Wk 1 · 2026

Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants — Sun, Sep 13

Sun, Sep 13 · MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ · NBC

Weather

No forecast yet. This one is 16 days away. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.

Dallas Cowboys

NFC East · no games yet

8:20pET

DAL -2.5 · total 48.5 DraftKings

Ratings differential DAL by 0.6

New York Giants

NFC East · no games yet

What is at stake

An NFC East game. These two play each other twice a season, home and away, and when the NFC East finishes level it is the head-to-head result and then the division record that separate them — before any of the rest. Division standings.

What the ratings imply

The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers: The Gridiron King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus 1.7 points of home field. It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026 games are played it is last season’s measurement of two rosters that have been through a draft and a free-agency window since.

Efficiency · 2026 ratings

Cowboys: +1.1#15

Efficiency margin

Giants: -1.2#23

Cowboys: +3.1#4

Offense

Giants: +0.1#18

Cowboys: -2.0#29

Defense

Giants: -1.3#27

Cowboys: 27.7

Points / game

Giants: 22.4

Cowboys: 30.1

Points allowed / game

Giants: 25.8

Opponent-adjusted ratings from The Gridiron King’s 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.

Team stats

The box-score store these rows are built from has not been produced for this league yet, so no preview carries points and yards for and against. The form, trend and series blocks below are built from this site’s own files and are not affected.

Cowboys form

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Giants form

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Cowboys this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.

Giants this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.

Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.

Common opponents · 10

Opponent	Cowboys	Giants
Commanders NFC	vs Wk 2 · scheduled preview	at Wk 5 · scheduled preview
Texans AFC	at Wk 4 · scheduled preview	at Wk 7 · scheduled preview
Eagles NFC	at Wk 7 · scheduled preview	at Wk 9 · scheduled preview
Cardinals NFC	vs Wk 8 · scheduled preview	vs Wk 4 · scheduled preview
Colts AFC	at Wk 9 · scheduled preview	at Wk 12 · scheduled preview
49ers NFC	vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview	vs Wk 13 · scheduled preview
Titans AFC	vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview	vs Wk 3 · scheduled preview
Seahawks NFC	at Wk 13 · scheduled preview	at Wk 14 · scheduled preview
Rams NFC	at Wk 15 · scheduled preview	at Wk 2 · scheduled preview
Jaguars AFC	vs Wk 16 · scheduled preview	vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview

Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

Since 2006, Cowboys leads 27–14 · Giants won the last one

41 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 4.7 points toward Cowboys

Yr	Date	Result	Site	Won
2025	2026-01-04	Cowboys 17 — 34 Giants	at NYG	Giants
2025	2025-09-14	Giants 37 — 40 Cowboys	at DAL	Cowboys
2024	2024-11-28	Giants 20 — 27 Cowboys	at DAL	Cowboys
2024	2024-09-26	Cowboys 20 — 15 Giants	at NYG	Cowboys
2023	2023-11-12	Giants 17 — 49 Cowboys	at DAL	Cowboys
2023	2023-09-10	Cowboys 40 — 0 Giants	at NYG	Cowboys
2022	2022-11-24	Giants 20 — 28 Cowboys	at DAL	Cowboys
2022	2022-09-26	Cowboys 23 — 16 Giants	at NYG	Cowboys
2021	2021-12-19	Cowboys 21 — 6 Giants	at NYG	Cowboys
2021	2021-10-10	Giants 20 — 44 Cowboys	at DAL	Cowboys
2020	2021-01-03	Cowboys 19 — 23 Giants	at NYG	Giants
2020	2020-10-11	Giants 34 — 37 Cowboys	at DAL	Cowboys
2019	2019-11-04	Cowboys 37 — 18 Giants	at NYG	Cowboys
2019	2019-09-08	Giants 17 — 35 Cowboys	at DAL	Cowboys
2018	2018-12-30	Cowboys 36 — 35 Giants	at NYG	Cowboys
2018	2018-09-16	Giants 13 — 20 Cowboys	at DAL	Cowboys
2017	2017-12-10	Cowboys 30 — 10 Giants	at NYG	Cowboys
2017	2017-09-10	Giants 3 — 19 Cowboys	at DAL	Cowboys
2016	2016-12-11	Cowboys 7 — 10 Giants	at NYG	Giants
2016	2016-09-11	Giants 20 — 19 Cowboys	at DAL	Giants
2015	2015-10-25	Cowboys 20 — 27 Giants	at NYG	Giants
2015	2015-09-13	Giants 26 — 27 Cowboys	at DAL	Cowboys
2014	2014-11-23	Cowboys 31 — 28 Giants	at NYG	Cowboys
2014	2014-10-19	Giants 21 — 31 Cowboys	at DAL	Cowboys
2013	2013-11-24	Cowboys 24 — 21 Giants	at NYG	Cowboys
2013	2013-09-08	Giants 31 — 36 Cowboys	at DAL	Cowboys
2012	2012-10-28	Giants 29 — 24 Cowboys	at DAL	Giants
2012	2012-09-05	Cowboys 24 — 17 Giants	at NYG	Cowboys
2011	2012-01-01	Cowboys 14 — 31 Giants	at NYG	Giants
2011	2011-12-11	Giants 37 — 34 Cowboys	at DAL	Giants
2010	2010-11-14	Cowboys 33 — 20 Giants	at NYG	Cowboys
2010	2010-10-25	Giants 41 — 35 Cowboys	at DAL	Giants
2009	2009-12-06	Cowboys 24 — 31 Giants	at NYG	Giants
2009	2009-09-20	Giants 33 — 31 Cowboys	at DAL	Giants
2008	2008-12-14	Giants 8 — 20 Cowboys	at DAL	Cowboys
2008	2008-11-02	Cowboys 14 — 35 Giants	at NYG	Giants
2007	2008-01-13	Giants 21 — 17 Cowboys	at DAL	Giants playoffs
2007	2007-11-11	Cowboys 31 — 20 Giants	at NYG	Cowboys
2007	2007-09-09	Giants 35 — 45 Cowboys	at DAL	Cowboys
2006	2006-12-03	Cowboys 23 — 20 Giants	at NYG	Cowboys
2006	2006-10-23	Giants 36 — 22 Cowboys	at DAL	Giants

