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Cowboys-Giants Preview Capsule

Posted October 31, 2019 7:00 am

By The Associated Press

DALLAS (4-3) at NY GIANTS (2-6)

Monday, 8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN

OPENING LINE - Cowboys by 7

RECORD VS. SPREAD - Cowboys 4-3; Giants 3-5

SERIES RECORD - Cowboys lead 67-46-2

LAST MEETING - Cowboys beat Giants 35-17, Sept. 8

LAST WEEK - Cowboys bye, beat Eagles 37-10 on Oct. 20; Giants lost to Lions 31-26

AP PRO32 RANKING - Cowboys No. 12 (tie), Giants No. 27

COWBOYS OFFENSE - OVERALL (1), RUSH (4), PASS (3).

COWBOYS DEFENSE - OVERALL (8), RUSH (13), PASS (9).

GIANTS OFFENSE - OVERALL (24), RUSH (17), PASS (17).

GIANTS DEFENSE - OVERALL (28), RUSH (22), PASS (25).

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Cowboys won past five in series, including season opener. ... QB Dak Prescott has a passing and rushing touchdown in 15 games since 2016, most in NFL. ... RB Ezekiel Elliott has rushed for 100-plus yards 23 times since 2016, most in league. ... WR Amari Cooper had 106 yards receiving and TD in Week 1. ...TE Jason Witten returns to Monday night as a player after a year in booth. Aims for fourth in row with TD catch against Giants. ... TE Blake Jarwin has caught four TDs in past two against Giants. ... DE Robert Quinn has at least two-plus sacks in each of past two road games. ...DE Demarcus Lawrence has 2ˆ½ sacks, two forced fumbles and a recovery in past three against Giants. ... S Xavier Woods had a pick and career-high 11 tackles in season opener. ... Giants have lost four straight. Been outscored 38-0 in first quarter in skid. ...QB Daniel Jones had career-best four TD passes against Lions, and a fumble returned for TD. RB Saquon Barkley has at least 100-plus yards from scrimmage yards in all three games versus Dallas. Sixteen overall since 2018, most in NFL. ... WR Golden Tate has at least 80 yards receiving in past three overall. ... Rookie WR Darius Slayton had two TD catches against Lions. ... LB Markus Golden has 2ˆ½ sacks, three tackles for losses and fumble recovery and TD return in past four. ... CB Janoris Jenkins has four interceptions in past five games. ... Fantasy Tip: Prescott has 1,552 yards passing, 13 touchdowns and no interceptions in past five against New York. Threw for 405 pass and four TDs in season opener.

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