2018 COWBOYS MEDIA GUIDE COWBOYS & TITANS RADIO & TELEVISION THIS WEEK S SCHEDULE. Regular Season Game #8

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1 Regular Season Game #8 Monday, November 5, 2018 Dallas Cowboys vs Tennessee Titans AT&T Stadium 7:15 p.m. (CST) PUBLIC RELATIONS CONTACT Rich Dalrymple Scott Agulnek Joe Dave Abbruzese Emily Whitney Faulkner Ryan Hoepner Dallas Cowboys (3-4) vs Tennessee Titans (3-4) Series Record: Dallas leads the series 8-6 Last Regular Season Meeting: Dallas Tennessee 10, Sept. 14, 2014 Last Regular Season Meeting in Dallas: Tennessee 34, Dallas 27, Oct. 10, 2010 Last Cowboys Regular Season Win: Dallas Tennessee 10, Sept. 14, 2014 Series Streak: Dallas has won three of the last four. RADIO & TELEVISION RADIO KRLD-FM The Fan Play-by-Play: Brad Sham Analyst: Babe Laufenberg Sideline Reporter: Kristi Scales Tune into The Fan for pregame and postgame coverage before and after every Dallas Cowboys game. KMVK-FM Mega (Spanish) Play-by-Play: Victor Villalba Analyst: Luis Perez Sideline Reporter: Carlos Nava Compass Media Network (National) Play-by-Play: Kevin Ray Analyst: Danny White TELEVISION ESPN + WFAA Ch. 8 in Dallas-Ft. Worth Play-by-Play: Jim Tessitore Analyst: Jason Witten Sideline Analyst: Booger McFarland Sideline Reporter: Lisa Salters Cowboys Special Edition KTVT CBS11 in Dallas/Ft. Worth 11:00 p.m. Saturday night The Jason Garrett Show KTVT CBS11 in Dallas/Ft. Worth Saturdays at 11:30 p.m. Dallas Cowboys Postgame Show KTVT CBS11 in Dallas/Ft. Worth 11:00 p.m. following every Cowboys game Cowboys OT Somos Cowboys TXA 21 in Dallas/Ft. Worth Telemundo 39 in DFW 7:00 p.m. Game days Saturday 10:30 p.m COWBOYS MEDIA GUIDE Visit the Dallas Cowboys media portal for updated schedules, game notes, game books, flip cards, etc: To download the Dallas Cowboys 2018 Media Guide in PDF form, go to the following link: COWBOYS & TITANS Series Notables: * The Cowboys and Titans have met 14 times, with Dallas victorious in eight of those outings, including three of the past four. * The Cowboys held a 5-3 advantage while the Titans were playing in Houston as the Oilers. * Four of the last six games were decided by double digits. * Dallas has averaged 23.9 points-per-game and total net yards-per-game against Tennessee - both the eighth-highest offensive total against any single opponent. A Cowboys Win Would: * Up the Cowboys record against the AFC South in 2018 to 2-1, and overall. * While making its 80th appearance on Monday Night Football - second all-time - allow Dallas to record its 47th win on MNF and tie Pittsburgh for second all-time. * Serve as the club s fourth straight win on Monday Night Football - longest since Dallas posted a five-game streak from , longest by the team on MNF. * Mark the first time Dallas has won each of its first four home games at AT&T Stadium to start a season. The four-game home win streak would also be the longest since an eightgame streak from * Give Dallas 21 wins after the bye week to tie Denver for the most and improve its record to 21-9 after the bye week, 9-2 at home. THIS WEEK S SCHEDULE Tuesday, Oct. 30 No access Wednesday, Oct. 31 4:15 p.m. Locker room open Thursday, Nov. 1 10:35 a.m. Coach Garrett press conference 11:15 a.m. Practice - first portion open to local media 1:45 p.m. Locker room open Friday, Nov. 2 10:35 a.m. Coach Garrett press conference 11:15 a.m. Practice - first portion open to local media 1:15 p.m. Coordinators available 1:30 p.m. Locker room open Saturday, Nov. 3 10:35 a.m. Coach Garrett press conference 11:15 a.m. Practice - first portion open to local media 12:45 p.m. Locker room open Sunday, Nov. 4 meetings - no access Monday, Nov. 5 7:15 p.m. Kickoff vs. Tennessee

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4 2018 UPCOMING MILESTONES AND CURRENT NOTES With the 2018 season underway for the Dallas Cowboys, the following information pertains to the most current notes, rankings and upcoming milestones: 2018 DALLAS COWBOYS CURRENT TEAM/PLAYER RANKINGS: * The Cowboys rushing attack ranks fourth in the league with an average of yards-per-game, led by Ezekiel Elliott, whose 619 rushing yards are second in the league (RUSHING TO THE TOP - page 14). * Additionally, Dallas 4.9 yards-per-carry is third in the NFL and 53 rushing first downs are tied for eighth (RUSHING TO THE TOP - page 14). * The Cowboys have 30 Big-Play runs of 10-plus yards to place seventh in the NFL (BIG PLAY RUNS - page 14). * Dak Prescott is fourth among NFL quarterbacks with 236 rushing yards (RAYNE MAN - page 11). * Ezekiel Elliott has posted three 100-yard rushing games to tie for second in 2018, and he has the most (15) from (KEEP IT page 12). * Elliott is tied for third in the NFL with 17 Big-Play runs of 10-plus yards, and he also boasts the most (86) from (BIG PLAY ZEKE - page 13). * Elliott ranks eighth in the NFL with 794 total scrimmage yards (619 rush; 175 receiving) (ZEKE & DESTROY - page 13). * Elliott is tied for 11th in the NFL in total first downs (tied for second in rushing first downs) ( EZE DOES IT - page 13). * Elliott makes up 33% (794 total scrimmage yards) of the Cowboys offensive output (DIVIDING UP THE OFFENSIVE PIE - page 14). * Cole Beasley is tied for seventh on third down receptions (13) in the NFL ( BEAS IN THE TRAP - page 14). * The Cowboys are holding opponents to 17.6 points-per-game, the second-fewest average allowed in the NFL. Additionally, Dallas has allowed only 123 points through eight weeks, good for the fewest allowed in the NFL and the fewest by a Cowboys unit since the 1982 team held its opponents to 114 points through eight weeks (POINTS HARD TO COME BY - page 15). * The Dallas defense ranks third overall in total defense, limiting it s opponents to yards-per-game (TOP FIVE D - page 15). * Through seven games, the Cowboys defense is second in the redzone, allowing only seven touchdowns in 19 offensive appearances (36.8) (RED DEFENSE REDEMPTION - page 15). * DeMarcus Tank Lawrence is tied for 14th in the NFL with 5.5 sacks (TANK ON A ROLL - page 15). * Byron Jones is one-of-three cornerbacks to limit opposing receivers to a catch percentage below 52 percent and not allow a passing touchdown in his direction entering Week 9 (BYRON GETS THE JUMP ON WRS - page 15). * Brett Maher is tied for the fifth-most field goals made (16) in the NFL. He has also made three from 50-plus yards which is tied for the second-most among all league kickers (BRETT MONEY MAHER - page 16) DALLAS COWBOYS UPCOMING MILESTONES - TEAM: AT&T Stadium * A win over Tennessee would mark the first time Dallas has won each of its first four home games at AT&T Stadium to start a season. The four-game home win streak would also be the longest since an eight-game streak from DALLAS COWBOYS UPCOMING MILESTONES - INDIVIDUAL: Cole Beasley - WR * Cole Beasley (currently at 2,949) needs 51 yards to become the 19th player in franchise history to reach 3,000 career receiving yards. * Beasley (currently at 2,949) needs 64 receiving yards to pass Emmitt Smith (3,012) for 18th on the club s all-time receiving yards list. * Beasley (currently at 287) needs 8 receptions to pass Daryl Johnston (294) for 12th on the team s all-time receptions list. Amari Cooper - WR * Amari Cooper, expected to make his Cowboys debut against Tennessee, (currently at 19) needs one receiving touchdown to reach 20 for his career. Tyrone Crawford - DT * Tyrone Crawford (currently at 195) needs five tackles to reach 200 for his career. Ezekiel Elliott - RB * Ezekiel Elliott (currently at 696) needs four carries to become the 11th player in franchise history to reach 700 in a career. * Elliott (currently at 25) needs two rushing touchdowns to tie Herschel Walker (27) for 10th on the club s all-time list. DeMarcus Lawrence - DE * DeMarcus Lawrence (currently at 29.0) needs one sack to reach 30.0 for his career and become the ninth player in team history to reach that mark. Dak Prescott - QB * Dak Prescott (currently at six) needs one game with at least two passing touchdowns and a rushing touchdown to break a tie with Roger Staubach for the most in team history. * Prescott (currently at 10) needs one game with at least one passing touchdown and a rushing touchdown to tie for the second-most by a player in his first three seasons in NFL history. * With a rushing touchdown against Tennessee, it will mark Prescott s (currently at two games) third consecutive game with a rushing score to establish a career-long streak. * Prescott (currently at 154) needs six carries to top Danny White (159) for the fifth-most career rushing attempts by a Dallas quarterback. Damien Wilson - LB * Damien Wilson (currently at 98) needs 2 tackles to reach 100 for his career. 4

