Cowboys 24 vs 30 49ers, summary: score, stats, highlights | NFL Week 8

The Niners and Cowboys were both desperate for wins coming into their Sunday Night Football game tonight. They were both coming off tough losses at home. Add that to an already heated rivalry, and you've got the recipe for an intriguing game.

The Cowboys led the first half and were up 10-6 at halftime but Brock Purdy and the Niners led a comeback with three straight touchdowns by rookie RB Isaac Guerendo, TE George Kittle, and Purdy himself. Dallas tried to make another comeback of their own with two straight touchdowns by wide receiver CeeDee Lamb, but it was too late in the game and they couldn't manage to get the job done when Prescott threw four straight incomplete passes. The Niners pulled off the 30-24 win to beat the Cowboys for the fourth straight match.

Game Stats and Leaders

Niners QB Brock  Purdy finished the game with 18 of 26 completions for 260 yards and one touchdown and no interceptions, plus added eight carries for 56 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown. Tight end George  Kittle led the receivers with six catches for 128 yards and one touchdown. Rookie running back Isaac Guerendo led the rushers with 14 carries for 85 yards and a touchdown.

Cowboys quarterback Dak  Prescott finished with 25 of 38 completions for 243 yards and two touchdowns and two interceptions. It was his third straight game with multiple interceptions. Runningback Ezekiel  Elliott led the rushers with 10 carries for 34 yards and one touchdown. In RB Dalvin Cook's first game with Dallas, he had six carries for 12 yards. CeeDee Lamb led the receivers with 13 receptions for 146 yards and two touchdowns. 

Up next

The Cowboys will play their second straight road game against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, November 3. 

The Niners will have their bye week next week before facing the Tampa  Bay Buccaneers on the road in Week 10 on Sunday, November 10.

Guerendo ends the game

In the end, the Cowboys had plenty of time to make a comeback, but Prescott's four pass attempts were all incomplete to give the ball back to the Niners. It was Guerendo who ended the game with this 14-yard run and slide just before the end zone. The Niners take the win.

CeeDee TD #2

They made it a 6-point game with a second straight touchdown catch by CeeDeee.

CeeDee TD #1

Cowboys started a comeback of their own here, starting with this touchdown pass to WR CeeDee Lamb.

Purdy's TD

Quarterback Brock Purdy brought in a TD of his own to complete three back-to-back TDs for the Niners in a second-half comeback

Kittle's TD to extend the lead

On National Tight End Day, Kittle celebrated with this TD to extend the Niners' lead in the second half. 

Prescott interception #2

This made Prescott's third-straight game with multiple interceptions 

And Guerendo brought it in

Kittle setting up the TD

San Francisco tight end George Kittle set up the score with this 43-yard run

Guerendo with the big plays

Niners rookie RB Isaac Guerendo made several big plays on the night

Zeke's TD

Ezekiel Elliott gave the Cowboys their first TD of the night. With Rico Dowdle out with a sudden illness and Dalvin Cook in for the first time this season, Zeke stepped up. This put the Cowboys up 10-3 in the first half.

The rivalry is heated, indeed

Prescott Interception #1

The Cowboys got nowhere on their first drive of the game. On their second, Prescott threw this interception, caught by Brown.

Now for some game highlights...

END GAME

Purdy takes the knee and that's it - the Niners continue their winning streak over Dallas with their fourth straight

Game over

Guerendo runs for 14 yards all the way to the 2-yard line, sliding down 

And that will seal the game

Guerendo picks up 4 yards - 3rd and 2 as the clock keeps ticking with Cowboys out of timeouts

TWO-MINUTE WARNING

That takes us to the 2-minute warning. 

Guerendo picks up 4 - 2nd and 6

Prescott pass incomplete to Brooks with defenders all over him - Niners will take over at the Cowboys 25

Prescott throws deep to Turpin and it is incomplete - 4th down and 10

Prescott under pressure, throws it away - 3rd and 10

Prescott throws into Niners traffic and somehow avoided a pick...incomplete, 2nd and 10

Wishnowsky punts to the Cowboys 25, downed by Conley

Cowboys take final timeout

Purdy's pass complete to Juszczyk but Hooker and Kendricks take him down short - 4th and 4

Cowboys take second timeout

Purdy SACKED by Overshown for a loss of 7 yards - 3rd and 10

Cowboys take first timeout

Purdy scrambles for 7 yards - 2nd and 3

Aubrey kicks to the end zone - Touchback to the Niners' 30

Prescott made to bullet passes to Lamb for 21 and 29 yards before finally throwing a 20-yard touchdown pass to Lamb. Aubrey's PAT makes it a 6-point game with 3:32 still to go in the game.

