Giants vs. Cowboys Score 31-36: Live Blog of Sunday Night Football Week 1 with Play-by-Play, Commentary & Updates

Sep 08, 2013 08:11 PM EDT

4th QTR--- Giants 31-36 Cowboys 

Pass to Scott is tipped!!! CARR PICKS IT UP! HE RUNS IT IN FOR THE SCORE!! TOUCHDOWN COWBOYS!!!

1st & 10 -------------2 MINUTE WARNING----------------- 

3rd & 5 shotgun with time. Up the middle. Randle with the catch!! Takes it to OWN 49!

Fans get into it! 

2nd & 5 Manning too high with the pass. THIRD DOWN! Could have been intercepted

83 yards for Manning to go... 2:41-- shotgun Quick dump to Scott. Gain of about five. 

2:47 left on the clock--- Fair catch from OWN 17. 

2nd & 8 gain of four... 3rd & 4 Pass caught by No gain!! Giants have another chance. Uh oh. Bryant down on the ground. 

1st & 10 OWN 28- under center... Hand off to Murray. Somehow gains two. 

1st & 10 5:00 Murray runs it for the first down... 

Punter knocked down. Saying Weatherford swung leg into player. 

--- Holding on Giants.... Penaltiy declined. 4th Down. Snee called for the hold

3rd & 10 shotgun Ware on the edge. Manning goes down. FLAGS FLY! What's the call?

Things are not coming easy for Manning and Giants

2nd & 10 Shotgun Manning to Nicks. Carr wasn't paying attention and apparently, neither was Nicks.

5:49 on the clock-- Manning pressured. Scott drops pass. 

Eli takes over from OWN 45

PUNT! Randle back to receive. From the 30. Runs up the middle spins. Gets hit a few times. 

Big third down coming!! 3rd & 18... Romo with time! No! JPP on the play! SACK! 

7:42 on the clock--- 2nd & 12 SACK!! Joseph gets to Romo

1st & 10 from OWN 35 shotgun... Pass to Harris. Loss of two. Thomas with the stop

3rd & 2 shotgun incomplete pass! No! Flag. Ross appears to be called for pass interference. Yes. Would have been a huge fourth down. 

2nd & 10 Murray goes for eight on the catch

1st & 10 Tuck with the pressure. Romo throws it away

3rd & 2 for the Giants. --- CRUZ TOUCHDOWN AS HE DIVES FOR THE BALL!!! TOUCHDOWN GIANTS! 

A lot of chess at the line. Manning sets the audible. Lee of Cowboys drops the blitz

2nd & 10 9:38 shotgun toss to Scott. Gain of eight. 

1st & 10 Pass right. Nicks stopped by Carr as Manning was pressured

1st & 10 Manning to Meyers... First down! Already inside the Cowboys' red zone

Giants slants. Slants. Slants. 

1st & 10 shotgun Manning with another quick pass. Wow! Sandwiched between receivers. In Dallas territory! 

1st & 10 Pass to the right. Nicks with another big grab. 17 yards on the catch.

Gain of about 20

1st & 10 start from the time. Cooper Taylor called for personal foul... Play action. Bullet to Randle! WOW! Nice hands. Looked as though he was going to fumble.

Dallas' time of possession is almost double that of the Giants

4th & 1 Bailey with a 45 YD FG attempt... Kick is good. With plenty. 

THIRD DOWN--- 3rd & 5 Romo  with time. Mundy takes down Witten. No first down.

2nd & 6 hand off to Murray. Runs left. Nowhere to go. Down to Giants 31

1st & 10 Pass right. Austin doesn't get too far.

2nd & 6 Murray with the run left. First down and more!!! Cowboys in Giants' territory. Down inside the 40.

2nd & 6---------------- END OF THE 3RD QTR----------------------

1st & 10 from OWN 47 Bryant in the slot. Giants bring the pressure. Murray breaks about six tackles! Giants look lazy. 

---- Personal foul roughin passer. Joseph charged for the penalty. Joseph was pushed into Romo though. 

1st & 10 gain of rou. Romo might have gotten hit. Flag on the play.

1:44 TOUCHBACK--- Romo starts from OWN 20. Murray picked up and dropped on his back

TD Giants on 18-yard TD pass.... Either the Giants figured something out or the Cowboys got lazy

3rd & 10 Nicks was wide open. 1:51 --- Shotgun Over the middle! TOUCHDOWN!!! CRUZ WITH THE TD!! ANother salsa!!! What a grab! Helmet flies. Looks good!

