It was the third time the NFC East division rivals faced off against each other that season, with the Cowboys winning the previous two matchups. The Giants took the opening kickoff and came out firing, hitting the Cowboys with a quick 52-yard touchdown pass from Eli Manning to Amani Toomer. The Cowboys and Giants exchanged punts on the next 2 series before the Cowboy marched 96 yards down the field, scoring on a 5-yard touchdown pass from Tony Romo to Terrell Owens (which was reviewed and upheld), tying the score at 7–7. The Cowboys never faced a 3rd down on the drive. With the 2nd quarter underway, the Giants punted on the next series, giving the ball to the Cowboys at their own 10-yard line with 11:21 left in the 2nd quarter. The Cowboys marched methodically down the field in small chunks, burning up all but 61 seconds of the clock before Marion Barber bulled into the end zone on a 1-yard touchdown run, making it 14–7 in the Cowboys' favor (the play was reviewed but upheld). With just 61 seconds left in the half, the Giants seemed to catch the Cowboys' defense napping as they quickly moved down the field from their own 29-yard line, stunning the Cowboys with a 4-yard touchdown pass from Manning to Toomer with 11 seconds left in the half. It was Manning and Toomer's 2nd touchdown connection of the first half. The game went into halftime with the score tied at 14–14. The Cowboys took the opening kickoff, and much like their last drive in the first half, marched very slowly down the field, gaining yards in small increments. After a drop by tight end Anthony Fasano in the end zone, the Cowboys' long drive stalled out and they settled for a 34-yard FG from kicker Nick Folk, to make it 17–14 for the Cowboys. The drive took up over 8 minutes of the 3rd quarter. The next 2 series of the game resulted in punts. After a 25-yard punt return, the Giants had excellent field position at the Dallas 37-yard line. The drive went into the start of the 4th quarter, where Brandon Jacobs rumbled into the end zone for a 1-yard touchdown, to make it 21–17 for the Giants. As the 4th quarter ticked on, both teams exchanged punts on the next 4 series. With 1:50 left in the game, the Cowboys