A nice way to kick of the Sunday night season for NBC. No more Tiki Barber for the Giants but in his place resides Brandon Jacobs… a huge, heavy running back that fits right in with Tom Coughlin's style. The Cowboys lose their head coach, Bill Parcells but otherwise keep their team in tact.
Predicted Score: Cowboys 31, Giants 28
Fantasy Focus N.Y. Giants: WR Plaxico Burress has missed time this preseason with back spasms but is scheduled to start Sunday night. The Giants wide receives may get a boost as Dallas CB Terence Newman did not participate in practice on Wednesday. Note: Eli Manning has won 3 of his 5 starts against the Cowboys and has at least 1 TD pass in 30 of his last 33 games.
Start: QB Eli Manning, RB Brandon Jacobs, WR Plaxico Burress, TE Jeremy Shockey
Consider: WR Amani Toomer
Sit: WR Steve Smith, Giants D/ST
Dallas: All indications are that Dallas will utilize Julius Jones and Marion Barber in the same way this season as they did in '06. Look for Barber to get carries inside the red-zone which makes him more valuable than Jones who does the dirty work in between the twenties. WR Terry Glenn is out. Patrick Crayton becomes a good option if you're looking for a fringe starter.
Start: QB Tony Romo, RB Marion Barber, WR Terrell Owens, TE Jason Witten
Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 12 to 17 of the 2006 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 and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on
totals through Weeks 12 to 17 with no adjustment.
Defense Stats Comparison
NYG Defense
DAL Defense
NFL Average
Points against
26.3
27.5
21.1
Rushing yards
126.8
128.3
123.7
Rushing yards per attempt
4.48
4.38
4.30
Completion %
59.5%
64.9%
60.0%
Passing yards
244.0
254.5
201.8
Passing yards per completion
11.49
12.34
10.67
Passing yards per attempt
6.83
8.01
6.40
INT return
1.0
1.0
1.1
Fumble recoveries
0.5
0.3
0.7
Sacks
1.5
2.0
2.2
Weather
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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
Note: Only playoff games from the
2004 and 2005 seasons are included in the team vs. team history.
Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.
