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If ever a game highlighted the difference between the careers of Eli Manning and Tony Romo, this was it. Despite the negative attention paid to both of these players -- particularly the second guy -- the fact is, both are top-10 quarterbacks.
Giants-Cowboys made it into the top 10 of our Top Games of 2012, in the process becoming yet another apparent example of why Manning is "clutch," a definite "have" to Romo's "have not."
But the truth is more complicated than you might surmise.
You see, what occurred in Dallas last October has been going on for years. A quality football team like the Giants makes plays when it needs to, and the Cowboys don't (see: Dez Bryant's fingertip -- about which more later). And this is true not just when the Giants and Cowboys play each other, either. Think about some of the famous plays from these proud franchises' past:
David Tyree wedging the ball against the side of his helmet in Super Bowl XLII.
Patrick Crayton dropping a key third-down pass in a 2007 playoff matchup, then stopping on a later route, ruining what would have been a perfect throw to win it.
The Giants' defense holding the San Francisco 49ers to 1-13 on third downs (the definition of clutch) in the 2011 NFC Championship Game.
Miles Austin losing the ball in the lights in the Cowboys' loss to the Giants in Week 14 of the 2011 season -- a game that cost the Cowboys the division.
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If ever a game highlighted the difference between the careers of Eli Manning and Tony Romo, this was it. Despite the negative attention paid to both of these players -- particularly the second guy -- the fact is, both are top-10 quarterbacks.
Giants-Cowboys made it into the top 10 of our Top Games of 2012, in the process becoming yet another apparent example of why Manning is "clutch," a definite "have" to Romo's "have not."
But the truth is more complicated than you might surmise.
You see, what occurred in Dallas last October has been going on for years. A quality football team like the Giants makes plays when it needs to, and the Cowboys don't (see: Dez Bryant's fingertip -- about which more later). And this is true not just when the Giants and Cowboys play each other, either. Think about some of the famous plays from these proud franchises' past:
David Tyree wedging the ball against the side of his helmet in Super Bowl XLII.
Patrick Crayton dropping a key third-down pass in a 2007 playoff matchup, then stopping on a later route, ruining what would have been a perfect throw to win it.
The Giants' defense holding the San Francisco 49ers to 1-13 on third downs (the definition of clutch) in the 2011 NFC Championship Game.
Miles Austin losing the ball in the lights in the Cowboys' loss to the Giants in Week 14 of the 2011 season -- a game that cost the Cowboys the division.
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