- Associated Press - Thursday, December 8, 2016

DALLAS (11-1) at NEW YORK GIANTS (8-4)

Sunday, 8:30 p.m. ET, NBC

OPENING LINE - Cowboys by 2½

RECORD VS. SPREAD - Dallas 9-2-1, N.Y. Giants 5-5-2

SERIES RECORD - Cowboys lead 62-45-2

LAST MEETING - Giants beat Cowboys 20-19, Sept 11

LAST WEEK - Cowboys beat Vikings 17-15; Giants lost to Steelers 24-14

AP PRO32 RANKING - Cowboys No. 1, Giants No. 11

COWBOYS OFFENSE - OVERALL (4), RUSH (2), PASS (19)

COWBOYS DEFENSE - OVERALL (18), RUSH (2), PASS (28)

GIANTS OFFENSE - OVERALL (26), RUSH (31), PASS (16)

GIANTS DEFENSE - OVERALL (17), RUSH (5), PASS (25)

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Cowboys win nails down NFC East, and extends single-season franchise record to 12 straight, which ties longest streak set by combining regular seasons and playoffs (1971-72). … Dallas also can clinch first-round playoff bye and even home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with help. … Only loss this season came in opener to Giants. … QB Dak Prescott has touchdown pass and no interceptions in five straight games, first rookie to do that. Prescott has thrown two interceptions all season. … Rookie RB Ezekiel Elliott leads NFL with 1,285 yards rushing and is second with 1,607 yards from scrimmage. … WR Dez Bryant (65) needs one TD to become No. 2 in touchdowns in Cowboys’ history. …. TE Jason Witten has seven TD catches in past seven matchups with Giants. … Rookie DT Maliek Collins has three sacks in past three on road. … LB Sean Lee averaging 9.3 tackles in past six against New York. … Dallas defense has not allowed 100-yard rusher this season. … Giants have won two straight against Dallas, are 5-1 at MetLife Stadium this season, including four straight wins. … First game for defense without DE Jason Pierre-Paul (hernia surgery). … RB Rashad Jennings aims for third straight game at home with 100-plus yards from scrimmage. … WR Odell Beckham Jr. has eight TDs in past eight games. … DE Olivier Vernon has sacks in five straight, including two in each of last two. … Rookie CB Eli Apple had first interception last week. … Fantasy Tip: Giants QB Eli Manning has 1,241 yards passing, nine touchdowns and one interception in past five home games against Dallas.

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