Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy is on the hot seat heading into the team’s Thursday night matchup against the Giants. Working on an expiring contract, McCarthy is looking to beat Dallas’ division rivals at MetLife and reach an even 2-2 on the season — the same way the Cowboys started last year when they ultimately went 12-5 and lost to Green Bay in the wild-card round.
Fortunately for the veteran coach, recent history points in Dallas’ favor. The Cowboys have won all but one of their past 14 meetings with their NFC East counterpart, including the past six. McCarthy’s only loss to New York came in the 2020 finale at the end of his first season in Texas.
After winning their first matchup in Cleveland 33-17, the Cowboys returned home and lost two straight to the Saints and Ravens. Sunday’s matchup against Baltimore came down to the final minutes after Prescott facilitated a trio of fourth quarter scoring drives to narrow a 16-point deficit to just three. However, only scoring two field goals in the first half prevented Dallas from completing the comeback in the end.
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Quarterback Dak Prescott had an impressive passing performance despite the result, throwing for 379 yards and two touchdowns on 28 completions in the 28-25 loss. On the defensive end, Eric Kendricks starred with 12 total tackles, five more than the Cowboys player with the second-most in the game.
The Giants enter Thursday’s game with a 1-2 record, as well, but they are coming off their first win in Week 3. After losing at home to Minnesota and the Commanders in Washington, New York also found victory in Cleveland, beating the Browns 21-15.
In his best performance this season by far, quarterback Daniel Jones threw 24 completions for 236 yards and two touchdowns, both of which went to Malik Nabers. The rookie receiver out of LSU has impressed so far on New York’s offense, catching 8-of-12 targets against the Browns for 78 yards following an even stronger performance in Washington where he caught his first score.
Whereas the Cowboys were held without a touchdown in the first three quarters of their most recent game, the Giants scored every point in their win over Cleveland before halftime and failed to punch anything in the rest of the contest. Upon the end of Thursday’s matchup, one of the two teams will find itself at .500 and the other will drop to 1-3. For McCarthy’s sake, Dallas better end up as the former or the coach’s job could be in question.
Here’s everything to know about Giants vs. Cowboys, including live scores, updates and highlights from “Thursday Night Football.”
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Giants vs. Cowboys score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F | |
| Giants | 3 | ||||
| Cowboys | 0 |
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Giants vs. Cowboys results, highlights from Thursday night football
(All times Eastern)
First quarter
8:31 p.m. — Prescott passes it short up the middle to Lamb for a 5-yard gain. New York’s Nunez-Roches was injured during the play and walks off the field under his own power with trainers at his side.
8:30 p.m. — Joseph boots it through the end zone for a touchback, but a flag is thrown. The Cowboys are called for an illegal formation and will start at their own 25 rather than the 30.
Giants 3, Cowboys 0
8:26 p.m. — FIELD GOAL! On 3rd & 10 Jones finds Robinson, but he’s tripped up short of the 1st down. Daboll sends out Joseph for a field goal, and he hits the 52-yard try to put the Giants up three with 9:03 remaining in the first.
8:24 p.m. — Jones takes it himself for five, but a penalty is called on Bellinger for a face-mask and New York is pushed back to where the play started. On 2nd & Long, Jones makes an 8-yard throw to Robinson who catches it with 10 yards to the marker.
8:22 p.m. — Nabers makes a 39-yard grab after Jones finds him wide open along the left sideline for a fresh set of downs in Cowboy territory. Singletary gets the next snap and is pushed out of bounds after a 3-yard gain.
There he is!!
📺: PRIME pic.twitter.com/4MLpm28LsL
— New York Giants (@Giants) September 27, 2024
8:21 p.m. — Anger punts it to Smith-Marsette who makes a fair catch at the Giants 15. Jones starts the drive with a handoff to Singletary for a 5-yard gain. Tracy takes the next one for just a yard to set up 3rd & 4.
8:19 p.m. — Prescott’s first snap is handed off to Dowdle for a 6-yard run. The next carry goes to Dowdle as well, but he’s taken down by McCloud and Flott for a loss of one. Prescott throws it away on 3rd & 5 and the Cowboys go three-and-out to start the game.
