The Cowboys, led by quarterback Dak Prescott, meet the Giants in Week 1 of the NFL season on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants are looking to close the gap in the NFC East as they start the season.
Dallas coach Mike McCarthy will be calling plays for quarterback Dak Prescott and a backfield that now features Tony Pollard. Brandin Cooks and CeeDee Lamb give Dallas a potent 1-2 punch at receiver. The Micah Parsons-led defense has added Stephon Gilmore at cornerback. “I think they put together a great offseason, just like we did,” Parsons said. “They got great guys who they already had. Just a rivalry just makes it so much harder, such a better game and something you’ve really got to prepare for. Because they’re going to come and give us their best shot. Each game last year came down to the wire, so it’s not a game that we’re just like, ‘Man, this is a game,’ every game. This is like a Super Bowl.
Rico Dowdle, an undrafted fourth-year player with seven career carries and rookie sixth-round pick Deuce Vaughn are his backups.Since being acquired from Las Vegas in March, Waller has been the main option for Jones in training camp and the preseason. The two combined for three catches for 30 yards against the Panthers on a game-opening touchdown drive.GIANTS RIGHT TACKLE
Prescott gets his first live look at Cooks, a vertical threat who should take some pressure off Lamb and make Dallas deeper on offense by dropping Michael Gallup to the third spot. Cooks has a chance to become the first NFL player to have 1,000-yard seasons with five different teams.