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Giants to begin John Harbaugh era in primetime vs. Cowboys as NFL schedule leak begins

Nypost · · 442 words · By Ryan Dunleavy
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16 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The John Harbaugh Era will begin on “Sunday Night Football” with the Giants hosting the Cowboys at 8:20 p.m. on Sept. 13.”
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The provided web search results for this claim are generic homepages for Google News, AP, and NBC News and contain no specific information regarding a game on September 13 or John Harbaugh's tenure with the Giants.
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web search NEUTRAL — Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.
https://news.google.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran has sent its response to the latest U.S. ceasefire proposal via Pakistani mediators, but U.S. President Donald Trump quickly rejected it as “TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!”
https://apnews.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Go to NBCNews.com for breaking news, videos, and the latest top stories in world news, business, politics, health and pop culture.
https://www.nbcnews.com/
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“The Giants and Cowboys met in Week 1 in 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2023.”
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The provided evidence consists of generic news homepages and does not contain the specific game history for Week 1 matchups between the Giants and Cowboys.
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web search NEUTRAL — Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.
https://news.google.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran has sent its response to the latest U.S. ceasefire proposal via Pakistani mediators, but U.S. President Donald Trump quickly rejected it as “TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!”
https://apnews.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Go to NBCNews.com for breaking news, videos, and the latest top stories in world news, business, politics, health and pop culture.
https://www.nbcnews.com/
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“Five of those seven games were at AT&T Stadium.”
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While one source mentions a Week 1 matchup at AT&T Stadium, there is no evidence provided to verify the specific count of five out of seven games occurring there.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Cowboys–Giants rivalry is a National Football League rivalry between the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowboys–Giants_rivalry
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web search NEUTRAL — This week, the Cowboys and Giants square off in a Week 1 matchup at AT&T Stadium.)Defensively, the Cowboys held the Giants under 300 total yards in both games last year. (The teams split, 1-1).
https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/big-picture-cowboys-giant…
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web search NEUTRAL — In 2012, the New York Giants hosted the Dallas Cowboys in order a schedule conflict with President Barack Obama speaking on the final night of the Democratic National Convention. The NFL is still fina…
https://www.aol.com/articles/netflix-air-week-1-matchup-2036…
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“Giants-Cowboys has been a September staple in 2022, 2024 and 2025.”
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The evidence includes a link to a 2025 schedule but does not provide the specific game dates or confirmation that they played in September for all three listed years.
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web search NEUTRAL — ESPN has the full 2025 Dallas Cowboys Regular Season NFL schedule. Includes game times, TV listings and ticket information for all Cowboys games.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/team/schedule/_/name/dal/dallas-cow…
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web search NEUTRAL — Adoree' Jackson is visiting the Dallas Cowboys on Tuesday, per NFL reporter Jordan Schultz. The cornerback could fill an open roster spot, bringing 55 tackles and an interception from his 2023 season …
https://xeber.world/en/article/adoree-jackson-in-dallas-for-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Live news, investigations, opinion, photos and video by the journalists of The New York Times from more than 150 countries around the world. Subscribe for coverage of U.S. and international news, poli…
https://www.nytimes.com/
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“Coming off of a playoff appearance, the Giants, with high expectations, lost 40-0 at home to the Cowboys.”
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Multiple independent sources (ESPN, and two other news reports) confirm the Cowboys defeated the Giants 40-0 at home (MetLife Stadium) in the 2023 season opener.
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web search NEUTRAL — Box score for the Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants NFL game from September 10, 2023 on ESPN. Includes all passing, rushing and receiving stats.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/boxscore/_/gameId/401547409
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web search NEUTRAL — Noah Igbinoghene returned a blocked field goal 58 yards for a touchdown on the opening series, DaRon Bland scored on a pick 6 later in the first quarter and the Dallas Cowboys embarrassed the New York…
https://apnews.com/article/giants-cowboys-pollard-prescott-9…
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web search NEUTRAL — The New York Giants hosted their division rivals, the Dallas Cowboys, at MetLife Stadium on Sunday Night Football to open their 2023 regular season schedule. The game was played under a steady ...
https://giantswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/giants/2023…
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“stud left tackle Andrew Thomas strained his hamstring while chasing a blocked field goal and wound up sidelined for months”
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Multiple sources (nj.com, The Athletic, and another report) confirm Andrew Thomas suffered a hamstring injury in the season opener against the Cowboys and missed subsequent games.
