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Sunday, Sept 8, 3 p.m. CDT, FOX

LINE:

Dallas by 6.

RECORD VS. SPREAD:

Cowboys 0-1; Giants 1-0.

SERIES RECORD/STREAKS:

Cowboys lead 43-22-2 and have won 7 of the last 8 games.

COACHES VS OPPONENT:

Dan Reeves 2-6;

Barry Switzer 3-1.

LAST TIME MET:

Cowboys defeated the Giants in Dallas by the score of 20-19.

LAST GAME:

Cowboys lost the opening Monday Night game to the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field 22-6.

The Giants lost at home to the Buffalo Bills in a 23-20 overtime game.

STREAKS, STATS & NOTES
Dallas has won the last 7 out of 8 meetings, including an opening Monday night massacre last season in the Meadowlands, defeating the Giants 35-0. Dallas is without stars WR Michael Irvin and TE Jay Novacek. ...Before last Monday night's loss to the Bears, the last team to hold Dallas without a touchdown in a game was the Giants in a 22-9 win on November 17, 1991. ...In 14 games against the Giants, QB Troy Aikman has completed 66.9 percent of his passes for a total of 2,340 yards with 11 touchdowns and only 6 interceptions. ...In his 11 games against the Giants, RB Emmitt Smith has averaged 102.4 yards per game and has scored 13 touchdowns. ... CB-WR Deion Sanders is expected to see less than the 107 plays he withstood in the Bears loss, playing a little less in offense. ...TE Eric Bjornson may be healthy enough to play this week which should open up the passing game and give Aikman the confidence he lacked in week 1. ... Giants WR Amani Toomer set a new club record with an 87-yard punt return for a touchdown against the Bills last week. The old mark was 83 yards set by Eddie Done against the Eagles on September 29, 1963. The last Giant to return a punt for a touchdown was Dave Meggett against the Lions on October 30, 1994. ...The defense registered seven sacks for 56 yarsd lost was the most since they got seven against Tampa Bay on November 24, 1991. LB Corey Miller had two of them.