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Dallas Cowboys vs New York Giants

Real survivor-pool comparison built on the same validated tables the team pages use — de-vigged market win probability and equity, spreads and totals, ELO ranks, defense vs position, charted scheme tendencies, recent form and current injuries. Green marks the better league rank.

Week 1 verdict

Cowboys play Giants in Week 1

They face each other, so only one can be used this week. On real de-vigged market prices DAL carries the higher survivor equity score.

DAL team page →NYG team page →

This week

2026 week 1 · de-vigged consensus from live_game_lines + equity_scores

@ NYGOpponentvs DAL

59.1%Win prob40.9%

0.428Equity score0.322

−3.0Spread11/11 books+3.0

48.0Game total48.0

= 0.000Equity trendsince previous stored snapshot= 0.000

Head-to-head this week

week 1 · divisional · MetLife Stadium

Matchup: DAL @ NYG
Spread (home): +3.0 (11 books)
Total: 48.0 (11 books)
Kickoff: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:20

Opened NYG +2.5, now NYG +3.0 · moved 0.5 toward DAL · Total 48.5 → 48.0 (−0.5)(86 snapshots)

Forecast: 80.7°F · wind 3.4 mph · 0% precip · Clouds

Season series

2026 scheduled meetings

Week 1DAL @ NYGnot played yet

Week 17NYG @ DALnot played yet

All-time series: 55 meetings · DAL 32 — NYG 23. See the full head-to-head history →

Power rating & record

elo through 2025 · week 1

1485.3ELO rating1390.8

#19ELO rank#28

7-9-1Record4-13

NFC EastDivisionNFC East

#2Division rank#4

L 17 · W +7 · L 17 · L 8 · L 14Last 5newest firstW +17 · W +24 · L 3 · L 8 · L 18

Defense vs position

ppr allowed per game · 2025 through week 18 · lower rank = tougher

23.3 · #32vs QB18.3 · #25

25.7 · #28vs RB25.8 · #29

39.3 · #32vs WR33.7 · #24

12.3 · #12vs TE11.4 · #8

Pass rush & primetime — descriptive only

tested and published as flat: neither predicts survivor outcomes beyond the market

2 (2025)Sacks / game2.24 (2025)

10.76Pressures / game8.41

24-13-1Primetime record2021–2025 standalone windows3-18

Both of these are context, not edge. Our own tests found DL strength (finding #10) and primetime risk (finding #11) statistically flat once the market price is accounted for.

Scheme tendencies — offense

ftn charting · 2025 season · rank 1 = highest rate

47.1% · #11Pre-snap motion30.8% · #32

13.0% · #5Play action10.8% · #18

4.1% · #18RPO9.3% · #2

2.7% · #27Screen pass3.1% · #20

7.8% · #11No huddle17.4% · #3

51.7% · #22Shotgun64.8% · #6

Scheme tendencies — defense

nflverse participation · 2025 season

26.0% · #25Man coverage40.3% · #7

28.4% · #12Blitz (5+ rushers)30.5% · #9

31.8% · #11Pressure30.2% · #17

DAL scheme profile →NYG scheme profile →

Injury report

2026 week 1 · nflverse + highlightly

Dallas Cowboys

Ajani CorneliusTLimited Participation in Practice
Alijah ClarkSafetyOut
Bruce HarmonCornerbackQuestionable
Caelen CarsonCornerbackOut
CeeDee LambWide ReceiverOut
Christian MatthewCornerbackQuestionable
Cooper BeebeCenterQuestionable
DeMarvion OvershownLinebackerQuestionable
Donovan WilsonSafetyQuestionable
Earnest Brown IVDefensive EndQuestionable
Hakeem AdenijiOffensive TackleOut
Jack SanbornLinebackerOut

New York Giants

Andrew ThomasTFull Participation in Practice
Anthony Johnson Jr.SafetyOut
Art GreenCornerbackQuestionable
Bryan HudsonCFull Participation in Practice
Bryce Ford-WheatonWide ReceiverInjured Reserve
Cam SkatteboRunning BackOut
Chris BoardLinebackerQuestionable
Cor'Dale FlottCornerbackOut
Daniel BellingerTight EndQuestionable
Dante MillerRunning BackOut
Darius AlexanderDefensive TackleOut
Darius MuasauLinebackerQuestionable

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