EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – The New York Giants, looking to build on all the positives from their Week 3 win in Cleveland, fell flat against the Dallas Cowboys in a 20-15 loss. The outcome extended the Giants’ losing streak to Dallas to seven games.

The Giants’ offense, which looked so good just four days ago, outscored the Cowboys 305 to 293 and ran 65 plays to the Cowboys’ 51. But when it came to the red zone, the Giants, whose score at five field goals came by kicker Greg Joseph seemed to have no answers, going 0-for-2 and 0-for-1 in their only goal-to-go situation.

That wasn’t the only downside of the evening for the Giants. Facing the 32nd-ranked defense this week, the Giants offense managed just 26 yards on 24 carries, a dismal average of 1.1 yards per carry.

“They’ve tightened up some things in the run defense,” Giants guard Jon Runyan Jr. said. after the match. “But ultimately it is up to us to carry out the execution, and we did not do that.”

Giants quarterback Daniel Jones finished 29 of 40 (72.5%) for 281 yards and a passer rating of 81.4, and rookie receiver Malik Nabers caught 12 of 15 pass targets for 115 yards before crashing late in the fourth quarter left the match with a concussion.

Wan’Dale Robinson also had double-digit targets, catching 11 of 14 balls for 71 yards, but dropped a big third-down pass on the Giatns’ final drive that might have allowed the Giants to pad their point total .

Veteran Darius Slayton, playing with an injured right thumb, had 56 yards on three catches but also failed to make a third-down reception, this time in the red zone.

The Giants defense did everything it could to keep the team in the game. Their only miscue was a 55-yard touchdown against receiver CeeDee Lamb, who beat cornerback Deonte Banks in coverage.

The defense also sacked Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott for the first time since 2021, with outside linebacker Kayvon Thibodeaux taking the honors. Thibodeaux also added a quarterback hit and a tackle for loss.

Otherwise, it was a quiet game on the pass rush front. They only had three quarterback hits as a team, the other two coming from Brian Burns and Dexter Lawrence. Cor’Dale Flott stepped up when needed, added two pass breakups and did all he could in a short secondary.

The Giants will take on the Seattle Seahawks in ten days.