2020 · Week 17
Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants
Jan 3, 2021 · New Meadowlands Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf
Recap
New York Giants topped Dallas Cowboys 23–19. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Giants only a 48% shot beforehand. Giants improve to 6-10; Cowboys fall to 6-10. Daniel Jones was the story of the game with 229 passing yards and 2 TDs; 17 rushing yards.
Team stats
| DAL | NYG | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | First downs | 19 |
| 352 | Total yards | 354 |
| 244 | Passing yards | 229 |
| 108 | Rushing yards | 125 |
| 29/47 | Comp / Att | 17/25 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 6 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(11:55) 87-S.Shepard right end for 23 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q15-G.Gano extra point is No Good, Wide Left, Center-58-C.Kreiter, Holder-9-R.Dixon.
- Q1(5:07) 2-G.Zuerlein 38 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-91-L.Ladouceur, Holder-1-H.Niswander.
- Q2(6:49) 8-D.Jones pass short left to 87-S.Shepard for 10 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q25-G.Gano extra point is GOOD, Center-58-C.Kreiter, Holder-9-R.Dixon.
- Q2(2:18) 2-G.Zuerlein 46 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-91-L.Ladouceur, Holder-1-H.Niswander.
- Q2(:52) (Shotgun) 8-D.Jones pass deep middle to 13-D.Pettis for 33 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Penalty on DAL-58-A.Smith, Illegal Use of Hands, declined. The Replay Official reviewed the runner was not down by contact ruling, and the play was Upheld. The ruling on the field stands.
- Q25-G.Gano extra point is GOOD, Center-58-C.Kreiter, Holder-9-R.Dixon.
- Q2(:04) 2-G.Zuerlein 57 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-91-L.Ladouceur, Holder-1-H.Niswander.
- Q3(8:53) (Shotgun) 14-A.Dalton pass short right to 19-A.Cooper for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN. The Replay Official reviewed the runner was inbounds ruling, and the play was REVERSED. (Shotgun) 14-A.Dalton pass short right to 19-A.Cooper pushed ob at NYG 1 for 5 yards (24-J.Bradberry).
- Q3(8:44) 21-E.Elliott right guard for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q32-G.Zuerlein extra point is GOOD, Center-91-L.Ladouceur, Holder-1-H.Niswander.
- Q4(14:20) 2-G.Zuerlein 36 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-91-L.Ladouceur, Holder-1-H.Niswander.
- Q4(6:32) 5-G.Gano 50 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-58-C.Kreiter, Holder-9-R.Dixon.
Box score
DAL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Dalton | 29/47 | 244 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Dalton | 7 | 48 | 0 |
| CeeDee Lamb | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 14 | 42 | 1 |
| Tony Pollard | 5 | 15 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalton Schultz | 7 | 10 | 70 | 0 |
| Michael Gallup | 4 | 8 | 49 | 0 |
| CeeDee Lamb | 5 | 7 | 43 | 0 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 3 | 4 | 19 | 0 |
| Amari Cooper | 6 | 9 | 41 | 0 |
| Tony Pollard | 3 | 5 | 19 | 0 |
| Cedrick Wilson Jr. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
NYG
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Jones | 17/25 | 229 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Jones | 9 | 17 | 0 |
| Sterling Shepard | 2 | 24 | 1 |
| Wayne Gallman | 11 | 65 | 0 |
| Alfred Morris | 5 | 12 | 0 |
| Dion Lewis | 1 | 7 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Shepard | 8 | 10 | 112 | 1 |
| Dante Pettis | 2 | 2 | 43 | 1 |
| Darius Slayton | 2 | 4 | 22 | 0 |
| Evan Engram | 2 | 4 | 17 | 0 |
| Kaden Smith | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Alfred Morris | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Levine Toilolo | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Austin Mack | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Dion Lewis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |