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Updated Nov 2, 5:48 PM ET
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Week 17 · Sunday 1:00 PM ET · AT&T Stadium

DALvsNYG

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.

NYG offenseDAL offense
Keys to the game · where this matchup tilts, from the season numbers4 reads
01
Biggest edge

Clean pockets

Cowboys take a sack on 4% of dropbacks (2nd). Giants get home on 4% (30th). League average is 7%.

02
Opportunity

Short middle is open

Giants are worst against short middle throws, allowing +0.46 EPA per attempt. Cowboys send 15% of their throws there.

03
Watch out

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).

04
Wash

Success rate

Call this one even. Cowboys succeed on 47% of plays (9th) against a defense that allows 43% (12th).

Players to watch

NYG Giants

18J.J. McCarthyQB · 31/49 · 495 yds · 1 TD · 1 INTEPA per dropback +0.2044Cam SkatteboRB · 98 car · 418 yds · 2 TD · 11 recEPA per touch -0.081Malik NabersWR · 48 rec · 605 yds · 2 TD · 70 tgtEPA per target +0.239Isaiah LikelyTE · 41 rec · 395 yds · 5 TD · 63 tgtEPA per target +0.23 · 23rd8Jevon HollandFree Safety · 30 tackles · 3 INT · 5 PD3 INT · T-2nd in the NFL52Arvell ReeseLeft Inside Linebacker · 55 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 1 INT · 4 PD1 INT

DAL Cowboys

4Dak PrescottQB · 197/302 · 2046 yds · 14 TD · 5 INTEPA per dropback +0.17 · 11th33Javonte WilliamsRB · 134 car · 528 yds · 9 TD · 20 recEPA per touch +0.01 · 16th88CeeDee LambWR · 60 rec · 709 yds · 6 TD · 92 tgtEPA per target +0.353George PickensWR · 39 rec · 533 yds · 2 TD · 62 tgtEPA per target +0.4192Quinnen WilliamsLeft Defensive End · 28 tackles · 5 sacks · 1 PD5 sacks · T-12th in the NFL26DaRon BlandRight Cornerback · 31 tackles · 6 PD6 passes defended · T-27th in the NFL
The series · Giants and Cowboys since 1999, and this season's records56 meetings

The Cowboys lead the series 32–24 since 1999. The Giants have won the last 2. Sep 13, 2026, at MetLife Stadium: the Giants won 28–20. Jaxson Dart started at quarterback for the Giants and Dak Prescott for the Cowboys; John Harbaugh and Brian Schottenheimer coached.

Giants at home14–14the Giants' record
In Dallas10–18the Giants' record
Most pointsGiants 41 · Cowboys 492010 · 2023
Biggest winGiants by 30 · Cowboys by 402002 · 2023
Playoffs1–0the Giants' record

The last 5

2026 · Wk 1DAL 20 at NYG 28
2025 · Wk 18DAL 17 at NYG 34
2025 · Wk 2 · OTNYG 37 at DAL 40
2024 · Wk 13NYG 20 at DAL 27
2024 · Wk 4DAL 20 at NYG 15

2026 records

GiantsCowboys
Overall4–2–13–5
Division1–0–12–1
Conference2–2–12–4
Other conference2–01–1
Home3–11–3
Away1–1–12–2
Last 5WWTLWWLLWL
StreakWon 1Lost 1
Points a game23.3 – 23.027.4 – 26.6

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 Giants' side. Records are this regular season.

The lineups · Cowboys offense against the Giants defenseDepth charts
Giants defense · 3-4 DCowboys offense · 3WR 1TE60Guyton73Smith56Beebe52Booker78Steele87Ferguson4Prescott33Williams88Lamb19Flournoy3Pickens91Alexander98Reader93Harris5Thibodeaux3Carter41McFadden52Reese20Newsome21Adebo22Phillips27Nubin8Holland

Cowboys offense · 3WR 1TE

  • QBDak Prescott#4 · 197/302 · 2046 yds · 14 TD · 5 INT
  • RBJavonte Williams#33 · 134 car · 528 yds · 9 TD · 20 rec
  • WRCeeDee Lamb#88 · 60 rec · 709 yds · 6 TD · 92 tgt
  • WRGeorge Pickens#3 · 39 rec · 533 yds · 2 TD · 62 tgt
  • WRRyan Flournoy#19 · 30 rec · 342 yds · 2 TD · 44 tgt
  • TEJake Ferguson#87 · 17 rec · 115 yds · 3 TD · 25 tgt
  • LTTyler Guyton#60
  • LGTyler Smith#73
  • CCooper Beebe#56
  • RGTyler Booker#52
  • RTTerence Steele#78

Giants defense · Base 3-4 D

  • RDEDarius Alexander#91 · 7 tackles · 0.5 sacks
  • NTDJ Reader#98 · 22 tackles
  • LDEShelby Harris#93 · 15 tackles · 2 PD
  • WLBKayvon Thibodeaux#5 · 15 tackles
  • SLBAbdul Carter#3 · 18 tackles · 2 sacks
  • RILBMicah McFadden#41 · 13 tackles
  • LILBArvell Reese#52 · 55 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 1 INT · 4 PD
  • RCBGreg Newsome II#20 · 25 tackles · 1 INT · 6 PD
  • LCBPaulson Adebo#21 · 5 tackles
  • NBDru Phillips#22 · 24 tackles · 2 sacks · 2 PD
  • SSTyler Nubin#27 · 21 tackles · 3 PD
  • FSJevon Holland#8 · 30 tackles · 3 INT · 5 PD

Starters from each team's current depth chart (nflverse, from ESPN), drawn in the offense's base three-receiver set against the defense's base front. The nickel back, the extra defensive back most teams use against three receivers, is drawn lighter. Left and right are as the offense sees the field. The toggle at the top flips which offense is drawn.

Head to head · DAL offense against NYG defense
StatDAL DAL offFavors DAL · Favors NYGNYG NYG def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
+0.09#7
+0.01#16+0.00
Success rate
47%#9
43%#1244%
Yards per play
5.4#20
5.4#155.4
Explosive play rate
7%#29
10%#189%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
+0.15#7
-0.01#13+0.03
Sack rate
4%#2
4%#307%
Running
Run EPA per carry
-0.02#10
-0.07#21-0.08
Yards per carry
3.7#24
4.5#244.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
50%#3
40%#1341%
Red zone TD rate
68%#10
83%#3161%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
207#2
127#7147
TE yards per game
32#28
45#855
TE targets per game
5.8#26
8.1#247.6
RB receiving yards per game
17#30
21#532
Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

Cowboys: EPA per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.297% of throws
+1.213% of throws
+0.457% of throws
Short
+0.2732% of throws
-0.1715% of throws
+0.1835% of throws

Giants: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
-0.3118 throws
+0.627 throws
-0.0516 throws
Short
-0.1570 throws
+0.4632 throws
+0.1375 throws

Green gains more than expected, red loses value. Cells with fewer than 5 throws are grayed out.