Niners' Beal was injured during the play

Prescott makes another deep pass to Lamb for another 29 yards to the Niners' 20

Prescott pass to Lamb caught for 21 yards - 1st and 10

Prescott passes sideways to Elliott - no gain

Carlson kicks to the end zone - Touchback to the Cowboys 30

The Cowboys defense was able to fend off another TD, but the Niners got another 3 points on a 41-yard field goal by Carlson. Niners make it a two-score game with 4:25 left in the game.

NINERS FIELD GOAL!

Purdy escapes a sack, throws it away - 4th and 6

Taylor gets 5 - 3rd and 6

Taylor picks up 4 more - 2nd and 11

Taylor gets 3 yards but Niners are called for IllegalFormation, 5 yards - 1st and 15

Pearsall gets it and he TAKES OFF for 39 yards!

Guerendo picks up 4 yards - 2nd and 6

Aubrey kicks to the Niners' 2 and Taylor takes it up 29 yards to the 31

The Cowboys are working on catching back up again in the final quarter. Prescott makes the 7-yard pass to Lamb in the end zone for the touchdown. Aubrey's PAT is good and the Cowboys now trail by 10 with just under 8 minutes left in the game.

Elliott loses 2 yards, taken down by Warner - 2nd and goal at the 7

Prescott's pass to Lamb is complete for 15 yards and the 1st down at the Niners' 5

Prescott pass complete to Tolbert for 9 yards - 2nd and 1

Prescott passes deep to Turpin and it's caught for 16 yards - 1st down at the 30

Cowboys are going for it on 4th down...

Prescott's pass to Ferguson is complete but he gets just 6 yards - 4th and 4

Prescott's pass incomplete again, to Lamb - 3rd down and 10

Prescott pass incomplete to Spann-Ford - 2nd and 10 at the Cowboys 49

Prescott throws a deep pass that's incomplete to Tolbert - Niners' Ward is called for Pass Interference - 19 yards, 1st down

Prescott's pass caught by Elliott and he picks up 4 yards - 3rd and 10

Elliott gets just 1 yard - 2nd and 14

False Start on Cowboys' Steele - 5 yards, 1st and 15

Wishnowsky punts to the Cowboys 30 and Turpin calls for the Fair Catch

Purdy's pass to Bell ALMOST intercepted by Golston - incomplete, 4th and 1

Guerendo gets nowhere - 3rd and 1

Guerendo takes it up the middle for 9 yards - 2nd and 1

Anger punts to the Niners 17, fair catch called by Cowing

Cook got a yard, but at 3rd and 5, Prescott was SACKED by Okuayinonu for a loss of 2 yards - 4th and 7

END THIRD QUARTER

The clock ran out before the Cowboys could get any further. They are losing by 17 points after having a 10-3 lead at halftime. 

The Cowboys have the ball at 2nd and 6 at their own 44

Cook takes it up the middle 4 yards - 2nd and 6

Carlson kicks to the Cowboys 8, out of bounds, results in a penalty - placed at the Cowboys 40

The Cowboys have suddenly fallen to a 17-point deficit as the Niners score their third-straight touchdown, this time done by Purdy himself on a 2-yard run into the end zone and Carlson's PAT with 36 seconds left in the third quarter.

Cowboys' Oruwariye was injured on the play

Samuel takes it up 6 - stopped by Oruwariye - 3rd and goal

Guerendo taken down by Diggs after a yard - 2nd and goal

Purdy makes the pass to Samuel and he takes off for 16 yards and the 1st down at the 10

Purdy gets it to Guerendo but he gets nowhere, tackled by Oruwariye for no gain - 3rd and 7

Niners take first timeout 

Guerendo picks up 3 more - 2nd and 7 at the Cowboys 25

Purdy's pass complete to Kittle for 27 yards to the Cowboys 28

Purdy takes off 16yards - 1st down

Guerendo takes it up 4 yards - 2nd and 6

Anger punts to the Niners 9 - Cowing takes it up 16 yards to the Niners 25 

Prescott escapes a sack but throws the ball away to go 3 and out

Prescott under pressure, pass incomplete to Ferguson - 3rd and 4

Elliott picks up 6 yards - 2nd and 4

Carlson kicks to Cowboys 0 and Turpin takes it up to the Cowboys 26

Purdy's pass to Kittle was good for the 2-yard touchdown. Carlson's PAT is good and suddenly the Niners have a 10-point lead with 7:14 to go in the 3rd quarter.

