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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
New York Giants
8-4 40
33.44
 
VS
proj
Dallas Cowboys
15 4-8
21

New York Giants hand Dallas Cowboys seventh consecutive loss in 40-15 rout

New York Giants cruised to a 40-15 win to hand Dallas Cowboys their seventh consecutive loss. Dallas Cowboys jumped out to a 15-point lead on Thursday behind 14 points from Greg Zuerlein (3-3 FG, 33 long, 1-1 XP) and Amari Cooper (6 Rec, 112 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). But it was all New York Giants after that. They were led by Younghoe Koo, who made all 5 of his FG attempts for 19 points, and Wayne Gallman Jr., who ran for 94 yards and a touchdown (7 points). New York Giants (8-4) will look to get another win against Hou Texans (GA), while Dallas Cowboys (4-8) will meet Cleveland Browns in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  New York Giants   Dallas Cowboys

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Gallman Jr. (94 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) scored 7 points against the Bengals in Week 12. He more-than-doubled his 3.4-point projection and overachieved for the fourth time this season. Gallman Jr. will face the Seahawks next week.
Wayne Gallman Jr.

Top Player Comparison

New York Giants
Points
% of total points 40
1
Younghoe Koo
K
19
8.02
47.5%
2
Wayne Gallman Jr.
RB
7
3.4
17.5%
3
Justin Herbert
QB
6
7.75
15%
4
The New York Giants defense
DEF
6
6.51
15%
Dallas Cowboys
Points
% of total points 15
1
Greg Zuerlein
K
10
8.36
66.7%
2
Amari Cooper
WR
4
1.75
26.7%
3
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
2
5.41
13.3%
4
%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Amari Cooper had a 54-yard touchdown catch for Dallas Cowboys, helping Dallas Cowboys to a 15-0 lead.
Sunday Early
Younghoe Koo had a 54-yard field goal for New York Giants, while Justin Herbert had a 55-yard pass to contribute to a 39-15 lead for New York Giants.

Points By Position

  New York Giants   Dallas Cowboys

What If

New York Giants would have beaten eight other teams besides Dallas Cowboys this week.
Dallas Cowboys would have lost to 10 other teams besides New York Giants this week.
If they played Dallas Cowboys every week, New York Giants would be 8-4 this season.
Last week, Dallas Cowboys would have beaten New York Giants 18-0.
New York Giants would be 6-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Dallas Cowboys.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as New York Giants, Dallas Cowboys would be 4-7.
If New York Giants had played every team in the league each week, they would be 85-67-4.
If they played every team every week, Dallas Cowboys would be 50-104-2.

Next Week Preview

Dallas Cowboys
Looking ahead to Week 13, 11th-place Dallas Cowboys (4-8) will look to right the ship against fifth-place Cleveland Browns (8-4). Each side has two players on bye next week, as Tom Brady and Leonard Fournette are off for Dallas Cowboys and Joey Slye and Chris Godwin for Cleveland Browns.
New York Giants
A pair of 8-4 teams will go toe-to-toe as New York Giants take on Hou Texans (GA) in Week 13. After 12 weeks of action, New York Giants are ranked eighth in points scored, while Hou Texans (GA) have posted the second-highest point total in Vintage Football League. Over the last three weeks, New York Giants have put up 21.33 points per game, while Hou Texans (GA) have averaged 37.67 per contest.