PATRIOTS (1-2) AT COWBOYS (2-1)
Time/TV: 4:25 p.m., Fox
Latest line: Cowboys by 6 ½
Series record: Cowboys lead 8-6. Last meeting: Cowboys beat Patriots, 35-29, in OT on Oct. 17, 2021, at New England.
Last week: Patriots beat Jets 15-10; Cowboys lost to Cardinals 28-16. Patriots player to watch: LB Matt Judon had two sacks, including a safety, in the win over the Jets. Judon has a team-high four sacks a season after becoming the first New England player to get at least one sack in the first five games. Cowboys player to watch: RB Tony Pollard leads the NFL in carries (62) and touches (74) through three weeks.
Key matchup: Ezekiel Elliott, Rhamondre Stevenson and the Patriots running game against the Dallas defense.
Series notes: The Cowboys never could beat Tom Brady’s Patriots, losing all five meetings from 2003-19. They are 8-1 against New England quarterbacks not named Brady. … With a victory,
New England’s Bill Belichick will join Don Shula (328) and George Halas (318) as the only NFL coaches with 300 regular-season wins. … The Patriots have had at least one sack in 22 consecutive games. … New England’s defense held the Jets to 28 yards rushing last week. If the Patriots hold Dallas under 40, it would be the sixth time they have held an opponent under 40 yards rushing in back-to-back games, and first since 2015. … Jones is looking to post his seventh game in a row with 200 or more yards passing. He completed 15 of 21 passes for 229 yards and two TDs and an
INT in his other Dallas meeting. … CB Christian Gonzalez has a pass breakup in each of his first three games. He is one of six rookies with three or more. … Dallas is bidding for a 10th consecutive home victory. It’s the club’s longest home winning streak since an 11-game run in 1991-92, or almost 20 years before the move to AT&T Stadium. … The Cowboys lead the NFL with 12 drives of at least 10 plays, but the red zone has been a major issue the past two weeks. Dallas converted just three of 11 trips inside the 20 into touchdowns against the Jets and the Cardinals. … QB Dak Prescott has two sub-80 passer ratings in the first three weeks.
The eighth-year starter has never had more than two in his first four games in any season.