- Cowboys–Giants rivalry
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Dallas Cowboys–New York Giants 
Regular Season History First meeting December 4, 1960 First result NYG 31, DAL 31 Last meeting November 14, 2010 Last result DAL 33, NYG 20 Next meeting December 11, 2011 Rivalry status 97 meetings[1] Largest victory DAL 52, NYG 7 (1966) Smallest victory DAL 17, NYG 16 (1961) Current streak DAL W1 (2010—present) All-time series DAL leads 56–40–2[1] Post Season History Last meeting January 13, 2008 Last result NYG 21, DAL 17 All-time postseason series NYG leads 1–0 [1] Championship Success NFL Championships (12) NFC East Divisional Championships (27)
- DAL (20)
- NYG (7)
Super Bowl Appearances (12)[2]
The Cowboys–Giants rivalry involves the National Football League teams the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants. The beginning of this rivalry is difficult to trace but perhaps is best defined by the first game these two teams ever played back in 1960 which resulted in a tie score of 31–31. In the early 1960s the New York Giants were beginning to wind down as an NFL powerhouse. After having been arguably the most dominant team in the Eastern Conference through the 1950s and early 1960s the Giants entered a period of poor play where they did not make the playoffs from 1964 to 1981. While the Giants dominated the Cowboys in the first few years of the rivalry, the Cowboys picked up steam and took control of the rivalry from the mid 1960s to the early 1980s, winning 17 of the 20 meetings between the 2 teams in the 1970s. In the 1980s however the Giants struck back, and the rivalry has been relatively even handed ever since with intermittent spurts of dominance (the Giants in the late 1980s and the Cowboys in the early 1990s). This is a unique rivalry in American sports in that no other Texas area team is in the same division as a New York area team, or has a consistent rivalry with one, most likely due to the relatively far geographical distance between the two regions (though during the 1960s, the New York Jets were division rivals with the Houston Oilers in the American Football League East Division).
Another important facet of this rivalry is Hall of Fame coach Tom Landry. Landry was one of the most fateful figures in the history of both franchises. Drafted by the Giants in 1947, it would be three more years before he actually played with them. He played multiple roles – defensive back, halfback, and quarterback – and in those roles he recorded one rushing touchdown, one passing touchdown, two touchdowns off fumble recoveries, and three touchdowns off INTs. He made one Pro Bowl as a player, in 1954, the same season he joined the Giants' coaching staff. After he retired as a player at the end of the 1955 season, he became the Giants' defensive coordinator inventing the 4-3 Defense, serving in that role through 1959. In 1960, he became head coach of the first-year Cowboys and in his 29 seasons went 35–17–2 against the Giants.
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Game results
The following is a list of results from all of the meetings between the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants from their first meeting on December 4, 1960 to the present:[1]
Post Season Meeting Tied Game Overtime Result 1960s (Cowboys 9–6–2)
Year Date Winner Result Loser Location 1960 December 4 Tie 31–31 Yankee Stadium 1961 October 15 New York Giants 31–10 Dallas Cowboys Cotton Bowl October 29 Dallas Cowboys 17–16 New York Giants Yankee Stadium 1962 November 11 New York Giants 41–10 Dallas Cowboys Cotton Bowl December 16 New York Giants 41–31 Dallas Cowboys Yankee Stadium 1963 October 20 New York Giants 37–21 Dallas Cowboys Yankee Stadium November 10 New York Giants 34–27 Dallas Cowboys Cotton Bowl 1964 October 11 Tie 13–13 Cotton Bowl November 8 Dallas Cowboys 31–21 New York Giants Yankee Stadium 1965 September 19 Dallas Cowboys 31–2 New York Giants Cotton Bowl December 19 Dallas Cowboys 38–20 New York Giants Yankee Stadium 1966 September 18 Dallas Cowboys 52–7 New York Giants Cotton Bowl October 23 Dallas Cowboys 17–7 New York Giants Yankee Stadium 1967 September 24 Dallas Cowboys 38–24 New York Giants Cotton Bowl 1968 November 10 New York Giants 27–21 Dallas Cowboys Cotton Bowl December 15 Dallas Cowboys 28–10 New York Giants Yankee Stadium 1969 October 27 Dallas Cowboys 25–3 New York Giants Cotton Bowl 1970s (Cowboys 17–3)
Year Date Winner Result Loser Location 1970 September 27 Dallas Cowboys 28–10 New York Giants Cotton Bowl November 8 New York Giants 23–20 Dallas Cowboys Yankee Stadium 1971 October 11 Dallas Cowboys 20–13 New York Giants Cotton Bowl December 12 Dallas Cowboys 42–14 New York Giants Yankee Stadium 1972 September 24 Dallas Cowboys 23–14 New York Giants Yankees Stadium December 17 New York Giants 23–3 Dallas Cowboys Texas Stadium 1973 October 21 Dallas Cowboys 45–28 New York Giants Texas Stadium November 11 Dallas Cowboys 23–10 New York Giants Yale Bowl 1974 September New York Giants 14–6 Dallas Cowboys Texas Stadium October 27 Dallas Cowboys 21–7 New York Giants Yale Bowl 1975 October 12 Dallas Cowboys 13–7 New York Giants Shea Stadium November 30 Dallas Cowboys 14–3 New York Giants Texas Stadium 1976 October 10 Dallas Cowboys 24–14 New York Giants Giants Stadium November 7 Dallas Cowboys 9–3 New York Giants Texas Stadium 1977 September 25 Dallas Cowboys 41–21 New York Giants Texas Stadium November 6 Dallas Cowboys 24–10 New York Giants Giants Stadium 1978 September 10 Dallas Cowboys 34–24 New York Giants Giants Stadium October 8 Dallas Cowboys 24–3 New York Giants Texas Stadium 1979 November 4 Dallas Cowboys 16–14 New York Giants Giants Stadium September 23 Dallas Cowboys 28–7 New York Giants Texas Stadium 1980s (Tie 9–9)
Year Date Winner Result Loser Location 1980 October 5 Dallas Cowboys 24–3 New York Giants Texas Stadium November 9 New York Giants 38–35 Dallas Cowboys Giants Stadium 1981 September 27 Dallas Cowboys 18–10 New York Giants Texas Stadium December 19 New York Giants 13–10 (OT) Dallas Cowboys Giants Stadium 1983 September 18 Dallas Cowboys 28–13 New York Giants Texas Stadium October 30 Dallas Cowboys 38–20 New York Giants Giants Stadium 1984 September 9 New York Giants 28–7 Dallas Cowboys Giants Stadium November 4 New York Giants 19–7 Dallas Cowboys Texas Stadium 1985 October 6 Dallas Cowboys 30–29 New York Giants Giants Stadium September 29 Dallas Cowboys 28–21 New York Giants Texas Stadium 1986 September 8 Dallas Cowboys 31–28 New York Giants Texas Stadium November 2 New York Giants 17–14 Dallas Cowboys Giants Stadium 1987 September 20 Dallas Cowboys 16–14 New York Giants Giants Stadium November 2 Dallas Cowboys 33–24 New York Giants Texas Stadium 1988 September 18 New York Giants 12–10 Dallas Cowboys Texas Stadium November 6 New York Giants 29–21 Dallas Cowboys Giants Stadium 1989 October 1 New York Giants 30–13 New York Giants Texas Stadium December 16 New York Giants 15–0 New York Giants Giants Stadium 1990s (Cowboys 12–8)
Year Date Winner Result Loser Location 1990 September 16 New York Giants 28–7 Dallas Cowboys Texas Stadium September 30 New York Giants 31–17 Dallas Cowboys Giants Stadium 1991 September 29 Dallas Cowboys 21–16 New York Giants Texas Stadium December 8 New York Giants 22–9 Dallas Cowboys Giants Stadium 1992 September 13 Dallas Cowboys 34–28 New York Giants Giants Stadium November 26 Dallas Cowboys 30–3 New York Giants Texas Stadium 1993 November 7 Dallas Cowboys 31–9 New York Giants Texas Stadium January 2 Dallas Cowboys 16–13 (OT) New York Giants Giants Stadium 1994 November 7 Dallas Cowboys 38–10 New York Giants Texas Stadium December 24 New York Giants 15–10 Dallas Cowboys Giants Stadium 1995 September 4 Dallas Cowboys 35–0 New York Giants Giants Stadium December 17 Dallas Cowboys 21–20 New York Giants Texas Stadium 1996 September 8 Dallas Cowboys 27–0 New York Giants Texas Stadium November 24 New York Giants 20–6 Dallas Cowboys Giants Stadium 1997 October 5 New York Giants 20–17 Dallas Cowboys Giants Stadium December 21 New York Giants 20–7 Dallas Cowboys Texas Stadium 1998 September 21 Dallas Cowboys 31–7 New York Giants Giants Stadium November 8 Dallas Cowboys 16–6 New York Giants Texas Stadium 1999 October 18 New York Giants 13–10 Dallas Cowboys Giants Stadium January 2 Dallas Cowboys 26–18 New York Giants Texas Stadium 2000s (Giants 13–8)
Year Date Winner Result Loser Location 2000 October 15 New York Giants 19–14 Dallas Cowboys Giants Stadium December 17 New York Giants 17–13 Dallas Cowboys Texas Stadium 2001 November 4 New York Giants 27–24 Dallas Cowboys Giants Stadium December 9 Dallas Cowboys 20–13 New York Giants Texas Stadium 2002 October 6 New York Giants 21–17 Dallas Cowboys Texas Stadium December 15 New York Giants 37–7 Dallas Cowboys Giants Stadium 2003 September 15 Dallas Cowboys 32–25 New York Giants Giants Stadium December 21 Dallas Cowboys 19–3 New York Giants Texas Stadium 2004 October 10 New York Giants 26–10 Dallas Cowboys Texas Stadium January 2 New York Giants 28–24 Dallas Cowboys Giants Stadium 2005 October 16 Dallas Cowboys 16–13 New York Giants Texas Stadium December 4 New York Giants 17–10 Dallas Cowboys Giants Stadium 2006 October 23 New York Giants 36–22 Dallas Cowboys Texas Stadium December 3 Dallas Cowboys 23–20 New York Giants Giants Stadium 2007 September 9 Dallas Cowboys 45–35 New York Giants Texas Stadium November 11 Dallas Cowboys 31–20 New York Giants Giants Stadium 2008 January 13 New York Giants 21–17 Dallas Cowboys Texas Stadium 2008 November 2 New York Giants 35–14 Dallas Cowboys Giants Stadium December 14 Dallas Cowboys 20–8 New York Giants Texas Stadium 2009 September 20 New York Giants 33–31 Dallas Cowboys Cowboys Stadium December 13 New York Giants 31–24 Dallas Cowboys Giants Stadium 2010s (Tie 1–1)
Year Date Winner Result Loser Location 2010 October 25 New York Giants 41–35 Dallas Cowboys Cowboys Stadium November 14 Dallas Cowboys 33–20 New York Giants New Meadowlands Stadium 2011 December 11 TBD TBD TBD Cowboys Stadium January 1 TBD TBD TBD MetLife Stadium Notable rivalry moments
- The very first meeting between the Cowboys and NY Giants, on December 4, 1960 at Yankee Stadium, ended in a 31–31 tie. Eddie LeBaron threw three touchdowns for Dallas (two in the fourth quarter), while George Shaw and Lee Grosscup combined for three touchdown throws for the Giants. L. G. Dupree ran in one Dallas touchdown and caught two scores for the first non-loss of the Cowboys' history after opening their inaugural season with ten straight losses.
- The Cowboys defeated the Giants 20–13 on October 11, 1971, the first Monday Night Football meeting between the teams and the last NFL game at the Cotton Bowl.
- On December 19, 1981, the Giants defeated the Cowboys 13–10 in overtime on a frigid Saturday afternoon in Giants Stadium to clinch Big Blue's first playoff berth in 17 seasons. Joe Danelo kicked the winning field goal in overtime after missing a game-winning attempt earlier in sudden death.
- In the final game of the 1993 season, with both teams at 11–4 and competing for playoff position, Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith suffered a separated right shoulder in the first half, but continued to play in obvious pain, amassing 168 rushing yards, including 41 on the game-winning drive, as Dallas won 16–13 in overtime. Smith also locked up the NFL rushing title with his tough, gritty performance. After the game, sportscaster John Madden paid a visit to Smith in the locker room to congratulate him, the only time Madden (as an announcer) would pay such a visit to a player, later writing "[It] was one of the toughest efforts I've ever seen by any football player in any game."[8] The win earned the Cowboys a bye in the playoffs, giving Smith time to heal, and he would go on to lead the Cowboys to victory over the Bills as the MVP of Super Bowl XXVIII.
- The full bitterness of the rivalry played out on Monday Night Football on November 7, 1994 when the 7–1 Cowboys hosted the 3–5 Giants. After a scoreless first quarter Alvin Harper's touchdown catch from Troy Aikman and a one-yard Emmitt Smith rushing score left the Cowboys up 14–3. On the final play of the first half Aikman launched a deep bomb to Harper in the endzone; Harper was hammered in mid-air by Giants safety Tito Wooten and suffered a sprained left knee. Cowboys receivers coach Hubbard Alexander then attacked Jarvis Williams of the Giants and Michael Irvin punched Williams with a helmet. As the brawl escalated Cowboys safety James Washington grabbed a camera and monopod from a local photographer and brandished it like a sword, yelling for Giants players to take him on. Irvin was fined $12,000 and Washington $10,000 by the league. When order was finally restored the Cowboys routed the Giants on rushing touchdowns from Smith, Aikman, and Daryl Johnston en route to a 38–10 win.
- In 2003, the teams met at Giants Stadium on Monday Night Football. The game marked former Giants coach Bill Parcells' first visit to Giants Stadium as head coach of the Cowboys. The Cowboys led 29–14 after three quarters, but they squandered the lead over the last 15 minutes, and found themselves down 32–29 with just 11 seconds to play. The Giants simply needed to kick off and play a "prevent" defense for 1 or 2 plays, but the kickoff went out of bounds, putting the Cowboys at their own 40 with no time elapsed, and Quincy Carter completed a deep pass to Antonio Bryant, who went out of bounds at the New York 34 to stop the clock with 4 seconds left. Billy Cundiff then converted a 52-yard field goal as time expired to send the game to overtime, and kicked a 25 yarder with 5:56 left in OT to win it for the Cowboys. Cundiff tied an NFL record with 7 field goals in the game, out of 8 total attempts.
- In 2007, the Cowboys swept the Giants in the regular season (45–35 in Dallas & 31–20 in NYC), but in the playoffs, the #5 Giants came to Texas Stadium and stunned the top-seeded Cowboys 21–17 en route to winning Super Bowl XLII. Eli Manning scored his second-straight playoff win while Tony Romo suffered his second-straight playoff loss.
- Amid several weeks of off-field acrimony involving Terrell Owens, Tony Romo, Jason Witten, Marion Barber, and owner Jerry Jones, the Cowboys on December 14, 2008 shut down the Giants in New York's final trip to Texas Stadium (and first since the 2007 playoffs), 20–8. Owens and Witten combined for eight catches for 82 yards while Patrick Crayton and Deon Anderson had two receiving scores. Romo completed 20 of 30 throws for 244 yards despite being sacked four times (once for a Giants safety) and injuring his back in the process. The Cowboys sacked Giants quarterback Eli Manning eight times and limited him to only 191 passing yards and two INTs snatched by Terence Newman.
- On September 20, 2009, Lawrence Tynes made a 37-yard field goal as the game clock expired to give the Giants a 33–31 victory and spoil the opening of the new Cowboys Stadium, with a crowd of a record-breaking 105,121 people.
- On October 26, 2010, the Giants defeated the Cowboys in Cowboys Stadium 41–35, leaving the Cowboys at a disappointing 1–5 for the year. This contest is notable for the Giants linebacker Michael Boley driving Tony Romo to the turf and causing Romo to break his left clavicle and most likely ending the Cowboys chances at a playoff run.
- On November 14, 2010, during the teams' first meeting at New Meadowlands Stadium, the lights briefly went out, causing a delay. The Cowoys won the game 33–20, scoring a win in Jason Garrett's head coaching debut.
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