play Are Cowboys or Giants in a better position to make a statement in Week 1? (1:51) Damien Woody and Dan Graziano discuss the Giants' matchup vs. the Cowboys on the first Sunday night game of the season. (1:51) ESPN News Services May 11, 2026, 08:19 AM ET John Harbaugh will make his New York Giants debut in primetime against one of their biggest rivals. The NFL announced Monday that the Giants will host the Dallas Cowboys on Sept. 13 in the first "Sunday Night Football" game of the 2026 season. It will mark the eighth time since 2012 that the NFC East rivals will square off in their season opener. The Cowboys won six of their past seven Week 1 games against the Giants. The Giants hope to reverse that trend under Harbaugh, who was hired by New York in January after spending the previous 18 seasons as the head coach of the Baltimore Ravens . Harbaugh inherits a Giants team that has finished last in the NFC East in back-to-back seasons and has only one postseason appearance since 2016.…