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Dallas Cowboys vs. New York GiantsWeek 1 Final Score, Stats and Recap

Final · MetLife Stadium · Giants at homeNFC East division game

New York Giants beat Dallas Cowboys 28-20. The closing line was DAL -3.0; the Giants covered, and the 48 total points went over the 47.5 total.

Cowboys vs. Giants final score and how the prediction did

Final scoreExcitement 2.7
Dallas Cowboys

4-5 · No. 17 in the ratings

20
New York Giants

5-3-1 · No. 18 in the ratings

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vs. closeModelMarketDiffResult
Spread—DAL -3.0—NYG by 8NYG covered
Total—47.5—48Went over
Win prob.—NYG 40%—NYG won
Moneyline—DAL -166 · NYG +140

Closing line. Spreads name the favorite. For information only, not betting advice. All Week 1 lines · How the projections work

Cowboys vs. Giants game stats

StatDALNYG
Points2028
EPA per play+0.27+0.36
Total yards244399
Yards per play4.76.1
Third downs8-119-11
Turnovers11

Tale of the tape season to date

StatDALNYG
Record4-55-3-1
Division2nd, NFC E1st, NFC E
Rating-0.617-1.418
Adj Off24.5821.823
Adj Def25.12523.217
Points per game27.3622.616
Points allowed per game26.22521.812
Playoff odds26%63%

Rank out of 32 teams. Rating is the expected margin against an average team on a neutral field.

Cowboys vs. Giants matchup stats season to date

When the Cowboys have the ball

StatDALoffNYGdef
Yards per pass attempt6.6115.54
Yards per rush4.0234.725
Starting field positionOwn 3210Own 283
EPA per play+0.1126-0.01012
Adj. EPA per play+0.0515+0.00517
Success rate47.1%843.0%13
Passing EPA per play+0.1898+0.05114
Rushing EPA per play-0.02710-0.10813
CPOE0.117-2.36
Explosive play rate7.4%257.9%11
Points per game27.3621.812
Points per drive2.8641.9910
Red zone TD rate68.3%982.1%31
3rd down conversion45.3%538.8%14
Turnovers per game1.0081.4414
Sack rate3.5%54.8%22
Penalties per game8.2267.219

When the Giants have the ball

StatNYGoffDALdef
Yards per pass attempt6.2166.621
Yards per rush4.1225.230
Starting field positionOwn 3020Own 295
EPA per play+0.02614+0.10131
Adj. EPA per play-0.00917+0.05732
Success rate41.9%2546.3%27
Passing EPA per play+0.12312+0.18729
Rushing EPA per play-0.11619-0.02830
CPOE-1.1232.423
Explosive play rate7.9%188.9%20
Points per game22.61626.225
Points per drive2.01242.4826
Red zone TD rate66.7%1169.2%23
3rd down conversion39.7%1448.3%32
Turnovers per game1.44200.8927
Sack rate7.8%254.7%26
Penalties per game7.2149.41

Regular season only, rank out of 32. Green is good for the unit in that column, red is bad. The defense column is what that defense has allowed.

Form coming in

Dallas Cowboys

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New York Giants

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Players to watch season totals

Dallas Cowboys

  • Dak PrescottQB · #4218/336, 2,381 yds, 16 TD, 5 INT
  • Javonte WilliamsRB · #33154 car, 629 yds, 9 TD
  • CeeDee LambWR · #8870 rec, 904 yds, 7 TD
  • George PickensWR · #339 rec, 533 yds, 2 TD

New York Giants

  • Jaxson DartQB · #626/34, 250 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
  • Cam SkatteboRB · #44116 car, 496 yds, 4 TD
  • Malik NabersWR · #158 rec, 692 yds, 2 TD
  • Isaiah LikelyTE · #955 rec, 575 yds, 7 TD

Cowboys vs. Giants: quick answers

Who won Cowboys vs. Giants?
The New York Giants won 28-20 at MetLife Stadium.
Who covered the spread in Cowboys vs. Giants?
The Giants covered the closing line of DAL -3.0.
Did Cowboys vs. Giants go over or under?
Over: the teams scored 48 points against a closing total of 47.5.

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