Giants at Cowboys: Week 17 preview, odds and injuries

Week 17 · Sun, Jan 3 · AT&T Stadium1 PM ET

at1 PMET · Fox

At a glanceUpdated Nov 10, 2026, 6:15 PM ET

The New York Giants (5-2-1) visit the Dallas Cowboys (4-5) on Sun, Jan 3, 1 PM ET at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX (Week 17, 2026 season), on Fox.

When and where is Giants vs Cowboys?

Sun, Jan 3, 1 PM ET at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX. TV: Fox.

Who is injured for Giants vs Cowboys?

Giants: Cam Skattebo (RB, out), Abdul Carter (LB, questionable, knee), Colton Hood (CB, questionable, finger), J.J. McCarthy (QB, questionable) and Malik Harrison (LB, questionable, groin). Cowboys: Jake Ferguson (TE, out, knee), P.J. Locke (S, out, concussion), Tyler Goodson (RB, out, knee - acl + mcl), DeMarvion Overshown (LB, questionable, hamstring), Donovan Ezeiruaku (LB, questionable, ankle) and George Pickens (WR, questionable, hamstring) (plus 4 more).

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Pigskin Nightly, “Giants at Cowboys: Week 17 preview”, https://pigskinnightly.com/games/2027-01-03-nyg-at-dal (updated 2026-11-10).

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Regular season through week 16 · rank out of 32

Where this game will be decided

1Cowboys red-zone offense vs Giants red-zone defense
The Cowboys' red-zone offense ranks 3rd in red-zone touchdown rate (68%, 37 trips) against a Giants red-zone defense ranked 29th (75% allowed, 20 trips faced).
3rdDAL offense26 spots apart29thNYG defense
2Giants third-down offense vs Cowboys third-down defense
The Giants' third-down offense ranks 13th in third-down conversion rate (41.8%, 110 third downs) against a Cowboys third-down defense ranked 31st (50.0% allowed, 116 third downs faced).
13thNYG offense18 spots apart31stDAL defense
3Cowboys pass protection vs Giants pass rush
The Cowboys' pass protection ranks 5th in sack rate (3.8% sacked, 371 dropbacks) against a Giants pass rush ranked 19th (5.5% of dropbacks, 290 dropbacks faced).
5thDAL offense14 spots apart19thNYG defense

When the Giants have the ballEdge NYG · +12 ranks

NYG dropback offenseEPA per dropbackDAL pass defense

16th+0.08304 dropbacks

NYG +12

+0.17 allowed331 dropbacks faced28th

NYG run gameEPA per rushDAL run defense

19th-0.11215 rushes

NYG +8

-0.02 allowed236 rushes faced27th

Dropbacks include sacks and scrambles; rushes are designed runs. What EPA measures.

When the Cowboys have the ballNo big edge

DAL dropback offenseEPA per dropbackNYG pass defense

9th+0.16371 dropbacks

+0.01 allowed290 dropbacks faced13th

DAL run gameEPA per rushNYG run defense

9th-0.00214 rushes

-0.09 allowed186 rushes faced14th

Third downEdge NYG · +18 ranks

NYG third-down offensethird-down conversion rateDAL third-down defense

13th41.8%110 third downs

NYG +18

50.0% allowed116 third downs faced31st

DAL third-down offensethird-down conversion rateNYG third-down defense

3rd47.0%117 third downs

DAL +9

38.0% allowed100 third downs faced12th

Conversions are third-down snaps that gained a first down or scored.

Red zoneEdge DAL · +26 ranks

NYG red-zone offensered-zone touchdown rateDAL red-zone defense

11th63%24 trips

NYG +14

69% allowed35 trips faced25th

DAL red-zone offensered-zone touchdown rateNYG red-zone defense

3rd68%37 trips

DAL +26

75% allowed20 trips faced29th

A trip is a drive with at least one snap inside the opponent's 20; the rate is trips that ended in an offensive touchdown. Small samples swing fast here.

Explosive playsEdge NYG · +11 ranks

NYG big-play offenseexplosive-play rateDAL defense against big plays

20th8.7%519 plays

10.1% allowed567 plays faced23rd

DAL big-play offenseexplosive-play rateNYG defense against big plays

23rd8.2%585 plays

NYG +11

9.0% allowed476 plays faced12th

Completions of 20+ yards and runs of 10+, per snap. Definition.

Pressure & sacksEdge DAL · +14 ranks

NYG pass protectionsack rateDAL pass rush

27th8.9% sacked304 dropbacks

5.1% of dropbacks331 dropbacks faced23rd

DAL pass protectionsack rateNYG pass rush

5th3.8% sacked371 dropbacks

DAL +14

5.5% of dropbacks290 dropbacks faced19th

Sacks per dropback. The public play-by-play has no pressure charting, so this is the sack side of it only.

TurnoversEdge DAL · +9 ranks

NYG ball securityturnovers per gameDAL takeaway defense

19th1.3 giveaways a game8 games

0.9 takeaways a game9 games26th

DAL ball securityturnovers per gameNYG takeaway defense

8th0.9 giveaways a game9 games

DAL +9

1.1 takeaways a game8 games17th

Interceptions and lost fumbles on offensive snaps, per game. Turnover rates are among the least stable numbers in football.

AbsencesNYG 0 · DAL 0 regulars out or doubtful

Giants5 listed

0 of them are regulars ruled out or doubtful (60%+ of their unit's snaps across 3+ weeks on the field).

QAbdul CarterLB87% defense · 8 wk
QColton HoodCB68% defense · 6 wk
OUTCam SkatteboRB55% offense · 7 wk
QJ.J. McCarthyQB54% offense · 4 wk
QMalik HarrisonLB4% defense · 6 wk

Cowboys10 listed

0 of them are regulars ruled out or doubtful (60%+ of their unit's snaps across 3+ weeks on the field).

QGeorge PickensWR78% offense · 8 wk
QDeMarvion OvershownLB71% defense · 3 wk
QDonovan EzeiruakuLB65% defense · 9 wk
OUTJake FergusonTE56% offense · 9 wk
QJoey Porter Jr.CB54% defense · 4 wk
OUTP.J. LockeS49% defense · 4 wk
QJonathan MingoWR23% offense · 9 wk
OUTTyler GoodsonRB18% offense · 7 wk

Snap share is the average of the weeks each player was on the field this season. Full injury report ↓

Rest & travelDAL +1 day of rest · NYG travels 1,385 mi

AwayGiants

6days since last game

1,385miles to get here

1time zones

Last: Mon wk 16 at DET · Detroit · 8,311 mi flown this season

Normal week

Rest edge+1DAL dayTravel gap 1,385 mi

HomeCowboys

7days since last game

0miles · home

0time zones

Last: Sun wk 16 vs JAX · 19,776 mi flown this season

Normal week

League splits for these situations ↓

Sample: NYG 8 games, 519 offensive and 476 defensive plays · DAL 9 games, 585 offensive and 567 defensive plays. Rank 1 is the best offense or the best defense in each stat. Keys are the largest rank gaps (12+ spots) between an offense and the defense it faces, one per stat. Ranks are not schedule-adjusted.

Season to date · rank out of 32