The New York Giants, The Dallas Cowboys Are Matching Up For First Time This Season On The Gridiron In Dallas Today
The Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants have one of the strangest rivalries in all of professional sports, but it is also one of the best. Most rivalries are created geographically, but Dallas and New York City are more than 1,500 miles apart.
This rivalry was born out of great competition and the fact that these are two of the most popular teams in the NFL. The Cowboys and Giants have been featured on Sunday Night or Monday Night Football a combined 23 times, and the Cowboys have dominated the Giants in these meetings. Both the Giants and Cowboys have intense rivalries with the rest of the teams in the NFC East, but this is the rivalry that is the most talked about. New York has had the most recent playoff success, but the Giants have been looking up at the Cowboys in the standings for the last few seasons.
The first meeting between the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants took place in 1960 and ended in a 31-31 tie. New York took control of the rivalry in the early years, but that run ended in 1964. Dallas won 17 out of 20 games in this rivalry from the late 1960s to early 1980s, and they have been in control ever since.
In the 113 regular season meeting between the Cowboys and Giants, Dallas has a commanding 66-45-2 lead in the all-time series. New York did win the only playoff meeting between the rivals, winning by a score of 21-17 in a game played in 2008. The only decade that the Giants have posted a better record than the Cowboys in this rivalry is the 2000s, when New York won 13 of the 21 games played during those seasons. Neither the Cowboys or Giants will be popular preseason picks to win the Super Bowl in 2019, but you can expect another great season between these rivals.
“America’s Team,” the Dallas Cowboys, entered the NFL in 1960 as an expansion team in the Western Conference. They were bumped to the Eastern Conference in 1961 and moved into the NFC East Division in 1970, along with the New York Giants. Dallas has consistently been one of the winningest teams in NFL history, and they posted an NFL-record 20 straight winning seasons from 1966-85. They have made eight Super Bowl appearances and have won the title five times, though not since 1995. Hall of fame quarterback Troy Aikman led the team to three Super Bowl titles from 1992-1995, along with Emmitt Smith and Michael Irvin. The Cowboys have sold out 190 straight games (home or away) dating back to the 2002 regular season. Dallas has gone through a few rough stretches as an NFL franchise, but they are consistently one of the most popular picks to win the NFC East and Super Bowl.
The New York Giants are a much older franchise than the Dallas Cowboys, beginning play all the way back in 1925. New York won their first-ever NFL title in 1927 after finishing the regular season with a record of 11-1-1. The Giants won four NFL Championships by the year 1956, which was still four years before the Cowboys were even founded. New York struggled to maintain their dominance as the league continued to expand, but they returned to greatness about the time Bill Parcells was promoted to head coach in 1983. The Giants won a Super Bowl in 1986 and 1990 and then went through another dry spell. Modern day NFL fans will likely remember the 2007 and 2011 Super Bowl Champion Giants teams who beat the odds and knocked off the New England Patriots.
he last 20 games in this terrific rivalry have gone about the same way as the all-time series has gone. They have been extremely exciting and competitive matchups, but Dallas has been the winner more often than not. Looking at the last 20 games in this rivalry takes us back to the 2009 NFL season. Dallas has gone 11-9 against the Giants in their last 20 games, but things haven’t been easy for them at Cowboys Stadium.
The Cowboys and Giants have split the ten games in Dallas, but the difference has been in games played in New York. Dallas has won six of the ten games played at the home of the Giants, to take control of this rivalry. This rivalry has been extremely up and down, and it is usually hard to pick the winner. Dallas has won nine of the last 12 games against the Giants, but there is a three-game winning streak for New York squeezed in the middle of that run.
Looking at the outright winner is one way to breakdown a rivalry, but there is so much more to it than that. In order to get a better view of the last 20 games between the Cowboys and Giants, we need to look at the results in relation to the point spread and betting line. Sportsbooks also set odds for total points scored in each game, and that can help us make predictions for the type of scores we will see moving forward. In the last 20 games, the Cowboys and Giants have combined to go “over” the point total 13 times, while staying “under” the point total in the other seven.
However, five of the last six matchups in this rivalry have gone “under,” so it looks like that might be the pick moving forward. The Cowboys have been the favorite in terms of the point spread in 13 of the last 20 games, but those predictions haven’t always come true. Dallas is just 5-8 against the spread as the betting favorite. In the seven games that the Giants have been the favorites in terms of point spread, they have won just three of those games. Predictions are never easy to make, but it looks like the “under” and the underdog are the picks moving forward in this rivalry.
“according to an article on bettingnews.com”
The New York Giants, The Dallas Cowboys are matching up on the gridiron for the first time this season today in Dallas.
The New York Giants, The Dallas Cowboys are both members of the NFC East!
The New York Giants come into the game with a record of 1-3 and are last in the American League East.
The New York Giants won their first game of the season a week ago in New Orleans Louisiana by a score 27-21 over the New Orleans Saints.
Why?
The New York Giants rallied, scored eleven unanswered points unanswered points in the fourth quarter to tie the game before the end of regulation, Saquon Barkley scored on a six-yard touchdown run for a 27-21 overtime victory over the New Orleans Saints in the Superdome, where the team had not won since 1993.
“according to an article by Dan Salomone on giants.com”
The Dallas Cowboys come into the game with a record of 3-1 and are first in the NFC East.
