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Prediction: Cowboys 30, Giants 24
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

New York Giants
Rank  Player Projections
QB 14 Eli Manning Pass: 275, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 17 Rashad Jennings Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 2-15, 0
RB 33 Shane Vereen Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 4-25, 0
RB 68 Andre Williams Rush: 15, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 5 Odell Beckham Jr. Rec: 7-100, 1 TD
WR 42 Rueben Randle Rec: 5-65, 1 TD
WR 95 Preston Parker Rec: 2-25, 0 TD
WR 111 Victor Cruz Rec: 0-5, 0 TD
TE 19 Larry Donnell Rec: 3-35, 0 TD
K 25 Josh Brown FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 30 Defense / ST  
 
Dallas Cowboys
Rank  Player Projections
QB 3 Tony Romo Pass: 295, 3 TD Rush: 5, 0
RB 31 Joseph Randle Rush: 55, 0 TD Rec: 2-15, 0
RB 35 Darren McFadden Rush: 35, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 62 Lance Dunbar Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 2-15, 0
WR 3 Dez Bryant Rec: 8-110, 1 TD
WR 39 Terrance Williams Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
WR 63 Cole Beasley Rec: 3-35, 0 TD
TE 5 Jason Witten Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
K 1 Dan Bailey FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3
DEF 18 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Giants QB Eli Manning passed for 4,410 yards last year, his 4th career 4,000-yard season. Reached 30 pass TDs for 2nd time in career. Has 12 pass TDs in past 4 vs. Dal... In last game vs. Dal., RB Rashad Jennings rushed for 120 yards & had 8 catches for 68 yards. RB Shane Vereen had 838 scrimmage yards & 5 TDs with NE last year... WR ODELL BECKHAM, JR. was named 2014 Off. Rookie of Year. Has 91 catches & 1,305 rec. yards, most ever in 1st 12 games to begin career. Has 90+ rec. yards in 9 consecutive games, tied for longest streak in NFL history. Has 12 TDs in 12 career games. Had 2 rec. TDs in both career meetings. Has led NFL in rec. yards in each of past 6 weeks. In his last game at Dal. (9/8/13), WR Victor Cruz had 5 catches for 118 yards & 3 TDs. WR Rueben Randle had career-high 71 catches & 938 yards last year... CBs Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie (12) & Prince Amukamara (11) led NYG in PD last year. LB Jon Beason has 5 100+ tackle seasons.

Cowboys Won NFC East last year... QB Tony Romo led NFL with franchise-record 113.2 rating. Has 2 of 3 100+ rating seasons in team history. Has career 97.6 rating, 2nd highest mark in NFL history... RB Joseph Randle averaged 6.7 yards per att. last year, highest in NFL by RB (min. 50 att.)... WR Dez Bryant led NFL with franchise-record 16 rec. TDs. Since 2012, leads NFL with 41 rec. TDs. Is only player in NFL with 12+ rec. TDs in each of past 3 seasons. Had 88 catches for 1,320 yards & 16 TDs, his 3rd consecutive season with 85+ catches, 1,200+ yards & 12+ TDs. TE Jason Witten had 703 rec. yards in 2014 & is 2nd TE in NFL history with 700+ rec. yards in 11 consecutive seasons. Ranks 2nd in NFL history among TEs in catches (943) & rec. yards (10,502). WR Terrance Williams was 2nd on team with career-high 8 rec. TDs... S Barry Church led team with 93 tackles last season. LB Sean Lee has 11 INTs since entering NFL in 2010, tied for most by NFL LB.


Results and Schedule

New York Giants
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2015-09-13 DAL A    
2 2015-09-20 ATL H    
3 2015-09-24 WAS H    
4 2015-10-04 BUF A    
5 2015-10-11 SF H    
6 2015-10-19 PHI A    
7 2015-10-25 DAL H    
8 2015-11-01 NO A    
9 2015-11-08 TB A    
10 2015-11-15 NE H    
11   Bye      
12 2015-11-29 WAS A    
13 2015-12-06 NYJ H    
14 2015-12-14 MIA A    
15 2015-12-20 CAR H    
16 2015-12-27 MIN A    
17 2016-01-03 PHI H    
   

Dallas Cowboys
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2015-09-13 NYG H    
2 2015-09-20 PHI A    
3 2015-09-27 ATL H    
4 2015-10-04 NO A    
5 2015-10-11 NE H    
6   Bye      
7 2015-10-25 NYG A    
8 2015-11-01 SEA H    
9 2015-11-08 PHI H    
10 2015-11-15 TB A    
11 2015-11-22 MIA A    
12 2015-11-26 CAR H    
13 2015-12-07 WAS A    
14 2015-12-13 GB A    
15 2015-12-19 NYJ H    
16 2015-12-27 BUF A    
17 2016-01-03 WAS H    

Injury Report

New York Giants
   

Dallas Cowboys

Offense Stats Comparison

  NYG
 Offense 
DAL
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 28.5 38.0 22.0 DAL
Rushing yards 102.3 133.8 112.6 DAL
Rushing yards per attempt 3.37 4.26 4.24 DAL
Completion % 65.7% 71.9% 62.2% DAL
Passing yards 303.0 242.0 227.7 NYG
Passing yards per completion 11.96 11.88 10.65 NYG
Passing yards per attempt 7.86 8.53 6.63 DAL
Interceptions 0.5 0.3 0.9 DAL
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.8 0.6 NYG
Sacks allowed 1.0 1.8 2.6 NYG
3rd down conversions 46.4% 40.8% 38.5% NYG
4th down conversions 33.3% 66.7% 46.9% DAL
Time of possession 34:36 32:11 30:03 NYG
  Defense Stats Comparison

  NYG
 Defense 
DAL
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 24.0 25.0 22.0 NYG
Rushing yards 121.8 75.8 112.6 DAL
Rushing yards per attempt 5.09 3.81 4.24 DAL
Completion % 66.2% 68.0% 62.2% NYG
Passing yards 225.5 271.0 227.7 NYG
Passing yards per completion 10.10 10.54 10.65 NYG
Passing yards per attempt 6.68 7.16 6.63 NYG
INT return 0.5 1.5 0.9 DAL
Fumble recoveries 0.8 1.3 0.6 DAL
Sacks 5.0 2.0 2.6 NYG
3rd down conversions 29.6% 45.5% 38.5% NYG
4th down conversions 25.0% 42.9% 46.9% NYG
Time of possession 25:25 27:49 30:03 NYG

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   NYG   DAL  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 8.2 9.9 9.2 DAL
Yards per kick return 24.6 22.6 23.7 NYG
Yards allowed per punt return 12.1 6.4 9.2 DAL
Yards allowed per kick return 18.7 21.5 23.7 NYG
  Misc Stats Comparison

   NYG   DAL  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 7.5 7.3 6.5 DAL
Penalty yards 69.0 64.3 54.4 DAL

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 12 to 17 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 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
2013 1 2013-09-08 NYG DAL 31-36 DAL
2013 12 2013-11-24 DAL NYG 24-21 DAL
2014 7 2014-10-19 NYG DAL 21-31 DAL
2014 12 2014-11-23 DAL NYG 31-28 DAL

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