Dallas Cowboys 40-0 New York Giants, Dallas dominates Giants, summary: score, stats, highlights | NFL Week 1

In a nutshell:

GAME - Cowboys beat Giants 40-0

Taylor to Brightwell for a gain of 9 but on the second try, he's taken down and the clock runs down to 0. 

Taylor in at QB for Giants - scrambles for 6 yards

Holding call on Giants' Ezeudu for 10 yards

Rush pass incomplete brings Cowboys to 4th down and they'll punt it back to the Giants

TWO-MINUTE WARNING

Cowboys have the ball after Vaughn took it a few yards at 3rd and 6 with 2 minutes left in the game. Cowboys lead 40-0.

The Giants go for it on 4th and 14 and the pressure is on Jones, who throws it away. Incomplete. The Cowboys take over at the Giants 38.

Jones pass complete to Slayton for 5 yards, 4th and 14

Jones pass complete to Breida but the ball is knocked out by Bell to force a FUMBLE. Giants Campbell recover it for a loss of 1, 3rd down

Jones SACKED...again. By Williams this time.

Dallas gets Offsides, 5-yard penalty, 2nd and 14 Giants

Jones SACKED yet again by Golston, recovered by Giants' Glowinski at the Giants 33

Jones pass caught by Cager for 9 yards and the 1st down

Jones pass complete to Campbell, taken down by Bland short of the 1st - 3rd and 3

Holding call on Cowboys' Bell, 5 yards, automatic 1st down and 10 for Giants

Jones SACKED again by Golston for a loss of 5

Holding on Giants' Bredeson, 10 yards, 1st and 20

Breida takes it up the middle 3 yards, 1st down Giants

Giants Peart was injured on the play

Jones pass complete to Cager, just short of the 1st - 3rd and 1

Jones scrambles for a yard, 2nd and 9

Vaughn can't get away and he goes out of bounds to bring Cowboys to 4th down and they'll punt it back to NY.

Cooper Rush is in at QB for the Cowboys now. He hands it off to rookie RB Deuce Vaughn for his first touch of the night. Vaughn takes it up 5, then 2 to bring Dallas to 3rd and 3.

Jones pass to Hodgins was complete and he was on the run, looking to get a nice run going fot the Giants for once, but on par with the trend tonight, he FUMBLED and it was recovered by Dallas' Mukuamu who took it to the Cowboys 37.

Turpin TD

The face of every Giants fan right now...

The Cowboys take it down 50 yards on 8 plays in 3 and a half minutes and it's Turpin who gets the 7-yard touchdown. Aubrey's PAT is good to put the Cowboys up by an embarrassing 40 points over the Giants with 11:31 left to play in the final quarter.

Prescott pass incomplete to Ferguson, 3rd and goal

Pollard takes it up a few yards, 2nd and goal

Prescott pass complete to Turpin for the 1st down at the Giants 9

Prescott pass to Turpin was bobbled, incomplete. 3rd and 6

Pollard takes it up 4 yards, 2nd and 6

Pollard takes it up the middle for 12yards and another 1st down for the Cowboys

Prescott pass complete to Lamb for 18 yards and a 1st down

END THIRD QUARTER

The Giants go for it on 4th down, Jones incomplete pass, and a Holding is called on NY's Thomas to end the third quarter. The Giants are looking rough.

Jones pass incomplete again to Campbell, 4th and 8

Jones pass incomplete to Shepard, 3rd and 8

Jones runs it up again, this time for a gain of 2, 2nd and 8

Giants go for it on 4th down and they get it on a 1-yard run by Jones

Jones pass to Slayton complete but short of the 1st down, 4th and 1

Bellinger gets just a 1-yard gain, and an incomplete Jones pass to Campbell brings Giants to 3rd and 9

Barkley gets a big, 18-yard gain for a Giants 1st down

The beating has become too much for Giants fans...

Prescott pass incomplete to Cooks, 4th down and Anger comes on to punt it away.

FalseStart on Cowboys' Steele, 5-yard penalty, 3rd and 10

Prescott pass to Lamb caught for no gain, 3rd and 5

Cowboys' Edoga injured on the play.

