EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (Interstat) — Jaxson Dart threw three touchdown passes and the New York Giants defeated the Dallas Cowboys 28-20 on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026, at MetLife Stadium in an NFL game. Dallas was the visiting team and New York was the home team. The attendance was 83,286. New York improved to 1-0. Dallas fell to 0-1. Dart was the top star for the Giants.

Dart, a quarterback from Kaysville, Utah, completed 23 of 29 passes for 230 yards and ran 11 times for 54 yards. He threw two touchdown passes to tight end Isaiah Likely and one to running back Devin Singletary. The Giants also received rushing production from Cam Skattebo, who ran 18 times for 81 yards and a touchdown. Singletary added six carries for 16 yards and four receptions for 22 yards. Tyrone Tracy Jr. had two carries for 14 yards.

Likely finished with eight receptions for 78 yards and two touchdowns. Wide receiver Malik Nabers caught six passes for 69 yards. Darnell Mooney had two receptions for 27 yards. Malachi Fields had two receptions for 25 yards. Theo Johnson had one reception for nine yards. Braxton Berrios returned one kickoff 28 yards. Deonte Banks returned two kickoffs for 37 yards. Offensive lineman Jon Runyan and fullback Patrick Ricard also saw action for New York.

Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott completed 22 of 34 passes for 175 yards and threw two touchdown passes. He also ran twice for 14 yards. Prescott connected with CeeDee Lamb for a first-half touchdown and later found Javonte Williams for a fourth-quarter score. Lamb caught five passes for 44 yards. George Pickens had three receptions for 28 yards. Ryan Flournoy added two catches for 22 yards. Tight end Brevyn Spann-Ford had two receptions for 14 yards and one tackle. Jake Ferguson caught two passes for six yards. KaVontae Turpin had one reception for eight yards and returned five kickoffs for 122 yards. Luke Schoonmaker had one reception for 12 yards. Jonathan Mingo caught one pass for 10 yards. Emari Demercado ran twice for seven yards. Hunter Luepke ran once for seven yards.

The Giants opened the scoring in the first quarter when Skattebo scored on a 3-yard run. Dominic Zvada added the extra point. Dallas answered in the second quarter when Prescott hit Lamb for a 1-yard touchdown, and Brandon Aubrey made the extra point. Earlier in the quarter, the replay official reviewed a running play near the goal line.

New York regained the lead before halftime when Dart found Likely for a 15-yard touchdown with 20 seconds left in the second quarter. Zvada’s extra point made it a seven-point game at the break. At halftime, New York led 14-7. In the third quarter, Dart and Likely connected again, this time for a 2-yard score. Dallas responded late in the period when Javonte Williams scored on a 1-yard run, and Aubrey added the extra point. After three quarters, New York led 21-14.

In the fourth quarter, Dart threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Singletary. Zvada converted the extra point. Dallas closed the scoring with 5:21 remaining when Prescott found Javonte Williams for a 17-yard touchdown. The Cowboys finished with 20 points. An injury update during the sequence noted that Giants cornerback Greg Newsome II had returned. Zvada made four extra points. Aubrey made two extra points.

New York scored on a 3-yard run by Skattebo, a 15-yard pass from Dart to Likely, a 2-yard pass from Dart to Likely, and a 9-yard pass from Dart to Singletary. Dallas scored on a 1-yard pass from Prescott to Lamb, a 1-yard run by Javonte Williams, and a 17-yard pass from Prescott to Javonte Williams. The Cowboys added two extra points. The Giants added four extra points.

Defensively, the Giants received eight tackles from linebacker Tremaine Edmunds. Arvell Reese had five tackles. Chauncey Golston finished with four tackles. Paulson Adebo, Abdul Carter, Greg Newsome II and Tyler Nubin each had three tackles. Deonte Banks had four tackles. Dru Phillips, Jevon Holland, Malik Harrison, Brian Burns, Kayvon Thibodeaux and DJ Reader each had two tackles. Holland also intercepted a pass. CJ Okoye, Ar’Darius Washington, Zaire Barnes and Andrew Thomas each had one tackle. Jordan Stout punted once for 46 yards.

Dallas was led defensively by Donovan Ezeiruaku, who had 10 tackles and half a sack. Jalen Thompson recorded nine tackles. DaRon Bland and Caleb Downs each had eight tackles, and Downs added a sack. DeMarvion Overshown had seven tackles. Shavon Revel Jr. had one tackle. Spann-Ford also recorded one tackle. Brandon Aubrey handled kicking duties for Dallas.

The Giants’ victory came in the season opener for both teams. New York next travels to face the Los Angeles Rams on Monday, Sept. 21. Dallas will host Washington on Sunday, Sept. 20. The Cowboys then host Baltimore on Sept. 27 before visiting Houston on Oct. 4, hosting Tampa Bay on Oct. 8, visiting Green Bay on Oct. 18, visiting Philadelphia on Oct. 26, hosting Arizona on Nov. 1, visiting Indianapolis on Nov. 8, hosting San Francisco on Nov. 15 and hosting Tennessee on Nov. 22. The Giants will host Tennessee on Sept. 27, host Arizona on Oct. 4, visit Washington on Oct. 11, host New Orleans on Oct. 18, visit Houston on Oct. 25, visit Philadelphia on Nov. 8, host Washington on Nov. 12, host Jacksonville on Nov. 22 and visit Indianapolis on Nov. 29.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of N.Y. Giants 27, Dallas 23. Interstat’s ELO system gave N.Y. Giants a 54 percent probability to win. N.Y. Giants had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -3. The over/under line was 47.5, and the teams combined for 48 points.