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Prescott throws for

3 TDs as Cowboys

beat Giants again

By TOM CANAVAN son-high 139 yards as Dal-
AP Sports Writer las (5-3) beat New York (2-
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) 7) for the sixth straight time.
— First, the black cat ran on DeMarcus Lawrence had
the field. one of the Cowboys' five
Then the Dallas Cowboys sacks.
scampered past the New Prescott hit Blake Jarwin for
York Giants. a much-needed 42-yard
Dak Prescott shook off an touchdown late in the sec-
interception on his first pass ond quarter. He added a
and threw for three touch- 15-yarder to Michael Gal-
downs, and the Cowboys lup and a 45-yarder to Am-
turned three Daniel Jones ari Cooper in the fourth.
turnovers into 13 points on Brett Maher kicked three
their way to a 37-18 win field goals, including a
over the Giants in a Mon- 52-yarder in the waning Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) hands off the ball to running back Ezekiel Elliott (21)
day night game that was seconds of the first half that during the first quarter of an NFL football game against the New York Giants, Monday, Nov. 4, 2019,
briefly delayed in the sec- gave Dallas the lead for in East Rutherford, N.J.
ond quarter by an elusive good after falling behind Associated Press
feline. 12-3 in the second quarter. but he also missed an ex- where we hand the other ahead field goal on the fi-
"Things weren't good up to Jourdan Lewis scored on a tra point attempt that was team points." nal play.
that point," Prescott said 63-yard fumble return in the important in sending New Jarwin, who has scored The teams exchanged field
about the game before final seconds. York to its fifth straight loss. five of his six career touch- goals in the third quarter,
the cat appeared. "It could The win gave the Cowboys "You can'(t lose the turn- downs against the Giants, with a Jones fumble forced
only get better from there. a half-game lead over Phil- over battle and expect rambled most of the 42 by Woods setting up Dallas.
I definitely thought about adelphia (5-4) in the NFC to win any game," Giants yards on the score to get Rosas answered for New
that. I guess we'll start roll- East and improved their re- defensive back Michael Dallas within 12-10 with 52 York.
ing now that the black cord in the division to 4-0, Thomas said. "We're mak- seconds remaining in the The chippy fourth quarter
cat's come in bad for the including a win over the ing young mistakes, If we half. belonged to Dallas and
Giants. It was fun. First time Eagles. stop them we'll start play- Xavier Woods intercepted Prescott, who finished 22
I've seen an animal run on Jones threw a 1-yard touch- ing winning football. It's not a third-down pass by Jones of 35 for 257 yards. He has
the field that I've been a down pass to Cody Latimer just the offense, it's defense on the ensuing series and thrown for 12 TDs against
part of." for fading New York. Aldrick and special teams, too. It's returned it to the Giants New York in the last four
Ezekiel Elliott ran for a sea- Rosas hit four field goals, two or three plays a game 38, setting up Maher's go- games.q

New No. 1 as 49ers hold off Saints, Pats No. 3 in AP Pro32

By TERESA M. WALKER dia members who regularly "The biggest story in the
AP Pro Football Writer cover the NFL. Big Easy is a swarming de-
Being the NFL's last unde- "Jimmy Garoppolo is seeing fense that has allowed only
feated team is never easy, the field better than ever, two TDs in the past three
and the San Francisco as his near perfect perfor- weeks," said Ira Kaufman of
49ers have bumped aside mance against the Cardi- Fox 13 in Tampa, Florida.
the New England Patriots in nals suggests," Newsday's New England tumbled
another category as well. Bob Glauber said. "He's the from first to third after be-
The 49ers are the first team biggest single reason the ing beaten 37-20 by the
besides the defending 49ers remain the NFL's only Ravens, a loss that nearly
Super Bowl champs to sit unbeaten team." allowed Baltimore to pass
atop the AP Pro32 poll this The Saints stayed at No. the Patriots in these rank-
season. 2 and attracted plenty of ings. New England finished
San Francisco received voters even during their bye with 356 points, just ahead
seven first-place votes and week. Why? Drew Brees of the Ravens (354), who
379 points to edge out the San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Kendrick Bourne (84) proved before the bye that ended the Patriots' un-
celebrates his touchdown against the Arizona Cardinals with
New Orleans Saints, who wide receiver Dante Pettis (18) and running back Tevin Coleman he was back and healthy defeated start on Lamar
had the other five first- (26) during the first half of an NFL football game, Thursday, Oct. for New Orleans. And that's Jackson's performance
place votes and 374 points 31, 2019, in Glendale, Ariz. not all that's going on with that put him into the MVP
in balloting Tuesday by me- Associated Press the Saints. conversation.q