2025 · Week 2 · Division

Final / OT

Giants

New York

QB Russell Wilson

37·40

Cowboys

Dallas

QB Dak Prescott

AT&T Stadium · closed · matrixturf

Closing spread

DAL -4.5

Total

44.5

Model margin

+2.2est.

DAL perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Cowboys
  • Giants

How each play moved the game.

Cowboys winsGiants wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

Giantsedge mapCowboys
  • +0.043EPA / play+0.109
  • 42.9%Success rate47.2%
  • +0.099EPA / dropback+0.177
  • -0.040EPA / rush-0.007
  • 8.6%Explosive rate8.3%
  • -1.30CPOE+1.89
  • 39.6%Third-down rate41.3%
  • 56.3%Red-zone TD rate61.6%
  • 2.06Points / drive2.53
  • 1.4%Turnover rate1.8%

Bar length is league percentile, already oriented so longer is better. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge; rows within ~12 points are washed as even.

The rivalry

DAL lead 32–24 since 1999

NYG have won 2 straight. Meetings average 47.2 points. DAL are 26-29-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2026 · W1DAL @ NYG2028NYG
2025 · W18DAL @ NYG1734NYG
2024 · W13NYG @ DAL2027DAL
2024 · W4DAL @ NYG2015DAL
2023 · W10NYG @ DAL1749DAL
2023 · W1DAL @ NYG400DAL
2022 · W12NYG @ DAL2028DAL
2022 · W3DAL @ NYG2316DAL

Box score

Individual performances

Giants

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Russell Wilson30/4145031

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Cam Skattebo11454.11
Russell Wilson3237.70
Tyrone Tracy Jr.5153.00
Devin Singletary144.00
Jaxson Dart1-3-3.00

Cowboys

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Dak Prescott38/5236121

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Javonte Williams18975.41
Dak Prescott3175.70
Miles Sanders5153.01
KaVontae Turpin263.00

Where this game is likely to land

  • Model
  • Smooth (normal)
  • Betting line

Probability of each final margin. Football scoring clusters — the spikes at 3 and 7 are real, and a smooth model misses them.

line +4.54.0%2.7%7.0%7.5%3.1%4.7%3.0%

Positive margins favour Cowboys; negative favour Giants.

Half-point at risk

1.93%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

55.1%

Expected total

46.5est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-0.49
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment+0.78
  • Rest differential+0.24
  • Expected margin+2.24