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Final Score Prediction

Cowboys 30, Giants 24

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
New York Giants
Rank  Player Projections
QB 12 Eli Manning Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 17 David Wilson Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
WR 15 Victor Cruz Rec: 7-80, 1 TD
WR 24 Hakeem Nicks Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 55 Rueben Randle Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
TE 17 Brandon Myers Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
K 25 Josh Brown FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 30 Defense / ST  
 
Dallas Cowboys
Rank  Player Projections
 QB 9 Tony Romo Pass: 290, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 11 DeMarco Murray Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 56 Joseph Randle Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 3 Dez Bryant Rec: 7-110, 1 TD
WR 26 Miles Austin Rec: 6-70, 1 TD
WR 98 Terrance Williams Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
 TE 6 Jason Witten Rec: 7-70, 0 TD
K 4 Dan Bailey FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3
DEF 22 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Giants Are 4-0 at AT&T Stadium... QB Eli Manning has started 135 consecutive games, longest active streak in NFL. Has passed for 3,000+ yards & 20+ TDs in 8 consecutive seasons, only player in team history to accomplish feat. Has won 6 of past 8 starts vs. Dal... RB-KR David Wilson was only player in NFL last year with 2+ rush TD (4), rec. TD & KR-TD. Led NFL with 1,533 KR yards in 2012 & was 2nd in NFC with 26.9 avg... WR Victor Cruz had 86 catches for 1,092 yards & 10 TDs, his 2nd consecutive season with 80+ rec., 1,000+ yards & 9+ TDs. No other Giant has had 1 such season. In past 3 at Dal., WR Hakeem Nicks has 21 catches for 317 yards (105.7 per game) & 2 TDs. WR Rueben Randle had 2 TDs in last game of 2012... In last meeting, DE Jason Pierre-Paul had sack & 28-yard INT-TD. Has 4 sacks in past 4 meetings. DE Justin Tuck has 49.5 sacks & needs 0.5 to reach 50. CB Corey Webster had INT in last meeting. DT Linval Joseph has 3 sacks in past 2 vs. Dal. S Antrel Rolle had 92 tackles last year & has 85+ tackles in all 3 seasons with NYG.

Cowboys QB Tony Romo passed for team-record 4,903 yards last year & owns all 4 4,000-yard seasons in club history. Is only Cowboy with 25+ TD passes in 5 different seasons... In his last game vs. NYG, RB DeMarco Murray had 20 att. for 131 yards (6.6 avg.). In career, when Murray has 18+ att., Cowboys are 9-0. Has 992 rush yards (110.2 per game) in those 9... WR Dez Bryant set career highs last year with 92 catches, 1,382 yards & 12 TDs. Bryant & HOFer MICHAEL IRVIN are only Cowboys with 90+ catches, 1,300+ yards & 10+ TDs in season. In final 8 games of 2012, had 50 catches for 879 yards (109.9 per game) & 10 TDs. Pro Bowl TE Jason Witten had 110 catches last year, most in season by TE in NFL history. Had 1,039 yards, his 4th 1,000-yard season. Since 2007, has 554 catches, most by NFL TE... Pro Bowl DE DeMarcus Ware has 111 sacks since entering in 2005, most in NFL. Has 4.5 sacks in past 3 meetings. LB Sean Lee has 32 tackles, INT & FF in past 3 vs. NYG.


Results and Schedule
New York Giants
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 DAL A L 31-36 -5
2 2013-09-15 DEN H    
3 2013-09-22 CAR A    
4 2013-09-29 KC A    
5 2013-10-06 PHI H    
6 2013-10-10 CHI A    
7 2013-10-21 MIN H    
8 2013-10-27 PHI A    
9   Bye      
10 2013-11-10 OAK H    
11 2013-11-17 GB H    
12 2013-11-24 DAL H    
13 2013-12-01 WAS A    
14 2013-12-08 SD A    
15 2013-12-15 SEA H    
16 2013-12-22 DET A    
17 2013-12-29 WAS H    
   
Dallas Cowboys
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 NYG H W 36-31 +5
2 2013-09-15 KC A    
3 2013-09-22 STL H    
4 2013-09-29 SD A    
5 2013-10-06 DEN H    
6 2013-10-13 WAS H    
7 2013-10-20 PHI A    
8 2013-10-27 DET A    
9 2013-11-03 MIN H    
10 2013-11-10 NO A    
11   Bye      
12 2013-11-24 NYG A    
13 2013-11-28 OAK H    
14 2013-12-09 CHI A    
15 2013-12-15 GB H    
16 2013-12-22 WAS A    
17 2013-12-29 PHI H    

Injury Report
New York Giants
Out  TE Adrien Robinson (foot)
Questionable  DE Damontre Moore (shoulder)
 DE Jason Pierre-Paul (back)
Probable  WR Victor Cruz (heel)
 CB Jayron Hosley (ankle)
IR  WR Ramses Barden (knee, 8/31/2013)
 RB Andre Brown (leg, 8/30/2013)
 FS Stevie Brown (knee, 8/26/2013)
   
Dallas Cowboys
Out  RB Lance Dunbar (foot)
 FS Danny McCray (hamstring)
Doubtful  DE Anthony Spencer (knee)
IR  DE Tyrone Crawford (achilles-tendon, 8/27/2013)
PUP  DT Jay Ratliff (hamstring)

Offense Stats Comparison
  NYG
 Offense 
DAL
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 27.5 27.3 22.3 NYG
Rushing yards 124.0 69.0 119.6 NYG
Rushing yards per attempt 4.76 3.56 4.34 NYG
Completion % 57.2% 63.0% 59.3% DAL
Passing yards 218.3 316.8 223.1 DAL
Passing yards per completion 12.78 11.79 11.02 NYG
Passing yards per attempt 7.31 7.43 6.53 DAL
Interceptions 0.5 0.8 0.9 NYG
Fumbles lost 0.0 0.5 0.6 NYG
Sacks allowed 1.0 2.0 2.3 NYG
3rd down conversions 47.0% 48.8% 38.2% DAL
4th down conversions 20.0% 100.0% 45.1% DAL
Time of possession 28:21 29:33 30:18 DAL
  Defense Stats Comparison
  NYG
 Defense 
DAL
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 21.8 29.8 22.3 NYG
Rushing yards 148.5 146.8 119.6 DAL
Rushing yards per attempt 4.86 5.38 4.34 NYG
Completion % 64.1% 64.1% 59.3% -
Passing yards 245.5 261.0 223.1 NYG
Passing yards per completion 12.11 11.95 11.02 DAL
Passing yards per attempt 7.76 7.66 6.53 DAL
INT return 0.5 0.5 0.9 -
Fumble recoveries 0.5 0.3 0.6 NYG
Sacks 0.8 2.5 2.3 DAL
3rd down conversions 48.7% 49.3% 38.2% NYG
4th down conversions 33.3% 0.0% 45.1% DAL
Time of possession 31:39 30:40 30:18 DAL

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   NYG   DAL  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 5.3 14.7 10.0 DAL
Yards per kick return 29.7 18.5 22.9 NYG
Yards allowed per punt return 6.4 14.8 10.0 NYG
Yards allowed per kick return 22.3 22.7 22.9 NYG
  Misc Stats Comparison
   NYG   DAL  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 4.5 6.3 6.1 NYG
Penalty yards 39.0 46.5 50.7 NYG

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 12 to 17 of the 2012 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
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

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