Cowboys 14–31 Giants: Score, Stats & Recap | Week 17, 2011

Quick answer

Winner: New York Giants
Final score: New York Giants 31–14 Dallas Cowboys
Halftime: Dallas Cowboys 0–21 New York Giants at halftime
FantasyHQ MVP: E. Manning
Top passer: T. Romo
Biggest EPA play: (5:11) (Shotgun) 10-E.Manning pass short left to 80-V.Cruz for 74 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Game date: 2012-01-01

Game summary

The New York Giants beat the Dallas Cowboys 31–14 on 2012-01-01. E. Manning posted a game-high +22.61 total EPA in the passing.

The highest-scoring period was Q4 with 17 combined points.

Line score

Final score and points by quarter.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	—	T
Dallas Cowboys	0	0	7	7	0	14
New York Giants	7	14	0	10	0	31

Scoring Map

Each pin marks where a score occurred on the field — yard line from play-by-play.

DALDallas Cowboys

DAL 74

DAL 10

NYG 34

+3DAL 10

NYGNew York Giants

FantasyHQ Analytics

Scoring timeline

13 scores

Chronological scoring plays — scroll to follow the game.

NYGNew York Giants
Q1 5:11TD
VCV. Cruz
Points+6
Yard line
DAL 74
Score
0-6
(5:11) (Shotgun) 10-E.Manning pass short left to 80-V.Cruz for 74 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
NYGNew York Giants
Q1 4:57XP
LTL. Tynes
Points+1
Yard line
DAL 2
Score
0-7
9-L.Tynes extra point is GOOD, Center-51-Z.DeOssie, Holder-5-S.Weatherford.
NYGNew York Giants
Q2 13:33TD
ABA. Bradshaw
Points+6
Yard line
DAL 5
Score
0-13
(13:33) 44-A.Bradshaw right end for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
NYGNew York Giants
Q2 13:27XP
LTL. Tynes
Points+1
Yard line
DAL 2
Score
0-14
9-L.Tynes extra point is GOOD, Center-51-Z.DeOssie, Holder-5-S.Weatherford.
NYGNew York Giants
Q2 1:17TD
ABA. Bradshaw
Points+6
Yard line
DAL 10
Score
0-20
(1:17) (Shotgun) 10-E.Manning pass short left to 44-A.Bradshaw for 10 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
NYGNew York Giants
Q2 1:09XP
LTL. Tynes
Points+1
Yard line
DAL 2
Score
0-21
9-L.Tynes extra point is GOOD, Center-51-Z.DeOssie, Holder-5-S.Weatherford.
DALDallas Cowboys
Q3 7:03TD
Layden Robinson
Points+6
Yard line
NYG 34
Score
6-21
(7:03) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 9-T.Romo pass deep right to 81-L.Robinson for 34 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
DALDallas Cowboys
Q3 6:54XP
Dominic Bailey
Points+1
Yard line
NYG 2
Score
7-21
5-D.Bailey extra point is GOOD, Center-91-L.Ladouceur, Holder-6-C.Jones.
DALDallas Cowboys
Q4 10:20TD
Layden Robinson
Points+6
Yard line
NYG 6
Score
13-21
(10:20) (Shotgun) 9-T.Romo pass short middle to 81-L.Robinson for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
DALDallas Cowboys
Q4 10:15XP
Dominic Bailey
Points+1
Yard line
NYG 2
Score
14-21
5-D.Bailey extra point is GOOD, Center-91-L.Ladouceur, Holder-6-C.Jones.
NYGNew York Giants
Q4 5:51FG
LTL. Tynes
Points+3
Yard line
DAL 10
Score
14-24
(5:51) 9-L.Tynes 28 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-51-Z.DeOssie, Holder-5-S.Weatherford.
NYGNew York Giants
Q4 3:46TD
HNH. Nicks
Points+6
Yard line
DAL 4
Score
14-30
(3:46) 10-E.Manning pass short left to 88-H.Nicks for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
NYGNew York Giants
Q4 3:41XP
LTL. Tynes
Points+1
Yard line
DAL 2
Score
14-31
9-L.Tynes extra point is GOOD, Center-51-Z.DeOssie, Holder-5-S.Weatherford.

Stars of the game

Top performers by total expected points added (EPA).

1E. Manning · New York Giants · Passing · +22.61 total EPA · 40 snaps · +0.57 EPA/play
2V. Cruz · New York Giants · Receiving · +12.45 total EPA · 11 snaps · +1.13 EPA/play
3Layden Robinson · Dallas Cowboys · Receiving · +7.42 total EPA · 5 snaps · +1.48 EPA/play
4H. Nicks · New York Giants · Receiving · +6.06 total EPA · 6 snaps · +1.01 EPA/play
5B. Pascoe · New York Giants · Receiving · +2.46 total EPA · 2 snaps · +1.23 EPA/play
6Drake Thomas · New York Giants · Receiving · +2.10 total EPA · 1 snaps · +2.10 EPA/play
7H. Hynoski · New York Giants · Receiving · +1.48 total EPA · 4 snaps · +0.37 EPA/play
8D. Bryant · Dallas Cowboys · Receiving · +1.29 total EPA · 8 snaps · +0.16 EPA/play

FantasyHQ Game MVP

Highest total EPA with the player's top snap and the game's biggest single play when different.

FantasyHQ Game MVP

E. Manning — NYG · Passing

E. Manning posted the highest total EPA (+22.61) in the game, the strongest overall impact for New York Giants. Across 40 counted snaps, they averaged +0.57 EPA per play.

E. Manning's top snap (+5.99 EPA): (5:11) (Shotgun) 10-E.Manning pass short left to 80-V.Cruz for 74 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

Quarterback report card

T. Romo led all passers in efficiency for Dallas Cowboys, setting the tone in the passing game according to FantasyHQ analytics.

T. Romo (Dallas Cowboys) · 45 dropbacks · 64.4% completion · +8.5% CPOE · -0.04 EPA/play · -1.66 total EPA
E. Manning (New York Giants) · 40 dropbacks · 60.0% completion · +12.2% CPOE · +0.57 EPA/play · +22.61 total EPA

Team stats comparison

Side-by-side offensive and defensive efficiency.

Stat	Dallas Cowboys	New York Giants
Offensive EPA/play	-0.100	+0.106
Offensive success rate	46.8%	44.0%
Pass EPA/play	-0.037	+0.565
Rush EPA/play	-0.417	-0.346
Defensive EPA/play	-0.106	+0.100
Defensive success rate	56.0%	53.2%

Drive & efficiency notes

New York Giants held the efficiency edge in offensive EPA per play (+0.11 vs -0.10), even if the scoreboard told a different story.

Season benchmark context (offensive EPA per play):

Dallas Cowboys: -0.10 EPA/play (25th percentile vs. 2011 team-game averages)
New York Giants: +0.11 EPA/play (78th percentile vs. 2011 team-game averages)

Dallas Cowboys: 12 drives, -7.70 total EPA, 2 scoring drives
New York Giants: 12 drives, +8.90 total EPA, 5 scoring drives

Who scored touchdowns and field goals

Every touchdown and field goal from official play-by-play.

Touchdowns

New York Giants — V. Cruz (E. Manning pass) (Q1 5:11)
New York Giants — A. Bradshaw (Q2 13:33)
New York Giants — A. Bradshaw (E. Manning pass) (Q2 1:17)
Dallas Cowboys — Layden Robinson (T. Romo pass) (Q3 7:03)
Dallas Cowboys — Layden Robinson (T. Romo pass) (Q4 10:20)
New York Giants — H. Nicks (E. Manning pass) (Q4 3:46)

Field goals

New York Giants — L. Tynes (Q4 5:51)

Quarter by quarter

Quarter-by-quarter recap from live scoring plays.

The opening quarter: New York Giants won the period 7–0. New York Giants found the end zone from the DAL 74 (Q1 5:11) — (5:11) (Shotgun) 10-E.Manning pass short left to 80-V.Cruz for 74 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; New York Giants added 1 points from the DAL 2 (Q1 4:57) — 9-L.Tynes extra point is GOOD, Center-51-Z.DeOssie, Holder-5-S.Weatherford..

The second quarter: New York Giants won the period 14–0. New York Giants found the end zone from the DAL 5 (Q2 13:33) — (13:33) 44-A.Bradshaw right end for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; New York Giants added 1 points from the DAL 2 (Q2 13:27) — 9-L.Tynes extra point is GOOD, Center-51-Z.DeOssie, Holder-5-S.Weatherford.; New York Giants found the end zone from the DAL 10 (Q2 1:17) — (1:17) (Shotgun) 10-E.Manning pass short left to 44-A.Bradshaw for 10 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; New York Giants added 1 points from the DAL 2 (Q2 1:09) — 9-L.Tynes extra point is GOOD, Center-51-Z.DeOssie, Holder-5-S.Weatherford..