5 2018 POSTGAME NOTES - AT WASHINGTON (10/21) 2018 DALLAS COWBOYS POSTGAME NOTES AT WASHINGTON (10/21) - TEAM: * The Cowboys defense didn t allow a single Washington rusher over 100 yards. This is the sixth time in seven games Dallas has not allowed a 100-yard rusher DALLAS COWBOYS POSTGAME NOTES AT WASHINGTON (10/21) - INDIVIDUAL: Cole Beasley - WR * Cole Beasley led the team with seven receptions for 56 yards. * Beasley s seven receptions gave him 287 for his career to pass Frank Clarke (281) for 13th on the team s all-time receptions list. Ezekiel Elliott - RB * Ezekiel Elliott rushed 15 times for 34 yards and caught two passes for nine yards. * Elliott had 43 total scrimmage yards (34 rush; nine receiving) to become the 20th player in franchise history to reach 4,000 career scrimmage yards (4,032). Michael Gallup - WR * Michael Gallup caught three passes for a team-high 81 yards - both season-highs - and one touchdown. * Gallup s career-long 49-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter to tie the game at 7-7. It was the longest reception for a score by a Cowboys rookie since Ezekiel Elliott caught an 83-yard touchdown at Pittsburgh (11/13/16). It was the longest by a Cowboys rookie wide receiver since Terrance Williams hauled in an 82-yard score against Denver (10/6/13). Allen Hurns - WR * Allen Hurns posted season-bests in receptions (five) and receiving yards (74) both good for second on the team. * Hurns five receptions allowed him to reach 200 for his career (202). David Irving - DL * David Irving recorded his first sack of the season and now has 12.5 in his career. Jourdan Lewis - CB * Jourdan Lewis notched his first career rush for seven yards in the fourth quarter. Brett Maher - K * With one field goal against the Redskins, Maher has now posted the third-most field goals through a player s first seven career games as a Cowboy (FIELD GOALS FOR FOUR - page 16). Dak Prescott - QB * Dak Prescott completed 22 passes on 35 attempts for a season-high 273 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions. * Prescott was second on the team in rushing with six carries for 33 yards and a touchdown. * His rushing touchdown marked his second consecutive game with a score third such streak of his career. 5

6 JASON GARRETT Head Coach AWARDS & HONORS 2016 NFL Coach of the Year Pro Football Weekly s 2007 NFL Assistant Coach of the Year 2 NFC East Division Titles Different players selected to the Pro Bowl since 2010 for 20 a total of 44 appearances. JASON GARRETT (70-57, 8th Year) Jason Garrett was named the eighth head coach in Dallas Cowboys history on January 5, Garrett became the first former Dallas Cowboys player to become the team s head coach. As a backup quarterback during his playing career in Dallas, he started nine-of-23 games played and was a member of teams that won six division titles and three Super Bowl championships. Garrett was elevated to the Cowboys top job after taking over as the team s interim head coach midway through He guided the club to a 5-3 mark to finish the season after the team started 1-7. He led Dallas to an 8-8 record, narrowly missing the playoffs and an NFC East Division title in each his first three full seasons as head coach ( ). Garrett guided the 2014 squad to an NFL-best tying 12-4 record, the club s 22nd Division title - 18th NFC East title - 31st postseason appearance and 34th playoff win. His team fought through adversity in 2015, especially on the injury front where they endured injuries to Tony Romo, Dez Bryant and Orlando Scandrick amongst others, while slipping to 4-12 on the season. The team bounced back under Garrett in 2016, completing the club s largest one-season turnaround in franchise history with a nine-game difference, finishing with a 13-3 record in The record included beginning the season 0-1 and going on to win 11 straight games - the longest single-season win streak in team history. Garrett s Cowboys won their second division championship with him at the helm, while earning the NFC s top overall seed and hosting an NFC Divisional Playoff Game for the first time since He was named AP Coach of the Year for his team s 2016 accomplishments. The 2017 Cowboys finished 9-7, just missing the playoffs, but their record gave them back-to-back winning seasons for the first time since From , when Garrett was brought on board as the Cowboys offensive coordinator, the unit finished among the NFL s top-10 in total offense in five of his seven years at the helm: 2013 (10th), 2012 (6th), 2010 (10th), 2009 (2nd) and 2007 (2nd). The team has set single-season records in a handful of categories, including topping 6,000 net yards for the first four times in franchise history (2009-6,390; ,008; ,138 and ,027). Since his arrival in 2007, not only has the team set single-season records in numerous offensive categories, but the club s cumulative numbers for gross passing yards (39,993) and total points (3,919) represent the best totals over a 10-year span in the history of the organization while the club s 58,567 total net yards are second. H HEAD COACHES H 6 TOP FINISHES Since 2014, Jason Garrett has led the offense to the top of the rankings in several key categories: 1 st 1 st 3 rd t-4 th 8 th 1 Jason Rush Yards-Per-Game (137.7) Yards-Per-Rush (4.65) Rushing Touchdowns (66) Passing TD% (5.1%) Passing Yards-Per-Attempt (7.48) Garrett is the first former Dallas Cowboys player to become the team s head coach. MIKE VRABEL (3-4, 1st Year) The Tennessee Titans named Mike Vrabel the 19th head coach in franchise history before the 2018 season. Vrabel has 18 years of NFL experience with four as an NFL coach and 14 as a player. His distinguished playing career included three Super Bowl wins (2001, 2003 and 2004), one Pro Bowl selection (2007) and an All-Pro honor (2007). Additionally, his teams advanced to the playoffs eight times (20 postseason games), with Vrabel recording eight postseason sacks and two postseason touchdown receptions. Vrabel joined the Titans after four seasons with the Houston Texans, spending the first three seasons ( ) coaching linebackers and one year (2017) as the team s defensive coordinator. During his time in Houston, the Texans built one of the best defenses in the NFL and experienced tremendous success as a team - earning two division titles (2015, 2016). Between the Texans defense ranked third in the NFL in yards allowed-per-game (319.9) and net passing yards (218.4). The 2016 defense ranked first in the NFL for the first time in franchise history in yards allowed (301.3). Prior to joining the NFL coaching ranks, Vrabel transitioned immediately from an NFL player to college coach. He started as the linebacker coach at Ohio State in 2011 and coached the defensive line from The 2012 Buckeyes finished the season undefeated at He also was named Big Ten Recruiter of the Year by ESPN.com in Vrabel was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round (91st overall) of the 1997 NFL Draft after his playing career at Ohio State where he earned All-America honors and Big Ten Conference Defensive Lineman of the Year in both 1995 and 1996.

