2026 Week 1 · Regular season

Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants: 2026 Week 1

Name: Cowboys vs. Giants highlights | Week 1
Uploaded: 2026-09-14
Description: Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants official game highlights from NFL.com

New York Giants defeated the Dallas Cowboys, 20–28. Review the final score, quarter-by-quarter scoring, team and player stats, key drives and highlights.

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Cowboys vs. Giants Game Details

Date, kickoff time, TV and streaming listing, venue and current game status.

Away team

Dallas Cowboys

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Week 1 Final DAL at NYG

Home team

New York Giants

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Date: Sunday, September 13, 2026
Kickoff: 8:20 PM ET8:20 PM ET
TV / Stream: NBC
Venue: MetLife StadiumEast Rutherford, NJ

Postgame video

Cowboys vs. Giants 2026 Game Highlights

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Completed game

Cowboys vs. Giants Final Score and Game Result

New York Giants defeated the Dallas Cowboys, 20–28.

Winner

New York Giants

20–28

DAL record

Dallas Cowboys

0-1

NYG record

New York Giants

1-0

Quarter-by-quarter result

Cowboys vs. Giants Box Score by Quarter: 2026 Week 1

See how the scoring developed in every quarter before the 20–28 final.

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
DAL Dallas Cowboys	0	7	7	6	20
NYG New York Giants	7	7	7	7	28

Top performers

Cowboys vs. Giants Player Stat Leaders

Compare the leading passers, rushers, receivers and defenders from the completed game.

Passing Yards

DAL

Dak Prescott

22/34, 175 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT

NYG

Jaxson Dart

23/29, 230 YDS, 3 TD

Rushing Yards

DAL

Javonte Williams

12 CAR, 41 YDS, 1 TD

NYG

Cam Skattebo

18 CAR, 81 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving Yards

DAL

CeeDee Lamb

5 REC, 44 YDS, 1 TD

NYG

Isaiah Likely

8 REC, 78 YDS, 2 TD

Sacks

DAL

Caleb Downs

NYG

Tackles

DAL

Donovan Ezeiruaku

NYG

Tremaine Edmunds

Game statistics

Cowboys vs. Giants Team Stats Comparison

Compare total offense, third downs, turnovers, red-zone performance, penalties and possession.

DALStatisticNYG

211st Downs29

8-113rd down efficiency9-11

0-04th down efficiency0-0

244Total Yards394

175Passing229

69Rushing165

1Turnovers1

9-90Penalties10-114

3-3Red Zone (Made-Att)4-4

23:20Possession36:40

Every scoring play

Cowboys vs. Giants Scoring Summary and Touchdown Timeline

Follow each touchdown and field goal in chronological order, with the score after every play.

Q16:40

NYG
Cam Skattebo 3 Yd Rush (Dominic Zvada Kick)
0–7
Q25:44

DAL
CeeDee Lamb 1 Yd pass from Dak Prescott (Brandon Aubrey Kick)
7–7
Q20:20

NYG
Isaiah Likely 15 Yd pass from Jaxson Dart (Dominic Zvada Kick)
7–14
Q36:59

NYG
Isaiah Likely 2 Yd pass from Jaxson Dart (Dominic Zvada Kick)
7–21
Q30:37

DAL
Javonte Williams 1 Yd Rush (Brandon Aubrey Kick)
14–21
Q47:26

NYG
Devin Singletary 9 Yd pass from Jaxson Dart (Dominic Zvada Kick)
14–28
Q45:21

DAL
Javonte Williams 17 Yd pass from Dak Prescott (Brandon Aubrey PAT Failed)
20–28

Individual statistics

Cowboys vs. Giants Player Box Score and Individual Stats

Open each category for passing, rushing, receiving, defensive and kicking statistics.

Passing Stats

Dallas Cowboys Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Dak Prescott	22/34	175	5.1	2	1	0-0	83.5	84.8

New York Giants Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Jaxson Dart	23/29	230	7.9	3	0	2-1	78.6	134.2

Rushing Stats

Dallas Cowboys Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Javonte Williams	12	41	3.4	1	8
Dak Prescott	2	14	7.0	0	10
Hunter Luepke	1	7	7.0	0	7
Emari Demercado	2	7	3.5	0	4
CeeDee Lamb	1	0	0.0	0	0

New York Giants Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Cam Skattebo	18	81	4.5	1	13
Jaxson Dart	11	54	4.9	0	22
Devin Singletary	6	16	2.7	0	4
Tyrone Tracy Jr.	2	14	7.0	0	8

Receiving Stats

Dallas Cowboys Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
CeeDee Lamb	5	44	8.8	1	15	8
Javonte Williams	5	31	6.2	1	17	5
George Pickens	3	28	9.3	0	11	6
Ryan Flournoy	2	22	11.0	0	17	4
Brevyn Spann-Ford	2	14	7.0	0	8	2
Luke Schoonmaker	1	12	12.0	0	12	1
Jonathan Mingo	1	10	10.0	0	10	1
KaVontae Turpin	1	8	8.0	0	8	1
Jake Ferguson	2	6	3.0	0	6	2

New York Giants Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Isaiah Likely	8	78	9.8	2	19	8
Malik Nabers	6	69	11.5	0	16	9
Darnell Mooney	2	27	13.5	0	18	2
Malachi Fields	2	25	12.5	0	19	4
Devin Singletary	4	22	5.5	1	13	4
Theo Johnson	1	9	9.0	0	9	1
Patrick Ricard	0	0	0.0	0	0	1

