Giants become first team eliminated from playoffs with 27-20 loss to Cowboys

The New York Giants battled the Dallas Cowboys in front of a national audience on Thanksgiving Day with potential jobs on the line.

One week after describing their play as “soft,” Big Blue did show a bit more fight but yielded no better results. Against a shorthanded Cowboys team starting quarterback Cooper Rush, the Giants were once again overmatched and, at times, manhandled on both sides of the ball.

Self-inflicted wounds — missed tackles, drops, penalties — were the predominant theme but the poor play-calling can not be ignored.

With the 27-20 loss, the Giants became the first NFL team officially eliminated from playoff contention and tied their seventh-longest losing streak (seven games) in franchise history.

Here’s how it all went down.