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...Money Game, 'Adam Smith...
...been noted for consistency. In 1963, it won a conference championship; in 1964, it finished dead last. This season, the Giants have won when they were 14-point underdogs and lost when they were favored by 17 points. They even managed to lose to the Atlanta Falcons-the only game the Falcons have won all fall. But when they are good, the Giants are very good indeed...
...victory over a squad that has been picked by many experts to win the N.F.L. championship. All afternoon the Giants belted the Cowboys with abandon. And as usual, the stars of the show were Quarterback Fran Tarkenton and Split End Homer Jones-the most explosive passing combination in the game today...
...Dallas, Tarkenton connected on 16 out of 24 passes for 187 yds. and two touchdowns. Four of those completions went to Jones-and one was the biggest play of the game. With the score tied 14-14, the alert quarterback picked up hints of a blitz by Dallas linebackers; he changed his play call with an "audible" at the line of scrimmage and hit Homer with a soft, quick toss over the middle that went for 60 yds. and a score. Even when he was not catching passes, Jones was helping the Giant offense by drawing off as many...
With Tarkenton and Jones sparking an offense that has averaged 25 points per game, and a rapidly maturing defense that is beginning to resemble the fearsome, head-butting New York squads of the late '50s, the Giants are on their way to their first winning season in five years. They left Dallas with a record of six victories and three loss es, trailing the Cowboys by only one game in the race for the N.F.L.'s Capitol Division title. And they have one more date with the Cowboys on Dec. 15. The way the schedule shapes...