Defensive Stats

Dallas Cowboys Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Donovan Ezeiruaku	10	4	0.5	1	0	2
Jalen Thompson	9	3	0	0	0	0
Caleb Downs	8	4	1	0	0	1
DaRon Bland	8	3	0	0	0	0
DeMarvion Overshown	7	1	0	0	0	0
Jaishawn Barham	6	3	0	1	0	0
Malachi Lawrence	5	2	0	0	0	0
Dee Winters	4	4	0	1	0	0
Otito Ogbonnia	4	2	0	0	0	0
Quinnen Williams	3	1	0	0	0	1
Kenny Clark	2	1	0	0	0	0
P.J. Locke	2	1	0	0	0	0
Rashan Gary	2	1	0	0	0	1
Cobie Durant	2	1	0	0	1	0
Jonathan Bullard	2	0	0.5	0	0	1
Malik Hooker	1	1	0	0	0	0
Markquese Bell	1	1	0	0	0	0
Alijah Clark	1	1	0	0	0	0
Shavon Revel Jr.	1	1	0	0	0	0
James Houston	1	0	0	0	0	0
Brevyn Spann-Ford	1	0	0	0	0	0
LT Overton	1	0	0	0	1	0

New York Giants Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Tremaine Edmunds	8	7	0	0	0
Arvell Reese	5	5	1	0	1
Deonte Banks	4	4	0	2	0
Chauncey Golston	4	2	0	0	0
Paulson Adebo	3	3	0	0	0
Tyler Nubin	3	3	0	0	0
Greg Newsome II	3	2	0	0	0
Abdul Carter	3	0	0	0	1
Brian Burns	2	2	0	0	0
Malik Harrison	2	2	0	0	0
Jevon Holland	2	2	0	1	0
Dru Phillips	2	2	0	0	0
DJ Reader	2	1	0	0	0
Kayvon Thibodeaux	2	1	0	0	1
Andrew Thomas	1	1	0	0	0
Zaire Barnes	1	1	0	0	0
Ar'Darius Washington	1	0	0	0	0
CJ Okoye	1	0	0	0	0

Kicking Stats

Dallas Cowboys Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Brandon Aubrey	0/0	0.0	0	2/3	2

New York Giants Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Dominic Zvada	0/0	0.0	0	4/4	4

Game flow

Cowboys vs. Giants Win Probability and Momentum

The chart tracks the home team's estimated win probability from kickoff through the final play.

DAL 0%Home win probabilityNYG 100%

KickoffFinal

Possession by possession

Cowboys vs. Giants Drive Summary

Review each possession's result, plays, yards, elapsed time and field position.

Show all 14 drives

Team	Result	Plays	Yards	Time	Start	End
DAL	Punt3 plays, 5 yards, 2:07	3	5	2:07	DAL 28	DAL 33
NYG	Touchdown10 plays, 83 yards, 6:13	10	83	6:13	NYG 17	DAL 0
DAL	Punt9 plays, 32 yards, 4:41	9	32	4:41	DAL 11	DAL 43
NYG	Punt7 plays, 28 yards, 4:31	7	28	4:31	NYG 11	NYG 39
DAL	Touchdown10 plays, 85 yards, 6:44	10	85	6:44	DAL 15	NYG 0
NYG	Fumble8 plays, 64 yards, 3:54	8	64	3:54	NYG 15	DAL 29
DAL	Interception6 plays, 20 yards, 1:01	6	20	1:01	DAL 16	DAL 36
NYG	Touchdown6 plays, 55 yards, 0:29	6	55	0:29	NYG 45	DAL 0
DAL	End of Half3 plays, 13 yards, 0:20	3	13	0:20	DAL 32	DAL 38
NYG	Touchdown12 plays, 74 yards, 8:01	12	74	8:01	NYG 26	DAL 0
DAL	Touchdown12 plays, 75 yards, 6:22	12	75	6:22	DAL 25	NYG 0
NYG	Touchdown13 plays, 65 yards, 8:11	13	65	8:11	NYG 35	DAL 0
DAL	Touchdown9 plays, 74 yards, 2:05	9	74	2:05	DAL 26	NYG 0
NYG	End of Game12 plays, 47 yards, 5:21	12	47	5:21	NYG 28	DAL 24

Official game information

Cowboys vs. Giants Attendance, Playing Surface and Officials

Additional game-day information reported with the completed box score.

Attendance83,286

Reported crowd at MetLife Stadium.

Playing surfaceArtificial turf

Surface listed for MetLife Stadium.

Game officials

Derick Bowers — Down Judge
Carl Cheffers — Referee
Martin Hankins — Back Judge
Jabir Walker — Field Judge
Dominique Pender — Side Judge
Derek Anderson — Umpire
Quentin Givens — Line Judge

Time and broadcast

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Kickoff time

What Time Does Cowboys vs. Giants Start?

The scheduled kickoff is 8:20 PM ET on Sunday, September 13, 2026.

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TV and streaming

What Channel Is Cowboys vs. Giants On?

The current TV / streaming listing is NBC. Availability can vary by market and provider; a TBD label means the assignment is not final.

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Stadium

Where Is Cowboys vs. Giants Being Played?

MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ.

Why this game matters

About This Regular season Matchup

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Cowboys vs. Giants FAQ

When is Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants?

The game is scheduled for Sunday, September 13, 2026 at 8:20 PM ET.

What channel is Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants on?

The current TV / streaming listing is NBC. Check again if the listing is still TBD.

Where is Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants being played?

MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ.

Is Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants a preseason game?

No. This game is listed as Regular season.

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