The Giants spoiled Jerry Jones’ New Cowboys Stadium Grand Opening Extravaganza on Sunday night as Eli Manning led a perfect 2-minute drill offense down the field to score a game-winning field goal as time expired. Although the Giants are now 2-0 and just as importantly 2-0 in their division, I can’t help but feel we got away with one last night. Every little bounce seemed to go our way, from an interception off Dallas tight end Witten’s foot to a deflected (bad) pass right into a receiver’s hands on the final drive. Eli was good but not great, and he still seems to have trouble spotting where defensive linemen are going to pop up and deflect passes. I’m not sure how many deflected passes he had last night, but it seemed like 4 or 5. It seems like he has 4 or 5 every game. Eventually that type of thing comes back to hurt you, because probability tells us those deflected throws aren’t always going to go right to a receiver.

On a more positive note (and I realize this post has been a little too negative for a post-Giants win), the G-Men held strong against the Dallas pass rush. The Cowboys got no penetration on the inside in the final drive, giving Manning lots of time in the pocket to find open receivers.

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