Giants' Jacobs Enjoys His Part in Win Over Dallas Cowboys

There are lovers and Cowboy Cowboy loathers, and by now, Brandon Jacobs has a rather famously planted himself among the latter.

Sunday, the New York Giants running back added some fuel to the conversation with his 74-yard touchdown catch in the third quarter to Give the Giants the lead and momentum.Jacobs, usually a target of last resort for Giants quarterback Eli Manning, took great delight in giving the Cowboys a figurative thumb in the eye.

"Oh ... no question," Jacobs said. "This is so good. This is the first time in my five years we've beaten the Cowboys twice in one season. It makes me feel on top of the world."

Jacobs, it should be noted, has been a 1,000-yard rusher twice in his NFL career, but has rarely done much damage to the Cowboys - save for a 117-yard outing last season.

They did not do much on the ground against them Sunday, either, putting in a rather pedestrian 10-carry, 39-yard performance that included a 1-yard TD plunge.

So it came as something of a shock when they caught a 10-yard throw from Manning, who first had been looking first for tight end Kevin Boss, then rumbled down the side line for the go-ahead touchdown.

"They were in man coverage to that side," Manning said. "Boss got banged as he was trying to release. I Was Able Thurs throw [Jacobs] an accurate pass and keep him in Stride. They Showed some speed."

More speed, in fact, than Giants coach Tom Coughlin had ever seen from Jacobs.

"I've never seen him run that fast," Coughlin said. "I reminded him of that."

Cowboy safety Gerald Sensabaugh made a diving shot at Jacobs at the Dallas 22, but Jacobs hurdled him and has kept running until he was plowed into the Pylon by Linebacker Anthony Spencer.

Jacobs said he could have kept running if he'd had to.

"I was good, actually," he said. "I Was Able to go to the side line, celebrate and talk trash. I was not out of breath."

Nor was he out of ammo, using the occasion to fire off one final salvo at the team he says they first detested while growing up in Houma, LA.

"It's extra special," he said. "Dallas is a team I just absolutely can not stand. I've been hating Dallas since I knew anything about football. My hatred in my heart is still there."

Giants' Jacobs Enjoys His Part in Win Over Dallas Cowboys