Cowboys march on Giants, take 3-0 lead

The Cowboys rushed on 69 percent of their first down plays last season, and with good reason. DeMarco Murray was back there and he eventually led the NFL in yards and touchdowns. With Joseph Randle handling the primary rushes for the Cowboys nowadays, that streak continued.

Randle carried for 28 yards on six carries as Dallas held the ball over ten minutes, culminating in Dan Bailey's 21 yard field goal after a 17-play marathon failed to strike paydirt.

Dallas leads New York 3-0 in the first quarter on Sunday night.

The battle between the Giants defensive front and the Cowboys offensive front was won by the latter party, as one would have expected. Cole Beasley caught into the red zone and Jason Witten inside the 10 to set up the scoring, when it finally came.

It seemed the Cowboys were entirely uninterested in finishing the job when they near the goal line.

Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie nearly came away with a costly interception in the end zone, battling a pass meant for Terrance Williams, foiling what was a perfect 7-for-7 drive for Tony Romo. A false start pushed a 2nd-and-Goal back five more yards and guard Tyree Smith was called for holding. Dez Bryant was ably covered by Prince Amukamara, and when he couldn't come down with the ball naturally looked for a flag.

It couldn't have been that he just didn't make a good play.

The good news for the Giants was that their unhinged secondary unit got plenty of opportunities to practice their tackling. They certainly can use it.