WEEK 11
DALLAS COWBOYS (6-3) @ MINNESOTA VIKINGS (8-1)
DATE: Sunday (11/20/22)
STADIUM: U.S. Bank Stadium
TIME: 4:25 PM ET
REFEREE: Clay Martin
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Cowboys lead all-time series, 14-12
STREAKS Cowboys have won past 2
LAST GAME 10/31/21: Cowboys 20 at Vikings 16
LAST GAME AT SITE 10/31/21
DALLAS COWBOYS
LAST WEEK: L 31-28 at Green Bay (OT)
COACH VS. OPP. Mike McCarthy: 18-9-2
PTS. FOR 23.4
OFFENSE 333.1
PASSING Dak Prescott: 81-127-856-6-4-86.0
RUSHING Tony Pollard: 103-621-6.0-6
RECEIVING CeeDee Lamb: 53-706-13.3-5
PTS. AGAINST 18.2
DEFENSE 324.8
SACKS Micah Parsons: 8
INTs Trevon Diggs: 3
TAKE/GIVE +6 (15/9)
PUNTING (NET) Bryan Anger:48.6 (42.5)
KICKING Brett Maher: 67 (22/23 PAT; 15/17 FG)
COWBOYS NOTES
• QB DAK PRESCOTT passed for 265 yards & 3 TDs last week, his 27th career game with 3+ TD passes. Passed for 397 yards & 3 TDs vs. INT for 101.4 rating in his game vs. Min. (11/10/19). Aims for 3rd in row vs. Min. with 100+ rating.
• RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT has 292 scrimmage yards (97.4 per game) & 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) in 3 career games at Min. Has rush TD in 2 of his 3 road games in 2022. Aims for his 4th in row on road with 75+ scrimmage yards.
• RB TONY POLLARD rushed for 115 yards & TD last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with TD & 4th in row with 100+ scrimmage yards. Leads all RBs with 6.0 yards per rush attempt (min. 100 atts.) in 2022.
• WR CEEDEE LAMB had careers highs in catches (11) & rec. yards (150) & had 2 rec. TDs in Week 10, his 5th-career 2 TD game. Had 112 rec. yards in last meeting. Aims for 5th in row on road & 9th in row overall with 50+ rec yards.
• TE DALTON SCHULTZ had 1st rec. TD of season last week. Aims for his 4th in row with 5+ catches.
• LB MICAH PARSONS has TFL in 9 of his past 10. Aims for 4th in row on road with TFL. Had career highs in tackles (11) & TFL (4) in last meeting.
• LB LEIGHTON VANDER ESCH has 12+ tackles in 2 of 3 career games vs. Min.
• DE DEMARCUS LAWRENCE had 5th sack of season & 18th-career FF last week, his 6th-career season with 5+ sacks. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with 7+ tackles.
• DE DORANCE ARMSTRONG has 0.5+ sacks in 5 of his past 6 on road.
• CB TREVON DIGGS has aims for 3rd in row with 5+ tackles.
• S DONOVAN WILSON has 5+ tackles in each of his 1st 9 games this season.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS
LAST WEEK W 33-30 at Buffalo (OT)
COACH VS. OPP. Kevin O’Connell: 0-0
PTS. FOR 25.1
OFFENSE 355.8
PASSING Kirk Cousins: 227-354-2,356-14-8-87.0
RUSHING Dalvin Cook: 145-727-5.0-6
RECEIVING Justin Jefferson: 69-1,060-15.4-4
PTS. AGAINST 21.2
DEFENSE 381.2
SACKS Za’Darius Smith: 9.5
INTs Harrison Smith: 4
TAKE/GIVE +8 (18/10)
PUNTING (NET) Ryan Wright (R): 46.5 (43.3)
KICKING Greg Joseph: 60 (21/25 PAT; 13/18 FG)
VIKINGS NOTES
• QB KIRK COUSINS completed 30 of 50 atts. (60 pct.) for season-high 357 yards & TD last week. Has 2+ TD passes in 3 of his past 4 overall. Has 18 TDs vs. 5 INTs for 101.6 rating in 10 career starts vs. Dal., incl. 110+ rating in 2 of past his 3 vs. Dal. Has 9 TDs (7 pass, 2 rush) vs. INT for 101.7 rating in 4 home starts in 2022.
• RB DALVIN COOK had season-high 146 scrimmage yards (119 rush, 27 rec.) & rush TD in Week 10. Aims for his 4th in row at home & 6th in row overall with TD. Has 421 scrimmage yards (140.3 per game) & 2 rush TDs in 3 career games vs. Dal.
• WR JUSTIN JEFFERSON had career-high 193 receiving yards & rec. TD last week & tied with HOFer Lance Alworth & Odell Beckham Jr. for fewest games (42) to reach 4,000 rec. yards all-time. Has 4,076 rec. yards & can surpass HOFer Randy Moss (4,163) for most rec. yards by player in 1st 3 career seasons in NFL history. Has 20 games with 100+ rec. yards & 7 games with 150+ rec. yards, both the most by player in 1st 3 career seasons all-time.
• WR ADAM THIELEN aims for 3rd in row vs. Dal. with TD catch & 4th in row vs. Dal with 6+ catches & 75+ rec. yards.
• TE T.J. HOCKENSON aims for his 3rd in row with Min. with 7+ catches.
• DE DANIELLE HUNTER has sack in 4 of his past 5. Aims for his 3rd in row with sack & 6th in row overall with TFL. Has 6+ sacks in 7 of his 8 career seasons.
• LB ZA’DARIUS SMITH ranks tied-1st in NFL with 14 TFL & tied-2nd with 9.5 sacks. Aims for his 5th in row at home with TFL.
• CB PATRICK PETERSON had 3rd-career game with 2 INTs last week.
• S HARRISON SMITH has INT in 3 of his past 4 & aims for his 6th in row with PD.