7 COWBOYS & FORD Ford and it s dealers across Texas are pleased to provide Salute to Service rally towels being placed on all seats at Monday s Military Appreciation Game. In addition, the Dallas Cowboys in partnership with Ford and their dealers across the state of Texas are pleased to host SSG Dustin Nixson from Plano, TX for a VIP Cowboys experience as well as recognizing him for his service at Sunday s game. Check out the full line of Ford vehicles, the official vehicle of your Dallas Cowboys, at your Local Texas Ford Dealer today. Ford is the Best in Texas and Built Ford Proud. ALL-TIME WINNING TRADITION The Dallas Cowboys currently own the league s highest alltime regular season winning percentage by current NFL teams: Highest Win Percentage - NFL Regular Season Team W L T Pct. Dallas Green Bay Chicago New England Miami Dallas combined winning percentage of.571 in both the regular and postseasons is also tops in the league: Highest Win Percentage - NFL Regular Season & Postseason Team W L T Pct. Dallas Green Bay New England Chicago Miami * Since 1972, ties have been calculated as half-win and half loss. Prior to 1972 tie games were ignored in calculating a team s winning percentage. Ties since 1972: Dallas (0), New England (0), Miami (1) Chicago (1), Green Bay (8). A WINNING TREND The Dallas Cowboys entered the 2018 season as one-of-12 teams in the league with at least 500 regular season wins. Last season at the N.Y. Giants (12/10/17), Dallas became just the 12th team with 500 regular season wins. The Cowboys are currently 12th on the NFL s all-time regular season wins list: Chicago 753 LA Rams 563 Green Bay 740 Detroit 556 N.Y. Giants 688 Arizona 552 Pittsburgh 618 San Francisco 529 Washington 598 Indianapolis 509 Philadelphia 567 Dallas 505 GETTING TO FIVE HUNDRED The Dallas Cowboys notched the franchise s 500th regular season win after a victory at the N.Y. Giants (12/10/17). Dallas reached that mark in 879 games, second-fastest all-time in NFL history only to Chicago s league-best 863 games. The win also served as Jerry Jones 250th regular season win as the Dallas Cowboys Owner, President and General Manager: Fastest to 500 Wins (Regular Season) - NFL History All-Time Team Founded 500th Win Gms Win Total Chicago /17/ Dallas /28/ San Francisco /20/ N.Y. Giants /11/ Indianapolis /5/ Green Bay /13/ LA Rams /18/ Washington /12/ Pittsburgh /16/ Philadelphia /15/10 1, Detroit /2/11 1, Arizona /30/12 1, COMBINED WINS With the win against New Orleans (9/28/14), the Dallas Cowboys earned their 500th team win (including postseason), becoming the 11th team in NFL history (now at 13 teams) to reach that mark. They did it in 880 games, the second-fastest team to reach that total: Fastest to 500 Wins (Reg. & Postseason) - NFL History All-Time Team Founded 500th Win Gms Win Total Chicago /17/ Dallas /28/ New England /4/ San Francisco /9/ N.Y. Giants /17/ Indianapolis /28/ Green Bay /10/ Washington /20/ LA Rams /5/ Pittsburgh /18/04 1, Philadelphia /28/04 1, Detroit /12/10 1, Arizona /11/11 1, WINNING HEAD COACH With the team s current 3-4 record in 2018, Dallas Cowboys Head Coach Jason Garrett s current regular season record as the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys stands at the second-most wins all-time in team history: Most Regular Season Wins by a Cowboys Head Coach Coach Years Won Loss Tied Pct Tom Landry Jason Garrett* Jimmy Johnson Barry Switzer Bill Parcells Wade Phillips Chan Gailey Dave Campo *Record under Coach Garrett includes games as interim head coach in 2010 (5-3). Among current NFL head coaches, Garrett ranks 10th in regular season wins: Most Regular Season Wins - Current NFL Head Coaches Coach Yrs Won Loss Tied Pct Bill Belichick Andy Reid Mike McCarthy Marvin Lewis Mike Tomlin Pete Carroll Sean Payton John Harbaugh Jon Gruden Jason Garrett

8 PLAYER HIGHLIGHTS VS. TITANS Amari Cooper - WR Made 16 receptions for 239 yards (14.9) and a touchdown in three games against Tennessee while with Oakland. Tyrone Crawford - DT Posted a career-best five quarterback hurries in one game at Tennessee (9/14/14). Allen Hurns - WR Had 24 catches for 281 yards (11.7) and two touchdowns in six games with Jacksonville Joe Looney - C Made six starts in eight games while with Tennessee in Deonte Thompson - WR In one game against Tennessee (11/27/16) while with Chicago, caught five passes for 44 yards and a touchdown. FIRST TIME...LAST TIME The first time these two clubs met the Dallas Cowboys hosted the Houston Oilers on Dec. 20, 1970 at the Cotton Bowl and closed out the season with a win in front of 50,504 fans. Dallas then went on to appear in its first Super Bowl but fell short of a championship with a loss in Super Bowl V against Baltimore. The last time these two teams met was in Nashville during Week 2 of the 2014 season on Sept. 14. The Cowboys dominated the game for a victory over the Titans to earn their first win of the season in front of 69,143. SERIES HISTORY Dallas and Tennessee have squared off 14 times with Dallas holding an 8-6 series advantage. Below is a look at the results for each game of the series: Dal Dal Date Loc. W/L Score Date Loc. W/L Score 12/20/70 Dal W /11/94 Dal W /24/74 Hou W /27/97 Dal L /22/79 Dal L /25/00 Ten L /13/82 Hou W /15/02 Dal W /29/85 Hou W /1/06 Ten W /24/88 Dal L /10/10 Dal L /10/91 Hou L(OT) /14/14 Ten W INSIDE THE SERIES HISTORY The Dallas Cowboys and Tennessee Titans have faced off 14 times - six since the team moved from Houston. Dallas holds an 8-6 series advantage and the Titans hold a 4-3 series advantage when the Cowboys play host. In 14 games of the series there have been: * Seven games decided by double digits * Four games decided by four-or-more touchdowns * Five games decided by a touchdown-or-less * Two shutouts - Dal 10, Hou 0 (11/22/74) and Ten 31, Dal 0 (12/25/00) * Three Thanksgiving Day games (1979, 1988 and 1997) - all Cowboys losses * Two season finales (1970 and 2000) * A 42-point Dallas win (12/20/70) and a 31-point Dallas loss (12/25/00) * 333 points scored by the Cowboys and 254 given up * A better winning percentage on the road (.714) then at home (.429) for Dallas * Dallas averaging 25.0 points-per-game at home and allowing an average of 22.3 * Dallas averaging 22.6 points-per-game on the road and allowing an average of ALL-TIME STAT COMPARISON This week s game marks the 15th game between Dallas and Tennessee. Below is a brief look into the stats of the series: TEAM TOTALS Cowboys Titans Wins Points Total Net Yards... 