconds remaining and because the fourth-quarter clock expired.
Wilson threw for 450 yards and tossed a pair of unbelievable Hail Mary go-ahead landing passes within the fourth quarter alone — one a 32-yarder on fourth-and-four to Wan’Dale Robinson and the opposite a 48-yarder as Malik Nabers break up two defenders with straight-line pace in a no-big-plays protection.
None of it mattered in the long run.
Main 13-10, the Giants opened the second half by forcing their first takeaway of the season.
Dru Phillips, who was known as for a drive-changing pointless roughness penalty on CeeDee Lamb within the first half, undercut a route by Lamb and made a diving interception.
However the Giants did not capitalize on good beginning discipline place as their red-zone offense picked up the place it left off in a putrid first sport with a no-gain run on third down and an incompletion on fourth down.
And that’s the place the defensive stops in regulation ended — with 10:20 remaining within the third quarter.
Left for lifeless after a touchdown-less Week 1, the Giants offense was higher than the most important optimists might’ve anticipated in a 506-yard outburst that included 167 yards for Nabers and 142 for Robinson.
Trailing 20-16 and with their red-zone offense floundering right into a field-goal celebration, the Giants debuted rookie backup quarterback Jaxson Dart for the primary of his three offense snaps.
The specter of Dart’s legs appeared to distract the Cowboys, who went the improper method on a RPO as rookie Cam Skattebo rumbled 24 yards all the way down to the 1-yard line after which completed off the drive along with his first profession landing to reclaim a 23-20 lead.
However Prescott was simply getting began on his personal 361-yard passing day.
