NFL Game Preview: San Francisco 49ers (7-1-0) vs. Dallas Cowboys (4-5-0)

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FOX: Kevin Burkhardt, Tom Brady, Erin Andrews (field reporter), Tom Rinaldi (field reporter)

Kickoff is scheduled for 4:25 PM ET

AT&T Stadium

Referee: Bill Vinovich

Regular Season: SF leads series, 17-14-1 (home team won past 3)

Last reg. season meeting: 10/27/24: DAL 24 at SF 30

Kyle Shanahan (SF) vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 4-2 Reg. Season: 89-68 (.567)

Brian Schottenheimer (DAL) vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 0-0 Reg. Season: 11-14-1 (.442)

San Francisco Last Game: W, 38-17 vs. LV (Week 9)

Dallas Last Game: W, 27-23 at IND (Week 9)

49ERS NOTES

• QB BROCK PURDY completed 17 of 25 atts. (68 pct.) for 232 yards & 2 TDs with 107.4 rating & had 40 rush yards & rush TD in Week 9. Ranks 3rd with 109.8 rating this season. Aims for 9th in row with TD pass. Passed for 260 yards & TD & had rush TD in last meeting & aims for 3rd in row vs. Dal. with 250+ pass yards, TD pass & 110+ rating. • RB CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY had 87 scrimmage yards (68 rush, 19 rec.) & 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) in Week 9. Has 37 career rec. TD, most by RB in SB era. Ranks 2nd with 13,706 scrimmage yards (8,046 rush, 5,660 rec.) since 2017. Ranks tied-3rd with 10 scrimmage TDs this season. Aims for 5th in row with 80+ scrimmage yards & 8th in row with TD. • WR JORDAN WATKINS had 4 catches for career-high 86 rec. yards & had 1stcareer TD reception in Week 9. • WR KEENAN ALLEN can make SF debut. Ranks 8th all-time with 1,095 receptions. • TE GEORGE KITTLE had 4 catches for 58 yards in Week 9. Has 50+ rec. yards in 6 of his past 7. Ranks 3rd among TEs with 483 rec. yards, tied-4th with 5 TD catches & tied-5th with 38 receptions in 2026. • DL NICK BOSA had TFL in Week 9 & aims for 4th in row on road with TFL. Aims for 3rd in row with 0.5+ sacks vs. Dal. • DL DEFOREST BUCKNER has TFL in 6 of his past 7 on road. • LB DRE GREENLAW led team with 8 tackles & had 3 TFL & FR in Week 9. Has 8+ tackles in 5 of his past 6. • LB FRED WARNER had 5 tackles, TFL, FF & FR last week. Aims for 3rd in row with FF. Ranks tied-1st with 5 FFs this season. • LB JADEN DUGGER had 1st-career INT-TD in Week 9, 1 of 2 rookies (Josiah Trotter) with INT-TD this season. • DL OSA ODIGHIZUWA had 216 tackles, 17 sacks, 34 TFL & 2 FF with Dal. (2021-25). • CB RENARDO GREEN had INT last week & ranks tied-3rd with 4 INTs in 2026. • S MALIK MUSTAPHA had 1st INT this season in Week 9. Has PD in 4 of his past 5.

COWBOYS NOTES

• QB DAK PRESCOTT passed for 335 yards & 2 TDs with 114.2 rating in Week 9. Aims for 10th in row with TD pass. Aims for 4th in row with 95+ rating. Has 275+ pass yards in 3 of his past 4 at home. Had 243 pass yards & 2 TD passes in last meeting. Aims for 5th in row vs. SF. with TD pass. • RB JAVONTE WILLIAMS had 124 scrimmage yards (101 rush, 23 rec.) & rush TD in Week 9. Had rush TD in 6 of his past 7. Has rush TD in 2 of his past 3 at home. Had 58 rush yards in last meeting. • RB TYLER GOODSON had season-high 77 rush yards in Week 9. • WR CEEDEE LAMB led team with 10 receptions for season-high 195 yards & had TD catch in Week 9. Has 641 career receptions, most by player under age 28 in NFL history. Has 70 receptions for 904 yards this season & is 1st player in NFL history with 70+ catches & 900+ rec. yards in each of 1st 7 career seasons. Ranks 2nd with 904 rec. yards & tied-2nd with 7 TD receptions this season. Has TD catch in 2 of his past 3. Had 13 catches for 146 yards & 2 TDs in last meeting. Has 85+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3 vs. SF. • TE JAKE FERGUSON had 4th TD catch this season last week. • DT QUINNEN WILLIAMS led team with 7 tackles & had 3 TFL & FF in Week 9. Has sack in 3 of his past 4. Aims for 3rd in row with 7+ tackles. • LB RASHAN GARY had 6 tackles, sack & 2 TFL in Week 9. Aims for 3rd in row vs. SF with 0.5+ sacks. • LB SHEMAR JAMES had 5 tackles & FR last week. Aims for 4th in row with 5+ tackles. • DB CALEB DOWNS (rookie) had sack, INT & 2 PD in Week 9. Ranks 2nd among all rookie DBs with 49 tackles this season. • CB DARON BLAND had PD in Week 9 & has PD in 4 of his past 5. • S P.J. LOCKE had season-high 2 PD in Week 9. Had FF in last game vs. SF (9/25/22 w/ Den.).

Game Odds

San Francisco 49ers        – 4

Dallas Cowboys                55.5

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Saturday, November 14, 2026

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