ARLINGTON, Texas — Andrew Thomas was sick all week and but didn't miss a snap for the Giants of their 28-20 loss to the Cowboys at AT&T Stadium. Thomas was not pleased in any respect with the way in which he performed, as he allowed his first two sacks of the season, with linebacker Micah Parsons getting him twice within the second half.
“I don’t make any excuses,’’ Thomas stated. “I received to play higher. Let the group down immediately.’’
Requested how he was feeling, Thomas stated “I don’t suppose it issues; I didn’t play effectively sufficient.’’
Parsons now has 12 sacks in his second NFL season.
“All through the entire recreation, I felt I didn’t play to the usual or stage I need to play at,’’ Thomas stated.
“He wasn’t feeling good.’’ coach Brian Daboll stated. “I’d say he was preventing by it immediately, too. Give these guys quite a lot of credit score that pushed by issues, and I actually do.’’
Cowboys proprietor Jerry Jones had a cellphone dialog with free agent WR Odell Beckham Jr. on Thursday. The Cowboys are reportedly assembly with Beckham on Dec. 5. The Giants even have a gathering coming within the subsequent few days with Beckham.
“Odell might assist us,’’ Jones stated. “I imagine that proper now. Now, we’ve received to make it match and that’s the problem right here.”
Beckham is coming off tearing his left ACL for the second time — he underwent surgical procedure Feb. 22 — and it's unknown if he is able to play.
“We’ll should see,” Jones stated. “I haven’t gotten the good thing about his rehab work and the place he's.”
Daboll didn't cover his displeasure with the offense having solely 10 gamers on the sphere on a key fourth-and-1 within the third quarter that was not transformed.
“Can’t occur,’’ Daboll stated.
Rookie OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux had a season-high 5 quarterback hits however missed a sack of Dak Prescott early within the third quarter.
“That hurts,’’ Thibodeaux stated. “It positively eats you alive if you miss these performs that they offer to you. I simply received to maintain getting higher so when these alternatives come I make ‘em.’’
The newly configured line had Jack Anderson at left guard making his first begin, Nick Gates making his first begin at heart because the 2021 opener and Tyre Phillips making his fourth begin instead of rookie Evan Neal at proper deal with. … Graham Gano’s 57-yard discipline aim within the first quarter matched the Giants’ franchise report. Aldrick Rosas hit a 57-yarder towards the Bears in December 2018. … Thibodeaux and S Dane Belton cramped up and needed to come off the sphere within the third quarter. … Rookie CB Cor’Dale Flott was evaluated for a concussion within the third quarter and dominated out for the rest of the sport.
Heading into Thursday’s recreation, the Giants had not scored an offensive landing on Thanksgiving in — anticipate it — 84 years.
True, it isn't a big pattern dimension, however the Giants clearly are not often at their greatest taking part in on this vacation.
This was the sixteenth Thanksgiving recreation for the Giants — each recreation on the highway. They have been 7-5-3 all time and, extra just lately, got here in with a three-game dropping streak, dropping on Thanksgiving in 1992 (30-3 to the Cowboys), 2009 (dropping 26-6 in Denver) and 2017 (dropping 20-10 in Washington with the one landing approaching a Janoris Jenkins interception return on protection).
The final time the Giants received a recreation on Thanksgiving? It was 1982, when Lawrence Taylor returned an interception 97 yards in a 13-6 victory in Detroit. Once more, no touchdowns on offense. Earlier than Saquon Barkley scored on a 1-yard run within the second quarter, the final time the Giants scored a landing on offense on Thanksgiving got here on Nov. 24, 1938, in a 7-7 tie at Brooklyn’s Ebbets Discipline, when Ed Danowski tossed a 12-yard scoring go to Dale Burnett.
Hero
Dalton Schultz caught two third-quarter landing passes, changing a game-changing third-and-goal from the 15-yard line and breaking a shoestring deal with to stretch the ball over the aim line on a 6-yard rating.
Zero
The Giants go rush didn’t handle a sack, regardless of 5 quarterback hits from Kayvon Thibodeaux. That’s two video games and 0 sacks towards the Cowboys’ offensive line for the Giants this season.
Unsung hero
With critics prepared for the Cowboys to make Tony Pollard their beginning operating again, Ezekiel Elliott answered the bell with 16 carries for 92 yards and a landing.
Key stat
63.6 p.c of third downs (7 of 11) transformed by the Cowboys, together with 4-for-4 on three second-half landing drives.
Quote
“I ain’t gonna sit round right here and throw my helmet away and s–t. Every part shall be alright. We simply should study from it.”
— Giants exterior linebacker Jihad Ward
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