The Dallas Cowboys finally won a home game as they held on for a 27-20 Thanksgiving Day victory over the New York Giants.
DeMarvion Overshown returned an interception 23 yards for a touchdown and Rico Dowdle ran for a score in his first career 100-yard game as the Cowboys (5-7) ended a six-game home losing streak going back to a wild-card playoff loss to Green Bay last season.
The Giants’ quarterback issues continued. Drew Lock, who started in place of the injured Tommy DeVito a week after the benching and subsequent release of Daniel Jones, lost a fumble following Overshown’s pick-6 in a seventh consecutive loss.
honey, we swept the giants 🧹 pic.twitter.com/DFnidevydB
— Dallas Cowboys (@dallascowboys) November 29, 2024
Lock did run for 57 yards and a touchdown but it was too late to avoid New York’s eighth consecutive loss to their NFC East rivals.
“This is one of my first times to be able to come in and play a full game with these guys and show them what I can do,” Lock said.
“Minus the turnovers and a few things, it was up and down. Some good. Some bad. You are upset when you lose, but, I mean, it was nothing but fun.
“You love football, love being able to come out here and play on Thanksgiving. A couple of things we could have done better, but the last 24 hours, I won’t forget it. It was an awesome opportunity to come out here and play. Wish we could have gotten it done.”
“I don’t like the results,” Giants coach Brian Daboll said. “Nobody likes the results. But again, I have confidence in the people. We have just got to do better.”