4,893 4,116 Net Rushing Yards... 1,812 1,634 Net Passing Yards... 3,081 2,482 SINGLE-GAME TEAM-HIGHS Cowboys Titans Points /20/ /10/10 Total Net Yards /20/ /10/91 Net Rushing Yards /14/ /10/10 Net Passing Yards /10/ /10/91 SINGLE-GAME INDIVIDUAL HIGHS Cowboys Titans Passing Yards T. Romo 10/10/ W. Moon 11/10/91 Rushing Yards D. Murray 9/14/ E. Campbell 11/22/79 Receiving Yards B. Hayes 12/20/ D. Walker 9/14/ STATISTICAL COMPARISON (league ranking) Cowboys Titans Record Scoring Avg. (NFL rank) (26) 15.1 (30) Opp. Scoring Avg. (NFL rank) (2) 18.1 (3) Total Off. (NFL rank) (28) (30) Rushing Off. (NFL rank) (4) (19) Passing Off. (NFL rank) (29) (30) Total Def. (NFL rank) (3) (11) Rushing Def. (NFL rank) (9) (19) Passing Def. (NFL rank) (3) (9) Kickoff Return Avg (8) 36.7 (1) Punt Return Avg (28) 9.2 (13) Turnover Margin (21) -1 (19t) Penalties Penalty Yards Opp. Penalties Opp. Penalty Yards DATING GAME This week s game against the Tennessee Titans is being played on Nov. 5. In the 58 years of Cowboys football, there have been eight Nov. 5 games. The Cowboys hold a 4-4 record when playing on Nov. 5. They have faced St. Louis, Atlanta, San Diego, Miami, Washington, Philadelphia, and Kansas City. Dallas first-ever Nov. 5 game came in 1961, a win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Its last Nov. 5 game was in 2017, a win over Kansas City: Opp/ Dal Opp/ Dal Date Loc. W/L Score Date Loc. W/L Score 11/5/61 STL L W /5/67 ATL W 37-7 L /5/72 SD W L L /5/17 KC W BYE-BYE BYE This week s game against the Tennessee Titans marks the 30th game for Dallas following a regular season bye week, and the third time the Cowboys will meet the Titans coming off of a bye. Since 1990 when the bye week was installed, the Cowboys hold a 20-9 record in games following the bye. Dallas owns the second-most wins following a bye week behind Denver s 21. In total, the Cowboys have played 10 times at home after a bye and own an 8-2 record in those games. From , Dallas enjoyed a streak of five consecutive wins coming out of the bye week until losing to Tennessee coming out of the bye in The club s longest win streak following a bye is eight games ( ) which includes the 1993 season in which the team had two bye weeks. The Cowboys won each of their last two games out of the bye.

9 MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL The Dallas Cowboys make one appearance on Monday Night Football this season, and Monday s game marks Dallas 80th Monday night game since the second-most Monday night appearances in the league behind Miami s 84. Dallas holds a Monday night record. The Cowboys 46 Monday night wins are the third-most wins among any team in the NFL. San Francisco s 48 Monday night wins lead the pack. Dallas has made at least one appearance on Monday Night Football in 45 of the last 48 years, and in each of the last 16, including 2018, while making multiple appearances 25 times. The Cowboys have played 37 Monday night games at home, posting a record. Last season, the Cowboys traveled to the Arizona Cardinals on Monday night (9/25/17) and won This week marks the third time the Cowboys will face the Oilers/Titans on Monday night and the first time since Dallas holds a 1-1 record against the Oilers/Titans in MNF contests. PICK A DAY, ANY DAY This week s game is Dallas third-of-five scheduled primetime games in This season is the 13th straight in which Dallas plays three-or-more primetime games. In total, Dallas has played in 166 primetime kickoffs - 82 Monday night, five on Thursday, one each Wednesday and Friday, 12 Saturday Most Appearances on MNF Team Miami Dolphins Dallas Cowboys San Francisco 49ers Denver Broncos Pittsburgh Steelers Most MNF Victories Team Wins San Francisco 49ers...48 Pittsburgh Steelers...47 Dallas Cowboys...46 Miami Dolphins...42 Oakland Raiders...38 Top Dallas MNF Opponents Team Washington Philadelphia N.Y. Giants Dallas first ever Monday night contest was Nov. 16, 1970, a 38-0 loss to St. Louis. Dallas first ever Monday night win was on Oct. 11, 1971, a win over the Giants. The Cowboys currently own a three-game win streak on MNF. Cowboys Night Record Monday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Total and 65 on Sunday. The Cowboys hold a record in primetime games. Dallas longest primetime win streak was 11 games ( ) and its longest losing streak was six ( ). Dallas won 12 straight primetime road games from The Cowboys are 1-1 on primetime in SOLD OUT STADIUMS The Cowboys have played in front of sold out stadiums in 462 of their last 464 games (including playoffs) and in 264 consecutive games. They played in front of sold out crowds in 153 consecutive games at Texas Stadium (including playoffs) - dating back to Dec. 16, 1990 against Phoenix, their last home non-sellout. Dallas opened what is now named AT&T Stadium with the largest crowd to witness a regular season NFL game with 105,121 tickets distributed and have 78 straight sellouts (including playoffs). The Cowboys have sold out each of their last 229 home games. On the road, Dallas has played in front of sold out crowds in 132 straight games (including playoffs), dating back to its last road non-sellout - at Arizona (10/20/02). 