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Giants Now: Giants-Cowboys Week 1 Preview

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Giants-Cowboys Week 1 Preview

The New York Giants host the Dallas Cowboys in MetLife Stadium for an NFC East Sunday Night Football contest to open the 2023 season. Kickoff is set for 8:20 p.m. ET on NBC.

The Giants and Cowboys have met 14 times on a Sunday night, the second-most frequent Sunday Night Football matchup (most frequent: Cowboys-Eagles, 15 times). The last time the Giants opened a season on Sunday Night Football was in 2017 at Dallas.

The Giants look to even up the series against Dallas in MetLife Stadium where the Cowboys hold the advantage, 7-6. The Giants have faced the Cowboys in MetLife Stadium three times on a Sunday Night, winning twice.

In 2022, the Giants opened their season with a win for the first time since 2016, defeating Tennessee on the road, 21-20.

Here are notes and stats from both teams heading into the season opener.

Giants

*QB Daniel Jones had career-high 3,205 pass yards & 15 TD passes for career-high 92.5 rating & had career highs in rush yards (708) & rush TDs (7) in 2022. Had 16 TDs (10 pass, 6 rush) vs. 3 INTs in 9 home starts last season.

*RB Saquon Barkley ranked 4th in rush yards (career-high 1,312) & 5th among RBs in scrimmage yards (1,650) last season & had 10 rush TDs. Aims for his 3rd in row on SNF with 100+ scrimmage yards & 3rd in row vs. Dal. with rush TD.

*WR Darius Slayton led team with 724 rec. yards in 2022.

*WR Sterling Shepard has 362 receptions for 4,038 yards & 22 TDs in 75 career games.

*WR Isaiah Hodgins had rec. TD in 4 of his last 5 games in 2022.

*TE Darren Waller makes NYG debut. Has 298 receptions for 3,572 yards & 19 rec. TDs in 74 career games.

*DL Dexter Lawrence set career highs in tackles (68) & sacks (7.5) last season. Aims for his 3rd in row on SNF with 0.5+ sacks.

*DL Leonard Williams is 1 of 3 DL (Aaron Donald & Cam Jordan) with 40+ tackles in each of past 8 seasons. Had 2 TFL in last meeting.

*LB Bobby Okereke makes NYG debut. Had career highs in tackles (149) & TFL (6) with Ind. in 2022.

*OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux had 6 TFL & 4 sacks last season & was only rookie with 2 FFs & 2 FRs in 2022.

*LB Micah McFadden had 5+ tackles in 5 of his last 6 home games in 2022. Had 2 TFL in last meeting.

*OLB Azeez Ojulari had 5.5 sacks & 3 FFs in 7 games in 2022.

*CB Deonte Banks was selected in 1st round (No. 24 overall) in 2023 NFL Draft

Cowboys

*Dallas led NFL with 33 takeaways in 2022 & became 2nd team ever to lead league in takeaways in consecutive seasons.

*QB Dak Prescott passed for 2,860 yards & 23 TDs for 91.1 rating in 12 starts in 2022. Is 10-0 with 2,755 pass yards (275.5 per game) & 22 TDs vs. 5 INTs for 109.7 rating in his past 10 starts vs. NYG. Has 3+ TD passes & 100+ rating in 3 of his past 4 starts at NYG.

*RB Tony Pollard set career highs with 1,378 scrimmage yards (1,007 rush, 371 rec.) & 12 scrimmage TDs (9 rush, 3 rec.) in 2022. Had 4 games with 2+ scrimmage TDs last season, 3rd- most among RBs.

*WR CeeDee Lamb ranked 5th in receptions (career-high 107) & 6th in rec. yards (career-high 1,359) in 2022 & had career-high 9 rec. TDs. Had 106 rec. yards in last meeting. Aims for his 4th in row vs. NYG with 6+ catches.

*WR Brandin Cooks had 57 catches for 699 yards & 3 rec. TDs with Hou. in 2022 & is 1 of 5 with 500+ rec. yards in each of past 9 seasons.

*LB Micah Parsons had career-high 13.5 sacks & 14 TFL in 2022 & became 3rd player since 1982 with 13+ sacks in each of 1st 2 seasons. Had 2 sacks in last meeting.

*DE Dorance Armstrong had career highs with 8.5 sacks & 9 TFL in 2022. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. NYG with sack.

*CB Trevon Diggs led team with 14 PD in 2022. Since 2020, ranks tied-1st among DBs in INTs (17). Has INT in 3 of his past 4 vs. NYG & aims for his 3rd in row at NYG with INT.

*CB Stephon Gilmore had 11 PD with Ind. in 2022 & ranks 2nd among active DBs with 127 PD.

*CB Daron Bland tied-2nd among rookies with 5 INTs in 2022.

View rare photos from the historic rivalry between the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys.

View photos of the Giants on the practice field ahead of the season opener against the Dallas Cowboys.

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