The Dallas Cowboys enter Week 4 of the NFL season 1-2. Next up is a visit to the home stadium of the New York Giants (1-2) on Thursday night. This prime-time matchup will be the 125th of Dallas’ 75-game winning streak. What should Dallas look for in its next opponent? Five things you need to know about giants:
Mixed results for Daboll
Brian Daboll is in his third year as Giants manager. Under his leadership, New York posted a 9-7-1 record in 2022, earning him AP NFL Coach of the Year honors. A year later, Daboll had a record of 6 wins and 11 losses. The Giants are off to a 1-2 start this season, the same record as the Cowboys. From 2016 to the present, the Giants have had five managers.
First Thursday in a long time
Calvin Coolidge became President of the United States in 1926. The Giants played their first game that year on Thursday, the same week they played the Cowboys. The Giants had a 16-15-3 record through Thursday. The Giants and Cowboys have met just once before, in a Thursday night game. It was November 1992 and Dallas was 30-3 at home. The Giants defeated Washington 45-14 on Thursday night in the 2014 season.
Big headache
The Giants offense is struggling with Daniel Jones at QB. The Big Apple ranks 22nd in the league with 295 tackles per game. The Giants offense ranks 21st in the league with 182 yards per game, while the Cowboys are the top team with 270 yards per game. The Giants run the ball and average 105 yards per game (19), while Dallas’ defense is the third-worst in the NFL, allowing 73 yards per game.
long rivalry
The Cowboy-Giants rivalry has been played 124 times (including one postseason game), with Dallas winning 75 times and New York winning 47 times. They drew it twice. In history, 59 players have played for the Cowboys and Giants. The first meeting between the two teams took place in December 1960 and the match ended in a 31-31 draw. The last time these two NFC East teams met was last November and Dallas won 49-17.
New York’s defense is good
The Giants defense dominated the Cowboys through the first three games of the season. New York allowed 318 yards per game (15th in the league), while Dallas allowed 373 yards, fifth-worst in the NFL. The Giants defense allowed an average of 132 and 186 passing yards per game on the ground, while the Cowboys averaged 186 and 187 yards per game, respectively.
