2023 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 10, 2023 · MetLife Stadium

Dallas CowboysWinner

New York Giants

DAL -3.5 ✓U 44.5 ✓Cowboys closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 40.

Dallas Cowboys 40–0 — never really in doubt late. Biggest swing: Q1 8:14, DAL +16% win probability on one snap.

The game in one curve — scrub to replay it

Win probability

Q1 · 8:14DAL 6 — NYG 0NYG ball · 4th & 21DAL 66%

(8:14) 9-G.Gano 45 yard field goal is BLOCKED (30-J.Thomas), Center-59-C.Kreiter, Holder-6-J.Gillan, RECOVERED by DAL-19-N.Igbinoghene at DAL 42. 19-N.Igbinoghene for 58 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

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Highest-leverage plays

Q1 · 8:14DAL +16% win prob(8:14) 9-G.Gano 45 yard field goal is BLOCKED (30-J.Thomas), Center-59-C.Kreiter, Holder-6-J.Gillan, RECOVERED by DAL-19-N.Igbinoghene at DAL 42. 19-N.Igbinoghene for 58 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 · 13:24NYG +10% win prob(13:24) 26-S.Barkley right tackle to DAL 38 for 9 yards (11-M.Parsons; 28-M.Hooker).
Q1 · 8:53DAL +8% win prob(8:53) (Shotgun) 8-D.Jones Aborted. 61-J.Schmitz FUMBLES at DAL 18, recovered by NYG-8-D.Jones at DAL 27.
Q1 · 5:55NYG +5% win prob(5:55) (Shotgun) 4-D.Prescott pass deep left to 88-C.Lamb pushed ob at NYG 19 for 49 yards (22-A.Jackson).

How the points landed

Scoring summary

Q1 · 8:14DAL Touchdown
(8:14) 9-G.Gano 45 yard field goal is BLOCKED (30-J.Thomas), Center-59-C.Kreiter, Holder-6-J.Gillan, RECOVERED by DAL-19-N.Igbinoghene at DAL 42. 19-N.Igbinoghene for 58 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Score after this play: DAL 6 — NYG 0
Q1 · 3:24DAL Field goal
(3:24) 17-B.Aubrey 21 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-T.Sieg, Holder-5-B.Anger.
Score after this play: DAL 9 — NYG 0
Q1 · 2:30DAL Touchdown
(2:30) (Shotgun) 8-D.Jones pass short left intended for 26-S.Barkley INTERCEPTED by 26-D.Bland (7-T.Diggs) at NYG 22. 26-D.Bland for 22 yards, TOUCHDOWN. (kick good)
Score after this play: DAL 16 — NYG 0
Q2 · 11:00DAL Field goal
(11:00) 17-B.Aubrey 38 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-T.Sieg, Holder-5-B.Anger.
Score after this play: DAL 19 — NYG 0
Q2 · 8:07DAL Touchdown
(8:07) 20-T.Pollard right end for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN. (kick good)
Score after this play: DAL 26 — NYG 0
Q3 · 10:05DAL Touchdown
(10:05) 20-T.Pollard right end for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. (kick good)
Score after this play: DAL 33 — NYG 0
Q4 · 11:37DAL Touchdown
(11:37) 9-K.Turpin left end for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN. (kick good)
Score after this play: DAL 40 — NYG 0

Down-to-down truth

Situational splits

Metric	Cowboys	Giants
Offensive plays	55	65
Total yards	265 (edge)	171
Yards per play	4.8 (edge)	2.6
Expected points added / play	0.06 (edge)	-0.46
Success rate	44% (edge)	32%
Dropback rate	45%	68%
Dropback efficiency (EPA/play)	0.06 (edge)	-0.57
Rush efficiency (EPA/play)	0.06 (edge)	-0.24
Third downs	6/13 (edge)	5/16
Red-zone trips → TDs	0 → 0	0 → 0
Explosive plays (10+ rush / 20+ pass)	4	4
First downs gained on snaps	15 (edge)	12
Sacks taken	0 (edge)	7
Turnovers	0 (edge)	3

Cowboys won the down-to-down efficiency fight: 0.06 expected points added per play vs -0.46.

