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Cowboys rope in seventh straight NFL win over Giants

Dak Prescott threw one of his two touchdown passes to CeeDee Lamb as the Dallas Cowboys taunted the Giants yet again in their NFL clash in New Jersey.

The Cowboys won 20-15 in East Rutherford on Thursday night (Friday AEST) for their seventh straight victory over New York and 14th in 15 games.

Prescott, who has won his past 13 starts against the Giants, hit running back Rico Dowdle on a 15-yard screen pass for a touchdown to put Dallas ahead in the first quarter.

He then found Lamb for a 55-yard catch-and-run TD on a play that ended with the receiver being called for taunting.

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb.
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb scored a touchdown, but was also penalised for taunting. (AP PHOTO)

Lamb slipped past two defenders and trotted into the end zone. He then fired the ball in their direction and flexed his muscles, drawing a penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct.

Prescott finished 22-of-27 for 221 yards, while Lamb had seven catches for 98 yards.

Brandon Aubrey kicked field goals of 60 and 40 yards for Dallas (2-2), who came into the game with major concerns after being thoroughly beaten at home by New Orleans and Baltimore.

A new issue for the Cowboys is an apparent leg injury to star pass rusher Micah Parsons, who was carted off the field in the fourth quarter.

Greg Joseph kicked field goals of 52, 41, 38, 22 and 42 for the Giants (1-3), who controlled the ball for 35:37 but failed to score a touchdown at home for the second straight game. They had two field goals in a 28-6 loss to Minnesota in their opener.

What hurt New York was their inability to run against the league's worst rush defence. Dallas have been giving up an average of 185.7 yards, but held the Giants to 26 yards on 24 carries, a 1.1-yard average.

Daniel Jones' arm kept this one close. He completed 29 of 40 passes for 281 yards, finding sensational rookie Malik Nabers 12 times for 115 yards and Wan'Dale Robinson 11 times for 71 yards. But the one thing he could not find was the end zone.

Nabers left the game late with a concussion.

If there was a bright spot for the Giants, they were at least competitive against their bitter rivals. They lost last year's two games by an 89-17 margin.