1st downs: Giants 24, Dallas 14
Time of possession: Giants 38 min., Dallas 22 min.
Total yards: Giants 480, Dallas 427.
And this is with the Giants missing two offensive linemen due to injury this week.
So no, I wouldn’t say the Dallas defense played “great.” This game was about turnovers at the worst possible time some very big plays. ...especially by Dez Bryant (an amazing talent).
Let me rephrase - Dallas "played great" relative to how they were playing in the first 8 games of the season, against the run in particular. Back in October, the Giants dropped 41 on them. They cut that in half, despite the pretty good play of Eli.