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NY Giants vs. Dallas Cowboys — Scoring Updates, Highlight Reels & Reactions

A miserable 2025 season finally comes to an end.
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The Giants close out the 2025 regular-season against the Dallas Cowboys at MetLife Stadium.
The Giants close out the 2025 regular-season against the Dallas Cowboys at MetLife Stadium. | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

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We made it, everyone.

The miserable 2025 New York Giants season is about to come to an end in just four more quarters of play, at which point the important work begins, starting with the search for the team’s next head coach.

As is usually the case with a team that’s heading home after the season, one can’t help but wonder how many of the players have seen their final games as members of the Giants.

Will pending unrestricted free agents like receiver Wan’Dale Robinson, tackle Jermaine Eluemunor, cornerback Cor’Dale Flott, and linebacker Micah McFadden be back with the team in September, or will they be elsewhere?

How different will the team look once the new faces are added, along with the return of fan favorites like Malik Nabers and Cam Skattebo? 

In time, those questions will be answered, but again, the biggest question centers on who the head coach will be, probably more so than the outcome of this week’s game. 

Follow along as we wrap up the season finale with one last live blog filled with highlights, reactions, stats, and more.

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  3. Second Quarter
  4. First Quarter
  5. Pregame
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Fourth Quarter

New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart
Jan 4, 2026; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart (6) scrambles during the fourth quarter against the Dallas Cowboys at MetLife Stadium. | Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images

END OF THE GAME. END OF THE SEASON.

TWO MINUTE WARNING

Giants about to win two in a row for the first timne since 2023 when Tomnmy DeVito won three in a row.

5:54: Singletary squirts through the line for a 6-yard touchdown. NYG 34, DAL 17

9:16: Bobby Okereke picks off Joe Milton. Giants in plus territory with a chance to put this away.

GIANTS INJURY UPDATE: CB Rico Payton is being evaluated for a concussion.

9:25: Ben Sauls hits his fourth field goal of the day, this one from 30 yards. Now a two-score game. NYG 27, DAL 17.

10:12: Giants tried a little razzle dazzle there with Gunner Olszewski throwing a pass to Chris Manhertz, but Olszewski short-hopped it to the tight end.

14:09: And on the ensuing play, Dallas' Caelen Carson gets called for DPI. That's a 33-yard penalty.

14:20: Oh brother. Darius Slayton catches a 72-yard touchdown pass but he pushed off the defender and gets nailed for OPI. No touchdown.

15:00 Cowboys RB Phil Mafah gets into the end zone on a 1-yard touchdown run. Now a one-score game. NYG 24, DAL 17

Third Quarter

New York Giants
Jan 4, 2026; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; New York Giants running back Devin Singletary (26) celebrates a successful two-point conversion during the third quarter against the Dallas Cowboys at MetLife Stadium. | Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images

END OF THE QUARTER: NYG 24, DAL 10

:06: Milton rushes to the 1-yard line. Cowboys abut to make this a one-score game?

0:11: Rico Payton gets called for pass interference at the 4-yard line. Cowboys driving.

5:17: Nice one-handed catch by Tyrone Tracy, but he fumbled the ball and Jadaveon Clowney recovered it.

GIANTS INJURY UPDATE: ILB Darius Muasau (ankle) is questionable to return.

6:55: Aubrey on 4th-and-8 misses a 57-yard field goal, wide left. Giants ball.

9:52: Dart finds Tyrone Tracy Jr for a 13-yard touchdown. A bunch of flags ensued after the play, both against Dallas (unnecessary roughness) on Quinnen Williams (declined) and Donovan Ezeiruaku, who was kicked out of the game. Giantsa goes for a 2-point conversion and gets it. NYG 24, DAL 10

12:35: Quinnen Williams gets nailed for a roughness penalty on a Jaxson Dart scramble.

Dak Prescott is done for the day (and year). Joe Milton starts the second half.

Second Quarter

END OF THE FIRST HALF

New York Giants running back Devin Singletary
Jan 4, 2026; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; Dallas Cowboys defensive end Jadeveon Clowney (42) and Dallas Cowboys safety Donovan Wilson (6) tackle New York Giants running back Devin Singletary (26) during the second quarter at MetLife Stadium. | Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images

0:30: Wow! Jaxson Dart was under pressure, but he flipped the ball to tight end Daniel Bellinger for a 29-yard touchdown. Nice play! NYG 16, DAL 10

1:06: Big 23-yard gain on a Dart to Olszewski pass for 23 yards.

1:21: And the Giants get the 15 yards back thanks to a late hit by Kenneth Murray.

COWBOYS INJURY UPDATE: Safety Marquise Bell (concussion) has been ruled out for the rest of the game.

1:31: Marcus Mbow gets called for tripping. That's a 15-yard penalty on top of the 4-yard sack of Dart.

TWO MINUTE WARNING

2:54: On 4th-and-2 at the 3-yard line, Pickens. Meanwhile, Abdul Carter got mugged by Terrence Steele. The Cowboys were flagged, but Rico Payton broke up the play. Turnover on downs.

