Dak Prescott Fantasy Football Week 1: Stats and Projections vs. Giants

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott will be up against the team with last year's 16th-ranked passing defense, the New York Giants (214.2 yards allowed per game), in Week 1 -- beginning at 8:20 p.m. ET on Sunday.

Considering Prescott for your DFS lineup, with his next game against the Giants? We've got stats and info for you in this article.

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Dak Prescott Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants
• Game Date: September 13, 2026
• Game Time: 8:20 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 17.8
• Projected Passing Yards: 263.67
• Projected Passing TDs: 1.87
• Projected Rushing Yards: 7.89
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.11

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Prescott 2025 Fantasy Performance

• In 2025, Prescott was sixth at his position (and eighth overall) in fantasy points, with 313.8 (18.5 per game).
• Prescott picked up 31.0 fantasy points -- 31-of-40 (77.5%), 319 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs; 1 carry, 2 yards, 1 TD -- in Week 4 against the Green Bay Packers, which was his best game last season.
• In another good fantasy performance last year, Prescott finished with 28.3 points -- 18-of-29 (62.1%), 237 yards, 4 TDs, 0 INTs; 7 carries, 28 yards in Week 5 against the New York Jets.
• In his worst game of the year, Prescott ended up with 0.7 fantasy points -- 7-of-11 (63.6%), 70 yards, 0 TDs, 0 INTs. That was in Week 18 versus the New York Giants.
• In Week 8 against the Denver Broncos, Prescott posted his second-worst fantasy total of the season, 6.6 points, via this stat line: 19-of-31 (61.3%), 188 yards, 0 TDs, 2 INTs; 6 carries, 31 yards.

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Giants Defensive Performance

• New York gave up over 300 passing yards to just one QB last year.
• 16 players have thrown for at least one touchdown in a contest against the Giants last season.
• Against New York last season, seven players threw for at least two touchdowns in a game.
• Last year, the Giants allowed just one player to throw for at least three TDs in a game.
• Versus New York last season, four players racked up more than 100 receiving yards in a game.
• The Giants allowed 23 players to haul in a TD pass against them last season.
• Looking at pass defense, New York allowed just two players to catch at least two touchdown passes against it last year.
• Looking at run defense, the Giants gave up more than 100 rushing yards to five players last season.
• In terms of run defense, New York gave up at least one rushing touchdown to 19 players last season.
• Just two players ran for multiple scores in a game versus the Giants last year.

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