The New York Giants (2-0) will host the Dallas Cowboys (1-1) on Monday night as one of the great rivalries in the NFL continues. All-time, Dallas leads the series 71-47-2. The Cowboys swept the series last year winning 44-20 as a 7.5-point home favorite on October 2021, and the Cowboys won again 21-6 as an 11.5-point road favorite.
The Dallas Cowboys went 12-5 last season and lost to the San Francisco 49ers 23-17 at home in the wild-card round. The offense led the NFL with 407 yards total yards per game and 31.2 ppg, Defensively the Cowboys led the NFL in interceptions with 26 led by Trevon Diggs who had 11 of those. The Cowboys entered the season with a 10.5 over/under win total, but those expectations went down with a 19-3 Week 1 loss to Tampa Bay which will sideline starting quarterback Dak Prescott until at least early October.
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Backup QB Cooper Rush led the Cowboys to a 20-17 win over the Bengals last week as a seven-point home dog. Rush went 19 for 31 passing for 235 yards with one touchdown in the win. Dallas outgained the Bengals 337 to 254 in total yardage, and the teams had an even 19 first downs a piece. Tony Pollard rushed for 43 yards on nine carries, and Ezekiel Elliott added 53 yards on 15 attempts.
The Dallas defense was all over Joe Burrow, recording six sacks for a loss of 34 yards. Micah Parsons and Dorance Armstrong led the team with two sacks and two tackles for loss a piece.