Dallas Cowboys vs New York Giants — Giants win 34-17, Jan 4, 2026

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Week 18

Final

How it finished

Giants rolled past Cowboys 34–17.

Giants led 16–10 at the half and held the lead.

Giants outscored Cowboys 10–0 in the 2nd quarter — the swing that decided it.

The Giants sit 3rd in the NFC East, 1 game back, coming off a win. The Cowboys lead the NFC East by 1, winners of 2 straight.

The win pulls the Giants back to .500 at 1-1. The Giants are up next at Jets (Aug 28), then home vs Cowboys. The Cowboys are up next home vs Saints (Aug 28), then at Giants.

Win probabilityNYG win %

J.Dart pass short left to D.Bellinger for 29 yards, TOUCHDOWN [J.Houston]. B.Sauls extra point is GOOD, Center-C.Kreiter, Holder-J.Gillan.NYG +16%
J.Gillan kicks 60 yards from NYG 35 to DAL 5. K.Turpin to NYG 11 for 84 yards (A.Green).DAL +12%
D.Prescott FUMBLES (Aborted) at DAL 29, RECOVERED by NYG-B.Okereke at DAL 28.NYG +11%

Team stats

What each side actually did with the ball.

Dallas Cowboys

New York Giants

286Total yards380

54Total plays69

5.3Yards / play5.5

18First downs25

143Passing yards219

14/24Comp / att22/33

6.0Yards / pass5.9

8Passing 1st downs14

143Rushing yards161

30Rush attempts32

4.8Yards / rush5.0

9Rushing 1st downs8

2-83rd down8-14

1-24th down0-0

2-4Red zone2-5

0-0Sacks allowed4-11

9-94Penalties7-63

2Turnovers↓1

1Fumbles lost↓1

26:53Possession33:07

Top performers

DAL

PassJoe Milton III7/13, 73 YDS · 0 TD · 1 INT
RushJaydon Blue16 CAR, 64 YDS · 1 TD
RecRyan Flournoy5 REC, 68 YDS

NYG

PassJaxson Dart22/32, 230 YDS · 2 TD
RushTyrone Tracy Jr.18 CAR, 103 YDS
RecGunner Olszewski8 REC, 102 YDS

Drive summary

Cowboys11 drives

2 TD1 FG1 Miss FG2 Punt2 Turnover1 Downs2 End

Scored on 3 of 11 · 27 yds/drive · long 69

Giants10 drives

3 TD4 FG2 Punt1 Turnover

Scored on 7 of 10 · 40 yds/drive · long 96

Scoring summary

Every point in the order it was scored, with the running score beside it.

Q1FGBen Sauls 45 Yd Field Goal0–3
Q1FGBrandon Aubrey 22 Yd Field Goal3–3
Q1FGBen Sauls 35 Yd Field Goal3–6
Q1TDJaydon Blue 14 Yd Rush (Brandon Aubrey Kick)10–6
Q2FGBen Sauls 23 Yd Field Goal10–9
Q2TDDaniel Bellinger 29 Yd pass from Jaxson Dart (Ben Sauls Kick)10–16
Q3TDTyrone Tracy Jr. 13 Yd pass from Jaxson Dart (Devin Singletary Pass to Darius Slayton for Two-Point Conversion)10–24
Q4TDPhil Mafah 1 Yd Rush (Brandon Aubrey Kick)17–24
Q4FGBen Sauls 30 Yd Field Goal17–27
Q4TDDevin Singletary 6 Yd Rush (Ben Sauls Kick)17–34

Line score and box score

Points by quarter across the top, then every player who recorded a stat underneath, a table per unit. The pills switch clubs; the defensive table is the half of a football box most scoreboards leave out.

Qtr	1	2	3	4	T
DALDallas Cowboys	10	0	0	7	17
NYGNew York Giants	6	10	8	10	34

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Joe Milton III	7/13	73	5.6	0	1	0-0	55.4	38.3
Dak Prescott	7/11	70	6.4	0	0	0-0	5.3	81.6

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jaydon Blue	16	64	4.0	1	27
Joe Milton III	4	43	10.8	0	23
Phil Mafah	5	18	3.6	1	8
Hunter Luepke	2	12	6.0	0	9
KaVontae Turpin	1	7	7.0	0	7
Dak Prescott	2	-1	-0.5	0	0

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	TGTS
Ryan Flournoy	5	68	13.6	33	7
Brevyn Spann-Ford	2	30	15.0	23	3
Luke Schoonmaker	1	12	12.0	12	1
Phil Mafah	2	11	5.5	10	2
George Pickens	1	9	9.0	9	3
Jake Ferguson	1	5	5.0	5	2
CeeDee Lamb	1	4	4.0	4	1
Hunter Luepke	1	4	4.0	4	1
KaVontae Turpin	0	0	0.0	0	1
Jalen Tolbert	0	0	0.0	0	1
Jonathan Mingo	0	0	0.0	0	1

