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NFL · Sep 13, 2026

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Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants: New York beats Dallas 28–20

By Row Seventeen ·

New York Giants beat Dallas Cowboys 28–20 (NFL) on September 13, 2026.

Jaxson Dart threw three touchdown passes, two to I. Likely, as New York beat Dallas 28–20 in regulation on September 13.

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Key moments

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  1. Opening

    New York opened the scoring at MetLife Stadium on September 13. C. Skattebo ran three yards for a touchdown with 6:45 left in the first quarter, and the extra point put New York ahead 7–0.

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  2. Middle stages

    Dallas got on the board when Dak Prescott threw a one-yard touchdown pass to C. Lamb with 5:48 left in the second quarter.

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  3. Closing stages

    Prescott threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to J. Williams with 5:26 remaining. Dallas missed the extra point, leaving New York ahead 28–20.

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New York takes the first-quarter lead

New York opened the scoring at MetLife Stadium on September 13. C. Skattebo ran three yards for a touchdown with 6:45 left in the first quarter, and the extra point put New York ahead 7–0. Dallas did not score before the quarter ended, so that lead carried into the second.

Dallas ties it before New York leads at halftime

Dallas got on the board when Dak Prescott threw a one-yard touchdown pass to C. Lamb with 5:48 left in the second quarter. The touchdown brought Dallas within one point. The extra point followed four seconds later and tied the game at 7–7.

With two minutes left in the half, T. Tracy lost a fumble that S. Revel recovered for Dallas. Prescott threw an interception with 58 seconds remaining, and New York scored before halftime: Jaxson Dart found I. Likely for a 15-yard touchdown pass with 25 seconds left. The extra point sent New York into halftime ahead 14–7.

Each team scores in the third quarter

Dart threw his second touchdown pass to I. Likely with 7:04 left in the third quarter. The two-yard completion and ensuing extra point extended New York’s lead to 21–7. It was New York’s second touchdown pass to Likely since the closing seconds of the first half.

Dallas answered late in the quarter. J. Williams scored on a one-yard run with 41 seconds remaining, and the extra point cut New York’s lead to seven. The score was 21–14 at the end of the third quarter.

New York wins by eight

With 7:31 left in the fourth quarter, Dart threw a nine-yard touchdown pass to D. Singletary. New York made the extra point to lead 28–14. The pass was Dart’s third touchdown throw, following his two scores to Likely.

Prescott threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to J. Williams with 5:26 remaining. Dallas missed the extra point, leaving New York ahead 28–20. Neither team scored again, and New York won by eight points in regulation.

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Sources & notes

Based on nflverse schedule and play-by-play data (CC BY 4.0). Source endpoints are cross-checked within the same source family, not independent reporting. This is an original, AI-assisted recap.

Published 2026-10-16. Game date shown above.

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