NFL PREVIEW Today’s game

NEW YORK GIANTS (10-6, 1-0)
At DALLAS (13-3, 0-0)

Game time: 4:30 p.m.

TV: (17/62) (8) (53).

Opening line: Dallas by 7. Record vs. spread: Giants 11-6; Cowboys 9-7.
Series history: Cowboys lead series 54-35-2.
Playoff record: Giants 17-23; Cowboys 32-23 .
Giants offense: OVERALL (16), RUSH (4), PASS (21)
Giants defense: OVERALL (7), RUSH (8), PASS (11)
Cowboys offense: OVERALL (3), RUSH (17), PASS (4)
Cowboys defense: OVERALL (9), RUSH (6), PASS (13)
Notebook: Teams are tied with NFL-high 29 playoff appearances, but have never faced each other in postseason. ... Dallas, which defeated Giants twice during regular season, has never beaten team three times in one season. Cowboys failed in only chance for three-game sweep when they lost to Arizona in 1998 playoffs. ... New York, 7-1 away from Giants Stadium during regular season, has set franchise single-season record with eight straight road wins. Last road loss was at Dallas in Week 1. ... C Shaun O’Hara (knee) and CB Sam Madison (stomach) missed last week and are questionable. Both were hurt in Week 17. ... QB Eli Manning is 42-of-59 (71.2 percent) with six TDs and an INT in past two outings. In two meetings vs. Dallas this season, threw for 548 yards, five TDs, three INTs and posted passer rating of 94.8. Manning tied for league lead with 20 INTs and led NFL with 27 total turnovers. ... Last week, RB Brandon Jacobs scored two TDs but played sparingly in second half because of cramps. RB Ahmad Bradshaw had all but three of his 16 carries and 54 of his 66 yards in fourth quarter. ... WR Plaxico Burress (70 receptions, 1,025 yards, 12 TDs) had eight receptions for 144 yards and three TDs in first meeting and four catches for 24 yards in Week 10. ... Cowboys have won NFL-high 32 postseason games, and will appear in record 56th playoff game. Last Dallas team to win 13 games in regular season won Super Bowl (1992). ... Cowboys coach Wade Philips is 0-3 in postseason. ... WR Terrell Owens (ankle) is questionable. Owens, hurt during Week 16, caught nine passes for 212 yards and four TDs vs. Giants this season. Since the injury, Cowboys have scored 19 points and gained 346 yards on 92 plays (3.8 average). For the season, Dallas led conference with 28.4 points per game and was second in NFC with average of 6.0 yards per play. ... QB Tony Romo set franchise records with 36 TD passes and 4,211 yards passing and posted 102.9 passer rating with 20 TDs at home. In two meetings vs. Giants this season, Romo threw for 592 yards and had nine TDs (8 passing, 1 rushing) with passer rating of 129.2.

Associated Press