Edoga was in for injured Tyler Smith

Dowdle takes it up 5 yards to the Cowboys 49

Prescott pass incomplete to Lamb, but a Holding call on Giants' Hawkins gives Cowboys the automatic 1st down

The Diggs brothers are so sweet!

Jones SACKED again - 6th time tonight, this time by 3 different defenders, finished off by Armstrong for a loss of 3, 4th and 15

Jones gets the ball away to Slayton for 2 yards, 3rd and 12

Jones SACKED by Fowler for a loss of 4, 2nd and 14

Giants go for it on 4th down and get the 1st down on a catch and 5-yard run by Barkley

Jones gets taken down by Parsons for no gain, brings Giants to 4th down and they'll go for it

Jones FUMBLES but recovers for a loss of 2, 3rd and 3 Giants

Jones scrambles out of bounds after 9 yards, 2nd and 1

Cowboys keeping the momentum in the 2nd half

After a dominant first half by the Cowboys, they show no signs of slowing down in the second half. A long drive, led by a 25-yard run by Pollard gets Cowboys into the red zone quick. And it's Pollard who gets his second TD of the night on a 1-yard run. Aubrey's PAT is good and the Cowboys lead by 33 points over the Giants with 10 minutes left in the 3rd quarter.

Pollard takes it up 7 yards for the 1st down but FUMBLES the ball, recovered by Biadasz to bring Cowboys to 1st and goal

Prescott perfect pass deep to Hendershot is incomplete as he bobbles it away

Pollard gets it again, takes it up 4 yards, 2nd and 6

Pollard gets away for a huge gain of 25 yards all the way to the Giants 23

Prescott pass complete to Lamb for a gain of 9 yards and the 1st down!

Turpin gets 7 and Pollard gets 1 to bring Cowboys to 3rd and 2

And we're back!

Cowboys start us off on offense in the second half. Prescott gets the ball to Gallup for a gain of 10 and a first down to start off the 3rd quarter. 

HALFTIME

That brings us to the end of the half as the clock runs out. 

On a rainy night, the Giants haven't been able to get anywhere tonight. The Cowboys defense has 4 sacks, three interceptions and two touchdowns in the first half. The Cowboys have one offensive touchdown and a field goal on top of that to lead by 26 at halftime. 

Jones SACKED by Odighizuwa for a loss of 7

Jones pass incomplete to Hyatt, who bobbles it away

Cowboys kick it back and rookie Gray takes it back to the 29

Giants take third/final timeout.

Prescott hands it off to Pollard, who takes it up just 4 yards to bring Cowboys to 4th down.

Dallas takes third/final timeout

Prescott gets the ball away just before getting hit by Lawrence, 3rd and 10

Dallas takes over at the 26. Prescott pass to Gallup is caught but out of bounds, incomplete.

Gano's 36-yard field goal attempt is NO GOOD

Dallas takes second timeout

Jones taken down by Williams and Thomas after a scramble for a gain of just 1 yard, 4th down. They'll go for the field goal.

Jones pass incomplete to Campbell brings Giants to 3rd and 15

Jones SACKED by Armstrong for a loss of 5

TWO-MINUTE WARNING

As the Giants get ready for the 1st and 10 at the Cowboys' 14, the clock winds down to 2 minutes. The Cowboys are in the lead after several incredible defensive plays, but the Giants are desperate to get points on the board before the half.

Barkley gets the 1st down to put the Giants in the red zone

Barkley takes it up the middle for a gain of 2. He does it again for 3 and brings the Giants to another 3rd down, this time with 5 yards to go.

Giants went for it on 4th and 5 and Jones gets the ball away to Waller for a huge and much-needed gain of 22 for the first down

Dallas takes first timeout

Jones under pressure, scrambles away but doesn't get quite far enough for the 1st down, 4th and 5

Jones pass nearly intercepted again by Hooker but he gets a close call to bring Giants to 3rd and 12

Barkley taken down quick by Armstrong and Hankins for a loss of 2, 2nd and 12

Jones gets the ball away to Waller for the 1st down and 8 more yards

Waller gets 6, Barkley gets 3 and the Giants are at 3rd down once again but need just a yard.