The flags were for Pass Interference, but the officials ruled it legal, saying he was pushed into him.

Purdy's pass to Kittle CAUGHT in the end zone but flags fly everywhere...

Juszczyk gets a yard, stopped by Lawson - 3rd and goal at the Cowboys 2

Samuel picks up 4 yards, stopped by Diggs - 2nd and goal

Purdy scrambles 6 yards to the Cowboys 7

Purdy gets it to Samuel for 3, then 4 yards for 3rd down and 3 at the Cowboys 13

Purdy to Guerendo for 12 yards - 1st down

Prescott's pass INTERCEPTED by Lenoir at the Cowboys 32

Prescott pass to Lamb complete for 6 yards - 3rd and 4

Prescott passes to Ferguson but he's taken down by Brown for no gain - 2nd and 10

Carlson kicks to the Ninerss 35 and Turpin takes it 14 yards to the Cowboys 16, but he's called for an Illegal Forward Pass - 5 yards to the 11-yard line

After a 43-yard run by Kittle, Guerendo takes it into the end zone for the 4-yard touchdown. Carlson's PAT is good and the Niners take back the lead early in the second half with just under 13 minutes still to play in the 3rd quarter.

Purdy makes the pass to Kittle and he breaks through for 43 yards all the way to the Cowboys 4!

Purdy takes the ball up 4 yards - 1st down

Purdy scrambles for 9 yards, short of the 1st down

Cowboys get called for Defensive Too Many Men on Field but it's declined 

3rd and 1

Guerendo takes the ball but Odighizuwa stops him - 2nd and 10

Aubrey kicks to the Niners 23, short of landing zone - penalty - placed at the 40

And we're back! 

HALFTIME

And that takes us to the end of the second quarter. 

The Cowboys have a 4-point lead, 10-6. The Niners will get the ball when we come back after halftime.

Prescott takes the knee to run out the clock

Wishnowsky punts to the Cowboys 2 - downed by Bell

Purdy pass incomplete to Conley - 4th and 17 at the Cowboys 46

Niners take final timeout

Purdy SACKED and FUMBLES, but it's recovered by Niners' Banks at the Cowboys 46 

Purdy pass incomplete to Guerendo - 2nd and 10

Niners take second timeout

Purdy pass to Kittle complete for 30 YARDS!

Niners take first timeout

Purdy scrambled for 13 yards, and was ruled out of bounds at the Niners 30. The officials reviewed it and REVERSED the call - 1st down

Anger punts to the Niners 17 - fair catch by Cowing

Prescott's pass incomplete again, under pressure from Okuayinonu

Prescott pass incomplete to Ferguson - 3rd and 3

Prescott pass to Tolbert for 7 yards - 2nd and 3

Carlson kicks to the Cowboys 6. Turpin muffs the catch, recovers it, takes it up 23 yards to the Niners 33

The Niners cut the lead to 4 points again after Carlson makes the 44-yard field goal with a minute 30 to go in the first half.

NINERS FIELD GOAL!

Cowboys take second timeout

Purdy pass to Kittle complete but it's only good for 10 yards - 4th and 5

Purdy to Guerendo for 5 yards - 3rd and 15

Purdy passes to Samuel but he drops it - incomplete - 2nd and 20 

Guerendo had another big run of 19 but Kittle got called for Holding - 10 yards - 1st and 20 

TWO-MINUTE WARNING

That takes us to the 2-minute warning in the first half.

The Cowboys are up 10-3 but the Niners have the ball on 1st down and 10 at the Cowboys 31 after two big runs by Guerendo.

Guerendo has TWO big back-to-back runs of 19 and then 15 yards!

Illegal Formation on Cowboys' Bell, 5 yards

Aubrey kicks to the end zone - Touchback to the Niners 30

After getting the turnover on downs in nice field position, the Cowboys extend their lead with an Aubrey 29-yard field goal with just under 3 minutes in the first half.

COWBOYS FIELD GOAL!

