The Cowboys and Giants rivalry is one of the best in NFL History. This will be one of the few times we will see this matchup without Dak Prescott. Reports from the week were saying that Dak has been on the side working already trying to get back from the thumb injury. Also missing for this game will be the Cowboys TE Dalton Schultz who is out with a PCL injury. The Giants are banged up coming into this game but players are healthy enough to suit up. We do get to see the matchup of Saqoun vs Zeke so that will be exciting for sure. The Giants are 2-0 and will be looking to go 3-0 as the Cowboys come to New York tonight.
The New York Giants are 2-0 and it’s been because of the consistent play of Daniel Jones. This season you can tell that Jones has been working on his mechanics and that’s showing in his play the first two weeks. On the season Daniel Jones has 364 yards with 3 touchdowns but it’s his maturity that’s been on display. In the past, Jones has struggled with turnovers, and this year it hasn’t been the case. Jones will look to lean on Sterling Shephard who’s been his favorite target as he looks to shred the Cowboy’s defense could be missing Micah Parsons. If Jones has enough time to get it to Shephard or Toney it could easily go for 6 points. Jones will have to keep his eye out for Diggs in the secondary for Dallas as he’s been waiting to make a huge play for his team this season. The Giants have Saquon Barkley playing with some fresh legs and he looks explosive just like he did in his rookie season. Barkley has improved his route running and he’s also improved his catching out the backfield. Those two dynamics and the fact he can take one to the house any time he wants to when given a lane can spell trouble for the Cowboys.
The Giant’s defense has been playing lights out against the Titans & Panthers. This will be a division game it will be the Cooper Rush game instead of playing Dak. The Giants will try to trick Rush into some throws and they will try to stack the box so Zeke & Pollard don’t beat them. Look for Xavier McKinney to lead this defense with Leonard Williams still being banged up. If the Giants can slow down the Cowboy’s run and limit Cooper Rush in the pocket so he doesn’t get Lamb, Gallup, and Brown going it could be an easy game for them. This game will be determined by the play of the defense for the Giants. It’s all about whether can they stop the Cowboys enough to come out with the victory. Look for this to be a game that could be hard-fought and tough-nosed.
It will be the Cooper Rush show in this game as he’s now 1-0 on the season after taking over for Dak. Last week Cooper was able to get the Cowboy’s offense rolling as he beat an impressive Bengals team. He finished last week’s contest with 235 passing yards and a touchdown. This week if he’s going to get the win he will need to get CeeDee Lamb involved more. CeeDee has been ready to take the next step so it only makes sense to give him the chance to make that happen. The Cowboys will need to lean on Zeke and Tony Pollard in this game as both bring the yin/yang to this backfield. This will be a good test for the Cowboys because we will find out of the numbers Rush put up last week were legit or if it was just his day.
The Cowboys have arguably the best player on the defensive end to most people. Micah Parsons has been sacking quarterbacks all season long. One thing about Parsons is the fact he really knows how to get to the quarterback with his different swim moves. Parson has been a generational talent for the Cowboys and he will have his hands all over Jones or Barkley when they have the ball. The Cowboy’s defense will have their hands full and if they can slow down the Giants receivers then it could be an easy matchup. Dallas will try to stack the box taking Saquon away from the game on the ground. They have to figure out containment if he gets out of the backfield for one of those quick dink and dunks. The Cowboys will have Diggs on Shephard so it will be interesting how both team’s secondary approach this game. One thing I do know is that the Cowboy’s defense will be showing up tonight.
Prediction: Dallas Cowboys will win this game 27 – 24 against the New York Giants.
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