2019 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 8, 2019 · AT&T Stadium
New York Giants
17
Dallas CowboysWinner
35
Dallas Cowboys 35–17 — never really in doubt late. Biggest swing: Q1 3:25, DAL +10% win probability on one snap.
The game in one curve — scrub to replay it
Win probability
(3:25) (Shotgun) 4-D.Prescott pass deep middle to 89-B.Jarwin for 28 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Highest-leverage plays
- Q1 · 3:25DAL +10% win prob(3:25) (Shotgun) 4-D.Prescott pass deep middle to 89-B.Jarwin for 28 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q1 · 11:25DAL +10% win prob(11:25) 26-S.Barkley up the middle pushed ob at DAL 23 for 59 yards (24-C.Awuzie).
- Q2 · 13:40DAL +8% win prob(13:40) (Shotgun) 4-D.Prescott pass deep left to 13-M.Gallup ran ob at NYG 41 for 36 yards [59-L.Carter].
- Q1 · 7:29DAL +7% win prob(7:29) (Shotgun) 4-D.Prescott pass short middle to 18-R.Cobb to DAL 43 for 12 yards (59-L.Carter).
Down-to-down truth
Situational splits
| Metric | Giants | Cowboys |
|---|---|---|
| Offensive plays | 66 | 60 |
| Total yards | 470 | 496 (edge) |
| Yards per play | 7.1 | 8.3 (edge) |
| Expected points added / play | 0.13 | 0.41 (edge) |
| Success rate | 53% (edge) | 52% |
| Dropback rate | 77% | 53% |
| Dropback efficiency (EPA/play) | 0.00 | 0.94 (edge) |
| Rush efficiency (EPA/play) | 0.55 (edge) | -0.20 |
| Third downs | 3/11 | 6/10 (edge) |
| Red-zone trips → TDs | 0 → 0 | 0 → 0 |
| Explosive plays (10+ rush / 20+ pass) | 8 | 8 |
| First downs gained on snaps | 25 (edge) | 22 |
| Sacks taken | 1 | 0 (edge) |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 (edge) |
Cowboys won the down-to-down efficiency fight: 0.41 expected points added per play vs 0.13.
Possession by possession
Drive chart
| # | Team | Start | Plays | Scrim yds | Clock | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAL | DAL 25 | 8 | 29 | 2:47 | Punt | |
| 2 | NYG | NYG 9 | 8 | 88 | 4:07 | Touchdown | |
| 3 | DAL | DAL 25 | 13 | 85 | 4:47 | Touchdown | |
| 4 | NYG | NYG 25 | 8 | 40 | 3:01 | Punt | |
| 5 | DAL | DAL 7 | 10 | 103 | 4:59 | Touchdown | |
| 6 | NYG | NYG 25 | 6 | 22 | 2:23 | Punt | |
| 7 | DAL | DAL 17 | 14 | 88 | 6:43 | Touchdown | |
| 8 | NYG | NYG 25 | 9 | 31 | 1:13 | Turnover on downs | |
| 9 | NYG | NYG 15 | 12 | 75 | 4:01 | Turnover on downs | |
| 10 | DAL | DAL 25 | 5 | 75 | 1:11 | Touchdown | |
| 11 | NYG | NYG 25 | 10 | 64 | 4:35 | Fumble | |
| 12 | DAL | DAL 11 | 8 | 89 | 3:59 | Touchdown | |
| 13 | NYG | NYG 13 | 8 | 31 | 2:37 | Punt | |
| 14 | DAL | DAL 34 | 6 | 22 | 2:53 | Punt | |
| 15 | NYG | NYG 10 | 6 | 22 | 2:51 | Punt | |
| 16 | DAL | DAL 38 | 4 | 5 | 2:39 | Punt | |
| 17 | NYG | NYG 25 | 7 | 75 | 2:25 | Touchdown | |
| 18 | DAL | DAL 16 | 5 | 0 | 1:03 | Punt | |
| 19 | NYG | NYG 39 | 5 | 22 | 0:29 | Fumble | |
| 20 | DAL | DAL 38 | 2 | 0 | 1:17 | End of game |
0 of 20 drives ended in points. Longest march: Cowboys gained 103 scrimmage yards over 10 plays for a touchdown.
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Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DAL -7
- Closing total
- 44
- NYG moneyline
- +271
- DAL moneyline
- -308
Cowboys closed -7 and covered, winning by 18.
Total closed 44; the game landed 52 — over by 8.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- AT&T Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Walt Anderson
- 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.