2026
Week 1 · Sunday 8:20 PM ET · MetLife Stadium
Cowboys offensevsGiants defense
Season numbers through Week 8: 8 games for Cowboys, 7 for Giants. Ranks are out of 32; #1 is the best offense or the stingiest defense.
The Giants won 28–20; their low point was 38% at Q1 14:54. The Cowboys had been 61% favorites at kickoff. The game turned for good at Q2 0:40: J.Dart pass deep left to M.Nabers ran ob at DAL 38 for 16 yards (45% → 54%). The biggest single swing came at Q2 0:25, 13 points for the Giants.
The plays that swung it
- 1Q2 0:25NYGJ.Dart pass short right to I.Likely for 15 yards, TOUCHDOWN.56% → 69%
- 2Q2 9:57DALD.Prescott pass incomplete deep right to G.Pickens (G.Newsome) [B.Burns]. PENALTY on NYG-G.Newsome, Defensive Pass Interference, 38 yards,…34% → 45%
- 3Q1 9:38NYGJ.Dart left end ran ob at DAL 37 for 22 yards (D.Overshown). PENALTY on DAL-D.Overshown, Unnecessary Roughness, 15 yards, enforced at DAL 37.46% → 56%
- 4Q2 0:58NYGD.Prescott pass deep right INTERCEPTED by J.Holland at NYG 45. J.Holland ran ob at NYG 45 for no gain.40% → 50%
- 5Q2 2:00DALT.Tracy left end to DAL 21 for 8 yards (Q.Williams). FUMBLES (Q.Williams), RECOVERED by DAL-S.Revel at DAL 19. S.Revel to DAL 16 for -3 yards…49% → 58%
- ★Q2 0:40NYGJ.Dart pass deep left to M.Nabers ran ob at DAL 38 for 16 yards.turning point45% → 54%
Win probability is nflverse's model, which starts from the betting line and updates before every snap with the score, the clock, down, distance, field position and timeouts. A swing is the change in one team's chance across a play, in percentage points. The turning point is the play after which the winner never fell to 50% again.
D.Prescott led the Cowboys at +11.3 EPA (22 of 34 for 175). J.Dart led the Giants at +25.6 EPA (23 of 29 for 230).
Cowboys
| Passing | C/A | Yds | TD | INT | Sk | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D.Prescott100% | 22/34 | 175 | 2 | 1 | +10.4 |
| Rushing | Car | Share | Yds | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.Williams71% | 12 | 67% | 41 | 1 | +1.4 |
| D.Prescott100% | 2 | 11% | 14 | +0.9 | |
| E.Demercado9% | 2 | 11% | 7 | -0.3 | |
| C.Lamb81% | 1 | 6% | 0 | -0.8 | |
| H.Luepke26% | 1 | 6% | 7 | -0.1 |
| Receiving | Tgt | Share | Rec | Yds | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.Lamb81% | 8 | 27% | 5 | 44 | 1 | +5.6 |
| G.Pickens84% | 6 | 20% | 3 | 28 | +0.6 | |
| J.Williams71% | 5 | 17% | 5 | 31 | 1 | +1.6 |
| R.Flournoy71% | 4 | 13% | 2 | 22 | +2.5 | |
| J.Ferguson76% | 2 | 7% | 2 | 6 | -0.2 | |
| B.Spann-Ford22% | 2 | 7% | 2 | 14 | +0.5 | |
| K.Turpin14% | 1 | 3% | 1 | 8 | +0.9 | |
| L.Schoonmaker22% | 1 | 3% | 1 | 12 | +0.9 | |
| J.Mingo19% | 1 | 3% | 1 | 10 | +1.0 |
Defense C.Downs 1 sack, J.Bullard 0.5 sacks, D.Ezeiruaku 0.5 sacks
Giants
| Passing | C/A | Yds | TD | INT | Sk | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.Dart100% | 23/29 | 230 | 3 | 2 | +21.9 |
| Rushing | Car | Share | Yds | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.Skattebo61% | 18 | 49% | 81 | 1 | -0.7 |
| J.Dart100% | 11 | 30% | 54 | +3.7 | |
| D.Singletary36% | 6 | 16% | 16 | -1.0 | |
| T.Jr.3% | 2 | 5% | 14 | -2.7 |
| Receiving | Tgt | Share | Rec | Yds | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M.Nabers52% | 9 | 31% | 6 | 69 | +5.0 | |
| I.Likely49% | 8 | 28% | 8 | 78 | 2 | +11.0 |
| D.Singletary36% | 4 | 14% | 4 | 22 | 1 | +3.5 |
| M.Fields72% | 4 | 14% | 2 | 25 | +0.5 | |
| D.Mooney57% | 2 | 7% | 2 | 27 | +2.4 | |
| P.Ricard54% | 1 | 3% | 0 | 0 | -0.5 | |
| T.Johnson46% | 1 | 3% | 1 | 9 | +0.9 |
Defense J.Holland 1 INT
Each player's line for this game from nflverse's weekly stats; the percentage beside his name is his share of the offense's snaps. Share is his part of the team's carries or targets in this game. Defense lists sacks and interceptions; kicking lists field goals.
