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2024 Week 4 · Thu, Sep 26, 2024 · MetLife Stadium

Dallas CowboysWinner

20

New York Giants

15

DAL -5.5 no coverU 45 ✓

Dallas Cowboys 20–15. Biggest swing: Q2 9:25, NYG +11% win probability on one snap.

The game in one curve — scrub to replay it

Win probability

0255075100End Q1End Q2End Q3NYG ↑DAL ↓
Q2 · 9:25DAL 13 — NYG 6DAL ball · 1st & 10DAL 73%

(9:25) (Shotgun) 4-D.Prescott pass deep left to 88-C.Lamb for 55 yards, TOUCHDOWN. PENALTY on DAL-88-C.Lamb, Taunting, 15 yards, enforced between downs.

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

  1. Q2 · 9:25NYG +11% win prob(9:25) (Shotgun) 4-D.Prescott pass deep left to 88-C.Lamb for 55 yards, TOUCHDOWN. PENALTY on DAL-88-C.Lamb, Taunting, 15 yards, enforced between downs.
  2. Q4 · 13:41NYG +11% win prob(13:41) (Shotgun) 8-D.Jones pass short left to 1-M.Nabers to DAL 37 for 8 yards (7-T.Diggs).
  3. Q1 · 13:57DAL +10% win prob(13:57) (Shotgun) 4-D.Prescott pass incomplete short right.
  4. Q1 · 12:19NYG +9% win prob(12:19) (Shotgun) 8-D.Jones pass deep left to 1-M.Nabers pushed ob at DAL 40 for 39 yards (28-M.Hooker).

How the points landed

Scoring summary

  1. Q1 · 9:07NYG Field goal

    (9:07) 34-G.Joseph 52 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-59-C.Kreiter, Holder-6-J.Gillan.

    Score after this play: DAL 0 — NYG 3
  2. Q1 · 2:13DAL Touchdown

    (2:13) (Shotgun) 4-D.Prescott pass short left to 23-R.Dowdle for 15 yards, TOUCHDOWN. (kick good)

    Score after this play: DAL 7 — NYG 3
  3. Q2 · 11:14NYG Field goal

    (11:14) 34-G.Joseph 41 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-59-C.Kreiter, Holder-6-J.Gillan.

    Score after this play: DAL 7 — NYG 6
  4. Q2 · 9:25DAL Touchdown

    (9:25) (Shotgun) 4-D.Prescott pass deep left to 88-C.Lamb for 55 yards, TOUCHDOWN. PENALTY on DAL-88-C.Lamb, Taunting, 15 yards, enforced between downs. (kick good)

    Score after this play: DAL 14 — NYG 6
  5. Q2 · 1:10NYG Field goal

    (1:10) 34-G.Joseph 38 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-59-C.Kreiter, Holder-6-J.Gillan. Penalty on DAL-30-J.Thomas, Defensive Offside, declined.

    Score after this play: DAL 14 — NYG 9
  6. Q3 · 8:44NYG Field goal

    (8:44) 34-G.Joseph 22 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-59-C.Kreiter, Holder-6-J.Gillan.

    Score after this play: DAL 14 — NYG 12
  7. Q3 · 5:11DAL Field goal

    (5:11) 17-B.Aubrey 60 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-T.Sieg, Holder-5-B.Anger.

    Score after this play: DAL 17 — NYG 12
  8. Q4 · 11:16NYG Field goal

    (11:16) 34-G.Joseph 42 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-59-C.Kreiter, Holder-6-J.Gillan.

    Score after this play: DAL 17 — NYG 15
  9. Q4 · 6:59DAL Field goal

    (6:59) 17-B.Aubrey 40 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-T.Sieg, Holder-5-B.Anger. ** Injury Update: NYG-98-D.Davidson has returned to the game.

    Score after this play: DAL 20 — NYG 15

Down-to-down truth

Situational splits

MetricCowboysGiants
Offensive plays5064
Total yards294304 (edge)
Yards per play5.9 (edge)4.8
Expected points added / play0.21 (edge)-0.04
Success rate54% (edge)36%
Dropback rate56%64%
Dropback efficiency (EPA/play)0.39 (edge)0.11
Rush efficiency (EPA/play)-0.03 (edge)-0.32
Third downs3/105/16 (edge)
Red-zone trips → TDs0 → 00 → 0
Explosive plays (10+ rush / 20+ pass)22
First downs gained on snaps1416 (edge)
Sacks taken11
Turnovers0 (edge)1

Giants outgained Cowboys 304–294 but lost the turnover battle 1–0. That was the game.