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Dak Prescott	1	1	0
Jadeveon Clowney	0	0	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Shemar James	13	3	0.5	0	0	1
Sam Williams	8	2	0	1	0	0
Logan Wilson	7	3	0	0	1	0
Jadeveon Clowney	6	5	3	4	1	3
Reddy Steward	6	4	0	0	0	0
Caelen Carson	6	4	0	1	0	0
Donovan Wilson	5	3	0	0	0	0
Josh Butler	5	3	0	0	0	0
Trikweze Bridges	5	2	0	0	0	0
Malik Hooker	4	1	0	0	0	0
Osa Odighizuwa	4	0	0.5	0	0	0
James Houston	3	1	0	0	0	5

Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
KaVontae Turpin	7	215	30.7	84	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Brandon Aubrey	1/2	50.0	22	2/2	5

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Bryan Anger	2	110	57.0	0	0	65

League standings

The full ladder, with both clubs marked.

AFC East

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Buffalo Bills2-01.000W2

2New England Patriots1-0.750W1

3New York Jets1-1.500W1

4Miami Dolphins0-2.000L2

AFC North

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Cincinnati Bengals2-01.000W2

2Baltimore Ravens2-01.000W2

3Pittsburgh Steelers1-1.500L1

4Cleveland Browns0-2.000L2

AFC South

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Tennessee Titans2-01.000W2

2Jacksonville Jaguars1-1.500L1

3Indianapolis Colts0-1.250L1

4Houston Texans0-2.000L2

AFC West

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Los Angeles Chargers1-1.500L1

2Las Vegas Raiders1-1.500W1

3Denver Broncos1-1.500L1

4Kansas City Chiefs0-2.000L2

NFC East

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Dallas Cowboys2-01.000W2

2Washington Commanders1-1.500L1

3New York Giants1-1.500W1

4Philadelphia Eagles0-2.000L2

NFC North

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Detroit Lions1-1.500W1

2Minnesota Vikings1-1.500L1

3Green Bay Packers1-1.500W1

4Chicago Bears1-1.500L1

NFC South

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Tampa Bay Buccaneers2-01.000W2

2Carolina Panthers2-1.667W1

3Atlanta Falcons1-1.500W1

4New Orleans Saints0-2.000L2

NFC West

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Los Angeles Rams2-01.000W2

2San Francisco 49ers1-1.500W1

3Arizona Cardinals1-2.333L1

4Seattle Seahawks0-2.000L2

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atCowboys at Giants

Week 18

Final

How it finished

Giants rolled past Cowboys 34–17.

Giants led 16–10 at the half and held the lead.

Giants outscored Cowboys 10–0 in the 2nd quarter — the swing that decided it.

The Giants sit 3rd in the NFC East, 1 game back, coming off a win. The Cowboys lead the NFC East by 1, winners of 2 straight.

The win pulls the Giants back to .500 at 1-1. The Giants are up next at Jets (Aug 28), then home vs Cowboys. The Cowboys are up next home vs Saints (Aug 28), then at Giants.

Win probabilityNYG win %

J.Dart pass short left to D.Bellinger for 29 yards, TOUCHDOWN [J.Houston]. B.Sauls extra point is GOOD, Center-C.Kreiter, Holder-J.Gillan.NYG +16%
J.Gillan kicks 60 yards from NYG 35 to DAL 5. K.Turpin to NYG 11 for 84 yards (A.Green).DAL +12%
D.Prescott FUMBLES (Aborted) at DAL 29, RECOVERED by NYG-B.Okereke at DAL 28.NYG +11%

Team stats

What each side actually did with the ball.

Dallas Cowboys

New York Giants

286Total yards380

54Total plays69

5.3Yards / play5.5

18First downs25

143Passing yards219

14/24Comp / att22/33

6.0Yards / pass5.9

8Passing 1st downs14

143Rushing yards161

30Rush attempts32

4.8Yards / rush5.0

9Rushing 1st downs8

2-83rd down8-14

1-24th down0-0

2-4Red zone2-5

0-0Sacks allowed4-11

9-94Penalties7-63

2Turnovers↓1

1Fumbles lost↓1

26:53Possession33:07

Top performers

DAL

PassJoe Milton III7/13, 73 YDS · 0 TD · 1 INT
RushJaydon Blue16 CAR, 64 YDS · 1 TD
RecRyan Flournoy5 REC, 68 YDS

NYG

PassJaxson Dart22/32, 230 YDS · 2 TD
RushTyrone Tracy Jr.18 CAR, 103 YDS
RecGunner Olszewski8 REC, 102 YDS

Drive summary

Cowboys11 drives

2 TD1 FG1 Miss FG2 Punt2 Turnover1 Downs2 End

Scored on 3 of 11 · 27 yds/drive · long 69

Giants10 drives

3 TD4 FG2 Punt1 Turnover

Scored on 7 of 10 · 40 yds/drive · long 96

Scoring summary

Every point in the order it was scored, with the running score beside it.

