2016 · Week 1
New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys
Sep 11, 2016 · Cowboys Stadium · closed · matrixturf
Recap
New York Giants edged Dallas Cowboys 20–19. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Giants only a 45% shot beforehand. Giants improve to 1-0; Cowboys fall to 0-1. Eli Manning led the way with 207 passing yards and 3 TDs.
Team stats
| NYG | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | First downs | 23 |
| 320 | Total yards | 328 |
| 207 | Passing yards | 227 |
| 113 | Rushing yards | 101 |
| 19/28 | Comp / Att | 25/45 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
NYG
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Manning | 19/28 | 207 | 3 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rashad Jennings | 18 | 75 | 0 |
| Shane Vereen | 6 | 38 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rashad Jennings | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Odell Beckham Jr. | 4 | 8 | 73 | 0 |
| Sterling Shepard | 3 | 4 | 43 | 1 |
| Shane Vereen | 3 | 5 | 23 | 0 |
| Victor Cruz | 4 | 4 | 34 | 1 |
| Will Tye | 3 | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| Larry Donnell | 1 | 2 | 15 | 1 |
DAL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dak Prescott | 25/45 | 227 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dak Prescott | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 20 | 51 | 1 |
| Alfred Morris | 7 | 35 | 0 |
| Keith Smith | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Witten | 9 | 14 | 66 | 0 |
| Cole Beasley | 8 | 12 | 65 | 0 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Alfred Morris | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrance Williams | 3 | 4 | 34 | 0 |
| Geoff Swaim | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 |
| Brice Butler | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Lance Dunbar | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Dez Bryant | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 |