2026 · Week 1

Dallas Cowboys @ New York Giants

Sun Sep 13, 8:20 PM EDT MetLife Stadium 78°F, wind 2 mph, partly cloudy Final 20–28

Depth

Game total

47.5

points, both teams

Offense
Team total	25.2	22.2
Plays a game	62.8	61.9

A division game. Sunday night, the only game on.

Game and team totals: consensus of 9 books via The Odds API, as of Sun Sep 13 1:57 PM EDT.

Key players

who each offense runs through

Cowboys

NYG defense allows a game RB 117yds · 1st over usual WR 152yds · 14th over usual

#33 J. WilliamsRB RB1

15.2 car3.2 tgt48% of carries44% routes0.11 tgt / route

last 4

48% of carries over his last 4 Role Whether his workload is growing or shrinking, counted in the scrimmage yards it usually produces. His workload is his carries and targets, how far downfield the targets were and his touches inside the 20. Over his last 4 games it has been worth 88 a game, down from 90 in the 10 games before. That's within his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about half of a change in role has shown up in the next game. How we count
4.5 touches a game inside the 20 over his last 4
Last game, vs GB: 41 rushing yards on 11 carries, 2 catches for 9 yards, 1 touchdown
3.7 yards a carry, 23rd of 39 backs
With Malik Davis out: 64% of the carries in the 6 games he missed since 2025, 57% with him
Vs NYG: 69 rushing yards a game over 2, 52 in all his games
Vs Dennard Wilson: 41 rushing yards in his one game, 52 in all his games

#88 C. LambWR WR1

13 tgt21% of targets82% routes0.20 tgt / route

last 4

21% of targets over his last 4 Role Whether his workload is growing or shrinking, counted in the receiving yards it usually produces. His workload is his targets, how far downfield they were and those inside the 20. Over his last 4 games it has been worth 57 a game, down from 83 in the 9 games before. That's within his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about half of a change in role has shown up in the next game. How we count
2.2 touches a game inside the 20 over his last 4
Last game, vs GB: 70 receiving yards, 9 catches on 18 targets
2.38 yards per route run in 2025, 6th of 154 receivers and tight ends
NYG allow 18.5 targets a game to receivers, 10th most
Vs NYG: 59 receiving yards a game over 5, 84 in all his games Beyond Usage The receiving yards he gains beyond what his workload usually produces. His workload is his targets, how far downfield they were and those inside the 20. Over 5 games, he has gained 7 receiving yards a game more than his workload usually produces. That's within his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about a third of a gap has carried into the next game. How we count
Vs Dennard Wilson: 44 receiving yards in his one game, 84 in all his games

#3 G. PickensWR WR2

9.5 tgt18% of targets80% routes0.21 tgt / route

last 4

18% of targets over his last 4 Role Whether his workload is growing or shrinking, counted in the receiving yards it usually produces. His workload is his targets, how far downfield they were and those inside the 20. Over his last 4 games it has been worth 43 a game, down from 73 in the 13 games before. That's within his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about half of a change in role has shown up in the next game. How we count
1.2 touches a game inside the 20 over his last 4
Last game, vs GB: 73 receiving yards, 6 catches on 11 targets
2.35 yards per route run in 2025, 8th of 154 receivers and tight ends
NYG allow 18.5 targets a game to receivers, 10th most
Vs NYG: 45 receiving yards a game over 4, 75 in all his games Beyond Usage The receiving yards he gains beyond what his workload usually produces. His workload is his targets, how far downfield they were and those inside the 20. Over 4 games, he has gained about what his workload usually produces. That's within his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about a third of a gap has carried into the next game. How we count
Vs Dennard Wilson: 28 receiving yards in his one game, 75 in all his games

Giants

DAL defense allows a game WR 171yds · 1st over usual TE 52yds · 14th over usual RB 95yds · 13th over usual

#1 M. NabersWR WR1 Q

12 tgt27% of targets81% routes0.27 tgt / route

last 4

Questionable (Knee)
27% of targets over his last 4 Role Whether his workload is growing or shrinking, counted in the receiving yards it usually produces. His workload is his targets, how far downfield they were and those inside the 20. Over his last 4 games it has been worth 81 a game, down from 89 in the 15 games before. That's within his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about half of a change in role has shown up in the next game. How we count
1.8 touches a game inside the 20 over his last 4
Last game, vs NO: 165 receiving yards, 12 catches on 15 targets
2.02 yards per route run in 2025, 19th of 154 receivers and tight ends
DAL allow 17.8 targets a game to receivers, 14th most
Vs DAL: 105 receiving yards a game over 4, 79 in all his games Beyond Usage The receiving yards he gains beyond what his workload usually produces. His workload is his targets, how far downfield they were and those inside the 20. Over 4 games, he has gained about what his workload usually produces. That's within his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about a third of a gap has carried into the next game. How we count
Vs Christian Parker: 69 receiving yards in his one game, 79 in all his games

#9 I. LikelyTE TE1

10.2 tgt7% of targets62% routes0.08 tgt / route

last 4

7% of targets over his last 4 Role Whether his workload is growing or shrinking, counted in the receiving yards it usually produces. His workload is his targets, how far downfield they were and those inside the 20. Over his last 4 games it has been worth 20 a game, down from 25 in the 8 games before. That's within his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about half of a change in role has shown up in the next game. How we count
1.5 touches a game inside the 20 over his last 4
Last game, vs NO: 99 receiving yards, 6 catches on 11 targets, 1 touchdown
1.22 yards per route run in 2025, 32nd of 84 receivers and tight ends
DAL allow 6.8 targets a game to tight ends, 22nd most
Vs DAL: 41 receiving yards a game over 2, 37 in all his games
Vs Christian Parker: 78 receiving yards in his one game, 37 in all his games

#44 C. SkatteboRB RB1

15.8 car3 tgt42% of carries53% routes0.22 tgt / route

last 4