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Dallas Cowboys @ New York Giants DIV

BOOK NYG 43% MODEL NYG 55%
Week 1 · 2026-09-13 · 20:20 · MetLife Stadium (outdoors) · fieldturf
Last 5 yrs H2H: DAL 91 NYG
DAL -2.5
Vegas line (context)
47.5
Game total O/U
Final (away–home)
MODEL is the power-ratings spine — preseason, prior-only until 2026 snaps exist. Calibrated most-likely, no proven edge vs the close; the book number is shown beside it on purpose. Not a pick.

On the Field 2025 unit strength

DAL OFFENSE vs NYG DEFENSE
NYG DEFENSE DAL OFFENSE CB S S CB LB LB LB DE DT DT DE WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB
Balanced · 41% run Avg pace
NYG OFFENSE vs DAL DEFENSE
DAL DEFENSE NYG OFFENSE CB S S CB LB LB LB DE DT DT DE WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB
Balanced · 47% run Avg pace dual-threat QB
Unit strength weaker · avg · stronger
Position groups are shaded by team-unit strength (2025 pass/rush EPA, offense and defense) — not individual players. The defensive front you see is the wall this offense has to run into.

Unit Matchups 2025 · rank of 32

DAL OFFENSE vs NYG DEFENSE
+0.16 #5 Pass attack OFF +11 #16 +0.03
+0.01 #15 Run game OFF +17 #32 +0.17
279 #1 Pass yards OFF +16 #17 230
126 #9 Rush yards OFF +22 #31 145
1.8 #10 Pass pro vs rush even #17 2.2
43% #8 3rd down even #14 40%
62% #17 Red zone even #22 68%
NYG OFFENSE vs DAL DEFENSE
-0.01 #19 Pass attack OFF +12 #31 +0.22
+0.04 #5 Run game OFF +26 #31 +0.09
218 #21 Pass yards OFF +11 #32 266
129 #5 Rush yards OFF +18 #23 125
2.8 #23 Pass pro vs rush even #24 2.0
40% #17 3rd down OFF +14 #31 48%
59% #23 Red zone OFF +8 #31 72%
Rank gaps are where games tilt — a bottom-8 defense meeting a top-8 offense is the mismatch worth knowing about. 2025 regular-season data; EPA from play-by-play. Context, not a pick.

Pressure Matchup sacks · 2025

DAL PASS RUSH vs NYG PASS PRO
Rashan Gary LB 7.5 sacks '25
James Houston DE 5.5 sacks '25
Kenny Clark NT 3.0 sacks '25
2.8 #23 sacks allowed /g #17 2.0
NYG PASS RUSH vs DAL PASS PRO
Brian Burns LB 16.5 sacks '25
Abdul Carter LB 4.0 sacks '25
Darius Alexander DT 3.5 sacks '25
1.8 #10 sacks allowed /g #24 2.2
A top pass rush against a line that already leaks sacks is where pressure rate breaks a game open — the left rank is the blocking side, the right is the rush.

Position Matchups 2025 per-game · last-10 form

DAL

Dak Prescott QB vs #16 PASS D 267.8 pass y/g 6/10
Javonte Williams RB vs #32 RUN D 75.1 rush y/g 5/10
CeeDee Lamb WR1 vs #16 PASS D 82.8 rec y/g 4/10
George Pickens WR2 vs #16 PASS D 84.1 rec y/g 4/10
Ryan Flournoy WR3 vs #16 PASS D 31.7 rec y/g 4/10
Jake Ferguson TE vs #16 PASS D 35.3 rec y/g 4/10

NYG

Jaxson Dart QB vs #31 PASS D 162.3 pass y/g 8/10
Cam Skattebo RB vs #31 RUN D 51.2 rush y/g 5/8
Malik Nabers WR1 vs #31 PASS D 67.8 rec y/g 2/4
Darius Slayton WR2 vs #31 PASS D 38.4 rec y/g 4/10
Darnell Mooney WR3 2025: ATL vs #31 PASS D 29.5 rec y/g 4/10
Isaiah Likely TE 2025: BAL vs #31 PASS D 25.6 rec y/g 4/10
Dot strips are each player's last 10 games against his own 2025 average — form, not a prop grade; we hold no lines yet. Grey team tags mark stats earned elsewhere. No pick.