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · DAL

Dak PrescottQB

13/24, 143 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT

4.2 expected points added · -10.2% completion over expected

Passing · NYG

Daniel JonesQB

15/28, 104 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT

-22.7 expected points added · -13.4% completion over expected

Rushing · DAL

Tony PollardRB

14 att, 70 yds, 2 TD

3.6 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · NYG

Saquon BarkleyRB

12 att, 51 yds, 0 TD

-0.2 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · DAL

CeeDee LambWR

4/4 for 77 yds, 0 TD

16% of team targets · 5.6 expected points added

Receiving · NYG

Darren WallerTE

3/5 for 36 yds, 0 TD

17% of team targets · -0.8 expected points added

Possession by possession

Drive chart

#	Team	Start	Plays	Scrim yds	Clock	Result
1	NYG	NYG 25	12	52	6:57	Field goal
2	NYG	NYG 25	5	-10	0:57	Punt
3	DAL	DAL 26	9	72	3:45	Field goal +3
4	NYG	NYG 25	4	-9	0:59	Defensive touchdown
5	NYG	NYG 25	5	3	2:01	Punt
6	DAL	DAL 20	11	23	4:26	Field goal +3
7	NYG	NYG 25	2	0	0:07	Interception
8	DAL	NYG 38	6	33	2:45	Touchdown +7
9	NYG	NYG 25	16	52	6:58	Missed field goal
10	DAL	DAL 26	4	4	0:23	Punt
11	NYG	NYG 29	2	-7	0:42	End of half
12	DAL	DAL 25	12	67	4:59	Touchdown +7
13	NYG	NYG 25	9	9	4:43	Punt
14	DAL	DAL 36	5	8	2:30	Punt
15	NYG	NYG 20	9	30	2:48	Turnover on downs
16	DAL	50	9	50	3:29	Touchdown +7
17	NYG	NYG 25	2	24	0:12	Fumble
18	DAL	DAL 37	4	2	2:15	Punt
19	NYG	NYG 19	10	21	5:54	Turnover on downs
20	DAL	NYG 38	4	6	2:00	Turnover on downs
21	NYG	NYG 32	2	6	1:10	End of game

5 of 21 drives ended in points. Longest march: Cowboys gained 72 scrimmage yards over 9 plays for a field goal.

Full stat lines

Box score

Dallas Cowboys

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Dak Prescott	13/24	143	0	0	0	4.2
Cooper Rush	0/1	0	0	0	0	-2.6

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Tony Pollard	14	70	5.0	2	3.6
Rico Dowdle	6	24	4.0	0	-1.0
Kavontae Turpin	3	14	4.7	1	2.7
Deuce Vaughn	6	8	1.3	0	-3.9
Dak Prescott	1	6	6.0	0	0.3

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
CeeDee Lamb	4	4	77	16%	5.6
Brandin Cooks	2	4	22	16%	1.7
Tony Pollard	2	3	12	12%	1.1
Kavontae Turpin	2	3	11	12%	0.7
Jake Ferguson	2	7	11	28%	-4.7
Michael Gallup	1	2	10	8%	0.4
Peyton Hendershot	0	1	0	4%	-0.6
Jalen Tolbert	0	1	0	4%	-2.6

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Markquese Bell	6	2	0.0	0	0
Jayron Kearse	2	5	0.0	0	0
Damone Clark	2	3	0.0	0	0
Malik Hooker	3	2	0.0	0	0
Leighton Vander Esch	4	0	0.0	0	0
Stephon Gilmore	4	0	0.0	1	3
Osa Odighizuwa	2	2	2.0	0	0
Micah Parsons	2	1	1.0	0	0
Daron Bland	3	0	0.0	1	1
Trevon Diggs	3	0	0.0	0	1

New York Giants

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Daniel Jones	15/28	104	0	2	7	-22.7
Tyrod Taylor	2/2	6	0	0	0	-0.5

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Saquon Barkley	12	51	4.3	-0.2
Daniel Jones	13	43	3.3	-2.9
Matt Breida	2	9	4.5	0.7
Gary Brightwell	1	5	5.0	0.0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Darren Waller	3	5	36	17%	-0.8
Isaiah Hodgins	1	3	24	10%	-6.1
Lawrence Cager	2	2	17	7%	2.0
Darius Slayton	3	5	15	17%	-4.6
Saquon Barkley	3	4	12	14%	-2.1
Gary Brightwell	2	2	6	7%	-0.5
Parris Campbell	1	4	2	14%	-3.3
Daniel Bellinger	1	1	1	3%	-0.5
Jalin Hyatt	0	1	0	3%	-0.1
Sterling Shepard	0	1	0	3%	-0.8
Matt Breida	1	1	-3	3%	-0.9

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	PD
Micah McFadden	4	7	0
Tre Hawkins	4	2	0
Bobby Okereke	4	1	0
Jason Pinnock	3	2	0
Xavier McKinney	1	3	2
Kayvon Thibodeaux	1	3	0
Dexter Lawrence	1	3	0
Rakeem Nunez-Roches	1	2	0
Adoree' Jackson	2	1	0
Darren Waller	1	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: DAL -3.5
Closing total: 44.5
DAL moneyline: -170
NYG moneyline: +142

Cowboys closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 40.

Total closed 44.5; the game landed 40 — under by 4.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: MetLife Stadium
Roof / surface: outdoors
Kickoff weather: —
Referee: Adrian Hill
Rest: DAL 7 days · NYG 7 days
Coaches: Mike McCarthy vs Brian Daboll

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