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Giants owner: 'I'd love to play the Cowboys again'
By Joe Giglio | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
on December 28, 2016 at 2:51 PM, updated December 28, 2016 at 2:52 PM
Be careful what you wish for?
If the*Giants can get past a first-round playoff battle against a tough opponent, the toughest NFC test may await: A trip to Dallas to take on the No. 1 seed Cowboys.
While New York has beat Dallas in both head-to-head battles this season--doubling as the only two losses the Cowboys have suffered all season--the NFC East winners would be the favorites in a third match-up. Despite examples of teams winning three games over one opponent in a single season ('99 Titans over Jaguars on the road to the Super Bowl), it's not an easy task.
Yet the challenge of beating quarterback Dak Prescott, running back Ezekiel Elliott and a dominant offensive line doesn't seem to faze Giants owner Steve Tisch.
In a conversation with the New York Post,*Tisch sounded steadfast in his belief in another victory over Dallas.
"I'd love to play the Cowboys again," Tisch said, "and I can't speak for Jerry Jones, but my guess is, that's a game he would hopefully not be looking forward to."
As we look ahead to possible playoff games for the Giants, it's easy to project a Giants-Cowboys game during Divisional Weekend--but it's far from a lock. First, New York would have to take care of its business. But even that wouldn't put the highly-anticipated Round 3 into motion.
As the No. 5 seed, the Giants would be at the mercy of the outcome of the NFC's No. 3 vs. No. 6 game on Wild Card weekend. If the game held true to form (a victory by the better seed), a Giants win would indeed send them to Dallas for the game. If the No. 6 seed (possibly the Washington Redskins), pulled off an upset, Giants-Cowboys III would have to wait until a possible NFC Championship Game.
By Joe Giglio | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
on December 28, 2016 at 2:51 PM, updated December 28, 2016 at 2:52 PM
Be careful what you wish for?
If the*Giants can get past a first-round playoff battle against a tough opponent, the toughest NFC test may await: A trip to Dallas to take on the No. 1 seed Cowboys.
While New York has beat Dallas in both head-to-head battles this season--doubling as the only two losses the Cowboys have suffered all season--the NFC East winners would be the favorites in a third match-up. Despite examples of teams winning three games over one opponent in a single season ('99 Titans over Jaguars on the road to the Super Bowl), it's not an easy task.
Yet the challenge of beating quarterback Dak Prescott, running back Ezekiel Elliott and a dominant offensive line doesn't seem to faze Giants owner Steve Tisch.
In a conversation with the New York Post,*Tisch sounded steadfast in his belief in another victory over Dallas.
"I'd love to play the Cowboys again," Tisch said, "and I can't speak for Jerry Jones, but my guess is, that's a game he would hopefully not be looking forward to."
As we look ahead to possible playoff games for the Giants, it's easy to project a Giants-Cowboys game during Divisional Weekend--but it's far from a lock. First, New York would have to take care of its business. But even that wouldn't put the highly-anticipated Round 3 into motion.
As the No. 5 seed, the Giants would be at the mercy of the outcome of the NFC's No. 3 vs. No. 6 game on Wild Card weekend. If the game held true to form (a victory by the better seed), a Giants win would indeed send them to Dallas for the game. If the No. 6 seed (possibly the Washington Redskins), pulled off an upset, Giants-Cowboys III would have to wait until a possible NFC Championship Game.