Giants Now: Numbers to know for Giants-Cowboys

Numbers to know for Giants-Cowboys

The Giants (2-9) visit the Dallas Cowboys (4-7) on Thanksgiving Day for their second matchup of the season on Thursday, Nov. 28 in AT&T Stadium. Kickoff is set for 4:30 p.m. ET on FOX. The game will also be nationally broadcast on Westwood One Radio.

Thursday’s game will be the 126th regular season meeting between the Giants and Cowboys, the second time this season they will meet on a Thursday and their third all-time meeting on Thanksgiving Day. The Giants have played 17 times on the holiday and most recently in 2022 when they lost in Dallas, 28-20.

The Giants’ most recent victory on Thanksgiving was in 1982, when Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor intercepted Gary Danielson in the fourth quarter and returned it 97-yards for the only touchdown in the Giants’ 13-6 win, in Detroit.

Here are numbers to know ahead of the Thanksgiving matchup.

*QB Tommy DeVito completed 21 of 31 atts. (67.7 pct.) for 189 yards & 83.9 rating in 1st start of season last week. Had 2 TD passes in his only career start vs. Dal. (11/12/23), his 1st-career start.

*RB Tyrone Tracy Jr. had 70 scrimmage yards (42 rush, 28 rec.) in Week 12. Has 65+ scrimmage yards in 6 of his past 7 & aims for his 5th in row with 65+ scrimmage yards. Leads all rookies with 587 rush yards & ranks 3rd with 732 scrimmage yards.

*WR Malik Nabers had 6 catches for 64 yards in Week 12 & became 1st player ever with 5+ catches & 50+ rec. yards in 8 of his 1st 9 career games. Has 67 catches in 2024, 2nd-most among rookies & most by player in 1st 9 career games all-time. Had career-high 12 catches for 115 yards in Week 4 meeting. Ranks 4th among rookies with 671 rec. yards.

*WR Wan’Dale Robinson had 5 catches last week & has career-high 61 receptions in 2024. Is 1 of 4 (Ja’Marr Chase, CeeDee Lamb & Garrett Wilson) with 5+ catches in 9 games this season. Had career-high 11 receptions in Week 4 meeting.

*DL Dexter Lawrence had 5th-career FF last week. Has 5 sacks & 4 TFL in his past 4 on road.

*OLB Brian Burns had 10th TFL of season last week & is 1 of 4 (Nick Bosa, Maxx Crosby & Myles Garrett) with 10+ TFL in each of past 4 seasons. Aims for his 4th in row on Thursday with TFL.

*ILB Bobby Okereke had 3rd FF of season last week, his 10th-career FF.

*OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux had TFL last week & had sack in Week 4 meeting.

*S Tyler Nubin led team with 12 tackles & had 1st-career PD in Week 12 & leads all rookies with 81 tackles in 2024.

*QB Cooper Rush completed 24 of 32 atts. (75 pct.) for 247 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 117.6 rating in Week 12, his career-high rating as starting QB & his 3rd-career game with 2 TD passes. Passed for 215 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs for 98.2 rating in his only career start vs. NYG (9/26/22).

*RB Rico Dowdle had 98 scrimmage yards (86 rush, 12 rec.) in Week 12 & has career-high 672 scrimmage yards in 2024. Had TD catch in Week 4 meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. NYG with TD.

*WR CeeDee Lamb had 10 catches for 67 yards in Week 12, his 12th-career game with 10+ catches, tied-2nd most all-time by player in 1st 5 seasons. Has 77 catches in 2024 & joined Jarvis Landry as only players with 70+ catches in each of 1st 5 seasons. Needs 14 rec. yards to reach 6,000 for his career. Has 100+ scrimmage yards in 6 of his past 7 Thursday games, incl. 106 scrimmage yards in Week 4 meeting. Had 11 catches for 151 yards & rec. TD in last home meeting & aims for his 3rd in row at home vs. NYG with 100+ rec. yards.

*WR Kavontae Turpin had 99-yard KR-TD in Week 12 & became 1st player since 2019 (Jamal Agnew) with KR-TD & PR-TD in same season.

*TE Luke Schoonmaker had 1st TD catch of season in Week 12.

*LB Micah Parsons had 2 sacks in Week 12, his 13th-career game with 2+ sacks, tied 5th-most by player in 1st 4 seasons since 1982. Has sack in each of his 3 Thanksgiving games.

*LB Eric Kendricks had 10 tackles in Week 12. Needs 3 tackles for his 9th- straight 100+ tackle season. Is 1 of 3 (Zaire Franklin & Logan Wilson) with 8+ tackles in 10+ games (10) in 2024.

*LB DeMarvion Overshown had 5th sack of season last week.

*CB Daron Bland aims for his 3rd in row vs. NYG with INT.