EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – The New York Giants, looking to build on all the positives from their Week 3 win in Cleveland, fell short against the Dallas Cowboys in a 20-15 loss. The result extended the Giants’ losing streak to Dallas to seven games.

The Giants’ offense, which had looked so good just four days ago, outscored the Cowboys 305 to 293, running 65 plays to the Cowboys’ 51. Kicker Greg Joseph seemed to have no answers and went goal-to-go in his only Situation 0:2 and 0:1.

That wasn’t the only crap of the night for the Giants. Against a 32nd-ranked run defense, the Giants’ rushing attack managed just 26 yards on 24 carries this week, a dismal average of 1.1 yards per carry.

“They improved some things in run defense,” Giants left guard Jon Runyan Jr. said after the game. “But ultimately it’s up to us to follow through, and we didn’t.”

Giants quarterback Daniel Jones finished 29 of 40 (72.5%) for 281 yards and a passer rating of 81.4, and rookie receiver Malik Nabers caught 12 of 15 passes for 115 yards before dying with a concussion late in the fourth quarter eliminated from the game.

Wan’Dale Robinson also had double-digit targets, catching 11 of 14 balls for 71 yards, but dropped a big third-down pass on the Giatns’ final drive that might have put the Giants in a position to add to their score.

Veteran Darius Slayton, playing with an injured right thumb, had 56 yards on three catches but also failed to make a third-down reception, this time in the red zone.

The Giants defense did its best to keep the team in the game. Their only mistake was a 55-yard touchdown to receiver CeeDee Lamb, who beat cornerback Deonte Banks in coverage.

The defense also sacked Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott for the first time since 2021, while outside linebacker Kayvon Thibodeaux did the honors. Thibodeaux also contributed a quarterback hit and a tackle for loss.

Otherwise, it was a quiet game on the pass rush front. They only had three quarterback hits as a team, the other two coming from Brian Burns and Dexter Lawrence. Cor’Dale Flott stepped up when needed, added two pass breakups and did what he could in an undermanned secondary.

The Giants will face the Seattle Seahawks in 10 days.