Cowboys 21–6 Giants: Score, Stats & Recap | Week 15, 2021

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

D. Prescott (Dallas Cowboys), 68.3% completion, +7.0% CPOE, +0.02 EPA per dropback, +0.86 total passing EPA. M. Glennon (New York Giants), 52.0% completion, -12.3% CPOE, -0.52 EPA per dropback, -13.11 total passing EPA.

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

D. Schultz (Dallas Cowboys) was FantasyHQ's Game MVP with +4.96 total EPA on Receiving plays. across 8 snaps.

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Winner: Dallas Cowboys
Final score: Dallas Cowboys 21–6 New York Giants
Halftime: Dallas Cowboys 15–3 New York Giants at halftime
FantasyHQ MVP: Dalton Schultz
Top passer: Dak Prescott
Biggest EPA play: (6:51) (Shotgun) 2-M.Glennon pass short middle intended for 3-S.Shepard INTERCEPTED by 26-…
Game date: 2021-12-19

Game summary

The Dallas Cowboys beat the New York Giants 21–6 on 2021-12-19. Dalton Schultz posted a game-high +4.96 total EPA in the receiving.

The highest-scoring period was Q1 with 9 combined points.

Line score

Final score and points by quarter.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	—	—	T
Dallas Cowboys	6	9	6	0	0	21
New York Giants	3	0	3	0	0	6

Scoring Map

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

DALDallas Cowboys

+3DAL 17

+3NYG 24

+3DAL 24

NYG 1

NYGNew York Giants

FantasyHQ Analytics

Scoring timeline

7 scores

Chronological scoring plays — scroll to follow the game.

DALDallas Cowboys
Q1 6:37TD
Ezekiel Elliott
Points+6
Yard line
NYG 13
Score
6-0
(6:37) (Shotgun) 21-E.Elliott up the middle for 13 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
NYGNew York Giants
Q1 0:42FG
Graham Gano
Points+3
Yard line
DAL 17
Score
6-3
(:42) 5-G.Gano 35 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-58-C.Kreiter, Holder-9-R.Dixon.
DALDallas Cowboys
Q2 10:34FG
Greg Zuerlein
Points+3
Yard line
NYG 8
Score
9-3
(10:34) 2-G.Zuerlein 26 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-J.McQuaide, Holder-5-B.Anger.
DALDallas Cowboys
Q2 1:43FG
Greg Zuerlein
Points+3
Yard line
NYG 24
Score
12-3
(1:43) 2-G.Zuerlein 42 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-J.McQuaide, Holder-5-B.Anger.
DALDallas Cowboys
Q2 0:03FG
Greg Zuerlein
Points+3
Yard line
NYG 9
Score
15-3
(:03) 2-G.Zuerlein 27 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-J.McQuaide, Holder-5-B.Anger.
NYGNew York Giants
Q3 12:10FG
Graham Gano
Points+3
Yard line
DAL 24
Score
15-6
(12:10) 5-G.Gano 42 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-58-C.Kreiter, Holder-9-R.Dixon.
DALDallas Cowboys
Q3 2:03TD
Dalton Schultz
Points+6
Yard line
NYG 1
Score
21-6
(2:03) 4-D.Prescott pass short middle to 86-D.Schultz for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.

Stars of the game

Top performers by total expected points added (EPA).

1Dalton Schultz · Dallas Cowboys · Receiving · +4.96 total EPA · 8 snaps · +0.62 EPA/play
2D. Booker · New York Giants · Rushing · +3.77 total EPA · 8 snaps · +0.47 EPA/play
3CeeDee Lamb · Dallas Cowboys · Receiving · +2.56 total EPA · 9 snaps · +0.28 EPA/play
4Tony Pollard · Dallas Cowboys · Rushing · +2.37 total EPA · 12 snaps · +0.20 EPA/play
5Evan Engram · New York Giants · Receiving · +1.95 total EPA · 5 snaps · +0.39 EPA/play
6J. Sprinkle · Dallas Cowboys · Receiving · +1.87 total EPA · 2 snaps · +0.94 EPA/play
7K. Rudolph · New York Giants · Receiving · +1.15 total EPA · 1 snaps · +1.15 EPA/play
8Cornelius Johnson · New York Giants · Receiving · +1.10 total EPA · 1 snaps · +1.10 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

Dalton Schultz — DAL · Receiving

Dalton Schultz posted the highest total EPA (+4.96) in the game, the strongest overall impact for Dallas Cowboys. Across 8 counted snaps, they averaged +0.62 EPA per play.

Biggest single play (-5.58 EPA): M. Glennon — (6:51) (Shotgun) 2-M.Glennon pass short middle intended for 3-S.Shepard INTERCEPTED by 26-J.Lewis (90-D.Lawrence) [90-D.Lawrence] at NYG 31. 26-J.Lewis pushed ob at NYG 13 for 18 yards (28-D.Booker).

