Manning faces difficult test

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Thursday, December 1, 2005

Why To Watch
Both teams are coming off bitter losses in Week 12, in games they could have easily won. The winner here will have the outright lead in the division, and a win for the Cowboys would give them the head-to-head tiebreaker with the Giants. If you like the physical football, this is your game. Both coaches will play conservative schemes in what could be a low-scoring game, but both teams are capable of generating offense in the passing game if they need it.

The difference may be at the quarterback position, where Eli Manning may give the Giants the edge. Will the Cowboys come after Manning and take a chance with man-to-man coverage, or will they sit back and play some soft coverage schemes and force the Giants to be patient? Will both teams try to control the clock with the running games? Which quarterback will do the best job of managing the game and eliminating mistakes?

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