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holding the Cowboys to just seven points in a 10-7 Week 13 victory at MetLife Stadium.

Despite last season’s success, they know it won’t be easy.

“They’re definitely the team to beat,” said Giants right guard Justin Pugh. “They won the division. We did beat them twice … We’re very familiar with them. So, we’re just going to go out there and it’s going to be an NFC East game. It’s going to be grimy. It’s going to be gritty. It’s going to be tough. You’re going to feel like you were in a car accident after that game.”

Pugh was among the Giants who did not play in the preseason finale against the Patriots on Thursday, but he and the other starters have been gearing up for the Cowboys for quite some time.

“Whatever we’ve been doing come April, we’ve been building for Sept. 10,” linebacker Jonathan Casillas said. “So, we’ve not just started with Dallas this week. We’ve been talking about Dallas — what they’re doing and how we think they’re going to attack us. We have been thinking about them a lot.”

It’s the third straight season they will face the Cowboys to open their season, going 1-1 the first two tries.

Pugh knows that a Week 1 win can be a boost for the team.

“We didn’t do the right things and kind of blew the game two years ago,” he said. “Then last year, we were able to go back down there and win the same type of game… So, the goal is to go out there and not make it as close and get a lead and let our defense get after their offense and kind of make them one dimensional.” — With the Associated Press