ARLINGTON, Tex. — While Russell Wilson and the Giants offense had downfield success in Sunday’s passing game, they did not excel in the red zone.
They failed to score a touchdown on their first four red zone trips, settling for three Graham Gano field goals and turning the ball over once on downs.
So Brian Daboll dialed up Jaxson Dart’s first NFL snap on the Cowboys’ 25-yard line in the fourth quarter to fix the Giants’ red zone woes.
And it worked.
On 1st and 10 with 12:51 to play in the fourth quarter, Dart handed the ball to rookie running back Cam Skattebo on a read option out of a pistol formation.
The threat of Dart as a runner opened a hole for Skattebo to rumble 24 yards through a gaping hole to the 1-yard line. Then Wilson handed to Skattebo on the next play for the bac