Sunday, the New York Giants running back added some fuel to the conversation with his 74-yard touchdown catch in the third quarter to give the Giants the lead and momentum.
Jacobs, usually a target of last resort for Giants quarterback Eli Manning, took great delight in giving the Cowboys a figurative thumb in the eye.
"Oh, ... no question," Jacobs said. "This is so good. This is the first time in my five years we've beaten the Cowboys twice in one season. It makes me feel on top of the world."
Jacobs, it should be noted, has been a 1,000-yard rusher twice in his NFL career, but has rarely done much damage to the Cowboys – save for a 117-yard outing last season.
He didn't do much on the ground against them Sunday, either, putting in a rather pedestrian 10-carry, 39-yard performance that included a 1-yard TD plunge.
So it came as something of a shock when he caught a 10-yard throw from Manning, who first had been looking first for tight end Kevin Boss, then rumbled down the sideline for the go-ahead touchdown.
"They were in man coverage to that side," Manning said. "Boss got banged as he was trying to release. I was able to throw [Jacobs] an accurate pass and keep him in stride. He showed some speed."
More speed, in fact, than Giants coach Tom Coughlinhad ever seen from Jacobs.
"I've never seen him run that fast," Coughlin said. "I reminded him of that."
Cowboy safety Gerald Sensabaugh made a diving shot at Jacobs at the Dallas 22, but Jacobs hurdled him and kept on running until he was plowed into the pylon by linebacker Anthony Spencer.
Jacobs said he could have kept running if he'd had to.
"I was good, actually," he said. "I was able to go to the sideline, celebrate and talk trash. I wasn't out of breath."
Nor was he out of ammo, using the occasion to fire off one final salvo at the team he says he first detested while growing up in Houma, La.
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