Prescott's pass to Ferguson is caught but he FUMBLES it and recovers it at the Niners 11 - 4th and 8

Prescott's pass to Spann-Ford in the end zone was ALMOST caught in the end zone but he couldn't bring it in with Mustapha on him - 3rd and 7

Prescott to Lamb for 3 yards - 2nd and 7 

Prescott makes a deep catch caught by Tolbert for 28 yards, and an Illegal Contact on Niners' Lenoir is declined - 1st down

Ferguson makes the one-handed catch for a gain of 6 yards - 3rd and 4

Cook gets nowhere, taken down by Elliott - 2nd and 10 

Prescott pass caught by Lamb for 5 yards - 1st down

  Neutral Zone Infraction on Niners' Bosa - 5 yards, 1st and 5

Failed 4th down conversion

The Niners went for it on 4th down but Purdy's pass to Samuel was dropped and incomplete - Cowboys take over at their own 43

Cowboys take first timeout

Twice in a row, Mason is stopped by Golston after a yard - 4th and 3

Purdy's pass to Samuel good for 5 yards - 2nd and 5

Purdy pass to Pearsall for 13 yards - 1st down

Mason picks up 2 - 3rd and 7

Purdy pass caught to Pearsall for 11yards - 2nd and 9

Purdy faked the handoff and gave it to Samuel who took it all the way down to the end zone, but a Holding call on Saubert called it back - 1st and 20 at the Niners 24

Aubrey kicks to the Niners 4 and Taylor takes it up 30 yards to the 34

The Cowboys make it down the field on some big drives by Elliott and Lamb and it's Elliott who brings in the 1-yard touchdown. After Aubrey's PAT, the Cowboys take the 4-point lead with just under 11 minutes to go in the first half.

Prescott's pass to Schoonmaker is incomplete, but Niners' Ward is called for Pass Interference - automatic first down

Prescott pass caught by Ferguson and he picks up 11 for the 1st down

Elliott picks up 5 - 3rd and 10

Prescott SACKED by Bosa for a loss of 5 yards - 2nd and 15

Prescott hands it off to Elliott and he pushes through the middle for 11 yards and the 1st down at the Niners 20

Prescott pass caught by Lamb for 15 yards to the Niners 31

Cook picks up a few yards

END FIRST QUARTER

That takes us to the end of the first quarter at Levi's Stadium. The Niners have a 3-0 lead but the Cowboys have the ball on 2nd and 6 at the Cowboys 48

Cook takes it up 4 yards - 2nd and 10

Prescott flipped the ball to Turpin and he took off for 12yards, but FUMBLED it at the end. Cowboys center Beeberecovered it at the Cowboys 48 - 1st down

Penalties call that back - Holding on Cowboys' Ferguson - 10 yards, and Holding on Guyton - declined

2nd and 14

Prescott's pass to Tolbert is caught and run for 11 yards

Prescott pass to Lamb caught for 6 yards - 2nd and 4

Personal Foul on Cowboys' Lamb

Unnecessary Roughness on Niners' Warner

Penalties offset - play will pick up at the Cowboys 22

A scuffle between the players broke out on the field as flags are thrown all around

Wishnowsky punts to the Cowboys 22 and Turpin takes it up 14 yards to the Cowboys 36

Purdy's pass to Kittle is incomplete - 4th and 6 and the Niners will punt it away

Guerendo picks up 4 yards - 3rd and 6

Purdy's pass to Samuel is incomplete with Lewis on him - 2nd and 10

Purdy's pass to Kittle caught for 16yards and the 1st down

Niners' Mason was injured on the play

Mason picks up 6 yards to the Niners 14 - 2nd and 4

Prescott's pass deep to Turpin is INTERCEPTED by Brown at the Niners 8.

Prescott pass to Lamb good for 10 yards and the 1st down

Prescott's pass to Lamb caught just short of the 1st down - 3rd and 1

Cook takes it again but this time he's stopped by Campbell after a yard - 2nd and 9

Prescott hands it off to Cook and he picks up 10yards for the 1st down

Ferguson picks up 2 yards, quickly taken down by Campbell

Carlson kicks to the Cowboys 6. Turpin takes it up 26 yards to the Cowboys 32.

The Niners were able to get down to the field on a 47-yard pass caught by Deebo Samuel, but the Dallas defense (plus a few penalties) held them to a field goal. Carlson made the 50-yard try and the 49ers lead with 7:14 to play in the 1st quarter.

