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Final Score Prediction

Giants 27, Cowboys 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Dallas Cowboys
Rank  Player Projections
QB 15 Tony Romo Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 21 DeMarco Murray Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 42 Felix Jones Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 18 Dez Bryant Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 35 Miles Austin Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
WR 92 Kevin Ogletree Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 14 John Phillips Rec: 3-30, 1 TD
TE 39 Jason Witten Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
K 14 Dan Bailey FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 23 Defense / ST  
 
New York Giants
Rank  Player Projections
QB 8 Eli Manning Pass: 300, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 12 Ahmad Bradshaw Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 44 David Wilson Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 4 Victor Cruz Rec: 8-100, 1 TD
WR 20 Hakeem Nicks Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 80 Domenik Hixon Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 24 Martellus Bennett Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 10 Lawrence Tynes FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 12 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Cowboys Are NFL-best 34-17-1 (.663) on KO Weekend... QB Tony Romo had 4,184 yards & has only 3 4,000-yard seasons in team history. Aims for 5th in row vs. NYG with 100+ rating & has 119.4 rating in past 4 vs. NYG... RB Felix Jones has 350 scrimmage yards (116.7 per game) in past 3 meetings. RB DeMarco Murray set team rookie record with 253 rush yards in Week 7... Since 2007, TE Jason Witten has 444 catches, most by NFL TE. Has led Cowboys in receptions 5 years in row. WR-PR Dez Bryant has 5 TDs (4 rec., 1 PR) in 4 games vs. NYG. WR Miles Austin has rec. TD in 2 of past 3 meetings... LB DeMarcus Ware has 25.5 sacks in past 19. Since 2006, has 91.5 sacks, most in NFL. LB Sean Lee led team with career-high 131 tackles & had 4 INTs, most by NFC LB. Rookie CB Morris Claiborne (No. 6 overall) makes NFL debut & won Jim Thorpe Award at LSU.

Giants Have 49 wins in home openers, tied for 2nd most all-time. TOM COUGHLIN is oldest head coach to win SB & is 2-0 in SBs... QB Eli Manning is 5th player to win SB MVP 2+ times (XLII, XLVI). Set NYG record with 4,933 yards & had 15 4th Q TD passes, most in season in NFL history. Manning & HOFer DAN MARINO only players in NFL history with 3+ 400-yard pass games in season. Is 5-1 in past 6 vs. Dal. with 101.6 rating... RB Ahmad Bradshaw had rush & rec. TD in last meeting, 2nd time in career with rush & rec. TD in game... WRs Victor Cruz (team-record 1,536) & Hakeem Nicks (1,192) are 1st set of Giants to each record 1,000+ rec. yards in same season. Each had TD catch in last meeting. Cruz had club-record 7 100-yard games. Nicks is only player in team history with 75+ catches, 1,000+ yards & 7+ TDs in consecutive seasons... DE Jason Pierre-Paul had 16.5 sacks, joining HOFer LAWRENCE TAYLOR & MICHAEL STRAHAN as only Giants with 16+ sacks in season. Has 3 sacks, safety, FF & blocked FG in past 2 vs. Dal.


Results and Schedule
Dallas Cowboys
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-05 NYG A W 24-17 +7
2 2012-09-16 SEA A    
3 2012-09-23 TB H    
4 2012-10-01 CHI H    
5   Bye      
6 2012-10-14 BAL A    
7 2012-10-21 CAR A    
8 2012-10-28 NYG H    
9 2012-11-04 ATL A    
10 2012-11-11 PHI A    
11 2012-11-18 CLE H    
12 2012-11-22 WAS H    
13 2012-12-02 PHI H    
14 2012-12-09 CIN A    
15 2012-12-16 PIT H    
16 2012-12-23 NO H    
17 2012-12-30 WAS A    
   
New York Giants
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-05 DAL H L 17-24 -7
2 2012-09-16 TB H    
3 2012-09-20 CAR A    
4 2012-09-30 PHI A    
5 2012-10-07 CLE H    
6 2012-10-14 SF A    
7 2012-10-21 WAS H    
8 2012-10-28 DAL A    
9 2012-11-04 PIT H    
10 2012-11-11 CIN A    
11   Bye      
12 2012-11-25 GB H    
13 2012-12-03 WAS A    
14 2012-12-09 NO H    
15 2012-12-16 ATL A    
16 2012-12-23 BAL A    
17 2012-12-30 PHI H    

Injury Report
Dallas Cowboys
   
New York Giants

Offense Stats Comparison
  DAL
 Offense 
NYG
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 19.5 29.8 22.4 NYG
Rushing yards 95.0 101.8 121.7 NYG
Rushing yards per attempt 4.12 4.02 4.37 DAL
Completion % 68.7% 59.4% 60.0% DAL
Passing yards 242.3 325.8 225.9 NYG
Passing yards per completion 9.73 13.81 11.25 NYG
Passing yards per attempt 6.69 8.21 6.75 NYG
Interceptions 0.3 1.0 0.9 DAL
Fumbles lost 0.5 0.3 0.6 NYG
Sacks allowed 3.3 1.5 2.4 NYG
3rd down conversions 38.4% 40.0% 37.1% NYG
4th down conversions 50.0% 20.0% 40.2% DAL
Time of possession 30:11 29:33 30:12 DAL
  Defense Stats Comparison
  DAL
 Defense 
NYG
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 22.3 27.3 22.4 DAL
Rushing yards 100.8 114.0 121.7 DAL
Rushing yards per attempt 3.78 4.36 4.37 DAL
Completion % 61.7% 62.4% 60.0% DAL
Passing yards 274.8 285.5 225.9 DAL
Passing yards per completion 13.48 11.43 11.25 NYG
Passing yards per attempt 8.32 7.14 6.75 NYG
INT return 0.0 1.0 0.9 NYG
Fumble recoveries 0.5 0.5 0.6 -
Sacks 2.8 2.8 2.4 -
3rd down conversions 38.0% 41.8% 37.1% DAL
4th down conversions 40.0% 33.3% 40.2% NYG
Time of possession 30:38 30:27 30:12 NYG

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   DAL   NYG  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 7.0 3.1 9.2 DAL
Yards per kick return 25.5 24.4 23.6 DAL
Yards allowed per punt return 5.0 9.5 9.2 DAL
Yards allowed per kick return 20.6 20.4 23.6 NYG
  Misc Stats Comparison
   DAL   NYG  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 7.5 5.3 6.1 NYG
Penalty yards 47.5 46.8 51.9 NYG

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 12 to 17 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 12 to 17 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

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