ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) _ Eli Manning threw for three touchdowns, including the
go-ahead score to Victor Cruz in his first game in nearly two years, and the New
York Giants beat the Dallas Cowboys 20-19 Sunday.
The Giants (1-0) won the debut of coach Ben McAdoo after 12 years and two Super
Bowl titles under Tom Coughlin while spoiling the first game for Dallas’ Dak
Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott.
Because of Tony Romo’s back injury, Prescott and Elliott were the first rookie
quarterback-running back combo to start an opener for the Cowboys since Roger
Staubach and Calvin Hill in 1969.
The game ended with Dallas in position for a roughly 57-yard field goal, but
Terrance Williams didn’t get out of bounds after a catch and the clock ran out.
Dan Bailey had four field goals, including two from more than 50 yards.
Elliott was held to a 2.5-yard average (51 yards on 21 carries), although he
had his first touchdown, and the only one for Dallas. The former Mississippi
State star Prescott was 25 of 45 for 227 yards.
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