Cowboys–Giants rivalry
Cowboys and Giants face off during the 2008 season. | |
Dallas Cowboys
New York Giants
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| Location | Dallas, New York City |
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| First meeting | December 4, 1960 Giants 31, Cowboys 31 |
| Latest meeting | November 28, 2024 Cowboys 27, Giants 20 |
| Next meeting | September 9, 2025 |
| Stadiums | Cowboys: AT&T Stadium Giants: MetLife Stadium |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 126 |
| All-time series | Cowboys: 77–47–2 |
| Regular season series | Cowboys: 77–46–2 |
| Postseason results | Giants: 1–0 |
| Largest victory | Cowboys: 52–7 (1966) Giants: 41–10 (1962) |
| Most points scored | Cowboys: 52 (1966) Giants: 41 (1962), (2010) |
| Longest win streak | Cowboys: 12 (1974–1980) Giants: 6 (1988–1990) |
| Current win streak | Cowboys: 8 (2021–present) |
| Post–season history | |
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The Cowboys–Giants rivalry is a National Football League (NFL) rivalry between the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants.
The Cowboys began their play in the 1960 season; however, it was in the subsequent season that they transitioned to the Eastern Division, establishing a divisional rivalry with the Giants. In the early 1960s the New York Giants were beginning to wind down as an NFL powerhouse and entered a period of poor play where they did not make the playoffs from 1964 to 1980. While the Giants dominated the Cowboys in the first few years of the rivalry, the Cowboys picked up steam and took control from the mid-1960s to the early 1980s, winning 17 of the 20 meetings between the two 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). The rivalry would also swing in favor of the Giants during the 2000s and early 2010s. Recent history has swung back in favor of the Cowboys, as they have beaten the Giants eleven out of the last twelve matchups since 2017, and 20 of the last 26 matchups since 2013.
This rivalry stands out in American sports because no other team from Texas shares a division with a team from the New York area, nor has a sustained rivalry with one, primarily due to the significant geographical separation between the two regions.
The Cowboys lead the overall series, 77–47–2. The two teams have met once in the playoffs, with the Giants holding a 1–0 record.