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · NYG

Daniel JonesQB

29/40, 281 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT

4.4 expected points added · +10.3% completion over expected

Passing · DAL

Dak PrescottQB

22/27, 221 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT

11.0 expected points added · +13.1% completion over expected

Rushing · DAL

Rico DowdleRB

11 att, 46 yds, 0 TD

0.7 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · NYG

Devin SingletaryRB

14 att, 24 yds, 0 TD

-1.8 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · NYG

Malik NabersWR

12/15 for 115 yds, 0 TD

39% of team targets · 4.9 expected points added

Receiving · DAL

CeeDee LambWR

7/8 for 98 yds, 1 TD

31% of team targets · 6.4 expected points added

Possession by possession

Drive chart

#TeamStartPlaysScrim ydsClockResult
1DALDAL 30551:14Punt
2NYGNYG 158664:43Field goal +3
3DALDAL 2514956:57Touchdown +7
4NYGNYG 2312555:55Field goal +3
5DALDAL 307701:55Touchdown +7
6NYGNYG 2816478:10Field goal +3
7DALDAL 307151:00Punt
8NYGNYG 30100:06End of half
9NYGNYG 2012776:18Field goal +3
10DALDAL 309383:36Field goal +3
11NYGNYG 32562:09Punt
12DALDAL 184102:26Punt
13NYGNYG 4810384:20Field goal +3
14DALDAL 3011484:17Field goal +3
15NYGNYG 309153:33Turnover on downs
16DALNYG 457132:53Missed field goal
17NYGNYG 41300:23Interception
18DALDAL 4100:05End of game

9 of 18 drives ended in points. Longest march: Cowboys gained 95 scrimmage yards over 14 plays for a touchdown.

Full stat lines

Box score

Dallas Cowboys

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Dak Prescott22/2722120111.0

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Rico Dowdle11464.200.7
Ezekiel Elliott5193.80-2.1
CeeDee Lamb382.70-1.0
Hunter Luepke284.002.6
Dak Prescott2-1-0.50-0.8

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
CeeDee Lamb7898131%6.4
Jake Ferguson7749027%2.2
Jalen Tolbert3324012%1.4
Brandin Cooks1416015%-0.6
Rico Dowdle111514%3.1
Hunter Luepke221408%0.9
Ezekiel Elliott11504%-0.0

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Eric Kendricks570.000
DeMarvion Overshown620.001
Jourdan Lewis500.001
Donovan Wilson410.000
Osa Odighizuwa310.000
Andrew Booth400.000
Marist Liufau310.000
Malik Hooker400.001
Hunter Luepke210.000
Mazi Smith210.000

New York Giants

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Daniel Jones29/402810114.4

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Devin Singletary14241.70-1.8
Daniel Jones430.80-1.5
Tyrone Tracy420.50-2.5
Eric Gray111.00-0.4
Malik Nabers1-4-4.00-1.1

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Malik Nabers1215115039%4.9
Wan'Dale Robinson111471037%-3.4
Darius Slayton3556013%2.8
Tyrone Tracy111903%1.2
Devin Singletary111403%0.8
Theo Johnson11603%0.1
Jalin Hyatt01003%-0.3

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Micah McFadden530.000
Tyler Nubin620.000
Bobby Okereke510.001
Jason Pinnock220.000
Cordale Flott310.002
Brian Burns210.000
Azeez Ojulari210.000
Kayvon Thibodeaux211.000
Nick McCloud110.000
D.J. Davidson110.000

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
DAL -5.5
Closing total
45
DAL moneyline
-250
NYG moneyline
+205

Cowboys closed -5.5, won by 5 — but didn't cover.

Total closed 45; the game landed 35 — under by 10.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
MetLife Stadium
Roof / surface
outdoors · fieldturf
Kickoff weather
74°F, wind 3 mph
Referee
Clay Martin
Rest
DAL 4 days · NYG 4 days
Coaches
Mike McCarthy vs Brian Daboll

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