9 AT&T STADIUM RECORD WHEN... In 2018 the Dallas Cowboys reached a milestone with their 10th season in what is now AT&T Stadium. This season the Cowboys have a 3-0 record to mark the first time Dallas has won each of its first three home games at AT&T Stadium to start a season. Dallas first game at the venue was on Sept. 20, a loss to the N.Y. Giants. The club s first win came a week later with a 21-7 decision over Carolina. Overall, Dallas owns a regular season record postseason - and a overall mark at home in AT&T Stadium. Below is a breakdown of the club s record on their home turf: Regular season Postseason Overall Regular Post September October November December January Playing at noon Playing at 3: Playing in prime time Thursday Saturday Sunday Monday Fully closed stadium Fully open stadium Roof open, doors closed Roof closed, doors open Playing against the NFC East Playing against the NFC (non-nfc East) Playing against the AFC Team-by-team Team W L Pct Team W L Pct Arizona Atlanta Baltimore Buffalo Carolina Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Denver Detroit Green Bay Houston Indianapolis Jacksonville Kansas City LA/SD Chargers LA/StL Rams Miami Minnesota New England New Orleans N.Y. Giants N.Y. Jets Oakland Philadelphia Pittsburgh San Francisco Seattle Tampa Bay Tennessee Washington Postseason Detroit Green Bay Philadelphia The Cowboys posted a 7-1 home mark in including a stadium-record seven-game win streak - for the best home record by a Cowboys team since the stadium opened in 2009: Most Single Season Wins at AT&T Stadium Dallas Cowboys Consec. Home Season Wins Wins Record Dallas extended its home win streak to eight games from Sept. 25, 2016 through Sept. 10, 2017 to tie the fifth-longest home win streak in franchise history, longest at AT&T Stadium: Most Consecutive Home Wins - Dallas Cowboys Consec. Wins Dates /20/98-12/12/ /29/91-11/1/ /11/71-11/12/ /23/75-11/25/ /18/96-11/16/ /20/98-12/12/ /25/16-9/10/17

10 20 DAK TO THE FUTURE In his third pro season, Dak Prescott ranks sixth in completions (747) and seventh in wins (25), passing yards (8,408), passing touchdowns (53) and attempts (1,155) in team history: Dallas Cowboys All-Time QB Chart WINS AS STARTER Troy Aikman Roger Staubach Tony Romo Danny White Don Meredith Craig Morton Dak Prescott ATTEMPTS Troy Aikman...4,715 Tony Romo... 4,335 Roger Staubach... 2,958 Danny White... 2,950 Don Meredith... 2,308 Craig Morton... 1,308 Dak Prescott...1,155 COMPLETIONS Troy Aikman...2,898 Tony Romo... 2,829 Danny White... 1,761 Roger Staubach... 1,685 Don Meredith... 1,170 Dak Prescott Since 2016, there are four quarterbacks to have a minimum of 20 games with at least one touchdown pass and no interceptions. Dak Prescott is tied with the second-most such games (20), and he has the highest win percentage among the four (.950). PASSING YARDS Tony Romo... 34,183 Troy Aikman...32,942 Roger Staubach...22,700 Danny White...21,959 Don Meredith...17,199 Craig Morton...10,279 Dak Prescott...8,408 PASSING TOUCHDOWNS Tony Romo Troy Aikman Danny White Roger Staubach Don Meredith Craig Morton Dak Prescott DAK S RECORD WHEN... Since taking over as Dallas starting quarterback in 2016, Dak Prescott has compiled a regular season record in 39 career starts, and is 0-1 in the postseason. Below is a look at Prescott s record under several different circumstances: Regular Post Playing at home: Playing on the road: Playing indoors: Playing outdoors: Playing against the NFC East: Playing against the NFC (non-nfc East): Playing against the AFC: Playing on artificial turf: Playing on natural grass: Offense totals over 300 yards: Throws for over 300 yards: Throws for yards: Throws only one touchdown: Throws more than one touchdown: Completes 60.0%-or-more of his passes: Throws no interceptions: Throws one interception: Throws more than one interception: Records at least passer rating: Commits no turnovers Sacked one time-or-less: Sacked more than once: September: October: November: December: January: Team-by-team Team W L Pct Team W L Pct Arizona Atlanta Baltimore Carolina Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Denver Detroit Green Bay Houston Jacksonville Kansas City LA Chargers LA Rams Minnesota N.Y. Giants Oakland Philadelphia Pittsburgh San Francisco Seattle Tampa Bay Washington Postseason Green Bay CALL IT A COMEBACK Since taking over as the Dallas Cowboys starting quarterback during the 2016 season, Dak Prescott has engineered his share of comeback wins for the club. Included in his 25 wins as a starter are six occasions in which he led the team to a come-from-behind victory in the fourth quarter or overtime during the regular season. Prescott s six wins are sixth-most by a Dallas signal caller, with five of those wins coming as a rookie in 2016 and one this season: Most 4th Quarter Comeback Wins - Dallas Cowboys QBs Quarterback Wins Quarterback Wins Tony Romo...24 Danny White Troy Aikman...15 Don Meredith... 8 Roger Staubach...13 Dak Prescott... 6 Below is a look at each of Prescott s six games in which he battled a deficit to pull out the win and his fourth quarter/ot stats: Time Final Date Opp Score Left Att Com Yds TD Int Score : /30/16 PHI : : : /18/16 TB : /30/18 DET : *italics indicate overtime and are reflected in the stats totals 10

11 PRESCOTT TARGETS In the midst of his young career, Dak Prescott has completed 747-of-1,155 passes for 8,408 yards with 53 touchdowns in 39 regular season games played behind center. Below is a breakdown of Dak s targets by position and player: Position Breakdown Comp. Yds TD Comp. Yds TD WR , RB ,171 5 TE , FB Breakdown by Completions Com Yds TD Com Yds TD C. Beasley , K. Smith J. Witten ,223 7 T. Austin D. Bryant , R. Switzer T. Williams ,162 3 J. Hanna E. Elliott N. Brown B. Butler G. Escobar G. Swaim R. Gathers R. Smith L. Whitehead A. Hurns B. Jarwin L. Dunbar D. McFadden D. Thompson D. Schultz M. Gallup J. Olawale A. Morris Prescott has thrown 53 touchdown passes - good for seventh all-time in team history. Below is his individual touchdown totals: TDs TDs Dez Bryant...14 Cole Beasley...11 Jason Witten...7 Brice Butler...6 Ezekiel Elliott...4 Terrance Williams...3 Tavon Austin...2 *italics indicate current Cowboy Michael Gallup...1 Gavin Escobar...1 James Hanna...1 Allen Hurns...1 Rod Smith...1 Geoff Swaim...1 QB 1 S TOUCHDOWN BREAKDOWN Dak Prescott has thrown 53 touchdown passes. Below is a look at Dak s touchdown totals by quarter, down and distance: Quarter Down Distance 1st Quarter st Down Yards nd Quarter nd Down Yards rd Quarter rd Down Yards th Quarter th Down Yards...3 OT Yards Yards...6 QB RATINGS AT Dak Prescott established the most games with a rating by a Cowboys quarterback in a season in team history with 11: Most with QB Rating - Dallas Cowboys Season Season Dak Prescott* Tony Romo Tony Romo *denotes rookie Prescott has two games in 2018, and his 18 total games with at least a rating are seventh all-time in team history: with QB Rating - Cowboys Career Tony Romo...67 Craig Morton...24 Troy Aikman...44 Don Meredith...23 Roger Staubach...37 Dak Prescott...18 Danny White...33 RAYNE MAN