The third quarter: Dallas Cowboys won the period 7–0. Dallas Cowboys found the end zone from the NYG 34 (Q3 7:03) — (7:03) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 9-T.Romo pass deep right to 81-L.Robinson for 34 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; Dallas Cowboys added 1 points from the NYG 2 (Q3 6:54) — 5-D.Bailey extra point is GOOD, Center-91-L.Ladouceur, Holder-6-C.Jones..

The fourth quarter: New York Giants won the period 10–7. Dallas Cowboys found the end zone from the NYG 6 (Q4 10:20) — (10:20) (Shotgun) 9-T.Romo pass short middle to 81-L.Robinson for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; Dallas Cowboys added 1 points from the NYG 2 (Q4 10:15) — 5-D.Bailey extra point is GOOD, Center-91-L.Ladouceur, Holder-6-C.Jones.; New York Giants connected on a field goal from the DAL 10 (Q4 5:51) — (5:51) 9-L.Tynes 28 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-51-Z.DeOssie, Holder-5-S.Weatherford.; New York Giants found the end zone from the DAL 4 (Q4 3:46) — (3:46) 10-E.Manning pass short left to 88-H.Nicks for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; New York Giants added 1 points from the DAL 2 (Q4 3:41) — 9-L.Tynes extra point is GOOD, Center-51-Z.DeOssie, Holder-5-S.Weatherford..

Turning points

Plays that moved win probability the most.

New York Giants (Q1 5:11) — (5:11) (Shotgun) 10-E.Manning pass short left to 80-V.Cruz for 74 yards, TOUCHDOWN. [WPA +15.3% · EPA +5.99]
Dallas Cowboys (Q1 8:54) — (8:54) 9-T.Romo sacked at DAL 31 for -12 yards (90-J.Pierre-Paul). [WPA -6.5% · EPA -1.89]
New York Giants (Q1 7:08) — (7:08) (Shotgun) 10-E.Manning pass short right to 86-B.Pascoe pushed ob at NYG 17 for 12 yards (26-A.Elam, 50-S.Lee) [97-J.Hatcher]. [WPA +6.2% · EPA +1.94]
Dallas Cowboys (Q4 14:00) — (14:00) (No Huddle) 9-T.Romo left guard to NYG 10 for no gain (90-J.Pierre-Paul, 59-M.Boley). [WPA -6.0% · EPA -3.34]
New York Giants (Q4 9:22) — (9:22) (Shotgun) 10-E.Manning pass deep middle to 80-V.Cruz to DAL 28 for 44 yards (32-O.Scandrick). [WPA +5.8% · EPA +3.91]

Impact plays

Highest EPA snaps that flipped field position.

New York Giants (Q1 5:11) — (5:11) (Shotgun) 10-E.Manning pass short left to 80-V.Cruz for 74 yards, TOUCHDOWN. [WPA +15.3% · EPA +5.99]
Dallas Cowboys (Q3 4:16) — (4:16) (Shotgun) 9-T.Romo pass short middle intended for 82-J.Witten INTERCEPTED by 26-A.Rolle at DAL 43. 26-A.Rolle to DAL 44 for -1 yards (77-T.Smith). [WPA -3.6% · EPA -3.96]
New York Giants (Q4 9:22) — (9:22) (Shotgun) 10-E.Manning pass deep middle to 80-V.Cruz to DAL 28 for 44 yards (32-O.Scandrick). [WPA +5.8% · EPA +3.91]
Dallas Cowboys (Q3 7:03) — (7:03) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 9-T.Romo pass deep right to 81-L.Robinson for 34 yards, TOUCHDOWN. [WPA +0.8% · EPA +3.68]

Every scoring play

Chronological scoring with play-by-play context.

