{"id":111004,"date":"2026-01-05T05:45:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T05:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/111004\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T05:45:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T05:45:15","slug":"heroes-zeroes-of-giants-win-over-cowboys-bobby-okereke-dominates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/111004\/","title":{"rendered":"Heroes, zeroes of Giants\u2019 win over Cowboys: Bobby Okereke dominates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Heroes, zeroes and the full blitz from the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/04\/sports\/giants-end-season-with-second-straight-win-to-worsen-draft-position\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Giants\u2019 34-17 win over the Cowboys<\/a> on Sunday:<\/p>\n<p>Hero<\/p>\n<p>Jaxson Dart finished his rookie season in style with 230 passing yards and two touchdowns, including an improvisational backhanded shovel pass for a 29-yard touchdown to Daniel Bellinger. Dart also rushed for 32 yards.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.50146628;display:block\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38093848\" width=\"886\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/new-york-giants-quarterback-jaxson-118275384.jpg\" alt=\"New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart (6) reacts with fans after the Giants defeated the Dallas Cowboys 34-17 in East Rutherford, NJ.\" class=\"wp-image-38093848\"  \/>New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart (6) reacts with fans after the Giants defeated the Dallas Cowboys 34-17 in East Rutherford, NJ. Bill Kostroun\/New York Post<\/p>\n<p>Zero<\/p>\n<p>Dak Prescott\u2019s personal 14-game winning streak against the Giants ended in awkward fashion as he fumbled a snap and then sat out the second half despite it being a one-score game. He completed 7 of 11 passes for 70 yards.<\/p>\n<p>Unsung Hero<\/p>\n<p>Bobby Okereke started the game with a fumble recovery that led to a field goal and sealed the victory with an interception that led to a touchdown. He gave the Giants something to think about before making him a salary cap casualty.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.39319728;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38093839\" width=\"822\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/new-york-giants-linebacker-bobby-118275264.jpg\" alt=\"New York Giants linebacker Bobby Okereke (58) is all smiles as he celebrates after he intercepts the ball during the fourth quarter of the Giants and Dallas Cowboys game in East Rutherford, NJ.\" class=\"wp-image-38093839\"  \/>New York Giants linebacker Bobby Okereke (58) is all smiles as he celebrates after he intercepts the ball during the fourth quarter of the Giants and Dallas Cowboys game in East Rutherford, NJ. Bill Kostroun for the New York Post<\/p>\n<p>Key Stat<\/p>\n<p>5 Straight possessions on which the Giants scored points (three field goals and two touchdowns) as part of scoring on seven of eight to ignite a comeback.<\/p>\n<p>Quote of the Day<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can\u2019t accept what happened this year to happen ever again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jaxson Dart on the Giants turning things around after finishing 4-13.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Heroes, zeroes and the full blitz from the\u00a0Giants\u2019 34-17 win over the Cowboys on Sunday: Hero Jaxson Dart&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":111005,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[102,104,103,48948,16314,80,154],"class_list":{"0":"post-111004","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-dallas","8":"tag-dallas","9":"tag-dallas-headlines","10":"tag-dallas-news","11":"tag-jaxson-dart","12":"tag-new-york-giants","13":"tag-nfl","14":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111004","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111004"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111004\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/111005"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111004"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}