Final Score Prediction
Giants 27, Cowboys 20
Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger |
Dallas Cowboys |
Rank |
Player |
Projections |
QB 8 |
Tony Romo |
Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
RB 17 |
Felix Jones |
Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
RB 55 |
Sammy Morris |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
WR 14 |
Miles Austin |
Rec: 6-80, 1 TD |
WR 30 |
Dez Bryant |
Rec: 5-60, 1 TD |
WR 46 |
Laurent Robinson |
Rec: 4-50, 0 TD |
TE 14 |
Jason Witten |
Rec: 5-50, 0 TD |
K 13 |
Dan Bailey |
FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2 |
DEF 25 |
Defense / ST |
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New York Giants |
Rank |
Player |
Projections |
QB 6 |
Eli Manning |
Pass: 290, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
RB 12 |
Ahmad Bradshaw |
Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
RB 40 |
Brandon Jacobs |
Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
WR 2 |
Victor Cruz |
Rec: 8-100, 1 TD |
WR 17 |
Hakeem Nicks |
Rec: 5-70, 1 TD |
WR 48 |
Mario Manningham |
Rec: 4-50, 0 TD |
TE 21 |
Travis Beckum |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
K 11 |
Lawrence Tynes |
FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3 |
DEF 16 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
Winner will be NFC East champ Cowboys QB Tony Romo has 3,895 pass yards & needs 105 to reach 4,000 for 3rd time in career. Is only Dal. QB with 4,000+ pass yards in season. In past 6 starts vs. NYG (min. 10 att.,), has 112.4 rating & 100+ rating in 5 of those 6... RB Felix Jones rushed for 106 yards in last meeting. In past 2 vs. NYG, has 273 scrimmage yards (136.5 per game) & TD... TE Jason Witten has 873 yards & needs 127 to reach 1,000 for 3rd consecutive season & 4th of career. WR Laurent Robinson has 9 TDs in past 9. Had 4 catches for 137 yards (34.3 avg.) & TD in last meeting. WR-PR Dez Bryant has TD in 4 of past 6. Has 5 TDs (4 rec., 1 PR) in 3 games vs. NYG. WR Miles Austin aims for 3rd meeting in row with TD... LB DeMarcus Ware has 24 sacks in past 18. Since start of 2006, has 90 sacks, most in NFL. Sean Lee has 4 INTs, tied for most by NFL LB.
Giants QB Eli Manning has won 4 of past 5 meetings. Has franchise-record 4,587 yards. Has 14 TDs in 4th Q, tied for most ever in season. Had 400 pass yards in last meeting. Has 3 400-yard games, tied for NFL season record... RB Ahmad Bradshaw had 2 TDs last week. RB Brandon Jacobs rushed for 101 yards & 2 TDs in last meeting... WR Victor Cruz has team-record 1,358 rec. yards. Had 3 catches for 164 yards (54.7 avg.) with 99-yard TD catch last week, tied for longest in NFL history. WR Hakeem Nicks has 22 catches for 353 yards (117.7 per game) & 2 TDs in past 3 vs. Dal. Cruz (1,358) & Nicks (1,116) are 1st set of Giants to each record 1,000+ rec. yards in same season. WR Mario Manningham aims for 4th in row vs. Dal. with TD... DE Jason Pierre-Paul has 20 sacks in past 21. Had 2 sacks, safety, FF & blocked FG in last meeting. CB Corey Webster has career-high 6 INTs. DT Chris Canty had sack & safety last week.
Results and Schedule
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New York Giants |
Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
1 |
2011-09-11 |
WAS |
A |
L 14-28 |
-14 |
2 |
2011-09-19 |
STL |
H |
W 28-16 |
+12 |
3 |
2011-09-25 |
PHI |
A |
W 29-16 |
+13 |
4 |
2011-10-02 |
ARI |
A |
W 31-27 |
+4 |
5 |
2011-10-09 |
SEA |
H |
L 25-36 |
-11 |
6 |
2011-10-16 |
BUF |
H |
W 27-24 |
+3 |
7 |
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Bye |
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8 |
2011-10-30 |
MIA |
H |
W 20-17 |
+3 |
9 |
2011-11-06 |
NE |
A |
W 24-20 |
+4 |
10 |
2011-11-13 |
SF |
A |
L 20-27 |
-7 |
11 |
2011-11-20 |
PHI |
H |
L 10-17 |
-7 |
12 |
2011-11-28 |
NO |
A |
L 24-49 |
-25 |
13 |
2011-12-04 |
GB |
H |
L 35-38 |
-3 |
14 |
2011-12-11 |
DAL |
A |
W 37-34 |
+3 |
15 |
2011-12-18 |
WAS |
H |
L 10-23 |
-13 |
16 |
2011-12-24 |
NYJ |
A |
W 29-14 |
+15 |
17 |
2012-01-01 |
DAL |
H |
W 31-14 |
+17 |
WC |
2012-01-08 |
ATL |
H |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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DAL Offense |
NYG Offense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points for |
22.8 |
24.5 |
22.1 |
NYG |
Rushing yards |
98.5 |
93.5 |
118.8 |
DAL |
Rushing yards per attempt |
3.96 |
3.87 |
4.25 |
DAL |
Completion % |
65.9% |
56.4% |
59.7% |
DAL |
Passing yards |
245.5 |
305.3 |
224.3 |
NYG |
Passing yards per completion |
10.24 |
13.82 |
11.31 |
NYG |
Passing yards per attempt |
6.75 |
7.79 |
6.75 |
NYG |
Interceptions |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
DAL |
Fumbles lost |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
DAL |
Sacks allowed |
3.0 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
NYG |
3rd down conversions |
41.0% |
37.8% |
36.9% |
DAL |
4th down conversions |
75.0% |
25.0% |
42.0% |
DAL |
Time of possession |
32:50 |
26:50 |
30:13 |
DAL |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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DAL Defense |
NYG Defense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points against |
20.5 |
28.0 |
22.1 |
DAL |
Rushing yards |
89.3 |
125.8 |
118.8 |
DAL |
Rushing yards per attempt |
3.65 |
4.43 |
4.25 |
DAL |
Completion % |
60.7% |
60.2% |
59.7% |
NYG |
Passing yards |
261.8 |
286.5 |
224.3 |
DAL |
Passing yards per completion |
12.94 |
11.94 |
11.31 |
NYG |
Passing yards per attempt |
7.86 |
7.18 |
6.75 |
NYG |
INT return |
0.3 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
NYG |
Fumble recoveries |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
DAL |
Sacks |
3.0 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
DAL |
3rd down conversions |
36.7% |
45.2% |
36.9% |
DAL |
4th down conversions |
50.0% |
40.0% |
42.0% |
NYG |
Time of possession |
30:20 |
33:10 |
30:13 |
DAL |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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DAL |
NYG |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Yards per punt return |
7.3 |
4.5 |
9.9 |
DAL |
Yards per kick return |
25.9 |
24.2 |
23.9 |
DAL |
Yards allowed per punt return |
14.6 |
12.6 |
9.9 |
NYG |
Yards allowed per kick return |
20.9 |
20.5 |
23.9 |
NYG |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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DAL |
NYG |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Penalties |
8.0 |
5.5 |
6.3 |
NYG |
Penalty yards |
48.8 |
48.5 |
53.0 |
NYG |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 11 to 16 of the 2011 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 11 to 16 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 |
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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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