Dart Carves Up Dallas as Giants Roll 28-20
Jaxson Dart was surgical on Sunday, completing 23 of 29 passes for 230 yards and 3 touchdowns while adding 54 rushing yards on 11 carries. The Giants didn't just beat Dallas — they handled them, 28-20, in a performance that looks like a genuine statement from a young quarterback settling into his role.
Dart was the story, but the Giants won this the right way — with balance. Cam Skattebo carried 18 times for 81 yards and a touchdown, giving New York a physical dimension that kept Dallas honest and the clock moving. Isaiah Likely was Dart's favorite weapon, hauling in 8 receptions for 78 yards and 2 touchdowns. That kind of production from a tight end against a divisional opponent isn't something you dismiss. The Giants appear to have found a real connection between Dart and Likely that Dallas had no answer for.
Dallas wasn't without fight. Dak Prescott finished 22 of 34 for 175 yards and 2 touchdowns, and CeeDee Lamb did what Lamb does — 5 catches, 44 yards, a score. Javonte Williams was the Cowboys' most versatile weapon, contributing 41 yards on 12 carries with a rushing touchdown and adding 31 yards on 5 receptions with another score. That's a two-touchdown day from a running back, and Dallas still lost by 8. The problem, it seems, is that the Cowboys couldn't generate enough volume through the air to keep pace. Prescott's 175 passing yards against a Giants defense that clearly had a plan is a number that should concern Dallas going forward.
The margin tells the real story: New York controlled this game. Dart's 79.3 completion rate wasn't luck — it was precision. He didn't force throws, he didn't need to. The Giants ran the ball effectively enough with Skattebo to keep Dart in manageable situations, and when he did drop back, he was decisive. Dallas, for all of Lamb's talent and Prescott's experience, couldn't manufacture the kind of sustained drives needed to flip the scoreboard. A 28-20 final sounds closer than this game likely felt. The Giants look like a team that knows exactly what they are right now, and that's a dangerous thing in the NFC East.