GIANTS STATISTICS

Passing

Giants Opp. Rushing Giants Opp. Scoring

Giants Opp. Att

37 33 Att. 23 28 TD

1 2 Cmp

23 210 62.2 18 168 54.5 Yds Avg Lng TD 114 5.0 68 137 4.9 41

Rsh Rec Ret

1 0 Possession Avg. Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Avg. Per Game Net Yards Passing Avg. Per Game Yds

0 1 Giants

0 0 Cmp% 1 0 Pts

15 20 Opp. Yds/ Att

5.7 0 5.1 1 Receiving Giants Opp. Int

Giants Opp.

Kicking

Giants Opp. TD Int

1 1 Rec. Lng

24 31 Yds

2/14 67.8 1/8 67.2 Avg Lng TD 23 224 9.7 24 18 176 9.8 31 No. Yds Avg

1 1

PAT

0/0 3/3 2/2 2/2 Giants

Total First Downs Rushing

3rd Down Pct. 4th Down/Att. 4th Down Pct. Penalties/Yards Sack/ Lost

0 32

0.0 32.0

FG Rtg 0 1 TD

0 1

Pts

9 8 Opp. L ........ at Carolina ........ 16-8 Sept. 16 . N.Y. Giants . 8:20 Sept. 23 .. at Seattle .. 4:25 Sept. 30 ....... Detroit ....... 1 Oct. 7 ... at Houston ... 8:20 Oct. 14 . Jacksonville . 4:25 Oct. 21 at Washington 4:25 Oct.28 ............. Bye ............. Nov. 5 ... Tennessee ... 8:15 Nov. 11 ..... at Philly ..... 8:20 Nov. 18 ...... at Atlanta ...... 1 Nov. 22 . Washington . 4:30 Nov. 29 New Orleans 8:20 Dec. 9 .. Philadelphia .. 4:25 Dec.16.atIndianapolis.1 Dec. 23 ..... Tampa Bay ..... 1 Dec. 30 .. at N.Y. Giants .. 1

Sunday, 8:20 p.m. ET, AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas TV: NBC

Danny Sheridan’s line: Cowboys by 3 ⁄2

1

Giants’ keys to victory

The Giants couldn’t protect QB Eli Manning or open running lanes against the Jaguars, which led to forced throws and third-andlong situations. Against Dallas, the Giants must establish the run, work off the play-action pass and allow Manning time to go through his reads. Defensively, it will be all about stopping RB Ezekiel Elliott and finding a way to pressure QB Dak Prescott without letting him take off. That latter tactic has proven Prescott vulnerable.

Cowboys’ keys to victory

It will be simple: Take advantage of the Giants’ poor offensive line and put consistent pressure on Eli Manning while meeting Saquon Barkley and the other running backs in the backfield. On the opposite side of the ball, it will be all about taking advantage of Alec Ogletree and the linebackers, who continue to struggle with coverage in the middle of the field.

Who wins?

There’s no easy way to predict how a Giants-Cowboys game will go, which is essentially the case for any NFC East rivalry game. However, the intensity of the rivalry basically means all logic can be thrown out the window. The game likely will come down to the final moments, as it often does, and will be determined by which team comes up clutch. If Manning really does have a big year left, this will be an opportunity to show it.

Giants, 23-17

Dan Benton