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Updated Nov 3, 9:16 AM ET
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Week 10 · Sunday 4:25 PM ET · AT&T Stadium

DALvsSF

Cowboys offensevs49ers defense

Season numbers through Week 8: 8 games for Cowboys, 7 for 49ers. Ranks are out of 32; #1 is the best offense or the stingiest defense.

SF offenseDAL offense
Keys to the game · where this matchup tilts, from the season numbers4 reads
01
Biggest edge

Clean pockets

Cowboys take a sack on 4% of dropbacks (2nd). 49ers get home on 6% (22nd). League average is 7%.

02
Opportunity

Short left is open

49ers are worst against short left throws, allowing +0.36 EPA per attempt. Cowboys send 32% of their throws there.

03
Watch out

Tight ends go quiet

49ers give up 44 yards a game to tight ends (7th), against a league average of 55. Cowboys' tight ends produce 32 (28th).

04
Wash

EPA per play

Call this one even. Cowboys average +0.09 EPA per play (7th). 49ers allow -0.05 (8th). League average is +0.00.

Players to watch

SF 49ers

13Brock PurdyQB · 146/211 · 1748 yds · 15 TD · 4 INTEPA per dropback +0.29 · 2nd23Christian McCaffreyRB · 84 car · 389 yds · 8 TD · 34 recEPA per touch +0.11 · 7th85George KittleTE · 34 rec · 425 yds · 5 TD · 46 tgtEPA per target +0.35 · 13th5Mike EvansWR · 27 rec · 420 yds · 3 TD · 39 tgtEPA per target +1.05 · 2nd0Renardo GreenLeft Cornerback · 26 tackles · 3 INT · 5 PD3 INT · T-2nd in the NFL99DeForest BucknerRight Defensive Tackle · 31 tackles · 4 sacks · 3 PD4 sacks · T-23rd in the NFL

DAL Cowboys

4Dak PrescottQB · 197/302 · 2046 yds · 14 TD · 5 INTEPA per dropback +0.17 · 11th33Javonte WilliamsRB · 134 car · 528 yds · 9 TD · 20 recEPA per touch +0.01 · 16th88CeeDee LambWR · 60 rec · 709 yds · 6 TD · 92 tgtEPA per target +0.353George PickensWR · 39 rec · 533 yds · 2 TD · 62 tgtEPA per target +0.4192Quinnen WilliamsLeft Defensive End · 28 tackles · 5 sacks · 1 PD5 sacks · T-12th in the NFL26DaRon BlandRight Cornerback · 31 tackles · 6 PD6 passes defended · T-27th in the NFL
The series · 49ers and Cowboys since 1999, and this season's records14 meetings

The series is even at 7–7 since 1999 (they first met in 2000). The 49ers have won the last 4. Oct 27, 2024, at Levi's Stadium: the 49ers won 30–24. Brock Purdy started at quarterback for the 49ers and Dak Prescott for the Cowboys; Kyle Shanahan and Mike McCarthy coached.

49ers at home3–4the 49ers' record
In Dallas4–3the 49ers' record
Most points49ers 42 · Cowboys 412023 · 2020
Biggest win49ers by 32 · Cowboys by 302023 · 2017
Playoffs2–0the 49ers' record

The last 5

2024 · Wk 8DAL 24 at SF 30
2023 · Wk 5DAL 10 at SF 42
2022 · Wk 20 · playoffsDAL 12 at SF 19
2021 · Wk 19 · playoffsSF 23 at DAL 17
2020 · Wk 15SF 33 at DAL 41

2026 records

49ersCowboys
Overall6–13–5
Division3–02–1
Conference4–12–4
Other conference2–01–1
Home4–01–3
Away2–12–2
Last 5WWWWLWLLWL
StreakLost 1Lost 1
Points a game28.1 – 19.927.4 – 26.6

Every meeting since 1999, regular season and playoffs, from nflverse's game list, which starts in 1999; the all-time series goes back further. Franchises that moved count as one team (the Raiders, Chargers and Rams). Home and away are from the 49ers' side. Records are this regular season.

The lineups · Cowboys offense against the 49ers defenseDepth charts
49ers defense · 4-3 DCowboys offense · 3WR 1TE60Guyton73Smith56Beebe52Booker78Steele87Ferguson4Prescott33Williams88Lamb19Flournoy3Pickens97Bosa99Buckner92Odighizuwa56White57Greenlaw54Warner53Dugger2Lenoir0Green20Stout36Sigle27Brown

Cowboys offense · 3WR 1TE

  • QBDak Prescott#4 · 197/302 · 2046 yds · 14 TD · 5 INT
  • RBJavonte Williams#33 · 134 car · 528 yds · 9 TD · 20 rec
  • WRCeeDee Lamb#88 · 60 rec · 709 yds · 6 TD · 92 tgt
  • WRGeorge Pickens#3 · 39 rec · 533 yds · 2 TD · 62 tgt
  • WRRyan Flournoy#19 · 30 rec · 342 yds · 2 TD · 44 tgt
  • TEJake Ferguson#87 · 17 rec · 115 yds · 3 TD · 25 tgt
  • LTTyler Guyton#60
  • LGTyler Smith#73
  • CCooper Beebe#56
  • RGTyler Booker#52
  • RTTerence Steele#78

49ers defense · Base 4-3 D

  • RDENick Bosa#97 · 7 tackles
  • RDTDeForest Buckner#99 · 31 tackles · 4 sacks · 3 PD
  • LDTOsa Odighizuwa#92 · 13 tackles · 2 sacks · 1 PD
  • LDEKeion White#56 · 13 tackles · 3.5 sacks
  • WLBDre Greenlaw#57 · 49 tackles
  • MLBFred Warner#54 · 70 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 3 PD
  • SLBJaden Dugger#53 · 30 tackles · 1 sack
  • RCBDeommodore Lenoir#2 · 30 tackles · 1 PD
  • LCBRenardo Green#0 · 26 tackles · 3 INT · 5 PD
  • NBUpton Stout#20 · 18 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 1 PD
  • SSMarques Sigle#36 · 26 tackles · 1 sack
  • FSJi'Ayir Brown#27 · 44 tackles · 2 PD

Starters from each team's current depth chart (nflverse, from ESPN), drawn in the offense's base three-receiver set against the defense's base front. The nickel back, the extra defensive back most teams use against three receivers, is drawn lighter. Left and right are as the offense sees the field. The toggle at the top flips which offense is drawn.

Head to head · DAL offense against SF defense
StatDAL DAL offFavors DAL · Favors SFSF SF def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
+0.09#7
-0.05#8+0.00
Success rate
47%#9
44%#2044%
Yards per play
5.4#19
4.8#45.4
Explosive play rate
7%#29
4%#19%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
+0.15#7
+0.04#18+0.03
Sack rate
4%#2
6%#227%
Running
Run EPA per carry
-0.02#10
-0.18#2-0.08
Yards per carry
3.7#24
3.6#74.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
50%#3
38%#1141%
Red zone TD rate
68%#10
48%#761%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
207#2
132#11147
TE yards per game
32#28
44#755
TE targets per game
5.8#26
7.9#197.6
RB receiving yards per game
17#30
49#3232
Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

Cowboys: EPA per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.297% of throws
+1.213% of throws
+0.457% of throws
Short
+0.2732% of throws
-0.1715% of throws
+0.1835% of throws

49ers: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
-0.0514 throws
+0.637 throws
+0.0823 throws
Short
+0.3685 throws
-0.2024 throws
-0.0391 throws

Green gains more than expected, red loses value. Cells with fewer than 5 throws are grayed out.