WEEK 1 · FINAL
THE READ
Cowboys edge Giants by 3
Cowboys 30, Giants 27. Nobody watching sat down. Joe Milton threw for Cowboys — 17/23, 277 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT. Aaron Rodgers did the damage for Giants — 14/28, 217 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT — in a losing effort. Total yards: Cowboys 420, Giants 279.
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THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowboys | -13.4 | -1.1 | -12.2 | -11 |
| Giants | -11.4 | -7.1 | -4.2 | -4 |
SRS is how many points a side beats an
average team by once you account for who they played — beat a good
team by 3 and it counts for more than beating a bad one by 20.
SOS is how hard that schedule has been.
Full table.
IN THE BOOTH
Devon Walker
Beat reporter
Dallas outlasted New York in a sloppy opener that came down to ball security—the Giants coughed it up once while the Cowboys turned it over 3 times and still won by 3. KaVontae Turpin's 132 yards and 2 touchdowns kept Dallas moving when the passing game got messy.
Elise Carter
The insider
· replying
Dallas won ugly and got away with it—3 turnovers against 1 is the kind of margin that doesn't usually hold up, but here we are, and the Giants have to know it.
Ava Collins
Beat reporter
· replying
Milton's 3 touchdowns and 277 yards masked a concerning carelessness with the ball—Dallas threw 2 picks and still had enough firepower to escape. New York will regret not capitalizing; Rodgers looked sharp on limited volume, but 217 yards and a 14-for-28 night isn't going to beat anybody when you're asking your defense to work that hard.
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did not happen.
Jordan Love
Giants
17/26, 349 yards, 3 TD
Joe Milton
Cowboys
17/23, 277 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
KaVontae Turpin
Cowboys
6 catches, 132 yards, 2 TD
WHAT DECIDED IT
Through the air
Giants 349, Cowboys 305
Giants
On the ground
Cowboys 115, Giants 91
Cowboys
Total yards
Giants 440, Cowboys 420
Giants
Giveaways
Giants 1, Cowboys 3
Giants
THE ROOM
Final. The recap is below.
THE MATCHUP SCOUT
every number below is counted from the export or read off the roster — nothing is inferred about playcalling
LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Balanced
Pass 58% · Rush 42% · 23.5 scored, 35.8 allowed
6.5 yds/att
53.4% completions
5.8 yds/carry
330.9 yds/game
2.2 giveaways/game
8.2% sack rate
last 5: 2-3
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 31 · Turnover-prone
Balance 92
Ball security 37
Back usage 31%
QB runs 5.8/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.2 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 81
WR 88
TE 85
RB 82
OL 82
DL 85
LB 82
DB 86
Best: CeeDee Lamb WR 94
Fastest: KaVontae Turpin WR 97 SPD
9 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Pass-heavy
Pass 62% · Rush 38% · 27.9 scored, 32.1 allowed
8.4 yds/att
54.4% completions
5.2 yds/carry
343.5 yds/game
1.8 giveaways/game
6.0% sack rate
last 5: 2-3
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 55 · Aggressive
Balance 88
Ball security 51
Back usage 38%
QB runs 0.1/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 1.8 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 89
WR 84
TE 80
RB 92
OL 81
DL 88
LB 82
DB 84
Best: Christian McCaffrey HB 96
Fastest: Malik Nabers WR 96 SPD
9 at star dev or better
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HOW THEY PLAY
the man, not the franchise — only weeks the record attributes to him, this season
mchristian24
Giants · his last 8 games
Throws it
Pass / run62% / 38%
Points for / against27.9 — 32.1
Margin-4.2
Giveaways a game1.8
Sacks taken6.0% of dropbacks
Lead backTravis Etienne Jr · 11.6/g
Top targetMalik Nabers · 30%
QB carries0.1 a game
Bilodeau29
Cowboys · his last 8 games
Balanced
Gives it away
One target
Pass / run58% / 42%
Points for / against23.5 — 35.8
Margin-12.2
Giveaways a game2.2
Sacks taken8.2% of dropbacks
Lead backJaydon Blue · 12.0/g
Top targetCeeDee Lamb · 38%
QB carries4.4 a game
Counted from the weeks each man actually held his team — so a franchise that changed hands is not credited to whoever has it now. Nothing above is a playcall: the export does not carry those, and neither does this.