Defensive Holding on Cowboys' Diggs gives Giants automatic 1st down after getting to 3rd down after just a few yards.

Pollard TD puts Cowboys up 26-0

Gilmore's interception

Another defensive pick resulted in a Cowboys TD, their first offensive TD of the night. It was Stephen Gilmore who got the interception from Jones and Pollard who ran it in a yard for the touchdown. Aubrey's PAT was good. Cowboys take a 26-point lead with 8:03 minutes left in the first half.

Pollard takes it up another 3 to bring the Cowboys to 3rd down at the Giants 2

Prescott takes it up 6 yards to the Giants 5

Prescott pass to Lamb in the end zone was broken up, but an  IllegalContact call on the Giants' Banks gives the Cowboys 5 yards and a 1st down

Turpin takes it up 6 yards to the Giants 16, 2nd down and 4

Prescott pass to wide open Cooks for 16 yards and that's a 1st down at the Giants 22

Jones under pressure by Parsons, he gets it away just before he goes out of bounds and it's picked off by new man Stephen Gilmore and that's another Cowboys INTERCEPTION.

Cowboys make it down the field, but not far enough for a TD attempt. After being forced to 4th down twice, they go for the FG attempt with 38 yards. Aubrey's kick is good and Dallas leads by 19 to start off the 2nd quarter with 10:55 left to go.

Aubrey's 38-yard field goal attempt is GOOD!

Prescott pass incomplete to Ferguson as he bobbles the pass, 4th down Cowboys and they'll go for the 38-yard FG attempt

It's Dowdle again, but this time it's just a gain of 2, Cowboys at 2nd and 8 at the Giants 20. 

He gets it a third time in a row, but there's no gain and the Cowboys are at 3rd down once again.

Prescott hands off to his RB2 Dowdle this time, and he takes it up 10 yards for the 1st down

The Cowboys go for it and Prescott's pass to Cooks is COMPLETE for the 1st down

Pollard gets the toss from Prescott, but he's short of the 1st down to the Giants 38. Will the Cowboys go for it??

Pollard takes it up 2 yards, 3rd and 8

Prescott pass incomplete to Ferguson, 2nd and 10 at the Giants 45

Pass Interference on Giants rookie Hawkins gives Dallas the automatic 1st down

Prescott pass long to Cooks is incomplete, but there's a flag on the play... 

Prescott pass too high, incomplete. 3rd and 12

Cowboys' second pick 6 - Diggs hit followed by Bland TD

Dallas' first defensive TD, scored by Igbinoghene

END FIRST QUARTER

Thibodeaux and Riley take Pollard down for a loss of 2. Dallas has the ball at their own 18, 2nd and 12 to end the first quarter. Cowboys lead by 16 heading into the second quarter.

Giants kick it back, Turpin takes it up to the 20, taken down by McFadden

Jones SACKED for a third time by Bell for a loss of 5, 4th down

Barkley takes it up again for a gain of 3, 3rd and 2

Barkley takes it up 5 yards to the Giants 30, 2nd and 5

Giants back on offense yet again, touchback. They'll take it from the 25.

Jones pass to Barkley is knocked away by Trevon Diggs. As it flew into the air, it was caught by Bland, who took it into the end zone for the second defensive TD for the Cowboys. Aubrey's PAT was good to go this time around. Dallas leads by 16 with 2:22 to go in the 1st quarter.

Jones under pressure throws it away, incomplete, 3rd and 19

Jones SACKED by Lawrence for a loss of 9

The Cowboys got into the red zone after a huge, 49-yard run by CeeDee Lamb, but were held to 4th down at the goal line by the Giants defense. After missing his first PAT, Aubrey was able to get the easy, 21-yard field goal to put the Cowboys up by 9 with just over 3 minutes to go in the first quarter,

Aubrey 21-yard field goal is GOOD!

Prescott pass blocked by Williams, incomplete. Cowboys are forced to kick a field goal instead of TD.