2nd & 10 1:57 on the clock as it finally stops. Manning calls play. Manning with time. NO! Hit from behind. Protection went in the wrong direction. Selvie comes from the right. 

1st & 10 shotgun. Pass to Nicks. Tight coverage. Incomplete pass. 

1st & 10 Cowboys 34. Manning calls play. Scott with the run! Takes it for 16! AND he holds on to the ball

2nd & 8 Nicks reaches. First down. 13-yard gain

Claiborne went low for the tackle and he's the one down. Meyers might have sat on his shoulder. Might have taken a forearm to the back of the head.

4:12 1st & 10 shotgun Cowboys' 47 Manning to Meyers for a gain of five. Claiborne is down. Whistles blow. 

1st & 10 Manning avoids the sack again and Manning goes to Randle.

1st & 10 play action. Manning to Cruz. Cruz slips and wisely wiggles out of bounds

TOUCHBACK! --- Does Manning have a comeback left in him? 

This game might be over! 

5:15 1st & Goal 4 shotgun Romo looks left. Looks right. With time. Over the middle. Romo to Witten for his second of the game! 

COWBOYS BALL- 1st & 10 from Giants 16... Romo to Harris Gain of 12

4th & 10 PUNT... Live ball!! Weird punt. Winds up becoming Cowboys ball. Another turnover. WOW! 5 on the Giants. 

6:00 3rd & 10 shotgun Pass left. Ross with the block!! Ross was all over Bryant. No flag on the play. 

2nd & 17 shotgun Murray protects. Romo with time. Gets hit, which is what the Giants probably want to do. Gain of seven on the play

1st & 17 Pass to Harris is off. Incomplete. 

2nd & 8... Flag on the play... Holding offense. 10 yards back for the Cowboys. Smith with the hold

1st & 10 Cowboys go with no-huddle... Murray in the back field. Murray gets like three on the run.

Giants line is getting no penetration. 

3rd & 10 shotgunWith time. Williams with the grab. First down up the middle. 

2nd & 10 Murray goes nowhere! 

8:38 to play---- Romo back on the field... Webster almost picks up the interception.

4th & 1 Weatherford to punt. Harris back to field. TOUCHBACK

3rd & 1 i formation. Scott close. doesn't seem like he got it. No gain. THey bring out the sticks. No gain.

2nd & 5 Scott spins for a gain of four. Almost a first down.

1st & 10 shotgun Pass to Cruz. Close to a holding call on the Giants. Gain of five

3rd & 7 shotgun. Manning points out the blitz... With time. Nicks avoids tackles. First down Giants.

Are the Giants just running plays out to get Romo back on the field? 

1st & 10 gain of three by Scott. 2nd & 7 Scott gets it again. Goes nowhere

Touchback mishandled... Able to down it. Scott the running back for the Giants now

EP is good! Giants commit fourth turnover and Cowboys score their second touchdown of the game. 

2nd & 15 Wilson taken down. BALL GOES LOOSE! WILSON WASN'T DOWN?? Wilson turns it over. TOUCHDOWN DALLAS!!! 

1st & 10 Giants at OWN 28... Shotgun. Cowboys bring the pressure. SACK!! 

13:13 1st & 10 Harris again takes down Giants on special teams. Gain of maybe two. 

Cowboys go 3 and OUT--- Romo looks a bit shaken up still.. 

1st & 10 Giants set up to take a knee. 

Holding on Giants. 10-yard penalty, pushing Giants about 30 yards back. 

Flag on the play. Randle cuts through a few bodies untouched. Randle tackled as he gets across the 40. Could be on the Giants 

:32 Romo leaves the field. Murray takes a seat. 4th & 11

Giants call timeout--- :45 2ND & 20 ROMO ROCKED!! Williams dives, incomplete. Romo on the turf.Sandwiched by two Giants. Romo is injured.

:55 1st & 20 shotgun. Giants bring pressure. Murray cuts it back. Gets nothing.

Holding on the Cowboys. The Giants had the disastrous set up, but the Cowboys find a way to screw it up.

1:01 1st & 10 Cowboys. Across OWN 40... Giants call timeout. NOBODY PAYS ATTENTION! Romo throws. WILLIAMS DROPS IT!! 

