Giants win over the Cowboys 31-14.
Eli Manning was 24 of 33 for 346 yards with 3 TDs
Ahmad Bradshaw rushed for 57 yards on 16 carries 1 TD, and had 3 catches for 12 yards 1 TD.
Danny Ware rushed for 19 yards on 2 carries and had 1 catch for 8 yards.
Brandon Jacobs rushed for 16 yards on 7 carries.
Victor Cruz caught 6 passes for 178 yards and 1 TD.
Hakeem Nicks caught 5 passes for 76 yards and 1 TD.
Henry Hynoski caught 4 passes for 31 yards.
Bear Pascoe caught 2 passes for 14 yards.
Travis Beckum caught 2 passes for 13 yards.
Devin Thomas caught 1 pass for 14 yards.
Antrel Rolle had 1 interception.
Osi Umenyiora had 2 sacks.
Jacquian Williams, Jason Pierre-Paul, Chris Canty, and Justin Tuck each had 1 sack.
Lawrence Tynes kicked a 28 yard field goal after missing on a 40 yard attempt.

Game Notes:
"What a way to start a new year! Sure I like my Giants games played in the afternoon. Sure I'd rather not be rained on, but for sure I love seeing my Giants winning the division title any time - any place. If you were at the stadium tonight you got to wipe off the rain with one of the towels they thoughtfully provided. You got to wave off the Cowboys as they disappeared into the darkness. Losing to the Cowboys at home in the last game of the season, with the division title on the line was unthinkable, and the Giants didn't let it happen.
When Lawrence Tynes missed a field goal that would have increased our 14-0 lead, Tony Romo next got his team down to around our 15 yard line. I was nervous, but Romo's long scrambling pass was called back because he went past the line of scrimmage. That killed his drive and the Giants scored another touchdown to give me and the rest of the fans a chance to relax at halftime with a 21-0 score.
Still, how often have the Giants held the lead this season throughout the whole game? That's what I was thinking when the next two scores were touchdowns by the Cowboys. We were in the fourth quarter, Romo had now completed two touchdown passes and the lead was cut to 21-14. The Giants looked like they were responding with a three-and-out when Eli scrambles and throws the ball downfield for a 44 yard completion to our star of the season, Victor Cruz. Lawrence Tynes made good this time with a 28 yard field goal and with a 10 point lead and less than six minutes on the clock, I felt I could breath again.
The defense dealt Romo a sack, and two incompletions later the Cowboys were three-and-out. Eli Manning chewed up two Dallas timeouts and ended his drive with a touchdown pass to Hakeem Nicks. 31-14 became the final score and what was I worried about? The Giants had even held the lead all through the game for a change. We're only one day into the new year and its already been a great one for Giants fans. See you in the playoffs!"

Game Notes:
"The big question mark on this game was the real status of Tony Romo and his bruised right hand. A few short weeks ago he had no problem hitting the Giants secondary for 4 touchdown passes. Tonight Romo sustained six sacks, but none of that was because of a problem throwing hand. The Giants front line kept the pressure up and the secondary limited his targets. His two running backs got him 46 yards.
Eli Manning was as sharp as he's been all season, throwing for 346 yards and three touchdowns, even completing eight of his nine third down passes for 192 yards. The Cowboys knew that the Manning to Cruz connection would be coming at them from their own recent personal experience and from what Victor Cruz did last week against the Jets ( 3 catches, 164 yards, 1 TD) and tonight he had 6 catches for 178 yards and 1 touchdown. The Cowboys opened their season at MetLife losing to the Jets after blowing a 14-point lead in the fourth quarter. The Giants did a good job making sure the Cowboys season ended there tonight as well.
The Giants went 6-2 in the first half of the season and thanks to the win tonight, they avoided going 2-6 in the second half and enduring once again, all the grief that goes with yet another late season collapse. They won three of their last four games and that included two over the Cowboys and finished up with a 9-7 record. That's one less win than last year, but this time they are the NFC East Division Champions. They get to stay home for the start of the playoffs and will face the wildcard Falcons (10-6) next Sunday at 1 p.m. Most important, they are starting to look playoff ready."

Giants have trailed in every game this season except this one.

Giants will face the Atlanta Falcons next week at home in their first playoff game since the 2008 season.

Giants Jason Pierre-Paul finished with 16.5 sacks on the season.

Giants Victor Cruz had 3 catches this season where he gained at least 60 yards after the catch.
That ties for the most in the league.

Cowboys LB DeMarcus Ware had 1.5 sacks and finished the season with 19.5.

Cowboys have lost seven straight games playing on Sunday nights.

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