Scheduled / REG
Season 2026 / Week 1
DAL at NYG
AwayDallas CowboysOpen team ->at
Sun, Sep 13, 2026, 8:20 PM EDT
MetLife Stadium
HomeNew York GiantsOpen team ->Personnel matchup
On-field personnel
Dallas Cowboys offense
3WR 1TE
New York Giants defense
Base 3-4 D
Historical play-calling
DAL
Dallas Cowboys
Pass leanPass 57%
Rush 43%
- Pace
- 64.6 plays / game
- Offensive EPA
- +0.031
NYG
New York Giants
Pass leanPass 56%
Rush 44%
- Pace
- 63.9 plays / game
- Offensive EPA
- -0.004
2025 baseline · projected context
Week 1 projection
DAL holds the projected offensive edge
+0.038EPA/play gap
Preseason model
No 2026 games
+0.116
EPA/play
+0.079
EPA/play
2025 historical baseline
Opponent Stress Test
Strong-opponent edge
DAL
+0.107
EPA/play advantage over NYG
Recent series
DAL 5–1
Series record
+11.7
Avg margin · DAL
6 completed meetings in prior 3 seasons
Weaker opponents
Average opponents
Stronger opponents
Projected weather
warm · calm wind
79°
Historical response
Offense in similar conditions
2023–2025
DAL
Dallas Cowboys
sample unavailableNo supported comparable-condition sample.
2 comparable games · 127 offensive plays
NYG
New York Giants
sample unavailableNo supported comparable-condition sample.
2 comparable games · 139 offensive plays
Personnel watch
Personnel availability and projected focal points
Current roster designations
PR · current depth rank 1
Official weekly report
Official Week 1 injury reports are not open yet.
Current roster designations above are not weekly Out, Questionable, or Doubtful labels.
Projected focal points
- Dak Prescott
QB · projected passing yards
3,869.2 yds
highest projected passing volume on current roster
- Javonte Williams
RB · projected rushing yards
1,020.85 yds
highest projected rushing volume on current roster
- George Pickens
WR · projected receiving yards
1,214.65 yds
highest projected receiving volume on current roster
- Jaxson Dart
QB · projected passing yards
1,931.2 yds
highest projected passing volume on current roster
- Tyrone Tracy Jr.
RB · projected rushing yards
629 yds
highest projected rushing volume on current roster
- Darius Slayton
WR · projected receiving yards
457.3 yds
highest projected receiving volume on current roster
Coverage: one current-roster QB, RB, and WR projection per team when supported
Intelligence sources and limits
Status partial; source as of 7/3/2026, 12:00:00 AM.
- features.matchup_expected_epa_v1 · 2026-07-24T04:22:55Z
- features.projected_player_stats_season_v1 · 2026-07-24T04:22:54Z
- features.projected_team_stats_season_v1 · 2026-07-24T04:22:54Z
- features.team_opponent_adjusted_v1 · 2026-07-06T07:15:14Z
- features.weather_features_v1 · 2026-07-06T07:28:45Z
- prediction_package_manifest_v1 · 2026-07-13T12:28:15.885867Z
- raw_nflfastr.teams · 2026-01-25T08:11:23Z
- runtime_schedule_provider · 2026-07-18T14:08:31.933587Z
- warehouse.dim_game · 2026-07-06T07:28:44Z
- warehouse.fact_play · 2026-07-06T07:08:49Z
- warehouse.player_availability · 2026-07-23T00:54:35Z
Section limits: current coach identity unavailable, forecast window not open seasonal outlook, official injury report not open
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Tale of the tape
Market comparison
Reported lines for context, not a stake or wagering instruction.
- DAL moneyline
- -148
- NYG moneyline
- +124
- Spread side
- Team not supplied
- Game total
- 47.5
Reported line -2.5
Market source and as-of time were not supplied by the public schedule.
Data and methodology
Team identity and baseline game facts come from the public schedule contract. Model and analyst evidence uses the separately protected Matchup product contract and is shown only after entitlement, environment, freshness, canonical identity, and real-LLM evidence checks pass.
- Canonical game ID
- 2026_01_DAL_NYG
- Public identity
- DAL at NYG
- Product status
- not presented
- Freshness
- not reported by schedule
- Analysis boundary
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