WEEK 3
DALLAS COWBOYS (1-1) @ NEW YORK GIANTS (2-0)
DATE: Monday (9/26/22)
STADIUM: MetLife Stadium
TIME: 8:15 PM ET
REFEREE: Land Clark
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Cowboys lead all-time series, 71-46-2
STREAKS Cowboys have won past 2
LAST GAME 12/19/21: Cowboys 21 at Giants 6
LAST GAME AT SITE 12/19/21
DALLAS COWBOYS
LAST WEEK W 20-17 vs. Cincinnati
COACH VS. OPP. Mike McCarthy: 8-5
PTS. FOR 11.5
OFFENSE 290.5
PASSING Cooper Rush: 26-44-299-1-0-87.2
RUSHING Ezekiel Elliott: 25-105-4.2-0
RECEIVING Noah Brown: 10-159-15.9-2
PTS. AGAINST 18.0
DEFENSE 300.5
SACKS Micah Parsons: 4
INTs Donovan Wilson: 1
TAKE/GIVE -1 (1/2)
PUNTING (NET) Bryan Anger: 47.1 (42.3)
KICKING Brett Maher: 11 (2/2 PAT; 3/3 FG)
COWBOYS NOTES
• QB COOPER RUSH passed for 235 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs for 95.5 rating in Week 2 & became 5th QB in SB era to lead GW drive in final 2 mins. of reg. or in OT in each of his 1st 2 career starts. Can become 4th undrafted QB since 2000 to win each of his 1st 3 career starts.
• RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT has 9 TDs (8 rush, 1 rec.) in 10 career games vs. NYG & aims for his 5th in row vs. NYG with rush TD. Has 633 scrimmage yards (105.5 per game) & 5 rush TDs in 6 career games on MNF. Since 2016, leads NFL in scrimmage yards (9,728), rush yards (7,491) & games with 100+ rush yards (30).
• RB TONY POLLARD had 98 scrimmage yards (55 rec., 43 rush) & 9th-career rush TD in Week 2. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. NYG with 85+ scrimmage yards.
• WR CEEDEE LAMB had team-high 7 catches for 75 yards last week. Has 301 rec. yards (75.3 per game) & TD catch in 4 career games vs. NYG.
• WR NOAH BROWN had 5 catches for team-high & career-best 91 yards & his 1stcareer rec. TD in Week 2.
• TE DALTON SCHULTZ had 8 catches for 67 yards & TD in last meeting & aims for his 4th in row vs. NYG with 6+ catches & 65+ rec. yards.
• LB MICAH PARSONS aims for his 3rd in row with 2+ sacks & became 6th player since 1982 with 2+ sacks in 5 of 1st 20 career games. Aims for his 4th in row with 2+ TFLs.
• CB TREVON DIGGS aims for his 3rd in row with PD. Had INT in both games vs. NYG in 2021. Has 19 PD & 7 INTs in 13 career road games.
• DE DORANCE ARMSTRONG had 1st-career 2 sack game last week.
• DE DANTE FOWLER had 36th-career sack & 11th-career FF in Week 2.
NEW YORK GIANTS
LAST WEEK W 19-16 vs. Carolina
COACH VS. OPP. Brian Daboll: 0-0
PTS. FOR 20.0
OFFENSE 329.5
PASSING Daniel Jones: 39-55-364-3-1-99.4
RUSHING Saquon Barkley: 39-236-6.1-1
RECEIVING Richie James: 10-110-11.0-0
PTS. AGAINST 18.0
DEFENSE 317.0
SACKS Three tied: 1
INTs —
TAKE/GIVE +1 (3/2)
PUNTING (NET) Jamie Gillan: 51.1 (42.1)
KICKING Graham Gano: 14 (2/2 PAT; 4/4 FG
GIANTS NOTES
• QB DANIEL JONES had TD pass vs. 0 INTs for 87.4 rating last week. Is 4-0 with 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 94.4 rating in his past 4 at home. Had 2 TDs vs. INT for 106.9 rating in his last home start vs. Dal. (1/3/21).
• RB SAQUON BARKLEY had 88 scrimmage yards (72 rush, 16 rec.) in Week 2. Aims for his 7th in row on MNF with 50+ scrimmage yards. Has 567 scrimmage yards (94.5 per game) & rush TD in 6 career games vs. Dal. Has 870 scrimmage yards (108.8 per game) & 3 rush TDs in 8 career home games vs. NFC East.
• WR STERLING SHEPARD led team with 6 catches last week. Has 6+ catches in 2 of his past 3 vs. Dal.
• WR RICHIE JAMES aims for his 3rd in row with 5+ catches & 4th in row with 50+ rec. yards. Had 56 rec. yards in his only career game vs. Dal. (12/20/20 w/ SF).
• S JULIAN LOVE led team with 7 tackles, had 3rd-career game with 2 TFL & had 1stcareer full sack in Week 2. Had 10 tackles in last meeting & aims for his 4th in row vs. Dal. with 5+ tackles.
• S XAVIER MCKINNEY had 5 tackles & his 5th-career game with 2 PD last week. Aims for his 6th in row with 5+ tackles.
• DL DEXTER LAWRENCE had 3rd-career FR last week.
• DL LEONARD WILLIAMS had FF in last meeting.
• LB OSHANE XIMINES had 1st sack of season in Week 2. Aims for his 3rd in row with PD.
• LB JIHARD WARD had career-high 2 TFL in Week 2.
• CB ADOREE’ JACKSON had 1st-career FR & PD last week. Aims for his 6th in row at home with PD.
