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Jones sparkles in his start, Giants rally past Bucs 32-31

By FRED GOODALL 232 of New York’s next 233
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The regular-season games. The
Daniel Jones era is off to Giants averaged 420 yards
a rousing start for the New on offense in the first two
York Giants. games this year, but only
The rookie quarterback scored four touchdowns
threw for 336 yards and two while averaging 15.5 points.
touchdowns and also ran The 38-year-old Manning
for two TDs, including the was Jones’ backup, but
go-ahead score with 1:16 did not accompany New
remaining as the Giants York’s other captains to
rallied from an 18-point midfield for the pregame
halftime deficit to beat the coin toss.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 32- INJURIES
31 on Sunday. Giants: LB Alec Ogletree
Jameis Winston threw for left in the second quarter
380 yards and put the Bucs after injuring a hamstring
(1-2) in position to pull out during his runback of a
a dramatic win, but rookie fumble that was later re-
Matt Gay’s 34-yard field versed by replay and ruled
goal sailed wide right as New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones (8) scores on a 7-yard touchdown run against the an incomplete pass. ...
time expired. Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019, Barkley limped off the field
Jones scored on a 7-yard in Tampa, Fla. with a little over three min-
run in the second quarter Associated Press utes remaining before half-
and put the Giants ahead time and was on crutches
with another 7-yarder on tion to the Giants 9 set up As impressive as the former run was the highlight of a afterward. ... LB Tae Davis
fourth-and-goal. The sixth the last-second field goal Duke standout was, he was six-catch, 113-yard perfor- left with a concussion in the
pick in this year’s draft be- try by Gay, who also missed not perfect. Shaquil Barrett mance. Shepard, back in second half.
gan New York’s comeback an extra point and had an- had four of Tampa Bay’s the lineup after missing the Buccaneers: ILB Devin
with a 75-yard TD pass to other blocked. five sacks and forced a previous game with a con- White, the fifth pick in the
Evan Engram on the first Jones, making his first NFL fumble that led to a field cussion, had seven catch- draft, was inactive due to a
play of the second half, start in place of benched goal that put Tampa Bay es for 100 yards, including knee injury.
and a 7-yarder to Sterling two-time Super Bowl MVP up 31-25 with six minutes to a 36-yarder that set up the UP NEXT
Shepard midway through Eli Manning, completed 23 go. winning touchdown. Giants: return home to face
the third quarter. of 36 passes. With Saquon Jones also lost a fumble Jones played one series in NFC East rival Washington
Winston threw TD passes Barkley exiting with a right that led to one of Winston’s New York’s season-open- next Sunday
of 21, 3 and 20 yards to ankle injury late in the first TD passes to Evans, who fin- ing loss to Dallas. Manning Buccaneers: at Los Angeles
Mike Evans to help Tampa half, Jones also led the Gi- ished with eight catches for replaced Kurt Warner after Rams, beginning stretch in
Bay build a 28-10 halftime ants with 28 yards rushing 190 yards. the ninth game of his rookie which they won’t play at
lead. His 44-yard comple- on four attempts. Engram’s long catch and season in 2004 and started home again until Nov. 10.q

Prescott, Cowboys get out of funk, ease past Dolphins 31-6

Cowboys pulled out of a first start for Miami, which for one millisecond of the
first-half funk as huge fa- went with him over 36-year- game did we give up."
vorites in a 31-6 victory over old Ryan Fitzpatrick after Prescott fueled the first Dal-
the rebuilding Dolphins on the first two blowouts. las team in 41 years to win its
Sunday. Acquired in a trade when first two games while rolling
"I mean, it's pro football, Arizona took Kyler Murray up at least 400 yards and at
you know what I'm saying?" No. 1 overall a year after least 30 points each time.
said Cooper, who had drafting Rosen 10th in the And while the Cowboys did
team highs of six catches first round, the 22-year-old it again while reaching 3-0
and 88 yards. "They came Rosen hit some big throws for the first time since 2008,
out here prepared to play while moving Miami before it took them awhile to find
us. I think we were resilient." stalling after halftime. that offensive form.
One of Prescott's TD toss- The rebuilding Dolphins are The second touchdown to
es to Cooper came be- 0-3 for the first time since los- Cooper was a 19-yarder
fore halftime, but the Dol- ing their first seven in 2011. that capped a 75-yard
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Amari Cooper (19) catches a phins had a great chance They have been outscored drive to open the second
pass for a touchdown in front of Miami Dolphins' Xavien Howard
(25) and Bobby McCain (28) in the second half of an NFL foot- to lead at the break as 133-16 — that 117-point dif- half, and came after a
ball game in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019. 22-point underdogs when ference topping Oakland's 74-yard TD toss to Randall
Associated Press Kenyan Drake fumbled on 106 for the first three games Cobb was nullified by off-
first down from the Dallas in 1961. setting penalties.
By SCHUYLER DIXON at least 1950 despite trying 7-yard line in the final min- "This very clearly is not a Prescott ran 8 yards to cap
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — a younger quarterback. ute of the second quarter. victory, but I think positives, the second straight TD
Dak Prescott and the Dallas It just took a half for those DeMarcus Lawrence re- yes," said Rosen, who was drive to open the second
Cowboys are still on a high- trends to kick in. covered to preserve a 10-6 tested for a concussion in half, pulling him within one
scoring roll, and the Miami Prescott threw two touch- lead. the first half but returned. of Roger Staubach's ca-
Dolphins now have the down passes to Amari Josh Rosen was 18 of 29 for "As an organization, we are reer club record of 20 rush-
worst scoring differential Cooper before running 200 yards without a touch- just trying to like sort of find ing touchdowns in just his
through three games since for another score, and the down or interception in his our identity. I don't think fourth season. q