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NFL Thursday Night: Trevon Diggs takes a detour in the fourth quarter of the Cowboys’ win

Eira Gwyneth September 27, 2024

With 11:30 left in Thursday night’s game against the New York Giants, Dallas Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs left the field at MetLife Stadium and went straight to the locker room.

The former Alabama star missed only one defensive tackle, however, and on New York’s next possession he intercepted a fourth-down pass to rookie star Malik Nabers with 3:21 to play, helping Dallas to a 20-15 victory over New York York.

The Giants regained possession at their 41-yard line with 28 seconds left in the game. Without Nabers, who was diagnosed with a concussion after the fourth-down play, New York quarterback Daniel Jones survived two incompletions before being intercepted by new practice squad Amani Oruwariye with five seconds left.

New York scored five goals and Dallas scored four goals. But the Giants’ scores were all Greg Joseph field goals. In addition to 40- and 60-yard field goals from Brandon Aubrey, the Cowboys had two touchdown passes from quarterback Dak Prescott, including a 55-yarder to wide receiver CeeDee Lamb.

Lamb had seven receptions for 98 yards and a touchdown. Nabers had 12 receptions for 115 yards.

Diggs also made two tackles in the game. He left the game due to cramps and was given a quick IV before returning to the field. Diggs lost an interception due to an offside penalty against Dallas.

In addition to Diggs, five other players from Alabama high schools and colleges took the field during the Dallas-New York game:

· Cor’Dale Flott (Saraland) started at cornerback for the Giants. Flott made four tackles and broke up two passes.

· Cowboys defensive end Carl Lawson (Auburn) did not record stats. Dallas designated Lawson from its practice squad to make him eligible to play on Thursday night.

· Giants offensive tackle Evan Neal (Alabama) dressed for the game but did not play.

· Rakeem Nunez-Roches (Central-Phenix City) started at defensive tackle for the Giants. Nunez-Roches made two tackles.

· Darius Slayton (Auburn) started at wide receiver for the Giants. Slayton had three receptions for 56 yards. Slayton’s participation status in the game was listed as questionable due to a thumb injury.

· Jalen Tolbert (McGill-Toolen, South Alabama) started at wide receiver for the Cowboys. Tolbert had three receptions for 24 yards.

· Cowboys defensive end Sam Williams (Lee-Montgomery) is on injured reserve and is ineligible to play.

Dallas (2-2) plays the Pittsburgh Steelers at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh on Oct. 6 at 7:20 p.m. New York (1-3) plays the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field in Seattle on October 6 at 3:25 p.m.