Brian Burns is getting his left ankle taped on the bench.

9:49: Sauls adds his third field goal of the game, this one a 23-yarder. DAL 10, NYG 9

14:57: Slayton makes up for his drop with a 17-yard catch in which he broke a tackle.

15:00: I think that's a drop by Darius Slayton. Hit him in the hands.

First Quarter

New York Giants safety Dane Belton
Jan 4, 2026; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; Dallas Cowboys running back Jaydon Blue (23) rushes and is tackled by New York Giants safety Dane Belton (24) during the first quarter at MetLife Stadium. | Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images

END OF THE QUARTER: DAL 10, NYG 6

0:32: And there is our first touchdown of the day. Jayden Blue rushes for 14 yards to give the Cowboys a lead again, capping a two-play drive. DAL 10, NYG 6

KaVontae Turpin with an 84-yard kickoff return. Might have gone all the way except Art Green caught him from behind. Special teams, ladies and gentlemen.

1:20: Sauls gives the Giants back the lead on his 35-yard field goal. NYG 6, DAL 3

2:04: Dart gets sacked for a 5-yard loss. Jermaine Eluemunor gave up the initial pressure. He then got up slowly. Looks like his right ankle.

Tae Banks with a 37-yard kickoff return. He's so good in that role. If he could only show something as a third or fourth cornerback...

5:24: Brandon Aubrey's 22-yard field goal evens the score as Jayden Blue ran for 42 yards on four carries on that drive. DAL 3, NYG 3

6:07: Giants lose a challenge and a timeout. Not sure why they challenged that to be honest. Wasn't even close.

Jamie Gillan kicks off for the Giants after Sauls' FG. Interesting.

9:17: Ben Sauls hits a 45-yard field goal to give the Giants the early lead off the Cowboys' turnover. NYG 3, DAL 0

10:06: Dak Prescott fumbles the snap, and Bobby Okereke recovers it at the Cowboys' 28-yard line.

12:38 Art Green downs Jamie Gillan's punt at the 1-yard line. Was originally ruled a touchback, but the replay reversed it.

Brandon Aubrey kicks short of the landing zone. Giants start at their 40-yard lines.

Pregame

Cam Skattebo trying to rile up the crowds. Gives a big wooooo.

Dallas wins the toss and defers. Game on,

New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart
Jan 4, 2026; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart (6) looks on before the game against the Dallas Cowboys at MetLife Stadium. | Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images

Pregame Thoughts

The Giants are going to play this one to win. Still, I get the distinct impression, after talking to a couple of Cowboys beat writers, that the Cowboys are going to treat this like a preseason game, starting their starters and then pulling them after the half, if not sooner.

GIANTS INACTIVES

  • S Jevon Holland
  • WR Jalin Hyatt
  • WR Ryan Miller
  • TE Theo Johnson
  • RB Dante Miller
  • OLB Caleb Murphy
  • QB Russell Wilson (3rd QB)

Jalin Hyatt was listed as questionable with an illness, but I question whether he would have gotten a gameday uniform regardless.

COWBOYS INACTIVES

  • OLB DeMarvion Overshown
  • CB Shavon Revel
  • DT Jay Toia
  • DT Perrion Winfrey
  • S Alijah Clark

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Pregame Notables

Although now on IR, Wan'Dale Robinson has gained a career-high 419 yards after the catch this season, the 11th-most in the league, per NFL NextGen Stats.

Robinson has also forced 17 missed tackles, tied for the 4th-most among wide receivers, translating to 162 yards after contact (12th-most among receivers).

QB Jaxson Dart has rushed for 9 touchdowns, setting a new franchise record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in a single season. He passed Daniel Jones, who had seven in 2022. Dart also owns the third-most rushing touchdowns by a rookie quarterback in NFL history.

CB Dru Phillips has totaled the second-most tackles for loss among all defensive backs with 8 this season. Since entering the league in 2024, his career total tackles for loss (15) are the 3rd-most among defensive backs.

Among second-year players, RB Tyrone Tracy Jr. owns the third-most yards from scrimmage with 1,992, trailing only WR Brian Thomas Jr. (2,009 yards) and RB Bucky Irving (2,281 yards). Tracy’s 869 yards from scrimmage this season lead all players from the 2024 draft class.

LB Abdul Carter has contributed to a sack in four straight games, which is the most consecutive games by a Giants’ rookie since sacks became an official statistic in 1982. He’s totaled 4.0 sacks this season, the fourth-most among all rookies.

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Patricia Traina
PATRICIA TRAINA

Patricia Traina has covered the New York Giants for 30+ seasons, and her work has appeared in multiple media outlets, including The Athletic, Forbes, Bleacher Report, and the Sports Illustrated media group. As a credentialed New York Giants press corps member, Patricia has also covered five Super Bowls (three featuring the Giants), the annual NFL draft, and the NFL Scouting Combine. She is the author of The Big 50: The Men and Moments that Made the New York Giants. In addition to her work with New York Giants On SI, Patricia hosts the Locked On Giants podcast. Patricia is also a member of the Pro Football Writers of America and the Football Writers Association of America.

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