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All-Time Series History Regular Season: CLE leads series, 16-13 (DAL won 4 of last 5) Postseason: CLE leads series, 2-1 (won past 2)
The Last Time… Regular Season: 10/4/20: CLE 49 at DAL 38 Postseason: NFC-D 12/28/69: CLE 38 at DAL 14
HEAD COACHES
Mike McCarthy vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 3-1 Reg. Season: 167-102-2 (.620) Postseason: 11-11 (.500)
Kevin Stefanski vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 1-0 Reg. Season: 37-30 (.552) Postseason: 1-2 (.333)
COWBOYS NOTES
• QB DAK PRESCOTT led NFL with 36 TD passes, ranked 2nd with 105.9 rating & ranked 3rd with 4,516 pass yards in 2023. Had 2+ TD passes in 10 of his final 11 starts last season. Passed for career-high 502 yards & had 4 TDs vs. INT for 112.9 rating in last meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Cle. with 3+ TD passes & 110+ rating. • RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT had 955 scrimmage yards (642 rush, 313 rec.) & 5 TDs (3 rush, 2 rec.) in 2023 with NE. Spent 1st 7 years of career (2016-22) with Dal. & had 10,598 scrimmage yards (8,262 rush, 2,336 rec.) & 80 scrimmage TDs (68 rush, 12 rec.). Had 2 rush TDs in his only career game at Cle. (11/6/16). • WR CEEDEE LAMB led NFL with career-high & franchise-record 135 receptions, ranked 2nd with career-high & franchise-record 1,749 rec. yards & ranked 3rd with career-high 12 rec. TDs last season. Became 4th player ever with 125+ catches & 10+ rec. TDs in single season all-time in 2023. Can become 3rd player ever with 100+ catches, 1,300+ rec. yards & 9+ rec. TDs in 3 straight seasons. Can become 1st player ever with 70+ catches & 5+ rec. TDs in each of his 1st 5 career seasons. Had 2 rec. TDs in last meeting. • TE JAKE FERGUSON set career highs with 71 catches, 761 rec. yards & 5 rec. TDs in 2023. • LB MICAH PARSONS had career-high 14 sacks in 2023 & became 2nd player since 1982 with 13+ sacks in each of his 1st 3 career seasons. Can become the 4th player since 1982 with 10+ sacks in each of his 1st 4 career seasons since 1982. • DE DEMARCUS LAWRENCE had 10 TFL in 2023, his 6th-career season with 10+ TFL. • LB DAMONE CLARK led team with career-high 107 tackles last season. • CB TREVON DIGGS had 52 PD & 18 INTs in 47 career games.
BROWNS NOTES
• QB DESHAUN WATSON was 5-1 in 6 starts last season. Has 90+ rating & 0 INTs in 3 of 5 career home starts with Cle. Completed 33 of 44 atts. (75 pct.) with 415 total yards (375 pass, 40 rush) in only career start vs. Dal. (10/7/18 w/ Hou.). Has rush TD in 3 of 4 career starts in Week 1. • RB JEROME FORD had career-high 1,132 scrimmage yards (813 rush, 319 rec.) & 9 TDs (5 rec., 4 rush) in 2023. • WR AMARI COOPER led team with 1,250 rec. yards & had 5 rec. TDs in 2023 & is 1 of 3 players all-time with 5+ rec. TDs in each of 1st 9 seasons. Had 451 rec. yards (150.3 per game) over his final 3 reg. season games (Weeks 14-16). Totaled 239 catches, 3,168 rec. yards & 21 rec. TDs over 3 seasons with Dal. (2019-21). • WR JERRY JEUDY makes Cle. debut after spending 1st 4 career seasons with Den., totaling 50+ catches & 750+ rec. yards in 3 of 4 seasons. • TE DAVID NJOKU ranked tied-5th among TEs with career-high 81 catches last season & 6th with career-best 882 rec. yards. Has 466 rec. yards (93.2 per game) & 4 rec. TDs over his last 5 games, incl. playoffs. • DE MYLES GARRETT led team with 17 TFL & 14 sacks in 2023 & is 1 of 4 players since 1982 with 13+ sacks in 4 of 1st 7 seasons. Had 2 sacks & FF in last meeting. Has 8 sacks in 6 career Week 1 games. • LB JEREMIAH OWUSU-KORAMOAH ranked 4th in NFL with career-high 20 TFL in 2023 & became 3rd player since 2000 with 95+ tackles (98) & 20+ TFL in a season. Aims for his 4th in row at home with 2+ TFL. • CB DENZEL WARD is 1st player since 2000 with 10+ PD & 2+ INTs in each of 1st 6 seasons. Had 2 PD & INT in last meeting. • CBs MARTIN EMERSON (14 PD & 4 INTs) & GREG NEWSOME II (14 PD & 2 INTs) were 1 of 2 pair of teammates each with 14+ PD & 2+ INTs last season.