NINERS FIELD GOAL!

Purdy pass caught by Pearsall for 6 yards - 3rd and 10

Mason picked up another 4, but Niners' Juszczyk got called for Holding to put them back 10 yards - 2nd and 16

Mason picks up 4 yards - 2nd and 6

Pearsall picks up 8 yards but a False Start on the next play took the Niners from 3rd and 6 to 3rd and 1

Purdy then made a deep pass to Samuel for 47 YARDS for the 1st down all the way to the Cowboys 36

Samuel takes off first, but Lawson and Overshown take him down after a yard

Anger punts to the 7 and Cowing takes it up 6 yards to the 13

Luepke gets nowhere as he's taken down by Warner - 4th down and Cowboys will punt it away

Prescott pass caught by Lamb for 5 yards - 3rd and 5

Elliott's swallowed up for no gain - 2nd and 10

Prescott passes to Lamb and he bobbles it in the one-handed catch but he pulls it in to make it - 1st down

Elliott gets 6 yards on the first drive - 2nd and 4

Okay, NOW we're off. Carlson makes the kick to Turpin and he takes it from the 3 to the 30 but there's been a flag thrown for Illegal Formation on the Cowboys' that'll take them back to the 25.

Well...I thought we were off, but it seems there's been a communication issue amongst the officials,

And we're off!!

Cowboys have won the toss and elected to receive. 

HERE WE GO.

One thing missing from giant George Kittle head in Santa Clara...

Just next to Levi's Stadium sits the Hilton Santa Clara Hotel, and at the moment, there is a giant Geroge Kittle head sitting atop it. But there's just one thing missing...

Kittle's hair on the top of his head. If you're wondering why the heck that is, well, it's all marketing. DirecTV's campaign "Nothing On Your Roof" is meant to show customers that DirecTV does not rewuire a big, ugly satellite dish on their roof. They partnered with Kittle back in August. 

The real Kittle is inside the stadium and ready to play through an injury to take on the Cowboys.

National TE Day

Today is National Tight Ends Day, and to finish up the Sunday games, we have a matchup of two talented tight ends in Cowboys Jake Ferguson and 49ers George Kittle.

NFL

Who is singing the national anthem for the Cowboys vs 49ers Week 8 game?

As we're just 15 minutes away from kickoff, here's who will be singing the national anthem ahead of the game coming up.

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Cowboys have work cut out with Jordan Mason

The Cowboys' run defense has been one of their biggest issues since last year. Although this season, their problems in that area have been significantly worse at home than on the road, their matchup with Niners running back Jordan Mason is going to give them a challenge.

Mason is second in the league in rushing yards with 667 and the Niners are likely to rely on him a lot tonight considering all the injuries to their receivers. Through six games, the Cowboys have given up an average of  143.17 rushing yards per game to their opponents. They are going to have to get that under control if they want to contain Mason.

COWBOYS

Will Dalvin Cook play for Cowboys vs 49ers Week 8?

With the news that Dallas Cowboys RB Rico Dowdle will miss the Cowboys game vs the 49ers this week due to a sudden illness, it's a relief to know they've FINALLY activated Dalvin Cook from the practice squad to the active roster. Not that he'll be a big game-changer, but at least it's something.

Read more.

Not the same Purdy

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy struggled early this season and it's clear he's missing his all-star cast. Last season, he led the league with a quarterback rating of 113 andd this year, he's got a QBR of 91.2. That's thanks in large part to his touchdown to interception ratio this season so far: nine touchdowns to seven interceptions. Last year, that ratio was 31:11, so it's a significant drop.

“I track them pretty good and you could see some of this coming last year,” an  advance scout told the Washington Post. “When things aren’t great around him, the quarterback has problems. He’s holding the ball too long and he’s falling in love with keeping it himself. … I mean, he’s not a terrible athlete, but no way should he be running this much. He and the coach have trouble playing from behind."

“He’s having a harder time finding the open guy with all the injuries,” the scout said. “We feel like you can get to him more by blitzing and playing man [coverage], and kind of rattle him and [mess up] his timing that way. There’s something to that Super Bowl hangover, now, too. I’ve seen that firsthand, and I don’t think that’s a great locker room this year, either. They’ve got a really top-heavy roster, with some red carpet guys and then a bunch of key guys making the minimum. And they’ve let that defense go and made some weird hires on that side of the ball and [messed up] some of their evaluations on the defensive line. So [Purdy] isn’t always playing with the lead all the time, and that’s a big deal with a young QB.”

