A pair of NFC East teams clash on NBC at 8:30 p.m. ET.

Ezekiel Elliott will make his 2017 regular season debut Sunday night when the Cowboys face the Giants at 8:30 p.m. ET on NBC (live stream). He might even play the whole season.

Elliott was suspended for six games after allegations of domestic abuse put him in the crosshairs of the NFL’s disciplinary policy, but he’ll be able to take the field Sunday night and beyond. A federal judge granted an injunction that will delay the suspension until his lawsuit against the NFL is ruled on. With Elliott and quarterback Dak Prescott on the field, Dallas fielded a top-five scoring attack that notched nearly 30 points per game at AT&T Stadium. The Giants, loaded with their own cache of receiving weapons after a busy offseason, will try to match them shot for shot in a Sunday night slugfest.

Time, TV channel, and streaming info

• Time: 8:30 p.m. ET
• Location: AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
• TV: NBC
• Streaming: NBC Sports Live
• Odds: Dallas is favored by three points.

Giants at Cowboys news:

• Johnathan Hankins is a Colt now, so expect Jay Bromley to have a breakout year in his stead.

What impressed me most about his film last year was how good he was at controlling one blocker, then coming off and making the tackle.

If he was single blocked, Bromley would get good extension with his arms and knock the offensive lineman back until he could control him and escape off the block to wherever the ball carrier was.

• Jaylon Smith’s journey back to the football field was a bright spot in an otherwise grim Dallas offseason.

The nerve damage from the injury was so severe that there were questions whether or not he’d ever play again, but the Cowboys rolled the dice and took Smith in the second round.

Smith didn’t appear in a game as a rookie, and now — more than a year and a half after suffering the injury — he’s finally on the field in a Cowboys uniform.

• There are about a thousand moving parts to Ezekiel Elliott’s domestic violence case; here’s a comprehensive list of everything that’s happened.
• Here’s what the Giants depth chart looks like headed into the 2017 opener.

The “who is the right guard” question keeps coming up. The answer is, the same guy who has been in that starting spot all along — John Jerry.

Somewhat strangely, the Giants list fullback Shane Smith as the third-team tight end.

• Here are the five players who will have the biggest impact on whether or not the Cowboys can repeat as the NFC’s No. 1 team.

Sean Lee is the heart and soul of the Cowboys defense. He makes the defense go and is the clear leader of the unit. The veteran linebacker is the one that the defense looks up to, and he is the one that is making sure everybody is in correct position in between snaps.

Giants are focused on giving Eli Manning weapons as his career winds down.

Odell Beckham Jr. won’t be the only big target in the New York lineup this fall. The Giants put forth a concerted effort to add receivers in 2017, further highlighting a major disconnect between the team’s aerial and ground attacks. The franchise signed Brandon Marshall and spent a first-round pick on dynamic tight end/wideout Evan Engram to give Manning his most explosive receiving corps to date.

They’ll have to show out in 2017 to cover up the team’s terrible tailbacks — the Giants ranked 29th last season in rushing yards per game.

Giants vs. Cowboys prediction:

Five out of eight of our human “experts” — along with the OddsShark computer — tabbed the Cowboys to win this game.