Rayne Dakota Dak Prescott has proven to be a threat with his feet during his young career, and in his second season, his six rushing scores tied the most by an NFL quarterback in Additionally, his 29 first downs were third and his single-season quarterback franchise record 357 rushing yards were fifth. In 2018 Prescott is fourth in rushing yards (236) amongst all NFL quarterbacks: 2018 NFL Rushing Yards Leaders - QB Att Yards Avg Long TD 1st C. Newton, Car M. Trubisky, Chi B. Bortles, Jax D. Prescott, Dal Overall, Prescott is third in rushing scores (14), fourth in rushing yards (875) and sixth in carries (154) amongst Cowboys quarterbacks all-time: All-Time Dallas Cowboys QB Career Rushing Leaders - Yards Att Yards Avg Long TD Roger Staubach , Don Meredith , Troy Aikman , Dak Prescott Prescott has set various rushing records by a Cowboys QB: Dak Prescott QB Records - Rushing Team Record Set Total Year Rush Yards by a QB, Single Season Rush TDs by a QB, Single Season Rush Atts by a QB, Single Season...57^ ^indicates team rookie record QB S MULTIPLE TDs In seven games in 2016, Dak Prescott tossed at least two touchdown scores to tie for fourth by a rookie in NFL history. He has two multi-touchdown passing games in 2018, and currently ranks seventh in franchise history for the most career games with at least two touchdown passes: Multiple-touchdown games - Cowboys Career Tony Romo...79 Craig Morton...21 Roger Staubach...48 Dak Prescott...17 Danny White...44 Eddie LeBaron...14 Troy Aikman...43 Drew Bledsoe...8 Don Meredith...41 Steve Pelluer...8 Prescott also notched four games with three-plus touchdown passes in 2016 that tied the most by a rookie quarterback in NFL history. It also tied the eighth-most in the NFL in 2016 by any league quarterback. After four more in 2017, his total currently places him sixth on the team s all-time three-touchdown games list: Three-touchdown games - Cowboys Career Tony Romo...40 Danny White...20 Roger Staubach...17 Don Meredith Troy Aikman Dak Prescott... 8 RUNNING MAN Dak Prescott s 82 rushing yards against Jacksonville (10/14) were the most by any NFL quarterback in a single game in They were also the second-most by a Dallas signal caller in a single game, and his 11 carries tied Steve Pelluer for the most: Most Rush Yards by a Dallas QB - Single Game Opp/Date Att Yds Avg TD Roger Staubach...vs. Phi 11/14/ Dak Prescott...vs. Jax 10/14/ Steve Pelluer...vs. Mia 11/22/ PASS TD, 1 RUSH TD Dak Prescott owns six career games with at least two passing touchdowns and one rushing touchdown to tie the most games in team history by a Dallas signal caller: Most w/2-plus Pass TDs & 1 Rush TD - Dallas Cowboys Roger Staubach...6 Dak Prescott...6 Don Meredith...4 On the league level, Prescott s six games are the most by any quarterback over the last three seasons: Most w/2-plus Pass TDs & 1 Rush TD - NFL Dak Prescott, Dal...6 Cam Newton, Car...5 Russell Wilson, Sea

12 25.6 Elliott has recorded a first down on 25.6% of his career rushes, which ranks sixth among all running backs since *min 500 carries since 1994, when the research became available KING EZEKIEL After leading the league in rushing as a rookie in 2016, Ezekiel Elliott finished 10th in the NFL in 2017 despite missing six games. He ranks second in rushing yards entering Week 9 of the 2018 season: 2018 NFL Rushing Yards Leaders Att Yards Avg Lng YPG TD Todd Gurley, LAR Ezekiel Elliott, Dal James Conner, Pit Kareem Hunt, KC Adrian Peterson, Was t THE BOOK OF EZEKIEL For only the second time in franchise history, the Dallas Cowboys used a top-five pick on a running back when they chose Ezekiel Elliott out of Ohio State with the fourth overall selection in the 2016 NFL Draft. Dallas selected Tony Dorsett with the second pick in the 1977 NFL Draft. After earning the NFL s rushing title as a rookie in 2016 with 1,631 yards, Elliott finished 10th in 2017 with 983 yards on 242 carries and seven touchdowns. In his first season, Elliott produced seven 100-yard rushing games - most by a Cowboys rookie, tied for seventh by a league rookie all-time and tied for the most in the NFL in He added five more 100-yard outings in 2017, and with three in 2018, he owns 15 for his career to rank fifth all-time in team history. Dallas is 12-3 when Elliott tops 100 yards on the ground: Ezekiel Elliott 100-yard Rush (15 total) Yds Opp W/L Date Yds Opp W/L Date TB W 12/18/ @Sea L 9/23/18 W 10/16/ GB L 10/8/ DET W 9/30/ @Pit W 11/13/16 W 10/29/ @NYG L 12/11/16 W 10/22/ NYG W 9/10/ CHI W 9/25/ JAX W 10/14/18 W 10/2/ @Phi W 12/31/ CIN W 10/9/16 Most Career 100-Yard Rushing - Dallas Cowboys 100-Yard Emmitt Smith...76 Tony Dorsett...43 DeMarco Murray...19 Calvin Hill...16 Ezekiel Elliott Elliott set a franchise rookie record with 12 games of 20-plus carries, which was also the most by any NFL rusher in He added nine games in 2017, and has three in 2018 to boast 24 career games with 20-plus carries - with Dallas 18-6 during those contests: Ezekiel Elliott 20-plus Carry (24 total) Opp Date Att Yds W/L Opp Date Att Yds W JAX...10/14/ W CHI...9/25/ W GB...10/8/ L TB...12/18/ W PHI...10/30/ W KC...11/5/ W DET...9/30/ W LAR...10/1/ L BAL...11/20/ W NYG...9/11/ L WAS...11/20/ W NYG...9/10/ /1/ W SEA...12/24/ /7/ L In his third season, Elliott ranks 11th in rushing yards (3,233) and carries (696) and is tied for 11th in rushing touchdowns (25) among all-time Dallas rushers: Dallas Cowboys All-Time Rushing Leaders - Yards Years Att Yards Avg TD Emmitt Smith, ,052 17, Tony Dorsett, ,755 12, Don Perkins, ,500 6, Calvin Hill, ,166 5, Robert Newhouse ,160 4, DeMarco Murray, , Marion Barber III ,042 4, Walt Garrison , Herschel Walker , Julius Jones , Ezekiel Elliott , KEEP IT 100 Ezekiel Elliott topped the 100-yard rushing mark five times in 2017 to tie the third-most by an NFL rusher. In 2018 he is currently tied for the second-most 100-yard games: Most 100-Yard Rushing - NFL 2018 James Conner, Pit...4 Todd Gurley, LAR...4 Ezekiel Elliott, Dal...3 Chris Carson, Sea...3 Elliott has posted 15 games with at least 100 rushing yards over the past three seasons - most in the NFL during that time: Most 100-Yard Rushing - NFL, Ezekiel Elliott, Dal...15 Jordan Howard, Chi...12 LeSean McCoy...11

