The Cowboys are coming off their second consecutive loss at AT&T Stadium, where they were 16-1 the previous two seasons, and required 19 garbage-time scores to turn a 28-6 fourth-quarter deficit against the Ravens into a respectable margin.
At the same time, the Giants scored a surprise road victory at Cleveland.
But that was then; this is now. Week 4 of the NFL kicks off with the number 12: Dak Prescott has won 12 straight starts versus the Giants, and his lifetime record against them is 12-2 with 27 touchdown passes and eight interceptions, while Daniel Jones is 1-12 in prime time games.
Jones also is 1-7 in eight career starts versus Dallas, with four TD tosses and five interceptions.
Go figure: Prescott leads the league in passing yards (851) while owning the 20th-best passer rating (85.8).
The Cowboys have won their past six meetings with the Giants by a combined score of 205-79 (average 34.2-13.2) and the past two by a combined score of 89-17 (44.5-8.5).
Only two of their past 13 victories over the G-Men been by less than 5.5 points, which is the line for this matchup.
In his past two games, Giants rookie Malik Nabers has caught 18 passes for 205 yards and three touchdowns. He now leads the league in targets (37) and is second in receptions (23) and fifth in yards (271). They may not win a lot, but with the 21-year old Nabers, the Giants will always be a back-door cover threat.
Last week, the Cowboys climbed to 14th in pass defense, but they also dropped to dead last against the run after getting trampled by Derrick Henry for 151 yards and allowing Alvin Kamara to rush for 115 yards. They are currently looking very soft in the middle.
