Giants can reverse their Cowboys suffering in one-sided rivalry
NY Post
We have been here before and it has usually gone exceedingly bad for the Giants.
Call it what you will — litmus test, measuring stick, proving ground — but when the Giants are feeling good about themselves and want to see where they stack up with the Cowboys, the answer is often — as in almost always — unsettling.
Here we are again.
The Giants were 0-2 before they quieted, at least temporarily, a sky-is-falling outcry by gaining their first victory of the season last week in Cleveland.
Just like that, the Cowboys turn up on the schedule, looking extremely vulnerable, having lost two straight home games, with all sorts of hot-take and hot-seat analysis emanating from Arlington, Texas.
This makes Thursday night’s encounter at MetLife Stadium the latest prime-time test for the Giants, administered by the team that specializes in delivering harsh lessons to them.
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