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Harbaugh’s Prime Time Mission: Ending the Giants' Opening Day Drought
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Harbaugh’s Prime Time Mission: Ending the Giants' Opening Day Drought

New York Giants On SI·Paul Dottino·21 days ago
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There's not likely to be anything that captures the New York Giants ' attention more than opening the season against the Dallas Cowboys. Lo and behold, they will do so again this year. NBC will have this NFC East rivalry game on Sept. 13 as part of its Sunday Night Footbal l package. No matter the records of the two teams, at least one of their annual battles usually winds up as part of a national telecast, either in prime time or the late Sunday afternoon window, because of the matchup's high television ratings, thanks to the Giants residing in the nation's No. 1 media market and the Cowboys having been nicknamed "America's Team" since 1978. This game will mark the eighth time in the last 15 seasons they've battled in Week 1, though it's only the first since 2023. In fact, they met six times over an eight-year stretch: 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2019. Since that span, the Cowboys are 6-1 in the series and won both games (2012, '23) at MetLife Stadium.…

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