ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) \u2014\u00a0DeMarvion Overshown\u00a0returned an interception 23 yards for a touchdown,\u00a0Rico Dowdle\u00a0ran for a score in his first career 100-yard game and the\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0held on for a 27-20 Thanksgiving Day victory over the\u00a0New York Giants.<\/p>\n
Cooper Rush\u00a0threw a TD pass, and Dowdle finished with 112 yards Thursday as the Cowboys (5-7) ended a six-game home losing streak going back to a wild-card loss to Green Bay last season.<\/p>\n
Drew Lock, who started in place of the injured\u00a0Tommy DeVito\u00a0a week after the benching and subsequent release of\u00a0Daniel Jones, lost a fumble following Overshown’s pick-6 in a seventh consecutive loss for the Giants (2-10).<\/p>\n
Lock ran for 57 yards and a touchdown that ended up being too late to avoid New York’s eighth consecutive loss to its NFC East rival.<\/p>\n
The Giants had their first lead since Week 5 before Overshown’s dynamic play put Dallas back in front for good in the second quarter. The Cowboys led for just 2 minutes, 15 seconds during their six-game skid at AT&T Stadium.<\/p>\n
Leading 7-6, Lock tried to flip a screen pass to\u00a0Devin Singletary\u00a0after the running back had been overpowered trying to block Overshown. The second-year linebacker tipped the pass into the air toward the end zone, used his speed to run it down and scored untouched.<\/p>\n
Overshown also recovered Lock’s fumble on the opening possession of the second half to set up Rush’s 2-yard TD pass to\u00a0Brandin Cooks\u00a0in a second straight win for Dallas coming off a five-game losing streak.<\/p>\n
Rush, now 2-2 as the starter this season with\u00a0Dak Prescott\u00a0out for the year with a torn hamstring, threw the scoring pass to Cooks the play after the quarterback’s apparent fumble into the end zone was overturned on review.<\/p>\n
Cooks, who had a diving first-down catch in the final two minutes to clinch the victory, was playing for the first time since Dallas’ 20-15 victory over the Giants in Week 4. He ended up with an infected knee after getting an injection in New York the day after that Dallas win.<\/p>\n
Dowdle had 46 yards rushing in the first quarter after his longest carry of the season, a 22-yarder. The Dallas offense bogged down after two efficient drives, but a suddenly opportunistic defense kept the Cowboys in front.<\/p>\n
Lock had a 28-yard scramble to set up the first New York touchdown and another 21-yarder before his 8-yard TD with 2:18 remaining. But he was sacked six times.<\/p>\n
Injuries<\/p>\n
Giants: Standout DT Dexter Lawrence injured an elbow and didn’t return. … DL\u00a0D.J. Davidson\u00a0injured a shoulder in the first half.<\/p>\n
Cowboys: Special teamer\u00a0Juanyeh Thomas\u00a0was carted off with a right knee injury in the first half and didn’t return. … CB\u00a0Josh Butler\u00a0also didn’t return after injuring a knee. … Rookie LT Tyler Guyton left in the first half with ankle and knee injuries and was replaced by\u00a0Chuma Edoga, who made his season debut.<\/p>\n
Up next<\/p>\n
Giants: New Orleans at home Dec. 8.<\/p>\n
Cowboys: The mini-break plus a day before Cincinnati visits Dec. 9.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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