This divisional matchup has produced a lot of great memories and on Monday night they will look to continue that. Both teams are in need of a huge win with the Philadelphia Eagles moving to 5-4 in the division. We begin with the New York Giants who made the move to go to Daniel Jones early in the season over Eli Manning. Jones has shown a lot of promise in his starts but also has shown that he’s still a rookie trying to navigate through the NFL as there will be bumps in the road. Jones has thrown for 1,466 yards and 10 touchdowns with 7 interceptions. A lot of his mistakes came against that stout New England Patriots defense but other than that game he’s shown a lot of growth and promise. Against the Cowboys, Daniel Jones will have to look to his playmakers Evan Engram and Saquon Barkley in order to be successful. Saquon Barkley is a generational talent and he can change the course of any game in the blink of an eye. The last time these two teams met Saquon went off for 120 yards rushing on 11 rushes. He will look to continue that against the Cowboys tonight in New York. When Saquon is in a zone he can beat you running and receiving out the backfield. The run after the catch for Saquon is incredible because he can hit you with a mean stiff arm and with the combination of his speed it will be tough for the Cowboys to hold that to a minimum. The wide receiver core for the Giants has been banged up all season as it’s pretty much the next man up mentality as Golden Tate will be the number 1 tonight. With Sterling Shepard back in the concussion protocol look for Tate and Engram to soak up a lot of targets against that Cowboys defense tonight. The Giants offense has been okay on the year but the defense has looked suspect at times with teams being able to throw all over the secondary. If the New York Giants are going to win this game they will need for the defense to at least try to slow down the high powered Cowboys offense a little bit if they want to even make this a game. The Cowboy defense will have their hands full with Saquon Barkley all night and if the Giants win this game it will be on his tree-trunk legs for the night.

Just like the New York Giants have Saquon Barkley the Cowboys have Ezekiel Elliott. Tonight will be the night for Elliott to feast against the Giants defense he hasn’t been able to stop any running backs. The last time these two played Zeke only had 53 yards rushing but that was a Zeke coming in from missing training camp on his holdout. Now that we are halfway into the season the Cowboys will be looking to feed their running back who they believe can bring them to the Superbowl. One thing about Ezekiel Elliott is the fact that he’s grown as a pass-catching back and someone that Dak Prescott can depend on at any moment in the game. Usually, quarterbacks have tight ends as safety blankets but in this case, Dak always looks for number 21 at all times. This has been the season for Dak Prescott as he’s been off to a great start with 2,123 yards with 12 touchdowns and 7 interceptions. Dak has been playing like a man that wants/needs to get paid and he’s been running the offense smoother than the past years. Dak should be able to have a field day against the weak secondary of the New York Giants as they give up a lot of passing yards and passing touchdowns. Look for Dak Prescott to find his healthy and ready to go number 1 receiver on the team, Amari Cooper, as he’s been a complete monster all season with or without his injuries. Last time Amari Cooper saw the Giants he had 6 catches for 106 yards and a touchdown. We should see a repeat of that in this game tonight against the Giants as there was no way Jenkins was going to be able to hold him in that secondary. The Cowboys defense has been the biggest question for this team as far as them being complete. If this defense can get it together against the Giants that will be a great sign for moving forward. The Cowboys secondary has been struggling as it was noticeable because they were trying to pry Adams from the Jets.

Both teams need this game badly but this should be a semi-shootout as the running backs will try to lead their teams. The edge goes to the Cowboys as they have the quarterback, wide receiver, running back trio that can score at any moment of a game. The Giants are banged up and that would make it tough for anyone against the Cowboys who are coming off a bye waiting for you. This division is always close when it’s crunch time and these games do matter in a division that truly hates each other on the field. We should be in for a real treat tonight as NFL fans and it will be a battle either way regardless of who wins this game.

Score Prediction: Dallas Cowboys Win (28-17)