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Cowboys-Giants Capsule

DALLAS (7-3) at NEW YORK GIANTS (3-7)

Sunday, 8:30 p.m. ET, NBC

OPENING LINE -- Cowboys by 3

RECORD VS. SPREAD -- Dallas 6-4, Giants 3-7

SERIES RECORD -- Cowboys lead 60-43-2

LAST MEETING -- Cowboys beat Giants 31-21, Oct. 19, 2014

LAST WEEK -- Cowboys had bye, beat Jaguars 31-17 on Nov. 9; Giants lost to 49ers 16-10

AP PRO32 RANKING -- Cowboys No. 7, Giants No. 26

COWBOYS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (6), RUSH (2), PASS (17)

COWBOYS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (15), RUSH (12T), PASS (14)

GIANTS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (19), RUSH (21), PASS (15)

GIANTS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (31), RUSH (32), PASS (22)

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES -- Cowboys have won three straight in series after stretch of six losses in eight games. ... Giants have five-game losing streak, their second straight season to drop at least five straight. ... Cowboys (51) and Giants (43) have most Sunday night appearances. Giants are most frequent Dallas opponent, nine times on Sunday night. ... Cowboys QB Tony Romo had three TDs and 135.7 rating against Giants in Week 7 win. It's one of three games with rating of at least 135 for Romo this season. ... RB DeMarco Murray is first in NFL history with at least 100 yards rushing in nine of first 10 games. He leads NFL with 1,233 yards. ... WR Dez Bryant had two TDs receiving against Jacksonville and leads NFL with 42 touchdowns since 2011. ... WR Terrance Williams led Cowboys with five touchdowns through five games, but has just one in past five and didn't have catch against Jaguars. ... TE Jason Witten has four TDs in past three meetings with Giants and had career-high 18 catches against New York in 2012. ... TE Gavin Escobar had two of his three TDs this season vs. Giants. ... Leading tackler LB Rolando McClain expected to return after being active but not playing against Jaguars with knee and groin injuries. ... DT Henry Melton has 3½ sacks in past three games and leads Cowboys with five. ... Giants QB Eli Manning coming off five-interception game against San Francisco, second of his career, but has 104.1 rating with nine touchdowns and three interceptions in past three meetings with Cowboys. ... Manning has started 161 consecutive games, longest active streak, and needs three TDs to become 16th with 250 TD passes for career. ... RB Rashad Jennings had two TDs rushing against Dallas for Oakland last year. ... RB Andre Williams leads NFC rookies with four TDs rushing. ... Rookie WR Odell Beckham Jr. had career-high two touchdowns in first game against Cowboys and has 357 yards receiving in past three games. ... TE Larry Donnell had career-high 90 yards receiving in first Dallas meeting. ... DE Jason Pierre-Paul has seven sacks in past seven Dallas games, along with interception return for touchdown and forced fumble. ... Giants recovered onside kick against 49ers, first time they've done that since Nov. 7, 2004, against Chicago.

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