Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants
Texas against New York, with Tom Landry on both sides of it.
The Cowboys-Giants rivalry is an NFL rivalry between the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants. It began in earnest in 1961, when Dallas moved into the Eastern Division, and it is unusual in that no other Texas team shares a division or a lasting rivalry with a New York-area team.
Quick Facts
- Series
- Cowboys lead 78-48-2
- Playoffs
- Giants 1-0
- First meeting
- December 4, 1960
Lore & Background
The Giants won most early meetings, but Dallas took over from the mid-1960s, winning 17 of 20 games in the 1970s. New York came back in the 1980s, the Cowboys had the upper hand in the early 1990s and the Giants in the 2000s, and Dallas has won 20 of 26 since 2013.
Reader's Guide
The Cowboys lead the series 78-48-2. The teams have met once in the playoffs, a Giants win.
Their first game, on December 4, 1960, at Yankee Stadium, was a 31-31 tie, the first game the expansion Cowboys did not lose. Tom Landry, drafted by the Giants in 1947, played for and coached New York before becoming the Cowboys' first head coach.
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