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Brian Daboll: Daniel Jones played well, we couldn’t get our run game going

Despite the Giants putting only 15 points on the board, coach Brian Daboll praised quarterback Daniel Jones after Thursday night’s loss to the Cowboys. “I thought the quarterback played well, made a lot of good decisions, throws. We couldn’t get our run game going,” Daboll said. “We kind of controlled the game in the passing game but we didn’t do …

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Amani Oruwariye: I knew Giants would target me

The Cowboys started Thursday night’s game against the Giants with Andrew Booth at cornerback across from Trevon Diggs, but they opted to make a change at halftime. With Da’Ron Bland and Caelen Carson sidelined by injuries, their option was practice squad elevation Amani Oruwariye. The ball has a way of finding such players in games and the Giants went in …

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George Kittle “feeling fantastic” after return to practice

49ers tight end George Kittle returned to the practice field this week and he sounds like he’ll be back in the lineup this Sunday. Kittle said he “just wasn’t feeling right” after practice last Wednesday and then missed the next two practices after an MRI showed a Grade 1 hamstring strain. He missed the team’s loss to the Rams last …

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CeeDee Lamb: Thursday night was good for us, one we needed

Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb was in a much different place on Thursday nigh than he when the Cowboys were playing the Ravens last Sunday. Lamb blew up on the sideline during the loss to Baltimore and wore all the frustrations of a second straight loss on his face when cameras found him on the sideline. Lamb apologized for not …

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Some Bears fans will be rooting for Rams rookie Braden Fiske

Rams defensive lineman Braden Fiske will have some Bears fans rooting for him Sunday. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Braden Fiske remembers the Chicago Bears’ last trip to the Super Bowl. Fiske, a Rams rookie defensive lineman, grew up in Michigan City, Ind., about an hour by car from Soldier Field in Chicago. With family members and friends rooting …

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NFL Offenses Sag, but QB Play Isn’t a Drag on TV Ratings

For the sake of argument, let’s say you go to sleep one night and wake up the next morning in 1977. It doesn’t take very long to figure out that you’ve tumbled through some kind of rift in the space-time continuum; for one thing, Gramma sure seems to be alive, and she’s knitting a sweater with Rocky Bleier’s face on …

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Bears’ search for offensive answers revealing red flags, hard truths

Bears’ search for offensive answers revealing red flags, hard truths originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The search for a competent and reliable offense is on at Halas Hall after the 1-2 Bears put up another disappointing showing in their 21-16 loss to the Indianapolis Colts. The Bears can’t run the ball. They’ve asked rookie quarterback …

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Justin Herbert limited for second consecutive day

Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert remained limited in Thursday’s practice. Herbert initially injured his right ankle in Week 2 against the Panthers and aggravated it in the third quarter of last Sunday’s loss in Pittsburgh. He did not return to the game and was in a walking boot afterward. He will continue to try to play through the high ankle sprain, …

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Officials call facemask penalty on wrong team, costing the Giants

The Giants didn’t score in the 2023 season opener against the Cowboys at MetLife Stadium, getting blown out 40-0. They already have done more after one drive in Thursday Night Football. The Giants forced a three-and-out on the opening drive and then drove down the field for a field goal. But officials screwed the Giants out of a better chance …

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DeMarcus Lawrence questionable to return with foot injury

Cowboys defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence was injured on the Giants first drive of the second half. He was examined on the bench before heading to the X-ray room with a foot injury. He is questionable to return. Cowboys linebacker Marist Liufau was injured later in the drive, with 9:39 remaining in the third quarter. The Giants marched down the field, …

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Prescott stars as Cowboys see off New York Giants

Dak Prescott made 22 of his 27 passes against the Giants [Getty Images] Dak Prescott inspired the Dallas Cowboys to their seventh straight win over the New York Giants with a 20-15 victory. The 31-year-old quarterback, the highest paid player in NFL history, found running back Rico Dowdle for the first of his two touchdown passes to put the Cowboys …

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