Matchup of the classic...unis

Tonight, the Cowboys will wear their traditional white uniforms and the 49ers will wear their throwbacks, for a classic uniform matchup.

What are the odds?

Although both the Niners and Cowboys have started out with losing seasons, the difference is that Dallas is actually worse than their record makes them look and San Francisco is actually a little better than theirs makes them look.

The injuries to the 49ers' key players almost made it believable that the Cowboys could pull off a win, but with Kittle and Samuel ruled back in, it's doubtful, even if they're not at 100%. 

It seems the oddsmakers would agree. The Niners are a 5.5 favorite in the latest odds from SportsLine Consensus. The over/under for total points is 47.5

Injuries: Niners’ depleted offense vs Cowboys’ depleted defense

As I mentioned earlier, both the Niners and the Cowboys are dealing with several injuries to key players, though in the Niners' case, they're on offense and the Cowboys' are on defense. 

Niners' injury report

The Niners have been and will continue to be without star running back Christian McCaffrey since the start of the season and just lost starting wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk to a season-ending ACL/MCL tear he sustained during their loss to the Chiefs last week. Fellow WR Jauan  Jenninigs will also be out for the second straight week with a hip injury. WR Deebo Samuel, who was already dealing with a wrist injury before the last week's game, was taken out of the game after coming down with pneumonia. He is listed as questionable for tonight's game against the Cowboys, but is expected to play. The same goes for tight end George Kittle, who is dealing with a persistent foot issue. Defensive lineman Kevin  Givens (groin) and kicker Jake  Moody (ankle) will also sit out tonight

49ers Week 8 INACTIVES

WR Jauan Jennings (ankle)

K Jake Moody (ankle)

DE Kevin Givens (groin)

OL Ben Bartch (ankle)

LB Jalen Graham 

CB Rocky Ya-Sin

QB Joshua Dobbs

Cowboys' injury report

The Cowboys have been dealing with a growing list of injuries to their defense since before the season even started. Their biggest loss right now is edge rusher Micah Parsons, who suffered a high-ankle sprain in Week 4 and has been out since. There was hope that he'd return after the bye week, but he was officially ruled out earlier this weekend. Cornerback DaRon  Bland has already been out all season with a foot injury, and will miss tonight's game again as well. Just a few hours before game time, the Cowboys were given more unfortunate news. Their lead running back Rico Dowdle came down with an illness upon reaching Levi's Stadium and has been ruled out of the game. That will keep Ezekiel Elliott in the game along with Dalvin Cook, who's just recently been activated from the practice squad.

Cowboys Week 8 INACTIVES

RB Rico Dowdle (illness)

LB Micah Parsons (ankle)

CB Caelen Carson (shoulder)

CB Andrew Booth 

OT Matt Waletzko (shoulder)

QB. Trey Lance

Where the historic rivalry comes from

Although the Cowboys and Niners aren't division rivals, they've developed a historic rivalry over time.

It started in the 1980s and really peaked in the '90s. It stems from the fact that the two teams have met in the postseason a total of nine times, tied for the second-most in the NFL. In the '90s, they played each other a total of nine times, including three consecutive NFC Championship Games, from the 1992-1994 seasons. In each of those three, the winner went on to win the Super Bowl (the Cowboys in '92 and '93 and the Niners in '94).

The Niners lead the overall series, 20-19-1, with the Niners having won the last three (2021 playoffs, 2022 playoffs, and 2023 regular season).

Cowboys and Niners - Where they stand this season

The Cowboys are off to a rough start this season. At 3-3, Dallas has lost all three of their home games in embarrassing fashion. Coming off a bye week, their most recent loss was a 47-9 beating by the Detroit Lions that they'd rather forget. They've been dealing with a ton of injuries to their defense, but that's not the least of their problems as the offense has been struggling in the pass and run game and the o-line is full of issues of its own.

The Niners are in a similar position, coming into this game at 3-4 and also coming off a tough loss at home, a Super Bowl rematch with the Kansas City Chiefs. Much like the Cowboys, the 49ers are dealing with several injuries, though the majority of theirs are on offense and their defense is the one struggling to carry the team.

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