THE SERIES
Bilodeau29 against mchristian24 — the men, not the teams
Bilodeau29 leads it 1-0.
Bilodeau29 won the last one.
1 meeting
avg 30.0 — 27.0
biggest: 3 pts to Bilodeau29
S1 · week 1
Bilodeau29 30 — 27 mchristian24
BILODEAU29
Only meetings Sapphire can attribute to both men are counted — a Madden export never says who owned a team last season, so the series starts where the record does.
MATCHUP ADVANTAGES
unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
Cowboys receivers vs Giants secondary
88 v 84
COWBOYS
Giants receivers vs Cowboys secondary
84 v 86
EVEN
Cowboys line vs Giants front
82 v 88
GIANTS
Giants line vs Cowboys front
81 v 85
COWBOYS
Cowboys backs vs Giants run defence
82 v 85
GIANTS
Giants backs vs Cowboys run defence
92 v 84
GIANTS
Cowboys passer vs Giants secondary
81 v 84
GIANTS
Giants passer vs Cowboys secondary
89 v 86
GIANTS
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BOX SCORE
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COWBOYS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Milton QB | 17/23 | 277 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 117.2 |
| Taysom Hill TE | 1/1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 118.7 |
GIANTS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Love QB | 17/26 | 349 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 147.1 |
COWBOYS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaydon Blue HB | 11 | 107 | 9.7 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 59 | 0 |
| Joe Milton QB | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| KaVontae Turpin WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
GIANTS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Etienne Jr HB | 13 | 62 | 4.8 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 0 |
| Christian McCaffrey HB | 5 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 1 |
| Jordan Love QB | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
COWBOYS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KaVontae Turpin WR | 6 | 132 | 22 | 2 | 71 | 0 | 45 |
| CeeDee Lamb WR | 6 | 69 | 11.5 | 1 | 67 | 0 | 35 |
| Taysom Hill TE | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 25 |
| George Pickens WR | 1 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 |
| Jaydon Blue HB | 2 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 12 |
GIANTS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malik Nabers WR | 6 | 82 | 13.7 | 1 | 69 | 1 | 23 |
| Jordyn Tyson WR | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
| Travis Etienne Jr HB | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 21 |
| Christian McCaffrey HB | 3 | 42 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 38 |
| Jalin Hyatt WR | 1 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 30 |
| Theo Johnson TE | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
COWBOYS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DaRon Bland CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Pitre CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Thompson FS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Clark DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quinnen Williams DT | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMarvion Overshown WILL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malik Hooker FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malachi Lawrence LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaishawn Barham WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deane Leonard CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dee Winters WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Downs SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashan Gary LEDG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cobie Durant CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Markquese Bell SS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
GIANTS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arvell Reese LEDG | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trent McDuffie CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paulson Adebo CB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Germaine Pratt WILL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JT Woods SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Deonte Banks CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Edgerrin Cooper WILL | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Nubin SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zaire Barnes MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Pinnock SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tarheeb Still FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RECENT FORM
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TEAM STATS
| Cowboys | Giants | |
|---|---|---|
| 420 | TOTAL YARDS | 440 |
| 305 | PASSING YARDS | 349 |
| 115 | RUSHING YARDS | 91 |
| 1 | SACKS ALLOWED | 1 |
| 2 | SACKS MADE | 0.5 |
| 3 | GIVEAWAYS | 1 |
| 1 | TAKEAWAYS | 3 |
Bold is the side that won that line. Giveaways come off a team's own offensive rows and takeaways off its own defensive rows — two separate payloads, so they need not tie out against each other.
ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD
1
COWBOYS
—
0
GIANTS