Here is a capsule look at Wednesday's NFL season-opening game between the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys.
| COWBOYS | GIANTS | |
| SERIES LEADER | 56-41-2 | |
| STREAKS | 6 of past 8 | |
| COACHES VS. OPP. | Garrett: 1-2 | Coughlin: 12-8 |
| LAST GAME | 1/1/12: Cowboys 14 at Giants 31. New York QB Eli Manning throws for 346 yards & 3 TDs for 136.7 passer rating as Giants clinch NFC East. | |
| LAST GAME AT SITE | 1/1/12 | |
| BROADCAST | NBC (8:30 p.m. ET): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya (Field reporter). Westwood One Radio: Kevin Harlan, Boomer Esiason, Mark Malone (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 88 (WW1), 92 (Dal.), 93 (NYG). XM: 88 (WW1), 225 (Dal.), 226 (NYG.). |
2011 STATS
| PASSING | Romo: 346-522-4,184-31-10-102.5 (3C) | Manning: 359-589-4,933 (3C)-29-16-92.9 |
| RUSHING | Murray: 164-897-5.5-2 | Bradshaw: 171-659-3.9-9 |
| RECEIVING | Witten (TE): 79-942-11.9-5 | Cruz: 82-1,536 (3L)-18.7-9 |
| OFFENSE | 375.5 | 385.1 |
| TAKE/GIVE | +4 | +7 |
| DEFENSE | 343.2 | 376.4 |
| SACKS | Ware: 19.5 (2L) | Pierre-Paul: 16.5 |
| INTs | 3 tied: 4 | Webster: 6 (T2C) |
| PUNTING | C. Jones: 42.6 | Weatherford: 45.7 |
| KICKING | Bailey: 135 (39/39 PAT; 32/37 FG) | Tynes: 100 (43/43 PAT; 19/24 FG) |
NOTES
COWBOYS: Are NFL-best 34-17-1 (.663) on KO Weekend…QB TONY ROMO had 4,184 yards & has only 3 4,000-yard seasons in team history. Aims for 5th in row vs. NYG with 100+ rating & has 119.4 rating in past 4 vs. NYG…RB FELIX JONES has 350 scrimmage yards (116.7 per game) in past 3 meetings. RB DE MARCO MURRAY set team rookie record with 253 rush yards in Week 7…Since 2007, TE JASON WITTEN has 444 catches, most by NFL TE. Has led Cowboys in receptions 5 years in row. WR-PR DEZ BRYANT has 5 TDs (4 rec., 1 PR) in 4 games vs. NYG. WR MILES AUSTIN has rec. TD in 2 of past 3 meetings…LB DE MARCUS WARE has 25.5 sacks in past 19. Since 2006, has 91.5 sacks, most in NFL. LB SEAN LEE led team with career-high 131 tackles & had 4 INTs, most by NFC LB. Rookie CB MORRIS CLAIBORNE (No. 6 overall) makes NFL debut & won Jim Thorpe Award at LSU…GIANTS: Have 49 wins in home openers, tied for 2nd most all-time. TOM COUGHLIN is oldest head coach to win SB & is 2-0 in SBs…QB ELI MANNING is 5th player to win SB MVP 2+ times (XLII, XLVI). Set NYG record with 4,933 yards & had 15 4th Q TD passes, most in season in NFL history. Manning & HOFer DAN MARINO only players in NFL history with 3+ 400-yard pass games in season. Is 5-1 in past 6 vs. Dal. with 101.6 rating…RB AHMAD BRADSHAW had rush & rec. TD in last meeting, 2nd time in career with rush & rec. TD in game…WRs VICTOR CRUZ (team-record 1,536) & HAKEEM NICKS (1,192) are 1st set of Giants to each record 1,000+ rec. yards in same season. Each had TD catch in last meeting. Cruz had club-record 7 100-yard games. Nicks is only player in team history with 75+ catches, 1,000+ yards & 7+ TDs in consecutive seasons…DE JASON PIERRE-PAUL had 16.5 sacks, joining HOFer LAWRENCE TAYLOR & MICHAEL STRAHAN as only Giants with 16+ sacks in season. Has 3 sacks, safety, FF & blocked FG in past 2 vs. Dal.