New York Giants star mocks Dallas Cowboys’ dramatic loss, ‘this has been…’

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty ImagesThe Dallas Cowboys blew a lead to lose 33-30 to the Arizona Cardinals. It was a defeat that really helps neither team.The Arizona Cardinals moved to 3-5, a record that still places them last in the NFC West. And it also moves them further away from a top draft pick.The real winners from the contest were the New York Giants.The Giants are on bye week, with a 4-2-1 record. And they were expecting to see the Cowboys win and close the gap from 3-4 to 4-4.But Dallas’ loss means the Cowboys sink to 3-5, somehow giving the Giants a commanding lead in the NFC East.Right tackle Jermaine Eluemunor could not believe it, mocking the Cowboys with a post on social media.He wrote: “Man this has been such a great bye!”Eluemunor’s message reflects the happiness of a player who saw his team’s playoff chances get even better, without having to lift a finger.In the late game, the two other teams in the division face each other, the 2-5 Eagles against the 1-4 Commanders.Giants top division despite strugglesThis has not been a straightforward season for the New York Giants at all. They lost Jaxson Dart to an injury at the start.Jameis Winston has been keeping the team ticking over at quarterback, while a trade for JJ McCarthy has given the team an alternate option.John Harbaugh deserves credit for the way he has steered the team through, and the key to the Giants’ success is simply being ‘less bad’ than the other teams in their division.Dallas just can’t get out of their own way, as the recent loss to the Cardinals showed. Little wonder the Giants are happy.Read more:What Jerry Jones was heard telling Dallas Cowboys fans before Cardinals loss will make him even more angry nowAdam Schefter posts devastating IR injury update for Lamar Jackson after Baltimore Ravens lossTampa Bay Buccaneers become first NFL team to win game since 1974 without completing a single pass