Clean pockets
Cowboys take a sack on 4% of dropbacks (2nd). Giants get home on 4% (30th). League average is 7%.
Short middle is open
Giants are worst against short middle throws, allowing +0.46 EPA per attempt. Cowboys send 15% of their throws there.
Checkdowns go nowhere
Giants give up 21 yards a game to running backs (5th), against a league average of 32. Cowboys' running backs produce 17 (30th).
Success rate
Call this one even. Cowboys succeed on 47% of plays (9th) against a defense that allows 43% (12th).
The Cowboys lead the series 32–24 since 1999. The Giants have won the last 2. This game is the latest meeting.
The last 5
| 2026 · Wk 1 | DAL 20 at NYG 28 |
| 2025 · Wk 18 | DAL 17 at NYG 34 |
| 2025 · Wk 2 · OT | NYG 37 at DAL 40 |
| 2024 · Wk 13 | NYG 20 at DAL 27 |
| 2024 · Wk 4 | DAL 20 at NYG 15 |
2026 records
| Cowboys | Giants | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 3–5 | 4–2–1 |
| Division | 2–1 | 1–0–1 |
| Conference | 2–4 | 2–2–1 |
| Other conference | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Home | 1–3 | 3–1 |
| Away | 2–2 | 1–1–1 |
| Last 5 | WLLWL | WWTLW |
| Streak | Lost 1 | Won 1 |
| Points a game | 27.4 – 26.6 | 23.3 – 23.0 |
Every meeting since 1999, regular season and playoffs, from nflverse's game list, which starts in 1999; the all-time series goes back further. Franchises that moved count as one team (the Raiders, Chargers and Rams). Home and away are from the Cowboys' side. Records are this regular season.
| Stat | Favors DAL · Favors NYG | NFL avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | ||||
| EPA per play | +0.09#7 | +0.01#16 | +0.00 | |
| Success rate | 47%#9 | 43%#12 | 44% | |
| Yards per play | 5.4#20 | 5.4#15 | 5.4 | |
| Explosive play rate | 7%#29 | 10%#18 | 9% | |
| Passing | ||||
| Pass EPA per dropback | +0.15#7 | -0.01#13 | +0.03 | |
| Sack rate | 4%#2 | 4%#30 | 7% | |
| Running | ||||
| Run EPA per carry | -0.02#10 | -0.07#21 | -0.08 | |
| Yards per carry | 3.7#24 | 4.5#24 | 4.1 | |
| Money downs | ||||
| 3rd down conversion | 50%#3 | 40%#13 | 41% | |
| Red zone TD rate | 68%#10 | 83%#31 | 61% | |
| Targets by position | ||||
| WR yards per game | 207#2 | 127#7 | 147 | |
| TE yards per game | 32#28 | 45#8 | 55 | |
| TE targets per game | 5.8#26 | 8.1#24 | 7.6 | |
| RB receiving yards per game | 17#30 | 21#5 | 32 | |
Cowboys: EPA per throw
Giants: EPA allowed per throw
Green gains more than expected, red loses value. Cells with fewer than 5 throws are grayed out.