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New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys

Final · Kickoff

2002 Regular season · Week 5 · 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 Giants21Away
DALDallas Cowboys17Home
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Giants beat Cowboys 21–17 in 2002 Week 5

The New York Giants beat the Dallas Cowboys 21–17 on the road at Texas Stadium in Week 5 of the 2002 regular season on October 6, 2002. It was a one-score game at the finish, decided by 4 points.

The result moved the Giants to 3–2 and dropped the Cowboys to 2–3. The Giants finished 2002 at 10–6 and lost in the Wild Card round. The Cowboys finished 2002 at 5–11 and missed the playoffs.

In their previous meeting, the Dallas Cowboys won 20–13 on December 9, 2001. When they met again, the New York Giants won 37–7 on December 15, 2002.

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 5–2 after meeting No. 7 since 1999 Full series history

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