EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.— Early in the third quarter, with the
Cowboys in town and the Giants down 20 points, the lights at the
New Meadowlands Stadium went out.  Ramses Barden (13) couldn't
hold onto the ball in the end zone during the second quarter of
the Giants' loss. European Pressphoto Agency  The building went
dark, the scoreboards went blank and the Giants would have been
a whole lot happier if they'd just stayed that way. Because on
this Sunday night, the brand new $1.7 billion stadium wasn't the
only thing that lost power.  With a chance to take control of
the NFC East, the Giants were absolutely, thoroughly and
completely pounded, 33-20, by the supposedly hapless Cowboys.
The winners of five straight lost to the losers of five
straight. The team considered by some the NFC's best through the
season's midway point looked horrid against a team gauged one of
the NFL's worst through the midway point.  Giants tackle Barry
Cofield needed only one word to sum up the result: "Disgusted."
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