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No. 40: Cowboys 31, Giants 7 | Sept. 21, 1998
Deion Sanders almost single-handedly beat the New York Giants on a Monday night in September 1998, becoming the first player since 1966 to return a punt and an interception for touchdowns in the same game.The Week 3 tilt between the Giants and Sanders' Dallas Cowboys was scoreless through the first quarter when "Prime Time" opened the scoring with a 59-yard punt return in the second quarter.
He added a 55-yard reception to set up Dallas' third touchdown of the night, an 18-yard Sherman Williams run that put Dallas up 24-7.
With the game out of reach for the Giants and less than three minutes to play, Sanders put the icing on the cake. He picked off a Danny Kanell pass and raced 71 yards to the end zone, the final display of Sanders' dominance in all three phases of the game. And one score stood out among the rest: Sanders 12, Giants 7. Factoring in the remainder of his team, the Cowboys won handily.