STADIUM: AT&T Stadium
REFEREE: Clete Blakeman
DATE: Sunday, September 17, 2023
GAME TIME: 4:25 PM ET
CBS: Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) NYJ: 109 or 383 DAL: 82 or 228
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY
REG. SEASON: DAL lead series, 7-5 (NYJ won past 3)
POSTSEASON: —
THE LAST TIME …
REG. SEASON: 10/13/19: DAL 22 at NYJ 24
POSTSEASON: —
HEAD COACHES NOTES:
Robert Saleh vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 0-0 Reg. Season: 12-23 (.343) Postseason: 0-0
Mike McCarthy vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 2-1 Reg. Season: 156-97-2 (.616) Postseason: 11-10 (.524)
NEW YORK JETS NOTES:
- JETS are 1-0 for 1st time since 2018 & can begin season 2-0 for 1st time since 2015.
- QB ZACH WILSON completed 14 of 21 atts. (66.7 pct.) for 140 yards & TD vs. INT last week. Had 0 INTs in each of his final 3 road starts last season.
- RB BREECE HALL led team with 147 scrimmage yards (career-high 127 rush, 20 rec.) in Week 1, incl. 83-yard run, longest rush in NFL in Week 1. Aims for his 5th in row with 70+ rush yards. Has rush TD in 4 of his past 5, incl. each of his past 3 on road.
- RB DALVIN COOK had 59 scrimmage yards (33 rush, 26 rec.) last week in NYJ debut. Has 493 scrimmage yards (123.3 per game) in 4 career games vs. Dal., incl. 183 scrimmage yards (97 rush, 86 rec.) & rush TD in only career game at Dal. (11/10/19 w/ Min.).
- WR GARRETT WILSON had 5 catches, incl. game-tying TD in 4th qtr., last week. Had 6+ catches & 75+ rec. yards in 3 of final 4 road games last season.
- WR ALLEN LAZARD led team with 46 rec. yards in NYJ debut last week.
- WR XAVIER GIPSON (rookie) had GW 65-yard PR-TD in OT in NFL debut last week, 3rd OT PR-TD in NFL history.
- DL QUINNEN WILLIAMS had 5 tackles, TFL & FR in Week 1. Had 7.5 sacks in 9 road games last season. Had 6 tackles in last meeting.
- DL QUINTON JEFFERSON led team with 2 sacks in NYJ debut last week, 2nd-career 2-sack game.
- DL JOHN FRANKLIN-MYERS had 17th-career sack last week.
- LB JERMAINE JOHNSON had 2 TFL & sack in Week 1.
- S JORDAN WHITEHEAD had career-high 3 INTs last week, 1st player with 3 INTs in Week 1 since 2001 (Sammy Knight).
- CB SAUCE GARDNER had 15 PD in 9 road games last season.
DALLAS COWBOYS NOTES:
- DALLAS won final 8 home games of 2022 season. In Week 1, became 1st team since Minnesota in 2016 to score 1st 2 TDs of season on defense &/or special teams.
- QB DAK PRESCOTT became 2nd player (Aaron Rodgers) in NFL history with 25,000 pass yards (25,086) & 1,500+ rush yards (1,648) in their 1st 100 career games (98 entering Week 2). Has 113 TDs (96 pass, 17 rush) vs. 32 INTs for 102.9 rating in 50 career home starts. Passed for 278 yards & had rush TD in last meeting.
- RB TONY POLLARD rushed for 70 yards & 2 TDs in Week 1, his 4th-career game with 2+ rush TDs. Had 8 TDs (7 rush, 1 rec.) in 9 home games last season, incl. 2+ TDs in 3 of his final 5 home games.
- WR CEEDEE LAMB had 77 rec. yards in Week 1. Has 5+ receptions in 7 of his past 8 at home.
- WR BRANDIN COOKS has 75+ rec. yards in 2 of his 3 career games vs. NYJ & aims for his 3rd in row vs. NYJ with rec. TD.
- LB MICAH PARSONS had 1st sack of season last week. Has 15 sacks & 19 TFL in 17 career home games.
- DE DORANCE ARMSTRONG had 2 sacks & career-high 3 TFL in Week 1, his 3rd-career 2-sack game.
- DT OSA ODIGHIZUWA had 1st-career 2-sack game last week.
- DE DEMARCUS LAWRENCE had sack in Week 1.
- CB TREVON DIGGS had 2nd-career FF last week. Has 25 PD & 9 INTs in 24 career home games.
- CB STEPHON GILMORE had 3 PD & 30th-career INT last week, 5th-most INTs among active players.
- CB DARON BLAND had 22-yard INT-TD in Week 1, his 6thcareer INT & 1st-career TD.
