Daniel Jones Fantasy Week 1: Projections, Points and Stats vs. Cowboys

New York Giants QB Daniel Jones will be up against the team with last season's eighth-ranked pass defense, the Dallas Cowboys (200.9 yards conceded per game), in Week 1 -- beginning at 8:20 PM ET on Sunday.

Considering Jones for your daily fantasy lineup, with his next game versus the Cowboys? We've got stats and info for you in this article.

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Jones vs. Cowboys Game Info

• Matchup: New York Giants vs. Dallas Cowboys
• Game Day: September 10, 2023
• Game Time: 8:20 PM
• Projected Fantasy Points: 17.37
• Projected Passing Yards: 218.08
• Projected Passing TDs: 1.22
• Projected Rushing Yards: 36.06
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.33

Jones 2022 Fantasy Performance

• Ranked ninth overall and ninth at his position, Jones picked up 288.9 fantasy points (18.1 per game) in 2022.
• In his best game last season -- Week 17 against the Indianapolis Colts -- Jones accumulated 36.2 fantasy points. His stat line: 19-of-24 (79.2%), 177 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INTs; 11 carries, 91 yards, 2 TDs.
• In another good fantasy showing last season, Jones finished with 28.8 points -- 19-of-30 (63.3%), 202 yards, 1 TD, 0 INTs; 11 carries, 107 yards, 1 TD in Week 7 versus the Jacksonville Jaguars.
• In his worst game of the season -- Week 2 against the Philadelphia Eagles -- Jones finished with 5.8 fantasy points. His stat line was: 15-of-27 (55.6%), 135 yards, 0 TDs, 1 INT; 6 carries, 24 yards.
• In Week 8 against the Seattle Seahawks, Jones put up his second-worst fantasy total of the season, 9.0 points, via this stat line: 17-of-31 (54.8%), 176 yards, 0 TDs, 0 INTs.

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Cowboys Defensive Performance

• Dallas surrendered more than 300 passing yards to three QBs last season.
• Last season, the Cowboys allowed 14 QBs to throw at least one touchdown pass in a game.
• In the passing game, Dallas allowed six players to throw two or more touchdowns in a game last year.
• Versus the Cowboys last year, two players threw for at least three touchdowns in a game.
• Dallas let six players put up more than 100 receiving yards in a game last season.
• The Cowboys allowed 18 players to secure a touchdown pass against them last season.
• Looking at pass defense, Dallas allowed three players to catch at least two touchdown passes against it last year.
• In the run game, three players collected more than 100 rushing yards in a game against the Cowboys last season.
• Against Dallas last season, nine players ran for at least one TD.
• In terms of run D, the Cowboys didn't allow two or more rushing touchdowns to any opposing players last year.

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