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The Cowboys went 12-4 in 2014 and were a Dez Bryant-non-catch from playing the Seahawks in the NFC Championship game. The formula with that team was simple: Hold the ball on offense with a relentless ground game and field a bend-don’t-break defense that forces turnovers. Sunday’s game against the Giants featured both of those elements. Eli Manning threw a horrendous interception and was sacked twice, while he totaled only 207 passing yards on the day. Dallas even held Odell Beckham to four catches for 73 yards – 45 of which came on one play – keeping him out of the end zone for the third straight matchup. On offense, the Cowboys ran the ball 30 times for 101 yards, which isn’t an astronomically high number, but it allowed Dallas to keep New York off the field. If the Cowboys can force turnovers regularly and keep opposing quarterbacks on the sideline, they’ll be in good shape – just as they were in 2014. This is a team that can definitely hang with just about any club in the NFC.