Cowboys leaders 2025 regular season

Passing	Dak Prescott QB #4	404/600, 4552 YDS, 30 TD, 10 INT
	Joe Milton III QB #10	15/24, 183 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing	Javonte Williams RB #33	252 CAR, 1201 YDS, 11 TD
	Malik Davis RB #20	52 CAR, 250 YDS, 2 TD
	Dak Prescott QB #4	53 CAR, 177 YDS, 2 TD
Receiving	George Pickens WR #3	93 REC, 1429 YDS, 9 TD
	CeeDee Lamb WR #88	75 REC, 1077 YDS, 3 TD
	Jake Ferguson TE #87	82 REC, 600 YDS, 8 TD
	Ryan Flournoy WR #19	40 REC, 475 YDS, 4 TD

Defense

Tackles	Shemar James LB #50	91
	Kenneth Murray Jr. LB #59	81
	DaRon Bland CB #26	73
Sacks	Jadeveon Clowney DE #90	8.5
	James Houston LB #53	5.5
	Osa Odighizuwa DT #92	3.5
Interceptions	Donovan Wilson S #6	2
	Quinnen Williams DT #92	1
	Markquese Bell S #14	1

full roster and per-player history

Giants leaders 2025 regular season

Passing	Jaxson Dart QB #6	216/339, 2272 YDS, 15 TD, 5 INT
	Russell Wilson QB #3	69/119, 831 YDS, 3 TD, 3 INT
Rushing	Tyrone Tracy Jr. RB #29	176 CAR, 740 YDS, 2 TD
	Jaxson Dart QB #6	86 CAR, 487 YDS, 9 TD
	Devin Singletary RB #26	119 CAR, 437 YDS, 5 TD
Receiving	Wan'Dale Robinson WR #4	92 REC, 1014 YDS, 4 TD
	Darius Slayton WR #18	37 REC, 538 YDS, 1 TD
	Theo Johnson TE #84	45 REC, 528 YDS, 5 TD
	Tyrone Tracy Jr. RB #29	36 REC, 288 YDS, 2 TD

Defense

Tackles	Bobby Okereke LB #58	143
	Dane Belton S #6	120
	Tyler Nubin S #27	78
Sacks	Brian Burns LB #0	16.5
	Abdul Carter LB #3	4
	Darius Alexander DT #91	3.5
Interceptions	Bobby Okereke LB #58	2
	Dru Phillips CB #22	2
	Dexter Lawrence II DT #97	1

full roster and per-player history

These are regular-season totals for the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year, taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's roster, so a leader who has since signed elsewhere, been traded or retired still appears against the year he earned it; the roster pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is. A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.