Quarterback report card

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

Dak Prescott (Dallas Cowboys) · 41 dropbacks · 68.3% completion · +7.0% CPOE · +0.02 EPA/play · +0.86 total EPA
M. Glennon (New York Giants) · 25 dropbacks · 52.0% completion · -12.3% CPOE · -0.52 EPA/play · -13.11 total EPA

Team stats comparison

Side-by-side offensive and defensive efficiency.

Stat	Dallas Cowboys	New York Giants
Offensive EPA/play	+0.004	-0.237
Offensive success rate	44.7%	36.7%
Pass EPA/play	+0.021	-0.361
Rush EPA/play	+0.059	-0.208
Defensive EPA/play	+0.237	-0.004
Defensive success rate	63.3%	55.3%

Drive & efficiency notes

Despite the final score, Dallas Cowboys generated the better offensive EPA per play (+0.00 vs -0.24), suggesting they moved the ball more efficiently.

Season benchmark context (offensive EPA per play):

Dallas Cowboys: +0.00 EPA/play (51st percentile vs. 2021 team-game averages)
New York Giants: -0.24 EPA/play (8th percentile vs. 2021 team-game averages)

Dallas Cowboys: 11 drives, +0.36 total EPA, 5 scoring drives
New York Giants: 10 drives, -18.70 total EPA, 2 scoring drives

Who scored touchdowns and field goals

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

Touchdowns

Dallas Cowboys — Ezekiel Elliott (Q1 6:37)
Dallas Cowboys — Dalton Schultz (Dak Prescott pass) (Q3 2:03)

Field goals

New York Giants — Graham Gano (Q1 0:42)
Dallas Cowboys — Greg Zuerlein (Q2 10:34)
Dallas Cowboys — Greg Zuerlein (Q2 1:43)
Dallas Cowboys — Greg Zuerlein (Q2 0:03)
New York Giants — Graham Gano (Q3 12:10)

Quarter by quarter

Quarter-by-quarter recap from live scoring plays.

The opening quarter: Dallas Cowboys won the period 6–3. Dallas Cowboys found the end zone from the NYG 13 (Q1 6:37) — (6:37) (Shotgun) 21-E.Elliott up the middle for 13 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; New York Giants connected on a field goal from the DAL 17 (Q1 0:42) — (:42) 5-G.Gano 35 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-58-C.Kreiter, Holder-9-R.Dixon..

The second quarter: Dallas Cowboys won the period 9–0. Dallas Cowboys connected on a field goal from the NYG 8 (Q2 10:34) — (10:34) 2-G.Zuerlein 26 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-J.McQuaide, Holder-5-B.Anger.; Dallas Cowboys connected on a field goal from the NYG 24 (Q2 1:43) — (1:43) 2-G.Zuerlein 42 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-J.McQuaide, Holder-5-B.Anger.; Dallas Cowboys connected on a field goal from the NYG 9 (Q2 0:03) — (:03) 2-G.Zuerlein 27 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-J.McQuaide, Holder-5-B.Anger..

The third quarter: Dallas Cowboys won the period 6–3. New York Giants connected on a field goal from the DAL 24 (Q3 12:10) — (12:10) 5-G.Gano 42 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-58-C.Kreiter, Holder-9-R.Dixon.; Dallas Cowboys found the end zone from the NYG 1 (Q3 2:03) — (2:03) 4-D.Prescott pass short middle to 86-D.Schultz for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN..

Turning points

Plays that moved win probability the most.

New York Giants (Q1 6:51) — (6:51) (Shotgun) 2-M.Glennon pass short middle intended for 3-S.Shepard INTERCEPTED by 26-J.Lewis (90-D.Lawrence) [90-D.Lawrence] at NYG 31. 26-J.Lewis pushed ob at NYG 13 for 18 yards (28-D.Booker). [WPA -16.4% · EPA -5.58]
New York Giants (Q3 13:48) — (13:48) 28-D.Booker left end to DAL 35 for 31 yards (18-D.Kazee). PENALTY on DAL-18-D.Kazee, Horse Collar Tackle, 15 yards, enforced at DAL 35. [WPA +10.0% · EPA +4.98]
New York Giants (Q2 0:49) — (:49) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 26-S.Barkley up the middle to NYG 41 for 1 yard (90-D.Lawrence). FUMBLES (90-D.Lawrence), RECOVERED by DAL-91-C.Watkins at NYG 46. 91-C.Watkins to NYG 46 for no gain (78-A.T [WPA -8.0% · EPA -2.81]
Dallas Cowboys (Q2 0:03) — (:03) 2-G.Zuerlein 27 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-J.McQuaide, Holder-5-B.Anger. [WPA -6.9% · EPA +0.09]
New York Giants (Q3 4:30) — (4:30) 2-M.Glennon up the middle to NYG 29 for no gain (96-N.Gallimore; 90-D.Lawrence). [WPA -6.1% · EPA -3.80]

Impact plays

Highest EPA snaps that flipped field position.

