45-35 Dallas, two minute-warning: It’s all but over.

8:27: The Giants convert yet another third down, as Reuben Droughs goes for five on a third-and-one.

7:26: Manning finds an open Amani Toomer for a 14-yard gain to the four, and the Giants are within striking distance of a big score. Burress has seven catches for 134 yards and the two touchdowns, but Toomer has quietly had a pretty good game, with eight catches for 90 yards. Manning is closing in on 300 yards.

7:20: The Cowboys get pressure on Eli, but he dumps it off to Ward, who has some space and gets into the end zone. Manning has done that a number of times in the game, and it got a great return right there.

The Giants go for the two to try to pull within eight, since it’s that time of the game where you may as well take your chances. But, the pressure comes again, and this time Manning can’t get rid of the ball before it’s jarred loose, and the score remains 38-28.

On the first play of the drive, Romo throws over the middle, and Gibril Wilson plays the play perfectly and picks the pass off, then returns it to the 23. With seven minutes left, it’s far, far, far from over.

5:00: On third and three, Manning hooks up with rookie Steve Smith for a first down to the 11, and the drive continues. The Cowboys need to stop the Giants short of the end zone, because having a three-point lead in the final minutes, with a pass defense that’s gotten burned more than a few times tonight, is cutting it just a little too close to the vest.

4:09: On second down, Manning gets all the time in the world to throw, slings it over the middle, and finds Burress in the back of the end zone for his third score of the night. Reeves gave Burress too much space, and that let Burress get behind him and Roy Williams to snag the ball and get the two feet down.

Now it’s time for the Cowboys to answer, or at least run as much time off the clock as possible. The Giants have all of their timeouts, so at least a couple of first downs would be nice. Thompson atones for his earlier gaffe by returning the kick to the 46 to give Dallas great field position.

3:03: Sam Hurd beats R.W. McQuarters and catches a bullet from Romo, and wins the foot race to the end zone for a 51-yard, back-breaking touchdown. Romo has thrown for four scores now, and has absolutely carved the Giants apart tonight, and has reached a career high in yards with 345. And, he’s done it on only 24 attempts and 15 completions. Minus the interception, which he quickly made up for, it’s been a near-perfect night for him.

Jared Lorenzen is going to come in the game for the Giants, as it appears Manning has had some shoulder issues that are just a little too much for him to continue. According to Al Michaels, it’s a bruised right shoulder. They’re showing the replay now, and it looks like the injury occurred when Anthony Spencer yanked him down to the ground on the failed two-point play, and Manning landed directly on his shoulder. Unfortunate for Eli, who did all he could to try to lead his team to the win tonight, going 28 of 41 for 312 yards and four scores.

2:08: On fourth down, Lorenzen runs for it, and slides to a halt just short of the first down marker. Maybe he didn’t want to get his head knocked off, but it’s not the play that the Giants needed to happen right there. Nail in the coffin? I think so.