Game previews
A capsule look at this week’s games, with more on Sunday and Monday night showdowns.
When: Sunday, 8:20 p.m. ET
TV: NBC Opening line: Cowboys by 3
Series record: Cowboys lead 17-12
Last meeting: Cowboys beat Saints 13-10, Nov. 29, 2018 Last week: Cowboys beat Dolphins 31-6; Saints beat Seahawks 33-27
Notes: Dallas has won two of past three meetings . ... Cowboys seeking first 4-0 start since going 5-0 in 2007 . ... RB Ezekiel Elliott
(125 yards) and rookie RB Tony Pollard (103) were fourth pair of
100-yard rushers in same game in club history. Most recent was all-time NFL rushing leader Emmitt Smith and Chris Warren in 1998. Cowboys coach Jason Garrett started that game at QB in place of injured Troy Aikman . ... Cowboys have four-game regular-season streak of at least 30 points, 400 yards, longest in club history. Started with finale last year at Giants . ... QB Dak Prescott has nine TD passes through three games, tying Don Meredith (1966) for most in franchise history . ... Prescott is 22 of 22 in third quarter this season, with three TDs, four completions of at least 25 yards. ... Two-time rushing champ Elliott has risen to fourth in NFL with
289 yards after consecutive 100-yard games . .... ... TE Jason Witten needs one TD catch to tie Hall of Famer Bob Hayes for second most in club history at 71. Dez Bryant leads with 73 . ... Robert Quinn had career-best seven QB pressures in Dallas debut coming off twogame suspension over performance enhancers.