Garrett, Jones must outshoot Prescott

NEW YORK — Giants defensive coordinator Pat Graham will never forget his first Giants-Cowboys game in 2016.

Jason Pierre-Paul turned to Graham, a former Patriots assistant, after the national anthem at AT&T Stadium and said, “This ain’t the Jets.”

No it’s not. Giants-Cowboys is different.

“I’d be lying to say these division games don’t have a little bit of a different element,” Joe Judge said this week. “That would be just a flatout lie.”

The stakes are high for the Giants (1-3) on Sunday in Arlington, Texas. The Cowboys (3-1) would create significant distance in the NFC East with a head-to-head win.

Conversely, a Giants upset could turn the entire season on its head for the better.

It won’t be good enough for Jason Garrett’s offense to only erupt in the fourth quarter and overtime, however, as they did in last Sunday’s overtime upset of the Saints.

The challenge will be to score with Garrett’s former Cowboys team for four quarters, to go toe-totoe with Dak Prescott and a Dallas organization that Garrett spearheaded as head coach for nine-plus years.

“It was a great opportunity to come here with the Giants and work in this organization with the coaches that we have here and also with the players,” said Garrett, whose Dallas firing was dragged out by owner Jerry Jones, preventing a head coaching interview with the Giants.

“[I’m] excited about this opportunity and what we’re trying to do with this team,” Garrett added on Thursday. “We’re trying to rebuild this team. We’re trying to get better every day, so that’s really where my attention is.”