Manning rallies Giants past Cowboys, 37-34

(AP) - Eli Manning ended New York's four-gamelosing streak in style, leading the Giants to two touchdowns in thefinal 3:14 to beat the Dallas Cowboys 37-34 Sunday night in ashowdown for first place in

News 12 Staff

Dec 12, 2011, 11:38 AM

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Manning rallies Giants past Cowboys, 37-34
(AP) - Eli Manning ended New York's four-gamelosing streak in style, leading the Giants to two touchdowns in thefinal 3:14 to beat the Dallas Cowboys 37-34 Sunday night in ashowdown for first place in the NFC East.
Dallas appeared to tie the game with a 47-yard field goal astime expired, but New York called a timeout. Given another chanceto force overtime, rookie Dan Bailey's kick was blocked by JasonPierre-Paul - who also had a sack for a safety and forced a fumble.
The Giants (7-6) and Cowboys are tied atop the division, butthis victory gives New York the inside track. The teams will meetagain in the season finale, on New Year's Day, at the Giants' homefield.
Dallas lost its second straight.


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