SUNDAY, NOV. 7, 2021 // 1:00 PM ET // AT&T STADIUM // REFEREE: BILL VINOVICH
ON THE AIRWAVES
TV: FOX (1:00 PM ET): Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen, Pam Oliver (field reporter)
SIRIUS: 134 (Den.), 82 (Dal.) | XM: 385 (Den.), 227 (Dal.) | SXM App: 809 (Den.), 808 (Dal.)
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER: Broncos lead all-time series, 8-4
STREAKS: Broncos have won past 6
LAST GAME: 9/17/17: Cowboys 17 at Broncos 42
LAST GAME AT SITE: 10/6/13: Broncos 51, Cowboys 48
DENVER BRONCOS  Leaders  DALLAS COWBOYS
W 17-10 vs. Washington LAST WEEK W 20-16 at Minnesota
Vic Fangio: 0-0 COACH VS. OPP. Mike McCarthy: 2-1
19.6/17.1 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 32.1/23.1
338.3 OFFENSE 454.9 (1L)
Teddy Bridgewater: 181-257-1,914-13-5-100.6 PASSING Dak Prescott: 158-216-1,813-16-4-115.0
Melvin Gordon: 88-397-4.5-3 RUSHING Ezekiel Elliott: 118-571-4.8-5
Courtland Sutton: 40-579-14.5-2 RECEIVING CeeDee Lamb: 39-609-15.6-4
325.8 DEFENSE 366.4
Malik Reed: 4 SACKS Randy Gregory: 5
Justin Simmons: 3 INTs Trevon Diggs: 7 (1L)
-2 (8/10) TAKE/GIVE +5 (14/9)
Sam Martin: 45.5 (41.5) PUNTING (NET) Bryan Anger: 48.7 (44.1)
Brandon McManus: 55 (16/16 PAT; 13/14 FG) KICKING Greg Zuerlein: 63 (21/23 PAT; 14/18 FG)
BRONCOS NOTES
• QB TEDDY BRIDGEWATER completed 19 of 26 passes (73.1 pct.) for 213 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs for 109.9 rating last week, his 5th game with 70+ comp. pct. this season, tied-most in NFL. Completed 23 of 30 passes (76.7 pct.) for 193 yards in only career start vs. Dal. (9/29/19 w/ NO). Has 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 113.4 rating in 2 games vs. NFC East this season.
• RB MELVIN GORDON had 62 scrimmage yards (47 rush, 15 rec.) & season-high 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) last week, his 14th-career game with 2+ TDs. Aims for 3rd in row with TD catch. Had 88 scrimmage yards (65 rush, 23 rec.) in only career game vs. Dal. (11/23/17 w/ LAC). Aims for his 4th in row vs. NFC East with TD. Rookie RB JAVONTE WILLIAMS has 50+ scrimmage yards in 6 of his past 7. Ranks 4th among rookies with 355 rush yards.
• WR COURTLAND SUTTON has 5+ catches & 60+ rec. yards in 3 of past 4. Has 120+ rec. yards in 2 of past 3 on road. WR TIM PATRICK led team with 64 rec. yards last week. Has TD catch in 2 of his past 3 vs. NFC. TE NOAH FANT has 5+ catches in 2 of past 3. Is 1 of 4 TEs with 3+ rec. TDs in each of past 3 seasons.
• LB MALIK REED led team with 2 sacks & had PD & FF last week, 3rd-career game with 2 sacks. Is 1 of 2 AFC LBs (T.J. WATT) with
4+ sacks (4) & 2+ FFs (2) this season. LB STEPHEN WEATHERLY had 1st sack of season in Den. debut last week. DE DRE’MONT JONES had season-high 1.5 sacks in Week 8. Aims for his 8th in row vs. NFC with TFL. S JUSTIN SIMMONS had 7 tackles & career-high 2 INTs last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 5+ tackles & PD.
COWBOYS NOTES
• QB DAK PRESCOTT has 10 TDs vs. INT for 133.8 rating in 3 home starts in 2021. Aims for his 4th in row at home this season with 3+ TD passes & 115+ rating. Is 1 of 2 QBs (MATTHEW STAFFORD) with 5 games with 3+ TD passes & 100+ rating in 2021. QB COOPER RUSH passed for 325 yards & 2 TDs vs. INT for 92.2 rating in 1st career start last week.
• RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT has 371 scrimmage yards (123.7 per game) & 5 TDs (4 rush, 1 rec.) in 3 home games this season. Aims for his 4th in row at home with rush TD & 5th in row at home with 100+ scrimmage yards. Is only RB with 6+ TDs in each of past 6 seasons. Since 2016, leads NFL in rush yards (6,955) & scrimmage yards (9,040). RB TONY POLLARD has 3rd-consecutive season with 500+ scrimmage yards (508). Leads all RBs with 5.8 yards per carry (min. 50 atts.) in 2021.
• WR AMARI COOPER had 8 catches for 122 yards & rec. TD last week & became 8th player all-time with 5+ rec. TDs in each of 1st 7 seasons. Had 10 catches for 116 yards in his last game vs. Den. (9/16/18 w/ Raiders). Aims for his 3rd in row at home with rec. TD. WR CEEDEE LAMB had 6 catches for 112 yards in Week 8, his 5th-career 100-yard game. Aims for his 3rd in row with 100+ rec. yards.
• CB TREVON DIGGS leads NFL with 7 INTs & aims for his 5th in row at home with INT. Rookie LB MICAH PARSONS set career*highs n tackles (11) & TFL (4) last week. DE RANDY GREGORY aims for his 3rd in row with sack & FF.
