2025 · Week 18
Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants
Jan 4, 2026 · New Meadowlands Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf
Recap
New York Giants defeated Dallas Cowboys 34–17. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Giants had just a 46% chance going in. Giants improve to 4-13; Cowboys fall to 7-9-1. Jaxson Dart paced the offense with 230 passing yards and 2 TDs; 32 rushing yards.
Team stats
| DAL | NYG | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | First downs | 22 |
| 286 | Total yards | 391 |
| 143 | Passing yards | 230 |
| 143 | Rushing yards | 161 |
| 14/24 | Comp / Att | 22/33 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 0 | Sacks taken | 4 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(9:20) 30-B.Sauls 45 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-59-C.Kreiter, Holder-12-J.Gillan.
- Q1(5:24) 17-B.Aubrey 22 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-T.Sieg, Holder-5-B.Anger.
- Q1(1:20) 30-B.Sauls 35 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-59-C.Kreiter, Holder-12-J.Gillan.
- Q1(:32) (Shotgun) 23-J.Blue up the middle for 14 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q117-B.Aubrey extra point is GOOD, Center-44-T.Sieg, Holder-5-B.Anger.
- Q2(9:48) 30-B.Sauls 23 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-59-C.Kreiter, Holder-12-J.Gillan.
- Q2(:31) (Shotgun) 6-J.Dart pass short left to 82-D.Bellinger for 29 yards, TOUCHDOWN [53-J.Houston].
- Q230-B.Sauls extra point is GOOD, Center-59-C.Kreiter, Holder-12-J.Gillan.
- Q3(9:53) (Shotgun) 6-J.Dart pass short middle to 29-T.Tracy for 13 yards, TOUCHDOWN [53-J.Houston]. Penalty on DAL-92-Q.Williams, Unnecessary Roughness, declined. PENALTY on DAL-41-D.Ezeiruaku, Disqualification, 1 yard, enforced between downs.
- Q3(6:56) 17-B.Aubrey 57 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Left, Center-44-T.Sieg, Holder-5-B.Anger.
- Q4(15:00) 37-P.Mafah right guard for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q417-B.Aubrey extra point is GOOD, Center-44-T.Sieg, Holder-5-B.Anger.
- Q4(14:21) (Shotgun) 6-J.Dart pass deep left to 18-D.Slayton for 72 yards, TOUCHDOWN NULLIFIED by Penalty. PENALTY on NYG-18-D.Slayton, Offensive Pass Interference, 10 yards, enforced at NYG 28 - No Play.
- Q4(9:25) 30-B.Sauls 30 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-59-C.Kreiter, Holder-12-J.Gillan.
- Q4(5:54) (Shotgun) 26-D.Singletary left guard for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q430-B.Sauls extra point is GOOD, Center-59-C.Kreiter, Holder-12-J.Gillan.
Box score
DAL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Milton III | 7/13 | 73 | 0 | 1 |
| Dak Prescott | 7/11 | 70 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Milton III | 4 | 43 | 0 |
| Dak Prescott | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Jaydon Blue | 16 | 64 | 1 |
| Phil Mafah | 5 | 18 | 1 |
| Hunter Luepke | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| KaVontae Turpin | 1 | 7 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Flournoy | 5 | 7 | 68 | 0 |
| Brevyn Spann-Ford | 2 | 3 | 30 | 0 |
| Phil Mafah | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Luke Schoonmaker | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Hunter Luepke | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| George Pickens | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| KaVontae Turpin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Ferguson | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| CeeDee Lamb | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Jalen Tolbert | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Mingo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
NYG
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaxson Dart | 22/32 | 230 | 2 | 0 |
| Gunner Olszewski | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaxson Dart | 5 | 32 | 0 |
| Tyrone Tracy Jr. | 18 | 103 | 0 |
| Devin Singletary | 9 | 26 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrone Tracy Jr. | 8 | 9 | 56 | 1 |
| Gunner Olszewski | 8 | 9 | 102 | 0 |
| Daniel Bellinger | 2 | 2 | 38 | 1 |
| Darius Slayton | 4 | 9 | 34 | 0 |
| Isaiah Hodgins | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Manhertz | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |