Final2024 Week 4

MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ

Dallas Cowboys vs New York Giants, Week 4 2024

Dallas Cowboys

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20

New York Giants

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15

Scoring by quarter
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Cowboys773320
Giants363315

DAL 20NYG 15 Final

  • Passing leader

    Daniel Jones

    NYG · QB

    10.5PPR pts

    29/40, 281 YDS, 1 INT

  • Top fantasy scorer

    CeeDee Lamb

    DAL · WR

    23.6PPR pts

    7 REC, 98 YDS, 1 TD

  • Giants leader

    Malik Nabers

    NYG · WR

    23.1PPR pts

    12 REC, 115 YDS

  • Defensive playmaker

    Amani Oruwariye

    DAL

    1 INT, 3 TKL

Cowboys 20, Giants 15: Dallas beats New York

Dallas led 14–9 at halftime to win 20–15. New York outgained the Cowboys 303–293, but the Cowboys averaged 5.7 yards per play.

The Giants went 5-for-16 on third down and committed one turnover, while the Cowboys finished without a giveaway.

The two teams meet again in Week 17 of 2026. If you roster anyone from either side, run the start/sit call in Redraft Command and it will weigh your lineup, your opponent and your league scoring, not only the player rankings.

Key advantages

  • +1.0 yards/play DAL 5.7 · NYG 4.7
  • +1 turnover margin DAL 0 turnovers

Game Highlights

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Why the Cowboys Won

Dallas won the efficiency and turnover battles.

Team stats comparison, Cowboys vs Giants
CowboysStatGiants
5.7Yards per play4.7
0Turnovers1
Other team stats
293Total yards303
51Plays65
30%Third-down conversion31%
24:23Time of possession35:37

Scoring Summary

The Cowboys scored two touchdowns and two field goals; the Giants scored five field goals.

Scoring plays, Cowboys vs Giants
TimeTeamPlayDALNYG
1st quarter
9:03NYGGreg Joseph 52-yard FG Takes lead03
2:06DALDak Prescott → Rico Dowdle, 15-yard TD Takes leadBrandon Aubrey XP73
2nd quarter
11:11NYGGreg Joseph 41-yard FG76
9:16DALDak Prescott → CeeDee Lamb, 55-yard TD Extends leadBrandon Aubrey XP146
1:06NYGGreg Joseph 38-yard FG149
3rd quarter
8:42NYGGreg Joseph 22-yard FG1412
5:06DALBrandon Aubrey 60-yard FG Extends lead1712
4th quarter
11:11NYGGreg Joseph 42-yard FG1715
6:54DALBrandon Aubrey 40-yard FG Extends lead2015

Fantasy Points: Cowboys vs Giants, Week 4 2024

Fantasy leaders

  1. CeeDee LambDALWR23.6 PTSWR4
  2. Malik NabersNYGWR23.1 PTSWR6
  3. Wan'Dale RobinsonNYGWR18.1 PTSWR17
  4. Dak PrescottDALQB16.7 PTSQB11

Player Stats

Quarterbacks

Quarterback statistics
PlayerFPTSFINCMP/ATTPass YDSTDINTRush ATTRush YDSRush TDRateStart/Sit
Daniel JonesNYGQB10.5QB2329/402810143081.4Start/Sit →
Dak PrescottDALQB16.7QB1122/27221202-10125.5Start/Sit →

WRs, RBs, & TEs

Receiver, running back and tight end statistics
PlayerFPTSFINPOSRush ATTRush YDSRush TDTGTRECRec YDSRec TDStart/Sit
CeeDee LambDALWR23.6WR4WR38087981Start/Sit →
Malik NabersNYGWR23.1WR6WR1-4015121150Start/Sit →
Wan'Dale RobinsonNYGWR18.1WR17WR———1411710Start/Sit →
Rico DowdleDALRB13.1RB22RB1146011151Start/Sit →
Jake FergusonDALTE11.9TE7TE———77490Start/Sit →
Darius SlaytonNYGWR8.6WR49WR———53560Start/Sit →
Jalen TolbertDALWR5.4WR68WR———33240Start/Sit →
Devin SingletaryNYGRB4.8RB50RB1424011140Start/Sit →
Ezekiel ElliottDALRB3.4RB53RB51901150
Tyrone TracyNYGRB3.1RB56RB42011190
Brandin CooksDALWR2.6WR87WR———41160Start/Sit →
Theo JohnsonNYGTE1.6TE44TE———1160Start/Sit →
Eric GrayNYGRB0.1RB71RB110————Start/Sit →
Jalin HyattNYGWR0.0—WR———1000

Fantasy Usage

Dallas Cowboys

Snap Share

  1. CeeDee LambWR47 snaps84%
  2. Brandin CooksWR46 snaps82%
  3. Jake FergusonTE41 snaps73%
  4. Jalen TolbertWR39 snaps70%
  5. Rico DowdleRB25 snaps45%

Target Share24 targets

  1. CeeDee Lamb33%, 8 targets
  2. Jake Ferguson29%, 7 targets
  3. Brandin Cooks17%, 4 targets
  4. Jalen Tolbert13%, 3 targets
  5. Ezekiel Elliott4%, 1 targets
  6. Other4%, 1 targets

Carry Share21 carries

  1. Rico Dowdle52%, 11 carries
  2. Ezekiel Elliott24%, 5 carries
  3. CeeDee Lamb14%, 3 carries
  4. Dak Prescott10%, 2 carries

New York Giants

Snap Share

  1. Malik NabersWR62 snaps90%
  2. Darius SlaytonWR58 snaps84%
  3. Theo JohnsonTE49 snaps71%
  4. Devin SingletaryRB47 snaps68%
  5. Wan'Dale RobinsonWR45 snaps65%

Target Share38 targets

  1. Malik Nabers39%, 15 targets
  2. Wan'Dale Robinson37%, 14 targets
  3. Darius Slayton13%, 5 targets
  4. Devin Singletary3%, 1 targets
  5. Jalin Hyatt3%, 1 targets
  6. Other5%, 2 targets

Carry Share24 carries

  1. Devin Singletary58%, 14 carries
  2. Daniel Jones17%, 4 carries
  3. Tyrone Tracy17%, 4 carries
  4. Eric Gray4%, 1 carries
  5. Malik Nabers4%, 1 carries
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Offensive snaps and share for the skill positions
PlayerSNAPSSNAP %TGTTGT %CAR
Malik NabersNYGWR6290%1539%1
Darius SlaytonNYGWR5884%513%0
CeeDee LambDALWR4784%833%3
Brandin CooksDALWR4682%417%0
Jake FergusonDALTE4173%729%0
Theo JohnsonNYGTE4971%13%0
Jalen TolbertDALWR3970%313%0
Devin SingletaryNYGRB4768%13%14
Wan'Dale RobinsonNYGWR4565%1437%0
Rico DowdleDALRB2545%14%11
Chris ManhertzNYGTE2942%00%0
Luke SchoonmakerDALTE1934%00%0
Tyrone TracyNYGRB1725%13%4
Daniel BellingerNYGTE1319%00%0
Jalin HyattNYGWR1319%13%0
Ezekiel ElliottDALRB1018%14%5
Jalen BrooksDALWR814%00%0
KaVontae TurpinDALWR713%00%0
Brevyn Spann-FordDALTE59%00%0
Eric GrayNYGRB57%00%1
Deuce VaughnDALRB47%00%0

Fantasy Points vs Expected

Expected points (xFP) are what a player's pass attempts, carries and targets are worth at the league's average rates; the difference is what the player made of them.

Usage and expected fantasy points
PlayerPTSxFPvs xFPSnap%UsageRte%Pass attCarCar%TgtTgt%
Malik NabersNYG · WR23.126.4−3.390%39% tgt—014%1539%
Wan'Dale RobinsonNYG · WR18.124.0−5.965%37% tgt—000%1437%
Daniel JonesNYG · QB10.520.4−9.9100%40 att—40417%00%
CeeDee LambDAL · WR23.615.7+7.984%31% tgt—0313%831%
Dak PrescottDAL · QB16.713.3+3.4100%27 att—2729%00%
Jake FergusonDAL · TE11.912.0−0.173%27% tgt—000%727%
Devin SingletaryNYG · RB4.810.8−6.068%58% car—01458%13%
Rico DowdleDAL · RB13.18.9+4.245%48% car—01148%14%
Darius SlaytonNYG · WR8.68.60.084%13% tgt—000%513%
Brandin CooksDAL · WR2.66.9−4.382%15% tgt—000%415%
Jalen TolbertDAL · WR5.45.1+0.370%12% tgt—000%312%
Ezekiel ElliottDAL · RB3.45.0−1.618%22% car—0522%14%
Hunter LuepkeDAL · RB4.24.7−0.5—9% car—029%28%
Tyrone Tracy Jr.NYG · RB3.14.3−1.225%17% car—0417%13%
Jalin HyattNYG · WR0.01.7−1.719%3% tgt—000%13%
Theo JohnsonNYG · TE1.61.7−0.171%3% tgt—000%13%
Eric GrayNYG · RB0.10.7−0.67%4% car—014%00%

Team totals: Cowboys 26 targets and 23 carries; Giants 38 targets and 24 carries. Shares are from the box score. Snap counts are from the weekly player logs (Sleeper), and include plays wiped out by penalties. Route counts, air yards and red-zone touches appear when the tracking feed is connected. League-average rates from the 2024 season: 1.71 PPR points per target (68% catch rate), 0.65 per carry and 0.44 per pass attempt. They don't adjust for field position or target depth.

Fantasy Verdicts

Dak Prescott

DAL · QB · 16.7 pts on 13.3 expected

22 of 27 passing for 221 yards, 2 touchdowns; 2 carries for -1 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 13.3 expected.

Start/Sit: Dak Prescott →

Daniel Jones Unlucky

NYG · QB · 10.5 pts on 20.4 expected

29 of 40 passing for 281 yards, 1 interception; 4 carries for 3 yards.

Verdict: The role was there, worth 20.4 points at league-average rates; the production wasn't.

Start/Sit: Daniel Jones →

CeeDee Lamb Ran hot

DAL · WR · 23.6 pts on 15.7 expected

8 targets (31% of the team's), 7 catches for 98 yards and 1 touchdown; 3 carries (13% of the team's) for 8 yards.

Verdict: The opportunities were worth 15.7 points; the touchdowns supplied the rest, and they are the part least likely to repeat.

Start/Sit: CeeDee Lamb →

Malik Nabers Volume, no payoff

NYG · WR · 23.1 pts on 26.4 expected

15 targets (39% of the team's), 12 catches for 115 yards; 1 carry (4% of the team's) for -4 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 26.4 expected.

Start/Sit: Malik Nabers →

Wan'Dale Robinson Volume, no payoff

NYG · WR · 18.1 pts on 24.0 expected

14 targets (37% of the team's), 11 catches for 71 yards.

Verdict: The role was there, worth 24.0 points at league-average rates; the production wasn't.

Start/Sit: Wan'Dale Robinson →

Devin Singletary Unlucky

NYG · RB · 4.8 pts on 10.8 expected

1 target (3% of the team's), 1 catch for 14 yards; 14 carries (58% of the team's) for 24 yards.

Verdict: The role was there, worth 10.8 points at league-average rates; the production wasn't.

Start/Sit: Devin Singletary →

Ezekiel Elliott

DAL · RB · 3.4 pts on 5.0 expected

1 target (4% of the team's), 1 catch for 5 yards; 5 carries (22% of the team's) for 19 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 5.0 expected.

Stock Up, Stock Down

Dallas Cowboys

  • Stock down: Ezekiel Elliott played 18% of the snaps, down from a 37% season average.

Fantasy Matchups

Fantasy points allowed per game by position, 2024 through Week 18.

Fantasy points allowed per game by position, Cowboys defense and Giants defense
Points allowed toCowboys DGiants D
QBs21.517.3
RBs23.824.1
WRs35.832.9
TEs9.79.3

Regular season, summed from each game's box score and scored with this page's rules.

How the Game Swung

New York opened at 50% win probability and fell below 2% in the fourth quarter.

Giants win probability

Giants win probability by game minuteGiants started at 50%, stood at 30% at halftime and finished at 0%, across 9 scoring plays.Q1Q2Q3Q4100%50%0%

Key Swings

  1. −23Prescott → Dowdle, 15-yd TD60% → 37%Q1 2:06
  2. −23Prescott → Lamb, 55-yd TD46% → 23%Q2 9:16
  3. −14Aubrey 60-yd FG40% → 26%Q3 5:06
  4. +17Joseph 42-yd FG20% → 37%Q4 11:11
  5. −19Aubrey 40-yd FG33% → 14%Q4 6:54

Swing in Giants win probability, in points

Play Calling and Possessions

Play calling, Cowboys vs Giants
Dallas CowboysMeasureNew York Giants
51Plays65
55%Pass rate63%
7.6Yds / dropback6.8
3.5Yds / carry1.1
3/10Third downs5/16

Efficiency edge Dallas ran 14 fewer plays but gained 0.8 more yards per dropback.

  • Top targets
  • DAL Lamb 31% · Ferguson 27% · Cooks 15%
  • NYG Nabers 39% · Robinson 37% · Slayton 13%

Possession Results

How each possession ended, Cowboys vs Giants
ResultDALNYG
Touchdowns20
Field goals25
Punts31
Turnovers01
Turnovers on downs01
Missed field goals10

DAL turnover edge: +1

  • The Giants opened the scoring on their first possession, a 8-play, 51-yard drive that ended in a field goal.
  • The Cowboys scored touchdowns on two of their first three drives.
All 18 possessions, drive by drive
Drive chart
TeamStartPlaysYardsTimeResult
DALQ1 15:00351:14Punt
NYGQ1 13:468514:43Field goal
DALQ1 9:0312756:57Touchdown
NYGQ1 2:0611555:55Field goal
DALQ2 11:115701:55Touchdown
NYGQ2 9:1615528:10Field goal
DALQ2 1:065101:00Punt
NYGQ2 0:061-10:06End of half
NYGQ3 15:0011776:18Field goal
DALQ3 8:428283:36Field goal
NYGQ3 5:06362:09Punt
DALQ3 2:57312:26Punt
NYGQ3 0:3110284:20Field goal
DALQ4 11:1110484:17Field goal
NYGQ4 6:548153:33Downs
DALQ4 3:217132:53Missed FG
NYGQ4 0:28300:23Interception
DALQ4 0:051-10:05End of game
About these numbers

Possessions that ended with the clock running out at the half or the end of the game aren't counted.

Personnel groupings, average depth of target and pass rate over expected appear when the tracking feed is connected.

Cowboys vs Giants Head-to-Head

The Cowboys and Giants first met in 1960 and have played 129 times since. They have been NFC East rivals since 1970.

All-time series
78–49–2Cowboys lead, 129 meetings since 1960
Postseason
1–0Giants won in 2007
Largest Cowboys win
52–71966
Largest Giants win
41–101962

Since 2021

9–2 Cowboys lead

11 meetings since the 2021 season, regular season and playoffs.

Oldest to newest. C = Cowboys win, G = Giants win, outlined = this game.

2026 Meetings

  • Week 17 Giants at Cowboys Upcoming

Recent Meetings

Season to Date (Through Week 18)

The 2024 regular season, from each game's box score.

Season to date, Cowboys vs Giants
CowboysStatGiants
7-10Record3-14
20.6Points per game16.1
327.5Yards per game294.8
5.0Yards per play4.7
27.5Points allowed per game24.4
355.2Yards allowed per game346.8

Cowboys vs Giants Fantasy Outlook for 2026

One meeting is left on the 2026 schedule: Week 17 in Dallas. Here's how to decide who to play in your league.

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2024 Game Logs for Players in This Game

Cowboys vs Giants Game FAQ

Who won the 2024 Cowboys vs Giants Week 4 game?

The Dallas Cowboys beat the New York Giants 20–15 in Week 4 of the 2024 season. The game was played at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ, on September 26, 2024. See the Cowboys' 2024 schedule.

What was the final score of Cowboys vs Giants?

The final score was Cowboys 20, Giants 15. The Cowboys led 14–9 at halftime, and the second half went Cowboys 6, Giants 6.

What happened in the Cowboys vs Giants game?

Dallas led 14–9 at halftime to win 20–15. New York outgained the Cowboys 303–293, but the Cowboys averaged 5.7 yards per play. CeeDee Lamb led all players with 7 catches for 98 yards and a touchdown, plus 3 carries for 8 rushing yards. The Giants committed 1 turnover, the Cowboys none.

Who scored the most fantasy points in Cowboys vs Giants?

CeeDee Lamb led the game with 23.6 PPR fantasy points, the WR4 of Week 4, on 7 catches for 98 yards and a touchdown, plus 3 carries for 8 rushing yards. Malik Nabers was next with 23.1 (WR6). See CeeDee Lamb's 2024 game log.

Who led Cowboys vs Giants in passing, rushing and receiving?

Daniel Jones (NYG) led all passers with 29 of 40 for 281 yards and an interception. Rico Dowdle (DAL) led in rushing with 11 carries for 46 yards. Malik Nabers (NYG) led in receiving with 12 catches for 115 yards.

How many fantasy points did CeeDee Lamb score against the Giants?

CeeDee Lamb scored 23.6 points in PPR leagues, 20.1 in half-PPR and 16.6 in standard scoring against the Giants in Week 4 of the 2024 season, on 7 catches for 98 yards and a touchdown, plus 3 carries for 8 rushing yards. He drew 31% of his team's targets.

Who outperformed and underperformed expected fantasy points in Cowboys vs Giants?

CeeDee Lamb outperformed his expected fantasy points the most, scoring 23.6 PPR points on 15.7 xFP (+7.9). Daniel Jones fell furthest short, with 10.5 points on 20.4 xFP (−9.9). A gap either way reflects efficiency and touchdowns in one game; it is not a forecast. For matchups ahead, see fantasy points allowed by position.

Who had the highest expected fantasy points in Cowboys vs Giants?

Malik Nabers had the most fantasy opportunity in the game, worth 26.4 expected PPR points (xFP) at league-average rates, and scored 23.1. Expected points measure the volume of a player's pass attempts, carries and targets, not how well he used them.

How did the Cowboys beat the Giants?

The Cowboys beat the Giants 20–15 because they averaged 5.7 yards per play to 4.7 and won the turnover battle 1–0.

Which team won the turnover battle in Cowboys vs Giants?

The Cowboys won the turnover battle 1–0: the Giants gave the ball away 1 time and the Cowboys not at all. The Cowboys won the game.

What is the all-time Cowboys vs Giants record?

The Cowboys lead the all-time series 78–49–2 across 129 meetings since 1960, including a 0–1 record in the postseason.

When did the Cowboys and Giants last play before this game?

Before Week 4 of 2024, they last met in the 2023 season on November 12, 2023, when the Cowboys beat the Giants 49–17.

Have the Cowboys and Giants met in the playoffs?

Yes, 1 time, most recently in the 2007 playoffs. The Cowboys are 0–1 against the Giants in the postseason.

What is the Cowboys vs Giants record since 2021?

The Cowboys lead 9–2 across 11 meetings since the 2021 season, including this game.