2018 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 16, 2018 · AT&T Stadium

New York Giants

Dallas CowboysWinner

DAL -3 ✓U 42 ✓DomeCowboys closed -3 and covered, winning by 7.

Dallas Cowboys 20–13. Biggest swing: Q3 13:28, NYG +8% win probability on one snap.

The game in one curve — scrub to replay it

Win probability

Q3 · 13:28NYG — DAL NYG ball · 2nd & 10DAL 84%

(13:28) (Shotgun) 10-E.Manning sacked at NYG 32 for -8 yards (57-D.Wilson). FUMBLES (57-D.Wilson) [57-D.Wilson], RECOVERED by DAL-97-T.Charlton at NYG 27. 97-T.Charlton to NYG 27 for no gain (74-E.Flowers).

Market-anchored home win probability, play by play. Drag across the curve or use arrow keys to replay the game; gold diamonds mark the biggest momentum swings — tap one to jump there.

Highest-leverage plays

Q3 · 13:28NYG +8% win prob(13:28) (Shotgun) 10-E.Manning sacked at NYG 32 for -8 yards (57-D.Wilson). FUMBLES (57-D.Wilson) [57-D.Wilson], RECOVERED by DAL-97-T.Charlton at NYG 27. 97-T.Charlton to NYG 27 for no gain (74-E.Flowers).
Q1 · 13:37DAL +8% win prob(13:37) 4-D.Prescott pass deep left to 10-T.Austin for 64 yards, TOUCHDOWN [96-K.Martin].
Q3 · 4:34DAL +6% win prob(4:34) (Field Goal formation) 2-A.Rosas 28 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-51-Z.DeOssie, Holder-9-R.Dixon.
Q4 · 15:00NYG +5% win prob(15:00) (Shotgun) 10-E.Manning sacked at NYG 27 for -10 yards (98-T.Crawford).

Down-to-down truth

Situational splits

Metric	Giants	Cowboys
Offensive plays	67	48
Total yards	255	300 (edge)
Yards per play	3.8	6.3 (edge)
Expected points added / play	-0.10	0.11 (edge)
Success rate	40%	42% (edge)
Dropback rate	76%	52%
Dropback efficiency (EPA/play)	-0.15	-0.09 (edge)
Rush efficiency (EPA/play)	0.05	0.33 (edge)
Third downs	8/17 (edge)	3/10
Red-zone trips → TDs	0 → 0	0 → 0
Explosive plays (10+ rush / 20+ pass)	2	6 (edge)
First downs gained on snaps	17 (edge)	15
Sacks taken	6	0 (edge)
Turnovers	1	0 (edge)

Cowboys won the down-to-down efficiency fight: 0.11 expected points added per play vs -0.10.

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · NYG

Eli ManningQB

33/44, 279 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT

-6.9 expected points added · +4.4% completion over expected

Passing · DAL

Dak PrescottQB

16/25, 160 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT

-2.1 expected points added · +2.0% completion over expected

Rushing · DAL

Ezekiel ElliottRB

17 att, 78 yds, 1 TD

1.1 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · DAL

Dak PrescottQB

7 att, 45 yds, 0 TD

5.5 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · NYG

Saquon BarkleyRB

14/16 for 80 yds, 0 TD

36% of team targets · 0.2 expected points added

Receiving · NYG

Evan EngramTE

7/7 for 67 yds, 1 TD

16% of team targets · 4.8 expected points added

Possession by possession

Drive chart

#	Team	Start	Plays	Scrim yds	Clock	Result
1	DAL	DAL 25	5	75	1:34	Touchdown
2	NYG	NYG 25	8	23	3:27	Punt
3	DAL	DAL 17	8	64	3:58	Turnover on downs
4	NYG	NYG 25	6	20	2:48	Punt
5	DAL	DAL 20	7	21	3:05	Punt
6	NYG	NYG 23	4	-12	1:36	Punt
7	DAL	DAL 34	4	3	1:06	Punt
8	NYG	NYG 26	12	23	5:59	Punt
9	DAL	DAL 9	8	25	3:38	Punt
10	NYG	NYG 20	9	25	2:43	Punt
11	DAL	DAL 15	1	0	0:06	End of half
12	NYG	NYG 28	5	-1	1:38	Fumble
13	DAL	NYG 27	6	16	2:39	Turnover on downs
14	NYG	NYG 24	12	76	6:12	Turnover on downs
15	DAL	DAL 25	5	14	3:08	Punt
16	NYG	NYG 36	4	-9	2:15	Punt
17	DAL	DAL 18	15	82	8:23	Touchdown
18	NYG	NYG 25	13	77	4:18	Touchdown
19	NYG	NYG 47	9	33	1:16	Turnover on downs
20	DAL	DAL 40	2	0	0:11	End of game

0 of 20 drives ended in points. Longest march: Cowboys gained 82 scrimmage yards over 15 plays for a touchdown.

Full stat lines

Box score

New York Giants

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Eli Manning	33/44	279	1	0	6	-6.9

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Saquon Barkley	11	28	2.5	-1.9
Eli Manning	3	4	1.3	3.6
Wayne Gallman	1	2	2.0	-0.4
Jonathan Stewart	2	1	0.5	-1.3

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Saquon Barkley	14	16	80	0	36%	0.2
Evan Engram	7	7	67	1	16%	4.8
Odell Beckham	4	9	51	0	20%	1.4
Cody Latimer	2	3	41	0	7%	2.2
Sterling Shepard	3	5	24	0	11%	0.4
Wayne Gallman	1	1	11	0	2%	-0.2
Rhett Ellison	2	2	5	0	5%	-0.8
Russell Shepard	0	1	0	0	2%	-0.9

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast
Landon Collins	5	1
Janoris Jenkins	5	1
Alec Ogletree	6	0
Curtis Riley	4	1
Damon Harrison	3	1
Lorenzo Carter	3	0
Kerry Wynn	2	0
Kareem Martin	1	1
Dalvin Tomlinson	1	1
B.W. Webb	2	0

Dallas Cowboys

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Dak Prescott	16/25	160	1	0	0	-2.1

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Ezekiel Elliott	17	78	4.6	1	1.1
Dak Prescott	7	45	6.4	0	5.5
Tavon Austin	1	15	15.0	0	0.9

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Tavon Austin	2	2	79	1	9%	5.6
Deonte Thompson	4	5	33	0	22%	1.2
Cole Beasley	2	3	13	0	13%	0.9
Terrance Williams	1	1	12	0	4%	1.1
Ezekiel Elliott	5	6	9	0	26%	-5.9
Allen Hurns	1	2	9	0	9%	0.2
Michael Gallup	1	2	5	0	9%	-1.8
Rico Gathers	0	2	0	0	9%	-1.4

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Jaylon Smith	7	3	0.0	0
Chidobe Awuzie	8	0	0.0	0
Byron Jones	6	0	0.0	0
Leighton Vander Esch	6	0	0.0	0
Sean Lee	3	2	0.0	0
Damien Wilson	4	0	1.0	0
Kavon Frazier	4	0	1.0	0
Jeff Heath	2	2	0.0	1
Rod Smith	2	1	0.0	0
Taco Charlton	3	0	1.0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: DAL -3
Closing total: 42
NYG moneyline: +138
DAL moneyline: -152

Cowboys closed -3 and covered, winning by 7.

Total closed 42; the game landed 33 — under by 9.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: AT&T Stadium
Roof / surface: closed · matrixturf
Kickoff weather: Indoors — weather neutralized
Referee: John Parry
Rest: NYG 7 days · DAL 7 days
Coaches: Pat Shurmur vs Jason Garrett

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.