10 thoughts on the Cowboys 27-20 Thanksgiving win over the Giants

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The Dallas Cowboys won another football game. It once again came against an NFC East team, as the Cowboys defeated the New York Giants 27-20 on Thursday to keep their season interesting. It was a nice treat for a season that has lacked a lot of substance. Here are 10 thoughts on the Cowboys’ Thanksgiving win over the Giants.

1. RICO’S BEST DAY

We were told that the Cowboys would make Rico Dowdle the workhorse back for this offense, and it turns out, they weren’t lying. This was the second straight game he’s dominated the work in the backfield and put up another good showing. Dowdle’s 22 carries for 112 yards are both career highs for him. He also scored his first rushing touchdown of the season, which feels crazy. Dowdle ran with energy and displayed a lot of shiftiness giving the Cowboys running game their first sign of life this season. Better late than never.

2. TAKING AWAY THE RUN

Not only did the Cowboys establish the run on offense, but they did a nice job stopping the Giants running backs. Rookie Tyrone Tracy Jr. only had 32 yards on nine carries (3.6 ypc) and veteran Devin Singletary had 23 yards on seven carries (3.3 ypc). Besides letting quarterback Drew Lock get loose a couple of times, the Cowboys defense was fantastic against the run. There weren’t many rushing lanes to be found and the defense did a good job wrapping up.

3. FEASTING ON LOCK

The run defense was good, but so was the Cowboys pass rush. All day they were in Lock’s face causing problems. On the day, the Cowboys’ defense finished with six total sacks with Micah Parsons leading the way with two. Several players got in on the action including Carl Lawson, Osa Odighizuwa, Donovan Wilson, and Eric Kendricks who also stripped the ball away on his sack. Even Mazi Smith was credited with half a sack. You know things are going well when Mazi is getting in on the action.

4. WELCOME BACK, BRANDIN

After missing the last seven games dealing with an infection in his knee following arthroscopic surgery, Brandin Cooks was back in action on Thursday. He only caught three passes for 16 yards, but a couple of those catches were big. He … Read More