1:08 Romo with teh quick pass. Giants collide. Amukamara and Mundy converge helmet-to-helmet. Williams ducked, but both Giants paid the price. 

1:37 1st & 10 shotgun Giants bring the pressure. Romo gets the pass off. Thomas with the tackle. Gain of six

2nd & 10 shotgun Romo with time. Austin with seventh catch for 11 yards

1st & 10 Romo at the line.... Shot gun. Hits Murray. Paysinger pushes Murray out of bounds for no gain. 

1:50 Touchback.... Cowboys from own 20. A chance to put their 2-minute drill to work

DEEEEEP! Victor Cruz burns the secondary!! 70-yard TD! TOUCHDOWN!! 

2nd & 9 Wilson gets the hand off. Close to the first down. First down given.

1st & 15 Nicks with his second catch. Goes for nine. 

TIMEOUT------------ Giants called for the false start. They can't catch a break! 

2:55 Giants use up a timeout as offense can't get organized

3:11 shotgunRomo drops back. To the end zone! WITTEN WITH TEH GRAB! TD COWBOYS! First of this ball game. Cowboys made it look too easy. 

3:59 shotgun... pump fake. WITTEN WIIIIIDE OPEN! Giants defense is tired and confused

1st & 10 after 11-yard gain

4:11 Romo faces the rush, avoids it. Murray gets the first down after hustling past defenders.

4:44 1st & 10 Witten tells referee Jenkins, Giants lineman is faking injury. Another injury timeout. 

3rd & 4 Giants player on one knee... TIMEOUT--- ROMO to Witten! 1st DOWN!

2nd & 6 Tanner gets bopped. FUMBLE!! Escobar with the recovery. Still Cowboys' ball.

6:35 1st & 15 back at OWN 36 Tanner with the grab and a quick gain.

7:08 No uddle for the Cowboys... At OWN 41. Romo talking. Shotgun. Gives instructions to Murray. FALSE START. After all that work. 

7:35 2nd & 4 Hurry up offense for the CowboysQuick slant. Dez Bryant with the grab. First down.

7:51 Cowboys on the attack. Austin with another grab. Gains about six on the play. 

4th & 4 Punt... Back to the 17. Harris breaks one tackle. Can't break second and third. Downed shy of the 25.

3rd & 14 shotgun Manning running. Wants late hit. Doesn't get it. Gain of 10. Short of first down

2nd & 15 Wilson leaps right into the arms of Cowboys' defense. 

1st & 15 Wilson in back field. Manning Drops back. Cruz behind defenders, but Manning misfires. 

1st & 10 Giants from OWN 19... Giants can still take the lead. Wilson with the run. Illegal shift by Hynoski and Wilson.

GIants receive--- Michael Cox spins right into Cowboys' defense. Dropped at the 19.

FG Unit hits the field-- Bailey with 38-yarder

3rd & 8... FG or First Down? Incomplete pass as Romo overthrows receivers. FOURTH down

2nd & 10 Murray gains two on a weird end around fake. 

1st & 10 Shotgun... THOMAS WITH THE SLAP!! Could have had a Pick six. 

3rd & 4 Austin with the first down!! Down to the Giants' 22. 

2nd & 5 Murray gains a yard... 3rd down coming up

1st & 10 Romo to Witten... Down to the Giants' 28

1st & 10 into Giants 44. Murray gains three more after contact for a total of seven yards. 

14:10 Austin with his fourth catch. Four-man Giants rush useless. Gain of 18. 

1st & 10 ----------------- END OF THE 1st QUARTER----------------

:32 3rd & 1 TIMEOUT Cowboys.... Fake to Murray allows Bryant to free up. FIRST DOWN!

1:41 2nd & 6 Murray in the back field... Audible called by Romo.... Gets it off. Quick slant. Austin with his third catch

2:02 Dallas from OWN 20 Murray taken down by four Giants

---Give credit to Murray who made the tackle, preventing Mundy from getting the pick six. 

4th & GOAL FG Unit comes out----- 20 YD ATTEMPT.. Josh Brown with the score!

3rd & GOAL from Cowboys 11. BOOM! Over the middle. No. Meyers catches it at the 2. 

2nd & GOAL Lose nine. 

1st & GOAL Giants... Wilson stuffed at the two.

3rd & 11 Will the Cowboys screw up another turnover? MuNDY WITH THE INTERCEPTION! RUNS IT BACK to the 1-yard line! 

