Week Two Preview: New York Giants vs. Dallas Cowboys.

The Cowboys make their home debut Sunday night against the New York Giants and there will be fireworks, sparks, and a ton of excitement and that's just before the game starts. 

The Giants defense manhandled the Redskins last week forcing two turnovers and sacking Jason Campbell three times. The Giants will continue to use their nine man rotation to generate pressure and force turnovers.

Linebacker Antonio Pierce leads a unit that includes Osi Umenyiora, who returned a fumble for a touchdown and Justin Tuck who was the leading sack man for the Giants last season with 12. Not playing is former Cowboy Chris Canty, who injured his calf on Wednesday and did not practice on Thursday.

The Giants will also be without starting corner Aaron Ross however, which means second year player Terrell Thomas will start in his place. The Giants secondary isn't a great one so if their front seven doesn't get pressure expect Tony Romo to have a game similar to last week when he torched the Buccaneers secondary for 353 yards and three TD's.

Also not playing on Sunday is receiver Hakeem Nicks and backup running back Danny Ware. However Brandon Jacobs is playing and he loves to play in Dallas. Jacobs has ran for over 100 yards in the last two games against the Cowboys and shared his feelings about them earlier this week saying, "I hate the Cowboys with a bloody passion."

Eli Manning was a very efficient 20-29 for 256 yards last week against the Redskins throwing one TD and one interception. However that TD was the only score on offense for the Giants as they went 0-3 in the red zone with Lawrence Tynes kicking three field goals.

The Giants are a running team and will rely on that to guide them to victory but if the Cowboys can step up to the challenge and force the Giants into passing situations they can send DeMarcus Ware and Anthony Spencer at Manning and they'll have a good chance of winning their first home game.

The Cowboys bring a potent offense home that torched the Bucs for 462 yards and while the Giants front seven may pose a huge challenge for the Cowboys, they've stepped up to the challenge recently. The Cowboys are 4-0 in regular season games that Romo has started against the Giants.

The Cowboys offensive line is one of the biggest in the league, and that combined with Romo's maneuverability has helped them escape the Giants pass rush in recent years.

Sunday night won't be any different. If the Cowboys can give Romo protection then he has an arsenal of receivers including tight ends Jason Witten and Martellus Bennett who have an advantage over the Giants linebackers.

The run game will have to be huge for the Cowboys to come away with a win. In their last game it was Tashard Choice who had the big night with 91 yards on nine carries and a TD. Marion Barber was limited to only eight carries by Wade Phillips because of his foot injury.

With Barber and Jones healthy for this game expect all three to see action and to keep the running game fresh throughout. If the Cowboys get a lead late in the game Barber will be in there to close the game out.

The Cowboys defense will have its hands full with Brandon Jacobs, who the Giants will make sure gets the bulk of the carries.

The Cowboys didn't do a good job of shedding blocks last week and will have to fill the gaps because once Jacobs gets started, he's hard to bring down and no one wants to see cornerback Mike Jenkins run from Jacobs again. 

While the Giants no longer have a No. 1 receiver, like the Cowboys they have a group of solid guys that can get open and make plays. Mario Manningham had a 30-yard TD last week against the Redskins. Steve Smith had 80 yards receiving and tight end Kevin Boss had 62 yards on three catches.

The Cowboys front seven is just as potent and as aggressive as the Giants, so it's going to come down to what team can stay out of second and long as well as third and long situations and which team can establish their running game.

Both teams are going to improve on their efforts from last week and with 100,000 in attendance this game won't disappoint.

The Cowboys have more weapons on both sides of the ball and their passing game will be the difference, especially if the Cowboys get the pressure everyone is waiting for.

Cowboys over Giants: 24-17.