13 ZEKE & DESTROY Ezekiel Elliott is a focal point of the Dallas Cowboys offense. His 1,252 total scrimmage yards (983 rush; 269 rec.) and 61 total first downs were tops on the team in Elliott once again leads his team in total scrimmage yards in 2018 with 794 (619 rush; 175 receiving) - good for eighth in the NFL: 2018 Scrimmage Yards Leaders - NFL Rush Rec Total YPG Todd Gurley, LAR , Saquon Barkley, NYG , Adam Thielen, Min James Conner, Pit Kareem Hunt, KC Julio Jones, Atl Alvin Kamara, NO Ezekiel Elliott, Dal Elliott established a career-high with 240 total scrimmage yards (152 rush; 88 receiving) against Detroit (9/30). It was the seventh-most yards from scrimmage by a Dallas Cowboy - fourth-highest by a running back: Most Yards From Scrimmage - Single Game, Dallas Cowboys Opp Date Rush Rec Total Herschel Walker, RB... PHI 12/14/ Tony Dorsett, RB... BAL 9/4/ DeMarco Murray, RB... STL 10/23/ Miles Austin, 10/11/ Bob Hayes, 11/13/ Frank Clarke, TE... WAS 9/16/ Ezekiel Elliott, RB... DET 9/30/ It was also Elliott s third career game with at least 200 yards from scrimmage to tie the third-most by a player in team history: Most With 200-Plus Scrimmage Yards - Dallas Cowboys Emmitt Smith...4 DeMarco Murray...4 Herschel Walker...3 Ezekiel Elliott...3 Elliott was the first player in the NFL in 2018 to post 200 yards from scrimmage, and is tied for the most games with 200-plus scrimmage yards over the last three seasons: Most With 200-Plus Scrimmage Yards - NFL, Ezekiel Elliott, Dal...3 Jay Ajayi, Mia/Phi...3 Todd Gurley, LAR...3 Elliott has compiled 21 games with 100-plus yards from scrimmage over the last three seasons - most in the NFL: Most 100-Yard from Scrimmage - NFL, Ezekiel Elliott, Dal...21 Le Veon Bell, Pit...20 Elliott also owns a league-best 28 games with at least 85 scrimmage yards over the same time period in the NFL: Most 100-Yard from Scrimmage - NFL, Ezekiel Elliott, Dal...28 Todd Gurley, LAR...25 EZE DOES IT Ezekiel Elliott has gathered 38 total first downs (32 rush; six receiving) to lead the Cowboys and tie for 11th in the NFL (tied for second in rushing first downs): Leaders in Rushing First Downs - NFL Rush Rec Total Todd Gurley, LAR (RB) Ezekiel Elliott, Dal (RB) Kareem Hunt, KC (RB) DIVIDING UP THE OFFENSIVE PIE Through seven games, the Dallas Cowboys offense has compiled 2,375 gross yards. Of that offensive pie, Ezekiel Elliott takes up a sizeable portion of Dallas offense. In fact, his 794 yards are equivalent to 33 percent of the Cowboys offensive output: Dallas Cowboys Offensive Breakdown - 2,375 Gross Yards FEED ZEKE In 2016 Ezekiel Elliott posted five multi-touchdown games for the Cowboys, the most by a rookie in team history, and tied for second overall by an NFL rookie rusher. After posting three multi-touchdown games in 2017, his eight games are good for the third-most multi-score games - second-most multi-rushing touchdown games (seven) - in the NFL the last three seasons: Most Multi-Touchdown - NFL, Todd Gurley, LAR David Johnson, Ari...9 Ezekiel Elliott, Dal...8 Elliott logged two multi-rushing touchdown games in 2017 to give him seven total for his career for fifth all-time in team history: Most Career Multi-Rushing TD - Dallas Cowboys Emmitt Smith...35 Tony Dorsett...14 Marion Barber III...10 Don Perkins...8 Ezekiel Elliott...7 BIG-PLAY ZEKE At Seattle (9/23) Ezekiel Elliott registered five big-play rushes of 10-plus yards to tie the second-most he s notched in a single game in his career. It was also the fifth time he has recorded at least five carries of 10-plus yards in a game. On the season, Elliott has logged 17 big-play runs of 10-plus yards in 2018 to tie for third in the NFL: Most Big Play Runs NFL 10+ Runs Todd Gurley, LAR...22 James Conner, Pit...19 Ezekiel Elliott, Dal...17 Melvin Gordon, LAC...17 Adrian Peterson, Was...17 Since entering the league in 2016, Elliott has posted the most big-play runs of 10-plus yards over the last three seasons: Most Big Play Runs , NFL 10+ Runs Ezekiel Elliott, Dal...86 Jordan Howard, Chi...84 Todd Gurley, LAR...78 Melvin Gordon, LAC...75 LeSean McCoy, Buf...73

14 RUSHING TO THE TOP Over the last few seasons, the Dallas Cowboys have established an identity on offense with their rushing attack, finishing second in the NFL in rushing yards-per-game in three of the last four seasons (2014, 2016, 2017). In 2018 the Cowboys rank fourth entering Week 9: 2018 NFL Team Rushing Leaders - Yards-Per-Game Team Att Yds Avg TD Yds/Gm L.A. Rams , Carolina Chicago Dallas Seattle Additionally, Dallas 4.94 yards-per-carry is third in the league, while compiling 53 rushing first downs to tie for eighth. BIG-PLAY RUNS The Dallas Cowboys have made big-play runs of 10-plus yards a staple of their rushing attack, as the team finished in the top-five in three of the last four seasons (2017-t-4th; nd; 2014-t-5th). For the 2018 season, Dallas 30 runs of 10-plus yards are seventh in the NFL: 2018 Big Rush Plays, 10+ Yards - NFL Team 10+ Yd Runs Carolina...37 L.A. Chargers...35 L.A. Rams...35 Denver...34 San Francisco...34 Cleveland...33 Dallas...30 RUSHING 1ST DOWNS The Dallas Cowboys offense led the NFL in 2017 with 127 first downs. The unit continues to gain a good source of its first downs via the ground game in 2018, and are currently tied for eighth in 2018 with 53: Most Rushing First Downs - NFL Team Rush 1st Downs L.A. Rams...68 Baltimore...60 Denver...60 New England...60 San Francisco...59 Chicago...56 New Orleans...56 Dallas...53 Philadelphia...53 GIVE THEM 100 The Dallas Cowboys offense has put a premium on its rushing attack, and since 2011, the unit has logged the most games with a 100-yard rusher in the NFL: Most with a 100-Yard Rusher - NFL, Team Dallas Seattle Houston Minnesota Buffalo Pittsburgh During this time period, Dallas has boasted five different rushers to reach the century mark from , with DeMarco Murray leading the way (19 games), closely followed by Ezekiel Elliott (15) Cole Beasley has made 105 of his 287 career receptions on third down, which at 37.1% is the second-highest percentage in the NFL since He has converted 73.3% of those third down catches into first downs. BEAS IN THE TRAP Cole Beasely has been a weapon for the Dallas offense on third downs throughout his career. For the 2018 season, Beasley is tied for seventh in receptions (14) on third downs amongst NFL wide receivers: 2018 Third Down Receiving Leaders, NFL - Receptions Tgt Rec Yds Avg Lg TD 1st Adam Thielen, Min Julio Jones, Atl Odell Beckham Jr., NYG DeAndre Hopkins, Hou Jarvin Landry, Cle Golden Tate, Det Cole Beasley, Dal Three players Overall, Beasley has produced his highest receiving yardage output (1,189), receiving first downs (77), yards-per-catch (11.3) and targets (147) on third down. He has also posted his second-most touchdowns (eight)and receptions (105) on third down throughout his career. BEASE S TDS Cole Beasley caught a career-high tying nine passes for 101 yards and a career-high tying two touchdowns against Jacksonville (10/14). His two receiving touchdowns marked his seventh career multi-touchdown game, and first since against Kansas City (11/5/17). Overall, Beasley s seven career multi-receiving touchdown games are tied with Drew Pearson for seventh in team history: Dallas Cowboys Career Multi-TD Receiving Dez Bryant Bob Hayes Frank Clarke... 9 Tony Hill... 9 Drew Pearson... 7 Cole Beasley... 7

15 BYRON GETS THE JUMP ON WRS Byron Jones, who previously served as Dallas starting free safety the last two and a half seasons, moved to cornerback during the 2018 offseason. That move looks to have paid off, as the veteran is one-of-three cornerbacks to limit opposing receivers to a catch percentage below 52 percent and not allow a passing touchdown in his direction entering Week 9: Lowest Catch Percentage NFL CB Tar Rec Rec% Yds Avg TD R. Sherman, SF E. Gaines, Cle B. Jones, Dal TOP FIVE D The defense of the Dallas Cowboys has announced its presence early to the NFL, limiting its opponents to yards-pergame, good for the third-fewest in the league: 2018 NFL Team Defense - YPG Team Rush Passing Total Baltimore Jacksonville Dallas Washington Seattle Additionally, Dallas pass defense is the fourth-best in the NFL while its rush defense places ninth Lawrence is third in the NFL with 20.0 sacks since the start of 2017 (Chandler Jones, 23.5; Aaron Donald, 21.0). TANK ON A ROLL Defensive end DeMarcus Tank Lawrence began the 2017 season on an absolute tear and tied for second in the NFL with a career-best 14.5 sacks by season s end. Lawrence has continued his dominance into 2018 with 5.5 sacks to tie for 14th in the league entering Week 9: 2018 NFL Sack Leaders - Individual Sacks Aaron Donald, LAR Dee Ford, KC Myles Garrett, Cle Danielle Hunter, Min Von Miller, Den Jason Pierre-Paul, TB J.J. Watt, Hou Bradley Chubb, Den Carlos Dunlap, Cin T.J. Watt, Pit Frank Clark, Sea Chandler Jones, Ari Geno Atkins, Cin DeMarcus Lawrence, Dal Four players Collectively, Lawrence s 20.0 sacks are the third-most by any NFL defender in the last two seasons: Most Sacks, Individual - NFL Sacks Chandler Jones, Ari Aaron Donald, LAR DeMarcus Lawrence, Dal POINTS HARD TO COME BY The Dallas Cowboys defense has limited opposing offenses to 17.6 points-per-game (123 points) in 2018 to rank second in the league: Fewest Points Allowed NFL Defense Team Points PPG Baltimore Dallas Tennessee Seattle Washington Addtionally, Dallas has allowed only 123 points through eight weeks, good for the fewest allowed in the NFL and the fewest by a Cowboys unit since the 1982 team held its opponents to 114 points through eight weeks. RED DEFENSE REDEMPTION The Cowboys defense has taken a stand in defending its endzone. Entering Week 9, the unit ranks second in the redzone, allowing only seven touchdowns in 19 offensive appearances (36.8): Red Zone TD Effeciency Rate - NFL Defense 2018 Team Poss. Pts TD TD% FG Scores Pct Tennessee Dallas Philadelphia N.Y. Giants Minnesota

16 KICKING IN GEAR Through the first seven games of his NFL career, Brett Maher has connected on 16 field goals - third-most by a kicker in team history during that timespan: Most Field Goals Made - First 6 Career, Dallas Year GP FGM FGA PCT Richie Cunningham Dan Bailey Brett Maher NO PROBLEM FROM FIFTY In the win over Jacksonville (10/14), Brett Maher went four-offour on field goal tries, including converting two from 50-or-more. It marked the seventh time in franchise history a kicker hit multiple 50-yard field goals. Dan Bailey did it five times (last vs. Seattle, 12/24/17) and Eddie Murray did it once: with Yard Field Goals - Dallas Cowboys Date Opp FGM FGA LNG Eddie Murray... Min Dan Bailey... KC Dan Bailey... Det Dan Bailey... 12/15/13 GB Dan Bailey... 9/11/16 NYG Dan Bailey... 12/24/17 SEA Brett Maher... 10/14/18 JAX Brett Maher has made 16 field goals through seven games to open 2018, the third-most by any Cowboys kicker through his first seven career NFL games. BRETT MONEY MAHER The Dallas Cowboys made the decision to go with first-year pro Brett Maher at kicker in After missing his first field goal attempt, Maher has connected on 16-of-18 since then to tie the fifth-most field goals made in the NFL: 2018 Kicking Leaders - Field Goals Made FGM FGA PCT Jason Myers, NYJ Mason Crosby, GB Ka imi Fairbairn, Hou Aldrick Rosas, NYG Brett Maher, Dal Robbie Gould, SF THE PUNT-ISHER Dallas Cowboys punter Chris Jones serves as a weapon in the kicking game, and for his career he boasts a 45.0 gross average and a net average of 40.5, with 154 punts downed inside the 20-yard line - good for third all-time in team history. Jones is second all-time amongst NFL punters in percentage of punts downed inside the 20-yard line (min. 100 punts) at 40.63%: Punts Downed Inside the Opp 20-Yard Line - NFL History Years Punts In20 In20% Dustin Colquitt^, KC Jordan Berry^, Pit Chris Jones^, Dal Matt Haack^, Mia Johnny Hekker^, LAR ^ indicates active player % Min. 100 punts FIELD GOALS FOR FOUR For the second time this season, Brett Maher tallied four field goals, this time against Jacksonville (10/14). He also hit on all four field goal tries against Detroit (9/30). Maher is tied for the second-most games with four-or-more field goals in a season in team history (six players, eight times). Richie Cunnigham had three games in Addtionally, Maher s two career games with four field goals are already tied for fifth among all Cowboys kickers: Most with 4+ Field Goals - Dallas Cowboys, Career Years Dan Bailey Chris Boniol Richie Cunningham Eddie Murray , 99 Billy Cundiff Nick Folk Toni Fritsch , 75 Roger Ruzek Rafael Septien Brett Maher