Giants take second timeout

Prescott pass complete to Turpin but still short of the end zone, 3rd and goal at the Giants 2

Prescott pass incomplete to Ferguson in the end zone, 2nd and goal

Prescott hands it off to Pollard, he gets the 1st down to put Dallas at 1st and goal at the Giants 6

Prescott to Ferguson for 9 yards just shy of the 1st

Prescott pass to Lamb complete and he takes it up 49 yards all the way to the Giants 19

Pollard takes it up 4 more yards, 3rd and 4

Prescott's first pass complete to Ferguson for a gain of 3

Here's that Parsons sack on Jones

Now the Cowboys will start us off on offense for the first time

Jones SACKED by Parsons, 4th and 10 

Jones pass to Waller incomplete - it's Thomas this time who stops the pass, 3rd and 10 

Giants are back on offense again and Fowler gets his hand in Jones' face, incomplete

What a turn of events! The Giants were just in the red zone, but a Daniel Jones fumble on 3rd down forced the Giants to kick a field goal. Gano's 45-yard FG attempt was blocked and the ball recovered by Dallas defender Igbinoghene who took it down all the way into the end zone for a Dallas TOUCHDOWN! Brandon Aubrey missed the PAT. Cowboys take the lead with 8:03 left to go in the first quarter.

Jones FUMBLES, recovers back at the Dallas 13

False Start on Giants' Thomas, 5 yards

Jones scrambles away yet again for his third run on the opening drive, takes it up 8 yards, 3rd and 7 at the Cowboys 8

Barkley tried to take it up the middle but was taken down by Thomas for no gain

Giants take first timeout

Jones scrambles away again for another 12 yards to put the Giants in the red zone early

Breida takes it up the middle 6 yards to the Cowboys 27

Barkley again gets the 1st down and then some for a 5-yard gain to keep the drive alive

Jones under pressure and gets the ball away but barely as Saquon pulled it in, no gain. But on 2nd down, Barkley gets a 9-yard run just shy of the 1st.

Cowboys' Kearse gets UnnecessaryRoughness call, 15 yards

Jones scrambles away and slides for a 1st down

Barkley starts us off with a 4-yard run. 

GAME TIME!

The Cowboys won the toss and have elected to defer, Brandon Aubrey kicks us off and it's a touchback. Giants will start us off on offense. Let's go!

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McCarthy calling the shots

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Players to watch

Dallas Cowboys players to watch vs Giants

Tony Pollard: Running back Tony Pollard is the Cowboys' main guy after they gave him the $10.1 million franchise tag, but he'll have to prove he can do as well without Ezekiel Elliott helping with pass protection.

Brandin Cooks and Stephen Gilmore: Wide receiver Brandin Cooks was traded to the Cowboys from the Texans this offseason and should help take some pressure off WR1 CeeDee Lamb. They also added a key player on defense with cornerback Stephen Gilmore, just one more All-Pro player alongside Trevon Diggs.

New York Giants players to watch vs Cowboys

Darren Waller: Tight end Darren Waller was added from the Raiders during the Giants' offseason. All throughout training camp and the preseason, he's been QB Daniel Jones' favorite target, combining for three catches for 30 yards on a game-opening TD drive against Carolina. Unfortunately, he was added to the injury report with a hamstring issue late, but is expected to play against the Cowboys regardless.

Evan Neal: The Giants' right tackle Evan Neal said the worst game of his career was against the Cowboys last season, when he allowed five pressures and three sacks in 54 pass-block snaps. In total, the Cowboys had eight sacks against the Giants in two games last season (the Giants didn't have any against the Cowboys). Neal will have to prove he's improved since then with the footwork he's done this offseason.

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Cowboys vs Giants key injuries

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For the Giants, wide receiver Wan'Dale Robinson (knee) is listed as Doubtful.

Giants TE Waller set to play vs Cowboys

Cowboys vs Giants history

The Giants have not beaten the Cowboys with Dak Prescott at the helm since 2016. The Cowboys also have the lead in wins at MetLife Stadium, 7-6. The Giants are on a four-game losing streak against the Cowboys and are 1-7 since Daniel Jones arrived in 2019. Jones is 1-5 in his six starts against the Cowboys.

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