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Giants vs. Cowboys Pregame
After ending a five-game losing streak, the Dallas Cowboys can now dream of stopping their losing streak at AT&T Stadium to five — a situation that simply wasn’t possible a year ago, when the The team was approaching the franchise record for the number of consecutive home victories.
There are certainly good lessons to be learned from adversity, as the Cowboys prepare to cross swords with the New York Giants at home in the traditional American Thanksgiving game, but the he head coach of the Texas club Mike McCarthy is not too worried about having to test his theory that it is more difficult to manage the good streaks than the droughts.
“We’re still not out of the woods,” McCarthy admitted. We have taken a step in the right direction. But we still have a lot of work to do. It was a relief (last week). »
So, after snatching a 34-26 victory from the Commanders in Washington, the Cowboys (4-7) still believe they can stage a comeback and participate in the NFL playoffs for a fourth straight season. And their calendar suggests that it is possible.
Their series of four games against clubs with records above .500 coincides with the start of another four games against teams currently below the .500 mark.
The Giants (2-9) will enter Thursday’s game on a six-game losing streak — and that’s not to mention their seven-game winless streak against National Association East opponents — and they replaced their starting quarterback with another equally enigmatic one.
Tommy DeVito is bothered by soreness in his arm after taking over for quarterback Daniel Jones, who was benched before being released altogether by the Giants. They also had reserve quarterback Drew Lock practice with the first team this week, just in case.
DeVito did not travel with the team for treatment, but was expected to rejoin his teammates later Wednesday. His state of health is therefore uncertain.
If DeVito is unable to make a start, then many may remember his first one a little over a year ago, in the same place. His first throw from the center, against the Cowboys, occurred at the 1 line in his territory in a bitter 49-17 loss.
“A lot of water has passed under the bridge since that time,” recalled DeVito, who made five other starts last season. Obviously I’m a little nervous, but I’ve been in this kind of situation before, I’ve played in this stadium before, in front of this crowd. Of course, it will be a little different with Thanksgiving, but I’m looking forward to trying another challenge. »
Cooper Rush has won his first five starts following the injury to Cowboys starting quarterback Dak Prescott in 2021-22. He himself was experiencing a series of three defeats before defeating the Commanders last week, posting his best career efficiency coefficient (117.6) as a starter.
This will be the fourth straight start for Rush, who also made five in a row two years ago. Prescott will not return to the game this time. He will miss the remainder of the campaign with a torn hamstring.
“It’s easy to find your rhythm when you’re up from week to week, and obviously on game day,” Rush said. We find our bearings more easily. It’s human nature. It’s natural. You can prepare as much as you want, nothing can reproduce match situations. »
