Prediction: Cowboys 27, Giants 17
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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| Dallas Cowboys |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 14 |
Tony Romo   |
Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 5, 0 |
| RB 1 |
DeMarco Murray |
Rush: 115, 1 TD Rec: 2-20, 0 |
| RB 57 |
Joseph Randle |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| RB 61 |
Lance Dunbar |
Rush: 5, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| WR 6 |
Dez Bryant |
Rec: 6-90, 1 TD |
| WR 25 |
Terrance Williams |
Rec: 5-70, 1 TD |
| WR 73 |
Cole Beasley |
Rec: 3-30, 0 TD |
| TE 13 |
Jason Witten |
Rec: 5-50, 0 TD |
| K 6 |
Dan Bailey |
FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 13 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Giants QB Eli Manning has won 4 of 5 starts at AT&T Stadium & has 100+ rating in 3 of those 5. Has started 157 consecutive games, longest active streak... Last year vs. Dal. (11/28/13 with Oak.,) RB Rashad Jennings rushed for 2 TDs. RB Andre Williams leads NFC rookies with 228 rush yards... WR Rueben Randle had 5 catches for 101 yards in last meeting at Dal. TE Larry Donnell has 4 TDs in past 3 on road. Ties for 2nd among NFC TE with career-high 4 rec. TDs. Rookie WR ODELL BECKHAM, JR. has 1st down on 5 of his 6 catches (83.3 pct.)... In past 3 at Dal., DE Jason Pierre-Paul has 4 sacks, 28-yard INT-TD & FF. Is only DE in NFL with 2 INT-TDs since 2012. S Antrel Rolle has INT in 3 of past 4 & ties for NFL lead with 3 INTs. Had INT in last meeting. DT Cullen Jenkins had 2 sacks in last game vs. Dal. CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie had 32-yard INT-TD in 12/25/10 game vs. Dal. (with Az.). DE Damontre Moore has sack in 2 of past 3.
 Cowboys Have won 5 in row... Are 5-1 for 1st time since 2007... QB Tony Romo aims for 3rd win in row vs. NYG. Has 100+ rating in 7 of past 11 starts vs. NYG (min. 10 att.). Had 110.2 rating last week & is 3rd in NFC with 100.5 rating... RB DeMarco Murray leads NFL with 785 rush yards & 6 rush TDs. Has 100+ rush yards in all 6 games & joined HOF JIM BROWN (1958) as only players with 100+ rush yards in team's 1st 6 games. In past 3 meetings, has 391 scrimmage yards (130.3 per game), incl. 303 rush yards (101 per game)... WR Dez Bryant has 27 rec. TDs in past 30. Since 2011, has 38 rec. TDs, most by NFL WR. TE Jason Witten has 900 catches, 2nd youngest player to reach mark. Aims for 3rd meeting in row with 2+ TDs. Had career-high 18 catches & 167 yards vs. NYG (10/28/12). WR Terrance Williams has 4 TDs in past 4... CB Brandon Carr had INT-TD in last home meeting. DE George Selvie had sack & FR in last home game vs. NYG. LB Bruce Carter has 16 tackles & sack in past 2 vs. NYG. In past 3 vs. NYG, S Barry Church has 22 tackles, 2 FR & FF.
Results and Schedule
| 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 |
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| 8 |
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Bye |
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| 9 |
2014-11-03 |
IND |
H |
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| 10 |
2014-11-09 |
SEA |
A |
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| 11 |
2014-11-16 |
SF |
H |
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| 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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| 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 |
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| 8 |
2014-10-27 |
WAS |
H |
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| 9 |
2014-11-02 |
ARI |
H |
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| 10 |
2014-11-09 |
JAC |
A |
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| 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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Offense Stats Comparison
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NYG
Offense |
DAL
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
22.0 |
27.5 |
23.4 |
DAL |
| Rushing yards |
111.0 |
154.8 |
112.8 |
DAL |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.71 |
4.81 |
4.17 |
DAL |
| Completion % |
65.5% |
68.6% |
63.3% |
DAL |
| Passing yards |
211.8 |
241.5 |
243.8 |
DAL |
| Passing yards per completion |
9.97 |
10.92 |
10.89 |
DAL |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.53 |
7.49 |
6.89 |
DAL |
| Interceptions |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
DAL |
| Fumbles lost |
1.0 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
NYG |
| Sacks allowed |
1.5 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
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| 3rd down conversions |
42.7% |
56.3% |
41.8% |
DAL |
| 4th down conversions |
33.3% |
100.0% |
42.2% |
DAL |
| Time of possession |
31:08 |
34:49 |
30:13 |
DAL |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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NYG
Defense |
DAL
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
22.3 |
21.3 |
23.4 |
DAL |
| Rushing yards |
104.8 |
107.8 |
112.8 |
NYG |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.45 |
5.09 |
4.17 |
NYG |
| Completion % |
60.6% |
64.3% |
63.3% |
NYG |
| Passing yards |
271.8 |
226.3 |
243.8 |
DAL |
| Passing yards per completion |
12.46 |
10.83 |
10.89 |
DAL |
| Passing yards per attempt |
7.55 |
6.96 |
6.89 |
DAL |
| INT return |
1.5 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
NYG |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
DAL |
| Sacks |
1.5 |
1.3 |
2.1 |
NYG |
| 3rd down conversions |
32.4% |
42.3% |
41.8% |
NYG |
| 4th down conversions |
50.0% |
42.9% |
42.2% |
DAL |
| Time of possession |
28:52 |
26:60 |
30:13 |
DAL |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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NYG |
DAL |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
5.8 |
7.5 |
8.4 |
DAL |
| Yards per kick return |
21.5 |
25.9 |
23.5 |
DAL |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
14.1 |
8.4 |
8.4 |
DAL |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
18.0 |
21.8 |
23.5 |
NYG |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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NYG |
DAL |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
6.0 |
5.8 |
6.9 |
DAL |
| Penalty yards |
48.0 |
44.3 |
58.9 |
DAL |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 1 to 6 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 1 to 6 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
| New York Giants vs. Dallas Cowboys |
| 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 |
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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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