2026-01-04 Cowboys @ Giants

This one’s got zero playoff leverage and all “final-week evaluation + pride” energy. New York is finishing out a rough year (3–13), Dallas is also out of it (7–8–1), so you’re looking at a game where coaches tinker, players audition, and weird momentum swings are more likely than “optimal” football.

On the ground, the news matches that vibe: Dallas has multiple key players ruled out (including RB Javonte Williams, RB Malik Davis, G T.J. Bass, LB DeMarvion Overshown, CB Shavon Revel), and they’ve been activating bodies to get looks (e.g., Phil Mafah, Josh Butler).
The Giants are also ruling out a chunk of contributors (Flott, Holland, Theo Johnson, Evan Neal, Nuñez-Roches, Wan’Dale Robinson), so both sides are in “patchwork + try stuff” mode.
And the Giants’ own tracker even hints at Dak starting but possibly not playing the whole game, with Joe Milton potentially getting run. That’s classic Week 18 “let’s see what we’ve got.”

Astrologically, the chart screams controlled aggression + chaos spikes:

• Earth/Cardinal dominance (Capricorn pile-up) = businesslike, physical, “drive and finish” football… until the chart’s volatility triggers.
• Uranus in the 1st (Taurus ASC) + Mercury □ Neptune = sudden swings, odd errors, busted assignments, questionable calls/communications, or a surprise personnel/strategy wrinkle.
• The headline is Moon in Leo (4th) applying to a razor-tight opposition to Pluto (10th): big emotional surges, crowd/ego/pride moments, and a late-game “power move” feel—like the game wants a dramatic narrative pivot.

KTB Core snapshot (dominants, balance, and tone)

Element count (10 planets): Earth 5 (Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Uranus) • Water 3 (Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune) • Fire 1 (Moon) • Air 1 (Pluto)
Modality: Cardinal 5 • Fixed 3 • Mutable 2
Dominant signature: Capricorn/Cardinal Earth → structured, grinding, “do your job” football… but with a fixed-sign pressure cooker underneath.

Team mapping (standard home/away)

• Giants = ASC (Taurus 18°)
• Cowboys = DSC (Scorpio 18°)

Angles + rulers (this is the spine)

ASC Taurus → Venus rules the Giants. Venus is in Capricorn (9th) conjunct Sun and Mars.
That’s strong “identity through structure,” but it also means the Giants’ chart-ruler is tied directly into the Cowboys’ ruler (Mars, Scorpio). When ASC ruler and DSC ruler are conjoined, games often feel like: same fight, same trench, one lever decides it.

DSC Scorpio → Mars rules the Cowboys. Mars is in Capricorn (9th)—exalted—and conjunct the Sun/Venus cluster.
Translation: Dallas gets the “cleaner access” to the chart’s main power source (Capricorn Mars), especially if this becomes a disciplined, situational execution game.

Pluto in Aquarius (10th) sitting close to the top of the chart adds that “brand/power/public narrative” pressure—very Cowboys-coded in effect (big spotlight gravity), even if you don’t assign Pluto as ruler. And with the Moon opposing it, the game’s emotional center is literally pulling against that authority/visibility axis.

Moon + flow (how the game feels)

• Moon Leo (4th) = pride, home-stage emotion, “prove it” energy (Giants crowd + young players wanting highlights).
• Moon ☍ Pluto (10th) applying (orb 0°15) = momentum swings + intensity spikes + a potential “late override” moment: a key turnover, officiating moment, or one drive that flips the whole script.

Supportive Moon links:

• Moon △ Neptune + Moon △ Saturn = the home side can settle emotionally and get structured after chaos… but only if they survive the Pluto hit without imploding.

The volatility trigger (mistakes / weirdness)

• Mercury (8th) □ Neptune (12th) is the classic “fog machine” for execution: misreads, tipped balls, wrong routes, phantom penalties, botched special-teams communication, or play-calling that looks genius once and insane the next.
• Add Uranus in the 1st and you get the “sudden break” factor—something unexpected that forces an adjustment.

House-based predictive notes (sports translation)

• 9th-house Capricorn pile-up (Sun/Venus/Mars): game plan, coaching, rule-book moments, and “out-of-town narrative” energy are central. This can favor the team that stays professional and wins situational football.
• 4th-house Moon: the ending matters; late-game pride/ego spikes; “home emotion vs public pressure” storyline.
• 8th-house Mercury: turnovers / short fields / high-leverage downs are pivotal.
• 12th-house Neptune: hidden variables—injury management, rotations, quiet tank-ish decisions, or just the classic Week 18 “why are they doing that?” moments.

Betting/market note (context only)

Cowboys around -3.5, with Dallas favored on the moneyline, total around the high 40s depending on book.

Read + lean (astrology-only)

If this stays a disciplined Capricorn grind, Dallas has the cleaner claim: Mars exalted and plugged into the chart’s dominant stellium. The Giants can absolutely make it ugly (Uranus 1st + Leo Moon pride), but their path looks like: force chaos early, ride emotion, steal a turnover, and hope the Mercury–Neptune fog hits Dallas at the worst time.

Most likely script: structured start → weird swing → dramatic late pivot.
Edge: slight Cowboys edge in the “who controls the main engine” sense, but high variance because of Mercury–Neptune + Moon–Pluto.