The Dallas Cowboys get a much-needed victory and defeat the New York Giants

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The Dallas Cowboys got a much-needed victory on Thursday Night Football as they defeated the New York Giants 20-15 at MetLife Stadium.

After two painful home losses, the Cowboys traveled to East Rutherford, New Jersey looking for a win to regain confidence heading into the season.

And with a clean performance from quarterback Dak Prescott, a strong redzone defense and kicker Brandon Aubrey — who continued to show why he's the best in the NFL — Dallas was able to take a step back in the right direction.

The narrow victory continues the Cowboys' dominance over their division rivals. It's Dallas' 14th win in the last 15 games against New York, with Prescott now having won 13 straight starts against the Giants – the second-longest winning streak by a quarterback against a single opponent since 1950, according to the NFL.

Prescott completed 22 of his 27 passes for 221 yards – including a 55-yard connection with CeeDee Lamb midway through the second quarter – and two touchdowns, both to Rico Dowdle.

The Dallas franchise quarterback then spoke about how important the victory was for “America’s Team”.

“It was absolutely huge,” Prescott told reporters. “After two defeats, especially at home, we now have an away game in the first division. Division wins are always tough and you're looking at a long weekend. Puts a better taste in our mouths.”

The 31-year-old added: “We're not going to get complacent, we're not going to get overly excited about what we did tonight. “It's about building and finding out what we can do better at all stages. But it’s a lot easier after a win.”

It wasn't a classic at MetLife Stadium, as both teams' kickers arguably proved to be the stars of the show.

While the Giants struggled to convert promising drives into touchdowns, kicker Greg Joseph went a perfect 5-of-5 on field goals and scored all 15 of New York's points on the night.

And on the other side, when the Cowboys' offense stopped firing on all cylinders, Aubrey stepped up and made two field goals in the second half, although he missed one late, to further extend Dallas' lead.

New York's hopes of a late comeback suffered a setback when star rookie receiver Malik Nabers was taken out of the game in the fourth quarter with a concussion. He later posted an Instagram Story saying he was “doing well,” allowing Giants fans to breathe a sigh of relief on an otherwise disappointing night.

In the end, Amani Oruwariye intercepted Giants quarterback Daniel Jones with just seconds left to seal the win for Dallas, which improved to 2-2 on the season; New York, meanwhile, falls to 1-3.

“It didn’t end the way we wanted, not to our standard,” Prescott said afterwards. “We left it up to our defense, credit to those guys for finishing it and not allowing any touchdowns, but we're an offense that can finish better and score more touchdowns than we did tonight. “So we have to Look at yourself in the mirror and do it.”