5 scenarios for both NYG, Cowboys

The week of the game is finally here since the regular season is upon us.

Surprise, surprise, the Cowboys and Giants face off in the first week of the season. For the sixth time in eight years, these two rivals will open the season against each other. The Cowboys are 4-1 in the last five games against the Giants.

But does the story really matter in games like this? We are about to know Sunday when the season starts at 3:25 pm. AT & T.

In preparation, let's look at the situation as a whole for both teams.

Here are five quick scenarios for each team to prepare us for action.

• The Giants traded Odell Beckham Jr. to the Browns during the off season. But his absence left a bigger hole at the catcher's post, especially the Golden Tate freestyle player, suspended for the first four games. The Giants are about to see how much they will miss a Pro Bowl caliber receiver of the lineup.
• Sterling Shepherd, the team's most experienced receiver, said he was in good health after a thumb fracture and will face the Cowboys on Sunday.
• Eli Manning is back for his 16th consecutive season as a quarterback to the Giants. The team sent shock waves around the league by recruiting Daniel Duke with the NO. 6 overall choice. But Jones will support Manning, a two-time Super Bowl quarterback, who is 13-16 on 29 starts against Dallas.
• The Giants are one of the fastest-growing NFL players in Saquon Barkley, who won the Rookie of the Year offensive last season. So, what's a second year season including? While most fantasy football players have done it as the best player on the board, let's see how that translates into the field. We know that he can run and catch the ball, as evidenced by his 14-game match against the Cowboys last year during the second week.
• Head Coach Pat Shurmur knows that there is a national perception that his team will still have difficulties in 2019. He hears it, but is not worried. "I love the way we built our team and some of the changes we made to the staff level," Shurmur said. That's why I think like that. I do not care what everyone thinks. "

• Is there any more important news around the league than Ezekiel Elliott's? Maybe, but not with regard to the Cowboys and this game against the Giants. On Tuesday afternoon, both parties were still negotiating the terms of a further contract extension. The biggest question now is whether Zeke will be fit and able to contribute against the Giants.
• Anyway, the role of Tony Pollard with the Cowboys will be to watch. Remember that the team had charged in the fourth round to compensate for Zeke's robust playing style with a change of pace. If Zeke returns, it will always be interesting to see how the new offensive coordinator, Kellen Moore, integrates Pollard into the mix. If he has to start, that would be just as a story. He has looked good in few races he has received in pre-season, but getting the ball for four quarters in a regular season game should be of another level.
• Amari Cooper, who, like Zeke and Dak Prescott, is also waiting for a new contract. But the big question for Cooper is how he behaves after losing so much time with a foot / heel injury. Cooper said this week that he "felt good", but it seems that this is the type of injury that he will have to handle all year long.
• Cooper is not the only key player to come back from an injury. Byron Jones, the all-professional cornerback, did not train much with a hip injury that required off-season surgery. DeMarcus Lawrence (shoulder), Tyrone Crawford (hip) and Zack Martin (back) all missed a lot of time, but should train this week.
• Welcome back! Let's not forget two professional players, including a future Hall of Fame member, who will be returning in 2019. Jason Witten and Travis Frederick are back in the starter training. Will they have rust? Will they be fresh? Maybe a combination of both. The Cowboys are hoping that the return of both players will help in the red zone, where the offensive was struggling last year. The new OC Kellen Moore should have made the Red Zone offensive a top priority in his preparations for his first season.