New York Post

REPORT CARD

- — Paul Schwartz

OFFENSE

Before he was forced out with a concussion, Daniel Jones (5 of 13, 98) was not in rhythm. Aggressive­ness got the best of him when he tried to plow through two defenders and came away woozy. Early pass protection was shabby and Nate Solder, moved over to left tackle to replace injured Andrew Thomas, was not good. We will never know how Saquon Barkley (2-9) would have fared. We know how his replacemen­t, Devontae Booker (16-42, 1 TD) fared. Rookie WR Kadarius Toney (10-189) already looks like an emerging star but he cannot lose his composure, throw a punch and get tossed. That doesn’t fly. Backup QB Mike Glennon (16 of 25, 196 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs) unwisely opted to challenge CB Trevon Diggs deep down the field and lost, with Diggs leaping for his sixth intercepti­on in six games this season.

DEFENSE

There was some moxie early, but the Cowboys have too much firepower. Can’t allow 515 total yards. Dak Prescott (22 of 32, 302 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT) again had his way against his favorite opponent and Ezekiel Elliott (21-110, 1 TD) did his thing. CB James Bradberry did not give the Giants enough. He was beaten by CeeDee Lamb down the field for a 49-yard TD, was called for pass interferen­ce on Lamb to set up another Dallas TD and dropped what should have been an intercepti­on. Rookie CB Rodarius Williams was beaten on an inside move by Amari Cooper for a TD.

SPECIAL TEAMS

Graham Gano missed from 54 yards out and then hit back-to-back 51-yard field goals. Dynamic CeeDee Lamb had a spinning 17-yard return of a mediocre 40-yard Riley Dixon punt.

COACHING

This was crisis management for Joe Judge, as his top offensive players went down, one by one, as the game got out of hand. Patrick Graham does not have many answers, does he? His defense was unable to take the run or the pass away from the well-balanced Cowboys. Remember when there were complaints about Jason Garrett not targeting Toney enough?

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