PLAYERS:
Kevin Ogletree,
Jason Witten,
Michael Coe,
Prince Amukamara,
Tony Romo,
Rocky Bernard,
Linval Joseph
TEAMS: Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Indianapolis Colts, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Alabama State Hornets, Virginia Cavaliers
TEAMS: Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Indianapolis Colts, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Alabama State Hornets, Virginia Cavaliers
Kevin Ogletree celebrates with Jason Witten after scoring a touchdown against the Giants.
East Rutherford, N.J. — The New York Football Giants began their Super Bowl Championship defense against the Dallas Cowboys on a Wednesday night in September with a 24-17 loss. It was the 101st meeting between the two teams. The New York Giants have been on the losing end more often than not with an overall record of 57-42-2 favoring the Dallas Cowboys in the matchup.
The already beat up Giants secondary took another hit. Michael Coe, the sixth year cornerback out of Alabama State, suffered a hamstring injury late in the third quarter and did not return to action. Coe was drafted in the fifth round of the 2007 NFL Draft by Indianapolis Colts as the 173rd overall pick. The former Hornet, who made five tackles and deflected one pass, was making his first career NFL start for the defending Super Bowl Champions Giants in place of Prince Amukamara. Amukamara is nursing a high ankle sprain, he...
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