2nd & 11 from Giants' 15. shutgon empty backfield. Looks into the end zone. Mundy closes player to the end zone. Escobar lost his shoe. Was intended receiver. 

1st & 10 FUMBLE! Romo recovers the ball. 

3rd & 11 WHOO! Witten with some moves. Brown misses the tackle. Down to the 13 for the first down

2nd & 11 shotgun with Murray in the backfield... Romo over throws it. Webster tips it. 

1st & 10 from Giants 34, Escobar with a tight grab in coverage. Gain of 9

6:50 1st & 10 Cowboys cruising well into Giants territory. Holding call on Hanna. Play comes back.

Murray lowers shoulders and gains the first down.

8:58 3rd & 10 shotgun. Manning intercepted! A third consecutive turnover for the Giants! Manning not on same page with receivers.

9:07 2nd & 10 Manning chased. Hynoski drops it. Would have picked up about five. Ware with the pressure

9:26 1st & 10 no gain. 

9:59 1st & 10 Wilson with space. Picks up 12 and in Cowboys territory.

Giants to get good field positioning. Can they prevent from turning the ball over? Will Wilson be benched? 

Randle to receive. From teh 40. BOOOM!!! Harris with the bop. 

10:37 Giants defense holds again. This time, Cowboys well outside of FG range. 

Let's do the math. Two drives. Two turnovers. Cowboys defense has to take over. 

1st & GOAL From the 8.. WOW!!! De javu!! Wilson fumbles again in the first game of the season against the Cowboys. 

12:07 Ruben Randle! First down and more! 

12:28 1st & 10... Cruz can't make catch.... 2nd & 10 Another dropped pass! 

Nicks & Manning hook up for 57 yards

13:04 1st & 10 i formation. Play action. MANNING TO NICKS!! NICKS WITH A HUGE RUN! Wow Mercurial Giants' offense. What a play. 

Another touchback for the Giants.

------------------COWBOYS LEAD 3-0-------------------
Following interception by Manning, Giants defense holds the Cowboys to just a Bailey 30-yard FG. 

13:09 FG attempt for Dan Bailey... 30 YRD... GOOD! 

13:28 3rd & 7 JPP in the game. Shotgun, Murray in the back field. Romo with time. NO! Bopped. Throws it away. Giants hold. 

2nd & 12 from Giants' 17 Shotgun. Quick pass. Rolle with a perfect tackle.

14:28 2nd & 7 from Giants' 12... False start on Cowboys. 

---Dallas Ball---

1st & 10 DAMARCUS WARE INTERCEPTS MANNING IN THE FIRST PLAY!!! There were three Cowboys rushing at Manning. Wilson was the intended receiver. 

15:00 Michael Cox to receive.... Touchback! Given no chance.

----------Kickoff just minutes away!-------------
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The Dallas Cowboys host the New York Giants in Week 1 of the NFL season. It's the first Sunday Night Football meeting that counts as the regular season is well under way. Watch this NFC East rivalry at 8:20 p.m. ET. Want to find out the score? Follow this live blog with play-by-play and color commentary as both the Giants and Cowboys are extremely hopefully about their 2013 campaigns.

Neither team was in the playoffs in 2012 and they are gunning after the Washington Redskins in 2013. Expect the same characters to take hold of both teams' headlines throughout the season. For the Cowboys it will always be Jerry Jones, especially if the team struggles. Next in line following the team's front office, it's Tony Romo. He's a franchise legend according to his career stats, but he's never been able to bring glory to Dallas and that's all this organization cares about.

The Giants hope to have a lot more salsa dancing taking place on their opponents' end zones. After some unlikely drama out of Giants' camp due to their wide receiver situation, Victor Cruz and Hakeem Nicks are once again donning Giants blue and they appear to be happy with their financial situations. Eli Manning is expected to only get better as his career continues and the noise he'll be making is at the huddle and behind center when calling audibles.

The Giants' running situation is a bit sketchy, following the injury to Andre Brown. David Wilson and the Giants hope their No. 1 running back can keep possession of the ball or else, they will be thin in their back field. The Cowboys' running game isn't at its best, but they at least have DeMarco Murray in the back field and he has been a little more productive, despite a disappointing 2012 campaign.

One of football's best rivalries kicks off. Stay with us for all the coverage, info and stats from AT&T Stadium as one of the game's best rivalry takes place in Week 1 of the NFL regular season.

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