FEELING PRESSURE, COWBOYS ROUT GIANTS : DALLAS 27, N.Y. GIANTS 0.Byline: Kevin Lyons Fort Worth Star-Telegram The Fort Worth Star-Telegram is a major U.S. daily newspaper serving Fort Worth and the western half of the North Texas area known as the Metroplex. Its area of domination is checked by its main rival, The Dallas Morning News From the first play, the Dallas Cowboys' defense set out to carry a club that remains without two of its offensive stars. And when the offense finally caught up to the pace Sunday, when Troy Aikman Troy Kenneth Aikman (born November 21, 1966 in West Covina, California) is a former American football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League, and currently a television sportscaster for the Fox network. started lobbing rainbows to Deion Sanders Deion Luwynn Sanders (born August 9, 1967 in Fort Myers, Florida) is a former National Football League cornerback, Major League Baseball outfielder, and is currently an NFL Network commentator. and Kevin Williams Kevin Williams may refer to:
The Dallas defense held the New York Giants
``I asked our team last week, `You mean to tell me if you take two guys away from our team that we are not a good team anymore?' '' Cowboys coach Barry Switzer said, reflecting on a shocking loss to the Chicago Bears in the opener last week, which wide receiver Michael Irvin sat out with a suspension and tight end Jay Novacek missed with an injury. ``We felt a lot of pressure going into this game and it was important for us to play well, to gain some confidence, and I think we did that.'' The Cowboys did it with running back Emmitt Smith, who returned after suffering a precarious neck injury in the Bears game. And with a lot of defense. Cornerback Kevin Smith's interception on the game's first play sparked a unit that did not allow the Giants to cross midfield until 5 minutes, 57 seconds remained. The Cowboys defense was so dominant that six of the Giants' 11 offensive possessions were three-and-out. Two others ended in turnovers. Beleaguered be·lea·guer tr.v. be·lea·guered, be·lea·guer·ing, be·lea·guers 1. To harass; beset: We are beleaguered by problems. 2. To surround with troops; besiege. Giants quarterback Dave Brown, who was sacked three times and hurried countless other passes, totaled minus-6 yards passing through three quarters and said afterward that ``it seemed like the Dallas Cowboys were in our playbook.'' The Cowboys' playbook was still without Irvin and Novacek. Still, Aikman (19 of 27, 228 yards) seemed more on the same page with his new receivers than he did last week. Aikman's scoring tosses to Sanders (8 yards), Williams (19 yards) and Smith (5 yards) represented his first three-touchdown passing game in nearly four years. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Cowboys receiver Deion Sanders stuns the Giants' Jaso n Sehorn with an 8-yard touchdown catch from quarterback Troy Aikman in the first quarter. Associated Press |
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