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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 9 verdict
Cowboys is the better survivor pick this week
Cowboys score 0.483 equity (68.1% win probability) against Giants at 0.447 — a real gap of 0.035.
This week
2026 week 9 · de-vigged consensus from live_game_lines + equity_scores
Season series
2026 scheduled meetings
All-time series: 56 meetings · DAL 32 — NYG 24. See the full head-to-head history →
Power rating & record
elo through 2026 · week 9
Defense vs position
ppr allowed per game · 2026 through week 8 · lower rank = tougher
Pass rush & primetime — descriptive only
tested and published as flat: neither predicts survivor outcomes beyond the market
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
Scheme tendencies — defense
nflverse participation · 2025 season
Injury report
2026 week 9 · nflverse + highlightly
Dallas Cowboys
- Broderick JonesTDid Not Participate In Practice
- Caleb DownsSDid Not Participate In Practice
- Camden BrownWide ReceiverOut
- Cobie DurantCornerbackOut
- Dee WintersLBLimited Participation in Practice
- DeMarvion OvershownLinebackerOut
- Drew SheltonTFull Participation in Practice
- George PickensWRLimited Participation in Practice
- Israel AbanikandaRunning BackOut
- Jake FergusonTEDid Not Participate In Practice
- Joey Porter Jr.CBFull Participation in Practice
- Jonathan BullardDEFull Participation in Practice
New York Giants
- Abdul CarterLBDid Not Participate In Practice
- Andrew ThomasTLimited Participation in Practice
- Bobby Jamison-TravisDefensive TackleOut
- Brian BurnsLinebackerQuestionable
- Cam SkatteboRBDid Not Participate In Practice
- Charlie JonesWRLimited Participation in Practice
- Colton HoodCBLimited Participation in Practice
- Deonte BanksCornerbackOut
- DJ ReaderDTFull Participation in Practice
- Jason PinnockSafetyOut
- Jaxson DartQuarterbackOut
- Jermaine EluemunorTLimited Participation in Practice
Relevant to this matchup
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