Prediction: Cowboys 28, Giants 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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| Dallas Cowboys |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 14 |
Tony Romo  |
Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 1 |
DeMarco Murray  |
Rush: 115, 1 TD Rec: 2-20, 0 |
| RB 61 |
Joseph Randle |
Rush: 15, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| WR 5 |
Dez Bryant |
Rec: 6-90, 1 TD |
| WR 58 |
Terrance Williams |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| WR 86 |
Cole Beasley |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
| TE 3 |
Jason Witten |
Rec: 5-55, 1 TD |
| K 8 |
Dan Bailey |
FG: 0/0 XP: 4/4 |
| DEF 16 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Cowboys QB Tony Romo has won 3 in row vs. NYG. Had 3 TDs & 135.7 rating in Week 7 vs. Giants. Has 100+ rating in 8 of past 12 starts vs. NYG (min. 10 att.). Has won 7 of past 8 starts with 114.6 rating (17 TDs, 3 INTs)... RB DeMarco Murray is 1st ever with 100+ rush yards in 9 of team's 1st 10 games. Has rushed for 431 yards (107.8 per game) & TD in past 4 meetings... WR Dez Bryant had 9 catches for 151 yards in Week 7. Has 31 rec. TDs in past 34. Since 2011, has 42 rec. TDs, most by NFL WR. WR Terrance Williams has 5 TDs in past 8. TE Jason Witten has 4 TDs in past 3 meetings. Had career-high 18 catches & 167 yards vs. NYG (10/28/12)... In past 4 vs. NYG, S Barry Church has 30 tackles, 2 FRs (1 TD) & 2 FFs. Leads team with 54 tackles. CB Brandon Carr had INT-TD vs. NYG on 9/8/13. CB Orlando Scandrick had FF in last game at NYG. DT Henry Melton has 3.5 sacks in past 3.
 Giants QB Eli Manning has 104.1 rating (9 TDs, 3 INTs) in past 3 meetings. Has started 161 consecutive games, longest active streak... Last year vs. Dal. (11/28/13 with Oak.,) RB Rashad Jennings rushed for 2 TDs. Rookie RB Andre Williams leads NFC rookies with 4 rush TDs. Ranks 3rd among NFC rookies with 337 rush yards... Rookie WR ODELL BECKHAM, JR. had career-high 2 TDs in Week 7. In past 3, has 21 catches for 357 yards (119 per game). WR Rueben Randle had 7 catches for 112 yards last week. Has 9 rec. TDs in past 14 at home. TE Larry Donnell had 7 catches for career-best 90 yards in Week 7. Had TD last week... In past 7 meetings, DE Jason Pierre-Paul has 7 sacks, INT-TD & FF. Had 2 sacks in Week 7. Is only DE in NFL with 2 INT-TDs since 2012. S Antrel Rolle has INT in 2 of past 3 home games vs. Dal. DT Cullen Jenkins had 2 sacks in last home meeting.
Results and Schedule
| Dallas Cowboys |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-07 |
SF |
H |
L 17-28 |
-11 |
| 2 |
2014-09-14 |
TEN |
A |
W 26-10 |
+16 |
| 3 |
2014-09-21 |
STL |
A |
W 34-31 |
+3 |
| 4 |
2014-09-28 |
NO |
H |
W 38-17 |
+21 |
| 5 |
2014-10-05 |
HOU |
H |
W 20-17 |
+3 |
| 6 |
2014-10-12 |
SEA |
A |
W 30-23 |
+7 |
| 7 |
2014-10-19 |
NYG |
H |
W 31-21 |
+10 |
| 8 |
2014-10-27 |
WAS |
H |
L 17-20 |
-3 |
| 9 |
2014-11-02 |
ARI |
H |
L 17-28 |
-11 |
| 10 |
2014-11-09 |
JAC |
A |
W 31-17 |
+14 |
| 11 |
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Bye |
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| 12 |
2014-11-23 |
NYG |
A |
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| 13 |
2014-11-27 |
PHI |
H |
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| 14 |
2014-12-04 |
CHI |
A |
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| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
PHI |
A |
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| 16 |
2014-12-21 |
IND |
H |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
WAS |
A |
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| New York Giants |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-08 |
DET |
A |
L 14-35 |
-21 |
| 2 |
2014-09-14 |
ARI |
H |
L 14-25 |
-11 |
| 3 |
2014-09-21 |
HOU |
H |
W 30-17 |
+13 |
| 4 |
2014-09-25 |
WAS |
A |
W 45-14 |
+31 |
| 5 |
2014-10-05 |
ATL |
H |
W 30-20 |
+10 |
| 6 |
2014-10-12 |
PHI |
A |
L 0-27 |
-27 |
| 7 |
2014-10-19 |
DAL |
A |
L 21-31 |
-10 |
| 8 |
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Bye |
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| 9 |
2014-11-03 |
IND |
H |
L 24-40 |
-16 |
| 10 |
2014-11-09 |
SEA |
A |
L 17-38 |
-21 |
| 11 |
2014-11-16 |
SF |
H |
L 10-16 |
-6 |
| 12 |
2014-11-23 |
DAL |
H |
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| 13 |
2014-11-30 |
JAC |
A |
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| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
TEN |
A |
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| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
WAS |
H |
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| 16 |
