Hartford Courant (Sunday)

Game Capsule

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Opening line: Cowboys by 5 Record vs. spread: Giants 0-1,

Cowboys 0-1

Series record: Cowboys lead

64-46-2

Last meeting: Cowboys 30, Giants 10, Dec. 10, 2017

Last week: Giants lost to Jaguars 20-15; Cowboys lost to Panthers 16-8

Streaks, stats and notes: Giants trying to avoid fifth 0-2 start in past six seasons. ... Cowboys haven’t started 0-2 in seven seasons under coach Jason Garrett. ... Giants QB Eli Manning set team record with 217th regular-season start in opener, surpassing Hall of Fame DE Michael Strahan. ... RB Saquon Barkley trying to become first Giants rookie with consecutiv­e 100-yard games since Eddie Price in 1950. ... WR Odell Beckham Jr., has team-record eight games with at least 10 catches. He has five TDs in six games against Dallas. ... LB Connor Barwin seeks seventh straight game with sack against Dallas. ... Cowboys QB Dak Prescott has fewer than 200 yards passing in seven of past nine games. ... RB Ezekiel Elliott had 104 yards rushing in last year’s opener against Giants. ... WR Cole Beasley had team’s only two third-down conversion­s vs. Panthers, led team with seven catches, 73 yards. ... DE DeMarcus Lawrence, tied for second in NFL last season with 141⁄2 sacks, had sack and forced fumble against Carolina.

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