What's your favorite Dallas game?

In comment 11352020 BrettNYG10 said:

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In comment 11352016 arcarsenal said: Quote: I believe it was 2000. It was on my birthday.. I remember thinking "thanks, Troy!" If you're going to be an attention whore, at least tell us your birthday is like a week or two before it actually is so we can make a thread for you. Moron.

It was like a month ago, fuckstain. I don't need no fuckin' attention.

I also immediately thought of the 2005 "snow" game. One of the better home crowds I can recall in the Eli era.

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Surely not the best of the games vs. Dallas, but I'm biased because I was at this one.

The Cowboys stunk, and showed up with Chad Hutchinson at QB. The Giants were fighting for a playoff spot, and got a bunch of help in the early games when Atlanta and New Orleans both lost right around kickoff.

The game against Dallas was over before the end of the 1st quarter, it was 21-0 Giants, including a long fumble return by Kenny Holmes for a TD (Barrow forced it). It was 37-0 Giants until a TD by Dallas with under 2 minutes left.

With the win the Giants were within 1 in the Wild Card race, and by the end of play the following week (the big win in Indy) they controlled their own destiny and won the WC in OT vs. Philly in the last game of the season.

Then, something happened in San Fran. I can't really remember.

The Austin Overthrow game stands out because it's the only time that I can remember when I turned from the TV and said "season over" and it wasn't. I remember the '80 & '81 Danelo games, but they did not lead to better things those years.

Even though we lost the next week, the first '11 game saved the season, and won us the Super Bowl. I know there were lots of other reasons why we won the SB that year, but this was the comeback of comebacks, the season-on-the-brink of seasons on the brink.

It also reminds me most of how much I love this team, because I walked about 10 paces away from the TV (I was in a large motel lobby) and turned around, thinking "I just can't bail on this team". I must have had '07 in mind...

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Down 12 with 5 minutes left, was it? A quick score, Romo overthrows Austin, another score, and the JPP block. Just... Wow.

Sorry, my favorite. How can it not be? So favored. We wore them down and dominated the 4th quarter.

I remember that because I got suspended from school that next Monday. I was like "Oh yeah! Giants win 37-7 and I get a free day off!"....Whoever scored that TD for the Cowboys dunked the ball in the endzone. "YEA! Take THAT!"

I bet he felt proud. Asshole. lol. It was Antonio Bryant.

Was a meaningless classic. 9 lead changes. The whole bit

no contest

In comment 11351915 JohnB said:

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It was a fun game and Tiki set two rushing giant records that day (most in a career and most in a season) and Eli showed guts to change the last play to do or die running play.

I agree for all the same reasons.

happened right in front of me

I have to agree with you. After the Dez Bryant TD in that first 2011 game, I literally just accepted that the season was over. I was already working my way from grief to acceptance. And we weren't negative nancies to do so... it was quite realistic to believe the season was over (I didn't even think the season was over when we were 0-6 this year). Yet we ended up winning the Super Bowl that year. Pretty damn inspiring.

Byron Hunt.

Glad to read I'm not the only one who was moved to tears, that day.

Yeah, sorry, I have to go with the 2007/8 playoff game. This post-game picture was just too priceless...

game on the ground in the 2011 game in Dallas

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