Why?
Because they beat the Carolina Panthers by a score of 36-28!
How?
Dallas muscled their way to an impressive 36-28 victory, firmly giving notice that this team is indeed a contender.
How?
Dallas scored 23 unanswered points in the second half to pull away.
Dak Prescott threw three touchdown passes alone in the third quarter, becoming just the first Cowboys quarterback to toss three or more scores in a single quarter since Tony Romo did so against St. Louis on Sept. 30, 2007. Prescott finished the game with only 188 passing yards, completing 14 of just 22 attempts, but he threw four touchdowns overall on the day for a passer rating of 130.3.
Why?
Behind their road graders up front, the Cowboys rushed for 245 yards, Ezekiel Elliott leading the way with 143 yards, the seventh-highest total of his career. Tony Pollard added another 67 with Prescott chipping in 35.
But while the Cowboys offense might have garnered the spotlight with its performance, don't forget the effort of the Dallas defense. Randy Gregory spearheaded the effort with two sacks and four quarterback hits with Trevon Diggs adding two more interceptions to his total. Rookies Chauncey Golston and Osa Odighizuwa combined for a sack with fellow freshman Micah Parsons posting a sack of his own.
First Quarter
It took a series to get going, but on the Cowboys' second possession of the game, the big boys up front decided it was time to get to work. Dallas ran the ball eight times in the nine play drive, which included a 15-yard scramble by Prescott. Elliott showed both power and speed, churning out 35 yards on four carries, the last a 1-yard push into the end zone for the first points of the game.
Carolina's No. 1 ranked defense came into the day allowing just 45 yards per game. Seven and a half minutes into this one and Dallas already had 66 yards on the ground.
The Panthers quickly answered, though, as they marched down the field just as easily on their next possession. Sam Darnold connected with wideout D.J. Moore three times for a total of 47 yards before the quarterback reached the end zone himself, cutting inside on an option for the 1-yard touchdown to tie things up.
Second Quarter
Tight end Blake Jarwin got into the end zone for the first time this season with an 18-yard touchdown catch, capping off a drive that began late in the first quarter. Admittedly, the Cowboys got lucky during the series as twice fellow tight end Dalton Schultz appeared to fumble, but in both cases he was instead ruled down before losing the ball. Unfortunately, the luck didn't hold up, as Schultz was ruled down before he reached the end zone on a two-point conversion, Dallas' lead only 13-7.
The Dallas defense just couldn't get off the field on the Panthers' next possession. The visitors faced third-and-12 and third-and-11 during their offensive march only to convert the first down on both. That led to Darnold taking a quarterback draw 11 yards up the middle for the touchdown. With the extra point, Carolina had its first lead of the game, an advantage that held up until halftime.
Less than five minutes into the second half, however, the Cowboys were back on top. And by the end of the third quarter they had put the game away.
After the Panthers missed a 54-yard field goal on their first possession of the third quarter, Dallas was set up with good field position at its own 44-yard line. Four plays later, the home side was in the end zone.
Elliott pounded the defense on three straight runs for a combined 21 yards before Prescott went deep down the right sideline to wide receiver Amari Cooper, who hauled in the pass under heavy coverage for the 35-yard score.
Four plays was all Dallas needed on its next series as well. Schultz got the touchdown honors, but Elliott again did the heavy lifting. This time he broke through the line of scrimmage, darted to the right sideline and raced 47 yards to the Carolina 6-yard line, the third-longest run of his career and his longest since ripping off a 55-yarder on Dec. 26, 2016, against Detroit. The Cowboys missed the two-point try, but owned a two-possession lead, 26-14.
And then Trevon Diggs did what Trevon Diggs does, picking off passes on each of the Panthers' next two series, the second multi-interception game of his career. Diggs extended his streak of consecutive games with a pick to four and became only the second player in team history, and just the 17th in league record books since the NFL merger, to intercept five passes through four games.
The first of those led to a 23-yard touchdown pass to Cedrick Wilson, who used a nifty spin move to reach pay dirt.
Fourth Quarter
Following Diggs' second interception, the Cowboys worked their way to Carolina's 20-yard line before Greg Zuerlein came out for a 37-yard field goal on the first snap of the fourth quarter. He easily split the uprights to extend Dallas' lead to 36-14.
And that's when things got interesting. Just when the Cowboys seemingly had the game wrapped up, Carolina battled back with 14 unanswered points of their own to narrow the deficit to just eight, 36-28.
Carolina quickly responded with a 10-play, 75-yard drive to the end zone, Darnold finishing off the possession with a 6-yard completion to tight end Ian Thomas for the touchdown.
That was followed by the visitors adding another score on a seven play, 80-yard series that saw Darnold throw an 8-yard dart to Moore for the easy score with still just over four and a half minutes remaining on the clock.
But with the Panthers out of timeouts, the Cowboys put the game away when on third-and-1 at the Carolina 41-yard line, offensive coordinator Kellen Moore called up the perfect play. Prescott handed off to Elliott, who then with his path around the right end blocked, pitched the ball to Pollard who picked up 5 yards needed to get the first down and cement the victory.
“according to an article by Kurt Daniels on dallascowboys.com”
Kickoff is set for 4:25pm from AT&T Stadium!
The game is going to be televised on Fox!