Week 1 · Division game · Recap
Giants 28, Cowboys 20: Week 1 recap
What happened
The Giants beat the Cowboys 28-20 at home at MetLife Stadium in Week 1, moving to 1-0.
The Giants outgained the Cowboys 394-244 in total yards, each side had 1 turnover, and went 9-11 on third down.
Jaxson Dart went 23 of 29 for 230 yards and 3 TDs. Cam Skattebo had 18 carries for 81 yards and 1 TD on the ground. Isaiah Likely led the receivers with 8 catches for 78 yards and 2 TDs.
On defense, Tremaine Edmunds had 8 tackles.
Team stats
- 394Total yards244
- 229Passing yards175
- 165Rushing yards69
- 29First downs21
- 9-11Third down8-11
- 4-4Red zone (TD-att)3-3
- 1Turnovers1
- 2-1Sacked-yards0-0
- 10-114Penalties-yards9-90
- 36:40Possession23:20
Box score from ESPN.
Scoring plays
Score: DAL-NYG- 1st quarter
- NYGCam Skattebo 3 Yd Rush (Dominic Zvada Kick)6:400-7
- 2nd quarter
- DALCeeDee Lamb 1 Yd pass from Dak Prescott (Brandon Aubrey Kick)5:447-7
- NYGIsaiah Likely 15 Yd pass from Jaxson Dart (Dominic Zvada Kick)0:207-14
- 3rd quarter
- NYGIsaiah Likely 2 Yd pass from Jaxson Dart (Dominic Zvada Kick)6:597-21
- DALJavonte Williams 1 Yd Rush (Brandon Aubrey Kick)0:3714-21
- 4th quarter
- NYGDevin Singletary 9 Yd pass from Jaxson Dart (Dominic Zvada Kick)7:2614-28
- DALJavonte Williams 17 Yd pass from Dak Prescott (Brandon Aubrey PAT Failed)5:2120-28
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Data note: scores, schedules, standings, injuries, lines, and ESPN's predictor come from ESPN's public APIs, as of Nov 13, 2026, 10:25 a.m. CT. Written text is generated from that data and adds no numbers of its own.