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New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys

Final · Kickoff

2001 Regular season · Week 13 · Texas Stadium

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Historical final score from the WHYNFL results archive. WHYNFL preserves the team labels of the time and converts supplied Eastern kickoff times. Team links open today's franchise hubs. Historical box scores and play-by-play are not supplied.

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NYGNew York Giants13Away
DALDallas Cowboys20Home
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Cowboys beat Giants 20–13 in 2001 Week 13

The Dallas Cowboys beat the New York Giants 20–13 at home at Texas Stadium in Week 13 of the 2001 regular season on December 9, 2001. It was a one-score game at the finish, decided by 7 points.

The result moved the Cowboys to 4–8 and dropped the Giants to 5–7. It was the Giants’ third straight loss. The Giants finished 2001 at 7–9 and missed the playoffs. The Cowboys finished 2001 at 5–11 and missed the playoffs.

In their previous meeting, the New York Giants won 27–24 on November 4, 2001. When they met again, the New York Giants won 21–17 on October 6, 2002. The teams split their two 2001 meetings.

Written by WHYNFL from the final scores in its results archive, which begins with the 1999 season. Records, streaks and season results count regular-season and playoff finals.

Series Giants lead the series 4–2 after meeting No. 6 since 1999 Full series history

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