2020 · Week 5
New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys
Oct 11, 2020 · Cowboys Stadium · closed · fieldturf
Recap
Dallas Cowboys held off New York Giants 37–34. ScoutIndex had favored Cowboys (74%) going in. Cowboys improve to 2-3; Giants fall to 0-5. Dak Prescott paced the offense with 166 passing yards; 7 rushing yards; 1 catch for 11 yards and 1 TD.
Team stats
| NYG | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | First downs | 24 |
| 311 | Total yards | 414 |
| 222 | Passing yards | 288 |
| 89 | Rushing yards | 126 |
| 20/33 | Comp / Att | 24/33 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(11:23) 2-G.Zuerlein 24 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-91-L.Ladouceur, Holder-6-C.Jones.
- Q1(6:59) 88-E.Engram left end for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q15-G.Gano extra point is GOOD, Center-58-C.Kreiter, Holder-9-R.Dixon.
- Q1(6:01) 4-D.Prescott pass short left intended for 21-E.Elliott INTERCEPTED by 51-K.Fackrell at DAL 46. 51-K.Fackrell for 46 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q15-G.Gano extra point is GOOD, Center-58-C.Kreiter, Holder-9-R.Dixon.
- Q2(13:35) 5-G.Gano 55 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-58-C.Kreiter, Holder-9-R.Dixon.
- Q2(6:34) 21-E.Elliott right tackle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q22-G.Zuerlein extra point is GOOD, Center-91-L.Ladouceur, Holder-6-C.Jones.
- Q2(5:08) 8-D.Jones sacked at NYG 27 for -10 yards (90-D.Lawrence). FUMBLES (90-D.Lawrence) [90-D.Lawrence], RECOVERED by DAL-30-A.Brown at NYG 29. 30-A.Brown for 29 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q22-G.Zuerlein extra point is GOOD, Center-91-L.Ladouceur, Holder-6-C.Jones.
- Q2(1:01) (Field Goal formation) 9-R.Dixon pass deep right to 88-E.Engram for 27 yards, TOUCHDOWN NULLIFIED by Penalty. PENALTY on NYG, Illegal Shift, 5 yards, enforced at DAL 27 - No Play.
- Q2(:56) 5-G.Gano 50 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-58-C.Kreiter, Holder-9-R.Dixon.
- Q2(:23) (Shotgun) 11-C.Wilson pass short right to 4-D.Prescott for 11 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Wilson takes pitch from Elliott before throwing pass to Prescott
- Q22-G.Zuerlein extra point is GOOD, Center-91-L.Ladouceur, Holder-6-C.Jones.
- Q3(9:51) (Shotgun) 8-D.Jones pass deep right to 86-D.Slayton for 31 yards, TOUCHDOWN NULLIFIED by Penalty. PENALTY on NYG-19-D.Ratley, Offensive Pass Interference, 10 yards, enforced at DAL 31 - No Play.
- Q3(9:30) 5-G.Gano 54 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-58-C.Kreiter, Holder-9-R.Dixon. Injury update: Trysten Hill has a knee injury; his return is questionable
- Q3(5:08) 21-E.Elliott right tackle for 12 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q32-G.Zuerlein extra point is GOOD, Center-91-L.Ladouceur, Holder-6-C.Jones.
- Q4(11:12) 5-G.Gano 28 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-58-C.Kreiter, Holder-9-R.Dixon.
- Q4(8:51) 31-D.Freeman left tackle for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q4(2:00) 2-G.Zuerlein 40 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-91-L.Ladouceur, Holder-6-C.Jones.
- Q4(:03) 2-G.Zuerlein 34 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-91-L.Ladouceur, Holder-6-C.Jones.
Box score
NYG
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Jones | 20/33 | 222 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Jones | 2 | -7 | 0 |
| Devonta Freeman | 17 | 60 | 1 |
| Wayne Gallman | 5 | 24 | 0 |
| Evan Engram | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| Elijhaa Penny | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Slayton | 8 | 11 | 129 | 0 |
| Devonta Freeman | 2 | 3 | 27 | 0 |
| Golden Tate | 4 | 5 | 42 | 0 |
| Wayne Gallman | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Evan Engram | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Kaden Smith | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Dion Lewis | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Damion Ratley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
DAL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dak Prescott | 14/21 | 166 | 0 | 1 |
| Andy Dalton | 9/11 | 111 | 0 | 0 |
| Cedrick Wilson Jr. | 1/1 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dak Prescott | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Andy Dalton | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 19 | 91 | 2 |
| Tony Pollard | 6 | 30 | 0 |
| Amari Cooper | 1 | -2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dak Prescott | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| CeeDee Lamb | 8 | 11 | 124 | 0 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Michael Gallup | 4 | 4 | 73 | 0 |
| Tony Pollard | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Amari Cooper | 2 | 4 | 23 | 0 |
| Cedrick Wilson Jr. | 4 | 4 | 22 | 0 |
| Blake Bell | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Dalton Schultz | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 |