Q1FGBen Sauls 45 Yd Field Goal0–3
Q1FGBrandon Aubrey 22 Yd Field Goal3–3
Q1FGBen Sauls 35 Yd Field Goal3–6
Q1TDJaydon Blue 14 Yd Rush (Brandon Aubrey Kick)10–6
Q2FGBen Sauls 23 Yd Field Goal10–9
Q2TDDaniel Bellinger 29 Yd pass from Jaxson Dart (Ben Sauls Kick)10–16
Q3TDTyrone Tracy Jr. 13 Yd pass from Jaxson Dart (Devin Singletary Pass to Darius Slayton for Two-Point Conversion)10–24
Q4TDPhil Mafah 1 Yd Rush (Brandon Aubrey Kick)17–24
Q4FGBen Sauls 30 Yd Field Goal17–27
Q4TDDevin Singletary 6 Yd Rush (Ben Sauls Kick)17–34

Line score and box score

Qtr	1	2	3	4	T
DALDallas Cowboys	10	0	0	7	17
NYGNew York Giants	6	10	8	10	34

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Joe Milton III	7/13	73	5.6	0	1	0-0	55.4	38.3
Dak Prescott	7/11	70	6.4	0	0	0-0	5.3	81.6

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jaydon Blue	16	64	4.0	1	27
Joe Milton III	4	43	10.8	0	23
Phil Mafah	5	18	3.6	1	8
Hunter Luepke	2	12	6.0	0	9
KaVontae Turpin	1	7	7.0	0	7
Dak Prescott	2	-1	-0.5	0	0

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	TGTS
Ryan Flournoy	5	68	13.6	33	7
Brevyn Spann-Ford	2	30	15.0	23	3
Luke Schoonmaker	1	12	12.0	12	1
Phil Mafah	2	11	5.5	10	2
George Pickens	1	9	9.0	9	3
Jake Ferguson	1	5	5.0	5	2
CeeDee Lamb	1	4	4.0	4	1
Hunter Luepke	1	4	4.0	4	1
KaVontae Turpin	0	0	0.0	0	1
Jalen Tolbert	0	0	0.0	0	1
Jonathan Mingo	0	0	0.0	0	1

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Dak Prescott	1	1	0
Jadeveon Clowney	0	0	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Shemar James	13	3	0.5	0	0	1
Sam Williams	8	2	0	1	0	0
Logan Wilson	7	3	0	0	1	0
Jadeveon Clowney	6	5	3	4	1	3
Reddy Steward	6	4	0	0	0	0
Caelen Carson	6	4	0	1	0	0
Donovan Wilson	5	3	0	0	0	0
Josh Butler	5	3	0	0	0	0
Trikweze Bridges	5	2	0	0	0	0
Malik Hooker	4	1	0	0	0	0
Osa Odighizuwa	4	0	0.5	0	0	0
James Houston	3	1	0	0	0	5

Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
KaVontae Turpin	7	215	30.7	84	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Brandon Aubrey	1/2	50.0	22	2/2	5

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Bryan Anger	2	110	57.0	0	0	65

League standings

The full ladder, with both clubs marked.

AFC East

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Buffalo Bills2-01.000W2

2New England Patriots1-0.750W1

3New York Jets1-1.500W1

4Miami Dolphins0-2.000L2

AFC North

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Cincinnati Bengals2-01.000W2

2Baltimore Ravens2-01.000W2

3Pittsburgh Steelers1-1.500L1

4Cleveland Browns0-2.000L2

AFC South

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Tennessee Titans2-01.000W2

2Jacksonville Jaguars1-1.500L1

3Indianapolis Colts0-1.250L1

4Houston Texans0-2.000L2

AFC West

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Los Angeles Chargers1-1.500L1

2Las Vegas Raiders1-1.500W1

3Denver Broncos1-1.500L1

4Kansas City Chiefs0-2.000L2

NFC East

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Dallas Cowboys2-01.000W2

2Washington Commanders1-1.500L1

3New York Giants1-1.500W1

4Philadelphia Eagles0-2.000L2

NFC North

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Detroit Lions1-1.500W1

2Minnesota Vikings1-1.500L1

3Green Bay Packers1-1.500W1

4Chicago Bears1-1.500L1

NFC South

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Tampa Bay Buccaneers2-01.000W2

2Carolina Panthers2-1.667W1

3Atlanta Falcons1-1.500W1

4New Orleans Saints0-2.000L2

NFC West

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Los Angeles Rams2-01.000W2

2San Francisco 49ers1-1.500W1

3Arizona Cardinals1-2.333L1

4Seattle Seahawks0-2.000L2