Giants' opening loss to Cowboys an omen?
Eli Manning Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo shake hands after their game at MetLife Stadium. (Sept. 11, 2012) Credit: Jim McIsaac
The Giants have never beaten the Cowboys in a season-opening game and are now 0-5 in such contests. Two of the Giants’ four Super Bowl-winning seasons, however, opened with one of those losses. A look at the regular-season openers vs. Dallas and how that year ended:
| Year | Score | Season record |
| 1965 | L, 31-2 | 7-7 |
| 1986 | L, 31-28 | 14-2* |
| 1995 | L, 35-0 | 5-11 |
| 2007 | L, 45-35 | 10-6 |
| 2012 | L, 24-17 | -- |
*Super Bowl championship