8:17 p.m. — Joseph kicks it off and it bounces through the end zone for a touchback. Dallas will start on their own 30.
8:15 p.m. — The Giants win the toss and defer. The Cowboys will receive the opening kick.
Pregame
8:10 p.m. — Both teams have taken the field ahead of kickoff. Fortunately for QB Jones, he received a much warmer welcome than his last home game.
Cheers for Daniel Jones in pregame introductions after two straight solid starts. He was booed early and often during (and after) his last game at MetLife.
— Dan Duggan (@DDuggan21) September 27, 2024
8 p.m. — Just 15 minutes remaining until kickoff! A reminder that tonight’s matchup is not available on cable and can only be streamed on Amazon Prime. Tune in and follow along here for updates!
7:45 p.m. — Among familiar faces at MetLife tonight are Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, 4x Olympic gold medalist and track star, and Post Malone, 10x Grammy nominated music artist. Malone showed up in an Aubrey jersey and even got the kicker to sign the back. Oh, and McLaughlin-Levrone of course came to the stadium dripped out.
Brandon Aubrey signing @PostMalone’s Brandon Aubrey jersey pic.twitter.com/dVXjq1kPRg
— Jori Epstein (@JoriEpstein) September 26, 2024
GOLD in the building for TNF 🥇 @GoSydGo pic.twitter.com/pzk5D4qtDO
— NFL (@NFL) September 26, 2024
7:35 p.m. — The Cowboys have beaten New York 12 of their last 13 matchups, including six consecutive games leading up to tonight. Prescott himself is 12-2 against Dallas, with the team’s most recent loss to the Giants occurring when he was out with an ankle injury the 2021 season. Here’s more on the QB’s record against New York.
7:25 p.m. — Giants rookie WR Nabers spent warmups in a shirt reading “D.A.W.G,” an acronym for discipline, attitude, will and grit. In his first three games, he’s made 23 catches for three touchdowns and 271 yards.
🔥 https://t.co/hRwUU7lMYo pic.twitter.com/ZX7aOnL9Pg
— NFL (@NFL) September 26, 2024
7:15 p.m. — Tonight’s forecast in East Rutherford shows about a 30% chance of rain during the game with a 10% chance of thunderstorms. However, it doesn’t seem like the weather should have too much of an effect on play.
6:55 p.m. — Inactives have been announced for Dallas and New York. CB Carson is sidelined tonight for the Cowboys with a shoulder issue, meaning Booth is likely to line up across from Giants rookie WR Nabers. S Bell is also out with an ankle injury, further weakening Dallas’ secondary.
As for the Giants, WR Slayton is active for tonight after dealing with a right thumb issue. He had a wrap on the finger coming into the stadium and warmed up in gloves. CB McCloud is also back after missing the last two games with a knee injury.
WR Darius Slayton is ACTIVE for TNF.
GIANTS INACTIVES:
CB Adoree’ Jackson
CB Dru Phillips
S Anthony Johnson
OLB Benton Whitley
OLB Boogie Basham
G Jake Kubas
QB Tommy DeVito (3rd)COWBOYS INACTIVES:
S Markquese Bell
CB Caelen Carson
T Matt Waletzko
WR Ryan Flournoy
TE John… pic.twitter.com/ZrhNoIbbde— Dan Salomone (@Dan_Salomone) September 26, 2024
6:40 p.m. — With just about 90 minutes to kickoff, both teams have arrived at MetLife ahead of tonight’s matchup. The Cowboys are 5.5-point favorites in New York, per BetMGM.
Giants vs. Cowboys start time
- Date: Thursday, Sept. 25
- Time: 8:15 p.m. ET
Thursday’s game between the Giants and Cowboys is set to kick off at 8:15 p.m. ET from MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
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What channel is Giants vs. Cowboys on today
The Giants vs. Cowboys Week 4 matchup will not be broadcast on national television in the U.S., with the only viewing options accessible through streaming on Amazon Prime and NFL+.
Canadian viewers can watch live on TSN4 and CTV2 or livestream the game on DAZN NFL.
