Giants Open John Harbaugh Era Against Cowboys on Sept. 13 as Week 1 Rivalry Returns for 8th Time
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Updated · New York Post · May 11
Giants Open John Harbaugh Era Against Cowboys on Sept. 13 as Week 1 Rivalry Returns for 8th Time
16 articles · Updated · New York Post · May 11
8:20 p.m. on Sept. 13 will mark New York’s season opener, with the Giants hosting Dallas on Sunday Night Football to launch John Harbaugh’s tenure.
The matchup extends a familiar Week 1 pattern: Giants-Cowboys has opened the season eight times in 15 years, though this one is in East Rutherford rather than Dallas.
Harbaugh inherits two skid lines immediately — the Giants are 2-13 in their last 15 openers and 7-22-1 in NFC East play over the past five seasons.
The game also revives painful recent history after Dallas routed the Giants 40-0 in the 2023 primetime opener at MetLife, a loss that foreshadowed New York’s collapse.
Sept. 13 could become a broader New York sports showcase, with Mets-Yankees set for 1:35 p.m. and the rest of the NFL schedule due Thursday.
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