New York Giants' Rashad Jennings was ordered not to score

New York Giants running back Rashad Jennings said that he was ordered not to score a touchdown on two late running plays during the club's 27-26 loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.

The Giants held a three-point lead and had the ball inside the Dallas 5-yard line with under two minutes remaining when Jennings was instructed not to cross the goal-line. New York settled for a field goal and the Cowboys responded with a game-winning touchdown drive.

"On the first-down play, I was told, 'Rashad, don't score,'" Jennings told reporters on Monday. "On second down, 'Rashad, don't score.' I was tempted to say, 'Forget it,' and go score because I could. But I didn't want to be that guy. But definitely, I was asked not to score."

Jennings said he was told not to score in the huddle by quarterback Eli Manning. After the contest, coach Tom Coughlin took blame for the late-game, play-calling snafus.

Jennings asserted he wasn't second-guessing the decision.

"I'm not mad," Jennings said. "We're doing this as a team, and we thought it was best for us not to score at that point. Of course I wanted to, but that's just the football player in you."