2014-12-21 |
STL |
A |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
PHI |
H |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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DAL
Offense |
NYG
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
26.0 |
16.0 |
22.7 |
DAL |
| Rushing yards |
156.3 |
79.7 |
107.4 |
DAL |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.78 |
3.71 |
4.04 |
DAL |
| Completion % |
65.3% |
57.4% |
62.1% |
DAL |
| Passing yards |
237.0 |
261.0 |
242.1 |
NYG |
| Passing yards per completion |
11.76 |
11.21 |
11.04 |
DAL |
| Passing yards per attempt |
7.68 |
6.44 |
6.85 |
DAL |
| Interceptions |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
- |
| Fumbles lost |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
- |
| Sacks allowed |
1.3 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
DAL |
| 3rd down conversions |
46.3% |
32.9% |
39.6% |
DAL |
| 4th down conversions |
0.0% |
25.0% |
46.3% |
NYG |
| Time of possession |
31:23 |
26:30 |
30:11 |
DAL |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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DAL
Defense |
NYG
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
21.3 |
32.0 |
22.7 |
DAL |
| Rushing yards |
95.3 |
169.0 |
107.4 |
DAL |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.75 |
5.40 |
4.04 |
DAL |
| Completion % |
64.2% |
58.7% |
62.1% |
NYG |
| Passing yards |
249.0 |
232.3 |
242.1 |
NYG |
| Passing yards per completion |
11.14 |
13.66 |
11.04 |
DAL |
| Passing yards per attempt |
7.15 |
8.01 |
6.85 |
DAL |
| INT return |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
- |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
DAL |
| Sacks |
2.3 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
DAL |
| 3rd down conversions |
42.0% |
45.6% |
39.6% |
DAL |
| 4th down conversions |
57.1% |
50.0% |
46.3% |
NYG |
| Time of possession |
28:33 |
33:30 |
30:11 |
DAL |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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DAL |
NYG |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
8.3 |
8.0 |
8.8 |
DAL |
| Yards per kick return |
23.8 |
24.4 |
24.1 |
NYG |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
13.7 |
7.3 |
8.8 |
NYG |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
21.8 |
18.0 |
24.1 |
NYG |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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DAL |
NYG |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
5.7 |
4.7 |
6.5 |
NYG |
| Penalty yards |
42.3 |
43.0 |
53.5 |
DAL |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 6 to 11 of the 2014 season after deducting the best
and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per
pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on
totals through Weeks 6 to 11 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
| Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2000 |
7 |
2000-10-15 |
DAL |
NYG |
14-19 |
NYG |
| 2000 |
16 |
2000-12-17 |
NYG |
DAL |
17-13 |
NYG |
| 2001 |
8 |
2001-11-04 |
DAL |
NYG |
24-27 |
NYG |
| 2001 |
13 |
2001-12-09 |
NYG |
DAL |
13-20 |
DAL |
| 2002 |
5 |
2002-10-06 |
NYG |
DAL |
21-17 |
NYG |
| 2002 |
15 |
2002-12-15 |
DAL |
NYG |
7-37 |
NYG |
| 2003 |
2 |
2003-09-15 |
DAL |
NYG |
35-32 |
DAL |
| 2003 |
16 |
2003-12-21 |
NYG |
DAL |
3-19 |
DAL |
| 2004 |
5 |
2004-10-10 |
NYG |
DAL |
26-10 |
NYG |
| 2004 |
17 |
2005-01-02 |
DAL |
NYG |
24-28 |
NYG |
| 2005 |
6 |
2005-10-16 |
NYG |
DAL |
13-16 |
DAL |
| 2005 |
13 |
2005-12-04 |
DAL |
NYG |
10-17 |
NYG |
| 2006 |
7 |
2006-10-23 |
NYG |
DAL |
36-22 |
NYG |
| 2006 |
13 |
2006-12-03 |
DAL |
NYG |
23-20 |
DAL |
| 2007 |
1 |
2007-09-09 |
NYG |
DAL |
35-45 |
DAL |
| 2007 |
10 |
2007-11-11 |
DAL |
NYG |
31-20 |
DAL |
| 2007 |
DP |
2008-01-13 |
NYG |
DAL |
21-17 |
NYG |
| 2008 |
9 |
2008-11-02 |
DAL |
NYG |
14-35 |
NYG |
| 2008 |
15 |
2008-12-14 |
NYG |
DAL |
8-20 |
DAL |
| 2009 |
2 |
2009-09-20 |
NYG |
DAL |
33-31 |
NYG |
| 2009 |
13 |
2009-12-06 |
DAL |
NYG |
24-31 |
NYG |
| 2010 |
7 |
2010-10-25 |
NYG |
DAL |
41-35 |
NYG |
| 2010 |
10 |
2010-11-14 |
DAL |
NYG |
33-20 |
DAL |
| 2011 |
14 |
2011-12-11 |
NYG |
DAL |
37-34 |
NYG |
| 2011 |
17 |
2012-01-01 |
DAL |
NYG |
14-31 |
NYG |
| 2012 |
1 |
2012-09-05 |
DAL |
NYG |
24-17 |
DAL |
| 2012 |
8 |
2012-10-28 |
NYG |
DAL |
29-24 |
NYG |
| 2013 |
1 |
2013-09-08 |
NYG |
DAL |
31-36 |
DAL |
| 2013 |
12 |
2013-11-24 |
DAL |
NYG |
24-21 |
DAL |
| 2014 |
7 |
2014-10-19 |
NYG |
DAL |
21-31 |
DAL |
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Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database. DP = Divisional Playoff
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