New York Giants (Q1 6:51) — (6:51) (Shotgun) 2-M.Glennon pass short middle intended for 3-S.Shepard INTERCEPTED by 26-J.Lewis (90-D.Lawrence) [90-D.Lawrence] at NYG 31. 26-J.Lewis pushed ob at NYG 13 for 18 yards (28-D.Booker). [WPA -16.4% · EPA -5.58]
Dallas Cowboys (Q4 8:32) — (8:32) (Shotgun) 4-D.Prescott sacked at DAL 19 for -6 yards (59-L.Carter). FUMBLES (59-L.Carter) [59-L.Carter], RECOVERED by NYG-98-A.Johnson at DAL 27. [WPA -4.4% · EPA -5.00]
New York Giants (Q3 13:48) — (13:48) 28-D.Booker left end to DAL 35 for 31 yards (18-D.Kazee). PENALTY on DAL-18-D.Kazee, Horse Collar Tackle, 15 yards, enforced at DAL 35. [WPA +10.0% · EPA +4.98]
New York Giants (Q4 8:19) — (8:19) (Shotgun) 2-M.Glennon pass incomplete deep left to 19-K.Golladay (7-T.Diggs). Dallas challenged the incomplete pass ruling, and the play was REVERSED. (Shotgun) 2-M.Glennon pass deep left inten [WPA -4.1% · EPA -4.38]

Every scoring play

Chronological scoring with play-by-play context.

Dallas Cowboys TD (+6) — Q1 6:37 · NYG 13 · Score 6-0
(6:37) (Shotgun) 21-E.Elliott up the middle for 13 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
New York Giants FG (+3) — Q1 0:42 · DAL 17 · Score 6-3
(:42) 5-G.Gano 35 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-58-C.Kreiter, Holder-9-R.Dixon.
Dallas Cowboys FG (+3) — Q2 10:34 · NYG 8 · Score 9-3
(10:34) 2-G.Zuerlein 26 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-J.McQuaide, Holder-5-B.Anger.
Dallas Cowboys FG (+3) — Q2 1:43 · NYG 24 · Score 12-3
(1:43) 2-G.Zuerlein 42 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-J.McQuaide, Holder-5-B.Anger.
Dallas Cowboys FG (+3) — Q2 0:03 · NYG 9 · Score 15-3
(:03) 2-G.Zuerlein 27 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-J.McQuaide, Holder-5-B.Anger.
New York Giants FG (+3) — Q3 12:10 · DAL 24 · Score 15-6
(12:10) 5-G.Gano 42 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-58-C.Kreiter, Holder-9-R.Dixon.
Dallas Cowboys TD (+6) — Q3 2:03 · NYG 1 · Score 21-6
(2:03) 4-D.Prescott pass short middle to 86-D.Schultz for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.

Key takeaways

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

Dallas Cowboys earned the result — use the box score for snap-level context.
Dalton Schultz (Dallas Cowboys) led total EPA — start here for highlight and prop research.
Dak Prescott (DAL) finished above expected through the air (positive CPOE).
M. Glennon (NYG) finished below expected efficiency despite volume.

Frequently asked questions

Who won Dallas Cowboys vs New York Giants on 2021-12-19?

The Dallas Cowboys beat the New York Giants 21-6 in Week 15, 2021.

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

Q1: Dallas Cowboys 6, New York Giants 3; Q2: Dallas Cowboys 9, New York Giants 0; Q3: Dallas Cowboys 6, New York Giants 3; Final: Dallas Cowboys 21, New York Giants 6.

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

Dallas Cowboys touchdown — E. Elliott (Q1 6:37) Dallas Cowboys touchdown — D. Schultz (D. Prescott pass) (Q3 2:03) New York Giants field goal — G. Gano (Q1 0:42, 3 pts) Dallas Cowboys field goal — G. Zuerlein (Q2 10:34, 3 pts) Dallas Cowboys field goal — G. Zuerlein (Q2 1:43, 3 pts) Dallas Cowboys field goal — G. Zuerlein (Q2 0:03, 3 pts) New York Giants field goal — G. Gano (Q3 12:10, 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?

Dak Prescott (Dallas Cowboys), 68.3% completion, +7.0% CPOE, +0.02 EPA per dropback, +0.86 total passing EPA. M. Glennon (New York Giants), 52.0% completion, -12.3% CPOE, -0.52 EPA per dropback, -13.11 total passing EPA.

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

Dalton Schultz (Dallas Cowboys) was FantasyHQ's Game MVP with +4.96 total EPA on Receiving plays. across 8 snaps.

Season records after this game

Dallas Cowboys

Entered 9-4 Now 10-4 W

New York Giants

Entered 4-9 Now 4-10 L

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