The Giants got the kickoff at home on Sunday night and advanced to the Dallas Cowboys’ 8-yard line in nine plays. What a start to the season!
What a start indeed. Graham Gano’s field goal try was blocked and returned for a touchdown by the Cowboys’ Noah Igbinoghene. The reversal seemed somehow to bless Dallas and curse the Giants. After 60 minutes, the Giants had scored 0 points, and the visiting Cowboys had scored 40.
“We got beat all the way around, from coaching to playing,” Giants Coach Brian Daboll said. “Don’t sugarcoat it, it was a bad game,” he added, showing a keen ability to read a scoreboard.