{"id":646346,"date":"2026-01-01T20:25:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T20:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/646346\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T20:25:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T20:25:12","slug":"trivia-thursday-history-of-cowboys-giants-rivalry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/646346\/","title":{"rendered":"Trivia Thursday: History of Cowboys-Giants rivalry\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The last game of the 2025 season is coming up, which means we&#8217;ve got one last round of trivia to test you with.<\/p>\n<p>And, of course, after that overtime win at home over the Giants back on Sept. 14, we&#8217;ll largely be focused now on games the Cowboys have played at their place. Same as always, find out the answers in the photo gallery below.<\/p>\n<p>1) Brandon Aubrey did something for the first time in NFL history during the Cowboys&#8217; 40-37 victory over the Giants earlier this season. What was it?<\/p>\n<p>Scored a game-tying touchdown and kicked the winning field goal.<br \/>\nKicked a game-tying field goal and scored the winning touchdown.<br \/>\nKicked a field goal with no time left in the first half and the game-winner with no time left in the second half.<br \/>\nKicked both a game-tying field goal and a game-winning field goal with no time remaining in regulation and overtime, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>2) What injury did Emmitt Smith play through in leading the Cowboys to a 16-13 overtime victory on Jan. 2, 1994, at the Giants?<\/p>\n<p>Strained knee<br \/>\nPulled hamstring<br \/>\nAnkle sprain<br \/>\nSeparated shoulder<\/p>\n<p>3) The Cowboys&#8217; 27-14 win at the Giants in the NFL&#8217;s 2012 season opener featured the only time this has happened in franchise history.<\/p>\n<p>The game was played on a Wednesday.<br \/>\nThe game was played in the morning.<br \/>\nThe game didn&#8217;t end until after midnight.<br \/>\nThe game was delayed due to a power outage.<\/p>\n<p>4) In a 31-7 win at the Giants on Sept. 21, 1998, this player returned both an interception and a punt for touchdowns, the only player in Cowboys history to do so in the same game.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Mathis<br \/>\nDeion Sanders<br \/>\nKevin Smith<br \/>\nDarren Woodson<\/p>\n<p>5) The only game in their inaugural season of 1960 that the Cowboys didn&#8217;t lose came in a 31-31 tie at the Giants on Dec. 4. Who scored three touchdowns on the day to lead the team?<\/p>\n<p>G. Dupre<br \/>\nWalt Kowalczyk<br \/>\nDon McIlhenny<br \/>\nDon Perkins<\/p>\n<p>6) Which Cowboys quarterback suffered a broken wrist during a 17-14 loss at the Giants on Nov. 2, 1986, effectively ending Dallas&#8217; hopes of reaching the playoffs?<\/p>\n<p>Reggie Collier<br \/>\nGary Hogeboom<br \/>\nSteve Pelluer<br \/>\nDanny White<\/p>\n<p>7) Who owns the longest interception return in Cowboys history with a 101-yard pick six at the Giants on Nov. 14, 2010?<\/p>\n<p>Allan Ball<br \/>\nMike Jenkins<br \/>\nBryan McCann<br \/>\nOrlando Scandrick<\/p>\n<p>8) Five years later, what former Cowboy returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown to give the Giants a 27-20 win on Oct. 25, 2015?<\/p>\n<p>Cole Beasley<br \/>\nDwayne Harris<br \/>\nDevin Street<br \/>\nLucky Whitehead<\/p>\n<p>9) What kicker set the Cowboys record for field goal attempts in a game and tied the mark for field goals made in a 35-32 overtime victory at the Giants on Sept. 15, 2003?<\/p>\n<p>Billy Cundiff<br \/>\nRichie Cunningham<br \/>\nNick Folk<br \/>\nTim Seder<\/p>\n<p>10) In Dallas&#8217; 24-14 win at the Giants on Oct. 10, 1976, the two teams combined for just 31 passing attempts, the third-lowest total in franchise history. What former Cowboys quarterback started for New York that day?<\/p>\n<p>Clint Longley<br \/>\nCraig Morton<br \/>\nNorm Snead<br \/>\nDanny White<\/p>\n<p>11) Counting this upcoming matchup, how many times have the Cowboys finished their regular season schedule at the Giants?<\/p>\n<p>12) At the Giants on Nov. 9, 1980, this Cowboys running back ran for 183 yards, one of only nine players in NFL history to rush for at least 180 against the New York Football Club. Who was it?<\/p>\n<p>Tony Dorsett<br \/>\nRobert Newhouse<br \/>\nTimmy Newsome<br \/>\nRon Springs<\/p>\n<p>13) Which Cowboys player has the most career receiving yards against the Giants?<\/p>\n<p>Bob Hayes<br \/>\nMichael Irvin<br \/>\nDrew Pearson<br \/>\nJason Witten<\/p>\n<p>14) Down 14-6 midway through the fourth quarter, Roger Staubach led the Cowboys to a last-second 16-14 victory at the Giants on Nov. 4, 1979. How many game-winning drives did Captain Comeback have during his Hall of Fame career?<\/p>\n<p>15) Which Cowboys linebacker set a franchise record with 22 team-credited tackles at the Giants on Dec. 11, 2016?<\/p>\n<p>Anthony Hitchens<br \/>\nBradie James<br \/>\nSean Lee<br \/>\nJaylon Smith<\/p>\n<p>16) Three years after Billy Cundiff gave the Cowboys a walk-off win over the Giants in the Meadowlands, what other veteran kicker buried the Giants on the road with a last-second kick to beat New York in 2006?<\/p>\n<p>Mike Vanderjagt<br \/>\nMartin Gramatica<br \/>\nJose Cortez<br \/>\nShaun Suisham<\/p>\n<p>17) What undrafted running back, whose brother was a Pro Bowl linebacker, scored on an 81-yard touchdown catch in a road win over the Giants in 2017?<\/p>\n<p>Rod Smith<br \/>\nRico Dowdle<br \/>\nDarius Jackson<br \/>\nLance Dunbar<\/p>\n<p>18) Dez Bryant caught the game-winning TD from Tony Romo to beat the Giants in the 2014 game at the Meadowlands. But what was the most famous moment from that game?<\/p>\n<p>Black cat ran onto the field<br \/>\nLights went out in the third quarter<br \/>\nOdell Beckham Jr. had a legendary one-handed catch<br \/>\nOpening kickoff returned for a TD<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The last game of the 2025 season is coming up, which means we&#8217;ve got one last round of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":646347,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2067],"tags":[93246,68754,7,519,1917,56,417,16139,1900,2321,2469,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-646346","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-giants","8":"tag-featured-dalvsnyg-2025","9":"tag-featured-trivia-thursday","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-giants","12":"tag-new-york","13":"tag-new-york-giants","14":"tag-news-all-news","15":"tag-news-kurt-daniels","16":"tag-news-nick-eatman","17":"tag-newyork","18":"tag-newyorkgiants","19":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115821721994171147","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/646346","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=646346"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/646346\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/646347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=646346"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=646346"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=646346"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}