USA TODAY Sports' Tom Pelissero looks at what we learned in Week 1 of the NFL season, and what it means moving forward. USA TODAY Sports
Though New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin continues to take responsibility for a catastrophic collapse in Sunday night’s 27-26 loss against the division-rival Dallas Cowboys, he made it clear that someone else was to blame: quarterback Eli Manning.
During a conference call with reporters, the Giants confirmed that running back Rashad Jennings had been instructed not to score late in the game when the Giants held the ball near Dallas’ goal line with a three-point lead.