SUNDAY, OCT. 17, 2021 // 4:25 PM ET // GILLETTE STADIUM // REFEREE: BRAD ALLEN
ON THE AIRWAVES
TV: CBS (4:25 PM ET): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson (field reporter)
SIRIUS: 134 (Dal.), 82 (NE) | XM: 384 (Dal.), 227 (NE) | SXM App: 808 (Dal.), 821 (NE)
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER: Cowboys lead all-time series, 7-6
STREAKS: Patriots have won past 6
LAST GAME: 11/24/19: Cowboys 9 at Patriots 13
LAST GAME AT SITE: 11/24/19
DALLAS COWBOYS LEADERS NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
W 44-20 vs. N.Y. Giants LAST WEEK W 25-22 at Houston
Mike McCarthy: 1-3 COACH VS. OPP. Bill Belichick: 6-1
34.0/23.4 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 19.2/18.4
439.6 OFFENSE 319.8
Dak Prescott: 122-165-1,368-13-3-116.9 PASSING Mac Jones (R): 135-190-1,243-5-5-86.4
Ezekiel Elliott: 85-452-5.3-5 RUSHING Damien Harris: 63-230-3.7-2
Amari Cooper: 25-318-12.7-4 RECEIVING Jakobi Meyers: 31-302-9.7-0
390.4 DEFENSE 317.6
Micah Parsons (R): 2.5 SACKS Matt Judon: 6.5
Trevon Diggs: 6 INTs J.C. Jackson: 2
+7 (12/5) TAKE/GIVE -3 (6/9)
Bryan Anger: 49.5 (45.5) PUNTING (NET) Jake Bailey: 49.8 (39.7)
Greg Zuerlein: 44 (17/19 PAT; 9/11 FG) KICKING Nick Folk: 48 (6/8 PAT; 14/15 FG)
COWBOYS NOTES
• QB DAK PRESCOTT passed for 302 yards & 3 TDs vs. INT & 116.9 rating last week. Is only QB with 4 games of 300+ pass yards & 3+ TD passes in 2021. Has 400+ pass yards & 3+ TD passes in 2 of his past 3 on road. Aims for his 4th in row with 3+ TD passes & 115+ rating.
• RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT rushed for 110 yards & had 3 TDs (2 rush, 1 rec.) in Week 5. Aims for his 4th in row with 100+ scrimmage yards & 5th in row with TD. Had 126 scrimmage yards (86 rush, 40 rec.) in last meeting. Since 2016, leads NFL in scrimmage yards (8,848). RB TONY POLLARD had 103 scrimmage yards (75 rush, 28 rec.) in Week 5. Aims for his 5th in row with 60+ scrimmage yards.
• WR CEEDEE LAMB had team-high 84 rec. yards & 2nd rec. TD of season last week. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with 80+ rec. yards & 4th in row on road with 5+ receptions. WR AMARI COOPER aims for his 3rd game in row with rec. TD. Needs rec. TD to become 8th player ever with 5+ rec. TDs in each of 1st 7 seasons. TE DALTON SCHULTZ had 6 catches for 79 yards in Week 5. Has 6+ catches in 5 of his past 6.
• CB TREVON DIGGS has league-high 6 INTs & became 3rd player in SB era to record INT in each of his team’s first 5 games. Rookie LB MICAH PARSONS had season-high 8 tackles in Week 5. Has TFL in 3 of his past 4. S JAYRON KEARSE has 5+ tackles in 11 of his past 12. CB ANTHONY BROWN had 1st-career INT-TD in Week 5. Aims for his 5th in row with PD.
PATRIOTS NOTES
• QB MAC JONES (rookie) completed 23 of 30 atts. (76.7 pct.) for 231 yards & TD vs. INT for 95.3 rating. Has 135 career completions, tied with JOE BURROW (2020) for most by rookie QB in 1st 5 career starts in NFL history. Has 100+ rating in 2 of 3 home starts this season. Aims for his 4th in row at home with 270+ pass yards.
• RB DAMIEN HARRIS rushed for 58 yards & had 2nd rush TD of season in Week 5. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in 3 of 5 games in 2021.
• TE HUNTER HENRY led team with 6 receptions for season-high 75 yards & rec. TD in Week 5. Aims for his 3rd in row with TD catch. Had 5 catches for 76 yards & rec. TD in his only career game vs. Dal. (11/23/17 w/ LAC). Is 1 of 4 AFC TEs with 20+ catches (20), 200+ rec. yards (216) & 2+ rec. TDs (2) in 2021. TE JONNU SMITH had rec. TD in only career game vs. Dal. (11/5/18 w/ Ten.). WR JAKOBI MEYERS had 56 rec. yards in Week 5. Had 74 rec. yards in last meeting. Is 1 of 5 AFC WRs with 30+ receptions (31) & 300+ rec. yards (302) this season. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with 8+ catches & 70+ rec. yards.
• LB MATTHEW JUDON had 2 sacks & FR in Week 5, his 8th-career game with 2+ sacks. Ranks tied-2nd in NFL with 6.5 sacks & aims for his 5th in row with sack. LB JAMIE COLLINS had sack in NE season debut last week. Had 10 tackles & FF in last meeting. DB J.C. JACKSON aims for his 3rd in row with PD. DB KYLE DUGGER had team-high 10 tackles last week.
