EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Tom Coughlin's 100th regular-season win as Giants coach was all about pouncing on Cowboys mistakes.
New York snapped a five-game slide against Dallas as Dwayne Harris ran back a kickoff 100 yards for the winning points in the fourth quarter against his former teammates Sunday. The Giants' 27-20 victory also boosted them into first place in the NFC East at 4-3, pending Philadelphia's night game at Carolina.
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie had two interceptions, returning one 58 yards for a touchdown. Brandon Meriweather also had a pick, while Myles White grabbed Cole Beasley's muff of a punt in the final minutes to put it away.
Harris spent four seasons in Dallas without running back a kickoff for a score. But he tied a Giants record set in 1994 by romping untouched to the end zone.
The Cowboys (2-4), losers of four in a row without injured offensive stars Tony Romo and Dez Bryant, got a big game from Darren McFadden. Starting running back Joseph Randle left early with a strained back, and McFadden rushed for 152 yards and a TD (see full recap).
Cousins' 3rd TD pass of 2nd half lifts 'Skins past Bucs
LANDOVER, Md. -- There were plenty of reasons for Kirk Cousins and the Washington Redskins to believe this game was not going to go their way.
They trailed by 24 points in the second quarter, a deficit the team never had overcome in a victory. They had been outscored by 43 points in third quarters so far. Cousins hadn't thrown more than one touchdown pass in any game this season.
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At halftime, coach Jay Gruden - who had pronounced Sunday's matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers a "code red" situation - lit into his players.
Something finally clicked. Cousins completed three second-half TDs, including the go-ahead score to Jordan Reed with 24 seconds left, and the Redskins came back to stun the Bucs 31-30 for the largest comeback in franchise history.
"Everybody was pretty upset. Jay was livid," left tackle Trent Williams said about a loud halftime locker room. "You rarely every see him in that state. But he was on the gas."
Cousins finished 33 for 40 for 317 yards, the trio of scores and zero interceptions. He also ran for an 8-yard touchdown in the second quarter for the first points for the Redskins (3-4), making it 24-7 after two quarters (see full recap).