New York Giants TD (+6) — Q1 5:11 · DAL 74 · Score 0-6
(5:11) (Shotgun) 10-E.Manning pass short left to 80-V.Cruz for 74 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
New York Giants XP (+1) — Q1 4:57 · DAL 2 · Score 0-7
9-L.Tynes extra point is GOOD, Center-51-Z.DeOssie, Holder-5-S.Weatherford.
New York Giants TD (+6) — Q2 13:33 · DAL 5 · Score 0-13
(13:33) 44-A.Bradshaw right end for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
New York Giants XP (+1) — Q2 13:27 · DAL 2 · Score 0-14
9-L.Tynes extra point is GOOD, Center-51-Z.DeOssie, Holder-5-S.Weatherford.
New York Giants TD (+6) — Q2 1:17 · DAL 10 · Score 0-20
(1:17) (Shotgun) 10-E.Manning pass short left to 44-A.Bradshaw for 10 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
New York Giants XP (+1) — Q2 1:09 · DAL 2 · Score 0-21
9-L.Tynes extra point is GOOD, Center-51-Z.DeOssie, Holder-5-S.Weatherford.
Dallas Cowboys TD (+6) — Q3 7:03 · NYG 34 · Score 6-21
(7:03) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 9-T.Romo pass deep right to 81-L.Robinson for 34 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Dallas Cowboys XP (+1) — Q3 6:54 · NYG 2 · Score 7-21
5-D.Bailey extra point is GOOD, Center-91-L.Ladouceur, Holder-6-C.Jones.
Dallas Cowboys TD (+6) — Q4 10:20 · NYG 6 · Score 13-21
(10:20) (Shotgun) 9-T.Romo pass short middle to 81-L.Robinson for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Dallas Cowboys XP (+1) — Q4 10:15 · NYG 2 · Score 14-21
5-D.Bailey extra point is GOOD, Center-91-L.Ladouceur, Holder-6-C.Jones.
New York Giants FG (+3) — Q4 5:51 · DAL 10 · Score 14-24
(5:51) 9-L.Tynes 28 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-51-Z.DeOssie, Holder-5-S.Weatherford.
New York Giants TD (+6) — Q4 3:46 · DAL 4 · Score 14-30
(3:46) 10-E.Manning pass short left to 88-H.Nicks for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
New York Giants XP (+1) — Q4 3:41 · DAL 2 · Score 14-31
9-L.Tynes extra point is GOOD, Center-51-Z.DeOssie, Holder-5-S.Weatherford.

Key takeaways

What to remember for fantasy research and follow-up box score digging.

New York Giants earned the result — use the box score for snap-level context.
E. Manning (New York Giants) led total EPA — start here for highlight and prop research.
T. Romo (DAL) finished above expected through the air (positive CPOE).
E. Manning (NYG) finished above expected through the air (positive CPOE).

Frequently asked questions

Who won Dallas Cowboys vs New York Giants on 2012-01-01?

The New York Giants beat the Dallas Cowboys 31-14 in Week 17, 2011.

What was the score by quarter in Dallas Cowboys vs New York Giants?

Q1: Dallas Cowboys 0, New York Giants 7; Q2: Dallas Cowboys 0, New York Giants 14; Q3: Dallas Cowboys 7, New York Giants 0; Q4: Dallas Cowboys 7, New York Giants 10; Final: Dallas Cowboys 14, New York Giants 31.

Who scored touchdowns and field goals in Dallas Cowboys vs New York Giants?

New York Giants touchdown — V. Cruz (E. Manning pass) (Q1 5:11) New York Giants touchdown — A. Bradshaw (Q2 13:33) New York Giants touchdown — A. Bradshaw (E. Manning pass) (Q2 1:17) Dallas Cowboys touchdown — L. Robinson (T. Romo pass) (Q3 7:03) Dallas Cowboys touchdown — L. Robinson (T. Romo pass) (Q4 10:20) New York Giants touchdown — H. Nicks (E. Manning pass) (Q4 3:46) New York Giants field goal — L. Tynes (Q4 5:51, 3 pts) Extra points followed each touchdown unless noted in the play-by-play.

How did the quarterbacks play in Dallas Cowboys vs New York Giants?

T. Romo (Dallas Cowboys), 64.4% completion, +8.5% CPOE, -0.04 EPA per dropback, -1.66 total passing EPA. E. Manning (New York Giants), 60.0% completion, +12.2% CPOE, +0.57 EPA per dropback, +22.61 total passing EPA.

Who was FantasyHQ's player of the game in Dallas Cowboys vs New York Giants?

E. Manning (New York Giants) was FantasyHQ's Game MVP with +22.61 total EPA on Passing plays. across 40 snaps. Their top snap (+5.99 EPA): (5:11) (Shotgun) 10-E.Manning pass short left to 80-V.Cruz for 74 yards, TOUCHDOWN..

Season records after this game

Dallas Cowboys

Entered 8-7 Now 8-8 L

New York Giants

Entered 8-7 Now 9-7 W

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