Monday, May 21st, 2012
It will be an NFC east New Year’s Day showdown when Tony Romo and the Dallas Cowboys hit the highway for a week seventeen NFL pro football game against Eli Manning and the New York Giants on Sunday afternoon.
The winner of this game is the NFC east divisional champion and will host an NFC wildcard playoff game next week. The loser is eliminated from the playoffs.
They kick off this NFL divisional game from New York at 8:20PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by NBC.
The betting odds opened up in this NFL contest with the favored by –3 points with an over under coming in at 46 ½ points.
The early money has not moved this point spread as the New York Giants remain a -3 point betting favorite.
The NFL wagering public has pushed this total down to 46 points.
Those betting the favored New York Giants on the money line will lay –155 odds with the underdog Dallas Cowboys returning +135 odds if gaining victory without the aid of taking the points.
The Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants will meet for the second and final time this 2011 NFL regular season.
These two NFC east clubs met just three weeks ago with the New York Giants earning the come from behind 37-34 road win against the Dallas Cowboys as a +4 ½ point underdog.
The over under came in over the closing total of 50 ½ points.
The Giants overcame a 12 point deficit last in the fourth quarter to rally for the win.
Both offenses moved the ball up and down the field on each defense as the Giants posted 510 offensive yards and a Cowboys 444 yards.
Eli Manning passed for 400 yards with two touchdowns and three picks.
Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo had four touchdown passes with 321 yards passing but couldn’t engineer a much needed first down late to ice the game.
The Dallas Cowboys travel to the Giants with a mark of 8-7 on the season. The team is 3-4 playing on the road.
Dallas averages 23 points with 380 yards per game with 117 yards coming from their run game for 4.5 yards a carry.
On defense the Cowboys allow 21 points with 336 yards a contest. Teams rush for 98 yards against them for 4.2 yards per rush against average.
The Cowboys are in this position due to three losses in their past four games.
They are coming off the 20-7 defeat at home to the Philadelphia Eagles last week as a +2 point underdog.
The total came in at under the closing total of 49 ½ points.
Quarterback Tony Romo has a swollen right hand as he struck and Philadelphia helmet as he was in the throwing motion in the team’s first series.
Romo left the game and is expected to play on Sunday.
Dallas put up 238 offensive yards with 81 yards coming on the ground on 23 carries.
The Cowboys allowed three sacks and scored one touchdown in their two red zone tries.
The team had no turnovers and took one away from Philadelphia.
Quarterback Stephen McGee completed 24 of 38 passes for 182 yards and a meaningless touchdown pass in the final seconds of the game.
Running back Sammy Morris had 13 carries for only 29 yards.
Felix Jones ran it four times for 24 yards.
Dez Bryant led Dallas with six receptions for 62 yards.
Miles Austin caught four balls for 40 yards with a receiving touchdown.
Jason Whitten grabbed four balls for 24 yards.
Dallas allowed the Eagles 386 offensive yards with 105 yards coming from their run game on 26 carries.
The Cowboys had two sacks and gave up two touchdowns in Philadelphia’s three attempts inside the red zone.
The New York Giants will host the Dallas Cowboys for the NFC east divisional title with a mark of on the 2011 campaign. The team is 3-4 at home.
The Giants post 24 points with 380 yards a game with 88 yards coming from their run game for 3.5 yards a carry.
On defense New York allows 25 points with 381 yards per game. Opponents rush for 126 yards against them for 4.5 yards per rush against average.
New York has lost five of their past seven games.
They kept their playoff hopes alive last week in their 29-14 road win last week to the New York Jets as a +3 point underdog.
The total came in at under the closing line of 46 points.
New York amassed 332 yards with 115 yards on the ground on 26 run attempts.
The club allowed 2 sacks and had two touchdowns in their four drives inside the red zone.
The team committed one turnover and forced three away from the Jets.
Quarterback Eli Manning completed just 9 of 27 passes for 225 yards with a touchdown and interception.
Ahmad Bradshaw had 15 rushes for 54 yards and two rushing touchdowns.
Brandon Jacobs ran for 42 yards on seven carries. Jacobs had a 13 yard reception out of the backfield.
Victor Cruz came up big with three receptions for 164 yards and a 99 yard touchdown catch.
Hakeem Nicks had a 20 yard pass reception.
The New York Giants allowed the New York Jets 331 yards with 105 yards coming from their run game on 25 carries.
The Giants had 5 sacks and allowed two Jets touchdowns in their four attempts in the red zone.
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