Giants play better, still lose 31-21 to Cowboys

Eli Manning and the New York Giants go into their bye week feeling as though they played a better game. They still have consecutive losses to the two teams ahead of them in the NFC East after a 31-21 defeat at the division-leading Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. "Today, there were some good things. I think we're playing smarter. We're not making as many big mistakes," said Manning, who threw for 248 yards and three touchdowns. "We're not making a whole lot of mistakes early and getting out of the game early. We're hanging in there. We just have to find a way to be more productive and...