The numbers after three games were incriminating and it certainly made sense that the Giants on Thursday night would try to test the Dallas defense by working the ground game.
It did not work out too well for the Giants.
Devin Singletary is tackled by two Cowboys defenders during the Giants’ 20-15 Week 4 loss on Sept. 26, 2024. AP
They tried to establish the run but they went nowhere. They ran it 24 times and managed to gain only 26 yards for a feeble average of 1.1 yards per attempt.
Devin Singletary got it 14 times and ran for only 24 yards. Daniel Jones ran it four times for a total of three yards. Rookie Tyrone Tracy ran it four times for two yards.
With no ground game to lean on, the Giants were beaten by the Cowboys, 20-15 , at MetLife Stadium.
“We knew we wanted to run the ball this game,’’ left guard Jon Runyan Jr. said. “We were not able to do that. They had a good plan for us. They stopped us. We weren’t really able to do anything.’’
This was a far cry from what other teams did to the Cowboys the past three games.
In Week 3, they allowed 274 rushing yards to the Ravens and the 557 rushing yards allowed was the most given up by the Dallas franchise in the first three games of a season.
Devin Singletary did not have his best game on Thursday night for the Giants. Bill Kostroun / New York Post
The Giants’ intention was to continue to test the Cowboys’ run defense. They tried — and failed — miserably.
“They had a good game plan, shooting the gaps … they played well and ultimately came out and made more plays than us,’’ Singletary said.
“We got to do a better job in the run game,’’ coach Brian Daboll said. “That starts with me, we tried a variety of things, we couldn’t really get much going. It just wasn’t our night in the run game.’’
Rookie WR Malik Nabers became the third player in the Super Bowl era with 30 or more receptions in his first four NFL games.
The only other players to accomplish this are Puka Nacua (39 receptions) and Anquan Boldin (30).
Nabers came into the game with 23 catches in his first three games and, after catching 12 passes for 115 yards before exiting with a concussion , now has 35 receptions for 386 yards.
With two cornerbacks — veteran Adoree’ Jackson and rookie Dru Phillips — down with calf injuries, the Giants had to improvise in their secondary.
Nick McCloud, back in the lineup after missing the past two games with a knee injury, moved in as the slot corner and Cor’Dale Flott started opposite Deonte Banks as a perimeter corner.
Daniel Jones (right), defensive tackle Elijah Chatman (94) and tight end Daniel Bellinger (82) walk off the field after Giants’ Week 4 loss to the Cowboys. Bill Kostroun/New York Post
Daniel Jones continued to stay atop the list as the quarterback with the worst record in NFL history in prime time.
He dropped to 1-13, a winning percentage of .071. Next on that inauspicious list are Andy Dalton (6-21), Jeff George (5-17) and Ken Anderson (3-10).
Dak Prescott has dominated the Giants in his career. Chris Szagola/CSM/Shutterstock
Dak Prescott has now won 13 consecutive starts against the Giants, becoming the fourth quarterback to ever notch 13 straight wins against an opponent.
Bob Griese of the Dolphins did it to the Bills from 1968-79, Steve Young of the 49ers did it to the Rams from 1987-98 and Tom Brady did it to the Bills from 2003-10.
Griese and Young are Hall of Famers and Brady will be once he becomes eligible.
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