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web search NEUTRAL — Thomas also said a left hamstring issue — as opposed to a right hamstring issue — is probably a bigger deal for him, because he uses his left leg more in pass blocking, since he’s a left tackle. “In t…
https://www.nj.com/giants/2023/10/andrew-thomas-unsure-when-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Giants OT Andrew Thomas suffered a hamstring injury during Sunday’s game.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/live-blogs/cowboys-vs-giant…
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web search NEUTRAL — Andrew Thomas missed the Giants’ previous two games with a hamstring injury he suffered in the season opener against the Cowboys.
https://nypost.com/2023/09/29/andrew-thomas-monday-night-sta…
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“they will be celebrating the 40th anniversary of their Super Bowl 21 team this year.”
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Wikipedia and other reference sources confirm the Giants won Super Bowl XXI in the 1986 season (played in January 1987). The 40th anniversary would be in 2027, but the evidence confirms the victory occurred in the 1986 season.
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web search NEUTRAL — After playing college football for the Morehead State Eagles, Simms was selected in the first round by the Giants as the seventh overall pick in the 1979 NFL draft. Simms was named Most Valuable Playe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Simms
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web search NEUTRAL — From two days after the Giants defeated the Denver Broncos for their first Super Bowl title in early 1987, here is local coverage of the team's victory celebration from the Meadowlands, featuring a sp…
https://archive.org/details/NewYorkGiantsSuperBowlXXIVictory…
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web search NEUTRAL — The New York Giants are the oldest professional football team in the New York-New Jersey region.Won their first Super Bowl (XXI) in the 1986 season under head coach Bill Parcells and Hall of Fame line…
https://www.essentiallysports.com/category/nfl/new-york-gian…
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“The rivalry game also marks the NFL debuts (barring injury) of former Ohio State teammates and first-round picks Arvell Reese (Giants) and Caleb Downs (Cowboys).”
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Multiple sources confirm Arvell Reese and Caleb Downs were Ohio State teammates and draft prospects, with YouTube and other reports linking Reese to the Giants and Downs to the Cowboys.
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web search NEUTRAL — Caleb Downs, Arvell Reese and Sonny Styles will have teams throwing positional value to the wind, speaking to the incredible cornerstone talent they potentially have. Let's break down each one.
https://au.sports.yahoo.com/nfl-draft-ohio-states-arvell-ree…
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web search NEUTRAL — Arvell Reese making a 4.46 40 look easy (@NFL Films) #giants #arvellreese #combine #40yarddash. GM Joe Schoen on what made Arvell Reese & Francis Mauigoa their top targets #shorts #nfl #nfldraft.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk2FqoG8dN5EAz5WU3A0D7A
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web search NEUTRAL — Ohio State safety Caleb Downs didn't get drafted within the first 10 picks.The Cowboys desperately needed to add talent to their defense, especially to allow new coordinator Christian Parker to build …
https://thelandryhat.com/caleb-downs-bringing-revenge-energy…
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“the Giants selected right guard Francis Mauigoa at No. 10 — after doing plenty of homework on Downs — before the Cowboys got Downs to play safety at No. 11.”
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No evidence was provided for this specific claim regarding draft picks 10 and 11.
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“The Giants last started 1-0 in 2022 with a win over the Titans”
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No evidence was provided for this specific claim regarding the 2022 start against the Titans.
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“former head coach Brian Daboll’s return as Tennessee’s offensive coordinator.”
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“The Titans also signed four former Giants to be possible starters during free agency.”
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“the Giants are 2-13 in their last 15 season-openers, including 1-8 since 2017.”
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“the Giants are 7-22-1 within the NFC East over the last five seasons.”
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“The bulk of the NFL schedule will be released Thursday”
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“The Mets visit Yankee Stadium in the Subway Series at 1:35 p.m. on Sept. 13”
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