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1 Regular Season Game #4 Sunday, October 4, 2015 Dallas Cowboys at New Orleans Saints Mercedes-Benz Superdome 7:30 p.m. PRESENTED BY: FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT DALLASCOWBOYS.COM Dallas Cowboys (2-1) at New Orleans Saints (0-3) Series Record: Dallas leads the series Last Dallas 38, New Orleans 17, Sept. 28, 2014 Last Meeting in New Orleans: New Orleans 49, Dallas 17, Nov. 10, 2013 Last Cowboys Dallas 38, New Orleans 17, Sept. 28, 2014 Series Streak: New Orleans 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 La Grande (Spanish) Play-by-Play: Victor Villalba Analyst: Luis Perez Compass Media Network (National) Play-by-Play: Kevin Ray Analyst: Danny White TELEVISION NBC Sports - KXAS NBC 5 in Dallas/Fort Worth Play-by-Play: Al Michaels Analyst: Cris Collinsworth Sideline Reporter: Michele Tafoya Cowboys Special Edition KTVT CBS11 in Dallas/Ft. Worth 10:30 p.m. Saturday night The Jason Garrett Show KTVT CBS11 in Dallas/Ft. Worth Saturdays at 11:00 p.m. Dallas Cowboys Postgame Show KTVT CBS11 in Dallas/Ft. Worth 11:00 p.m. following every Cowboys game Cowboys OT TXA 21 in Dallas/Ft. Worth Immediately following the game COWBOYS & SAINTS Season Series: The Dallas Cowboys and New Orleans Saints have squared off 27 times with Dallas holding a advantage. * Dallas won 11 of the first 12 meetings against the Saints from * The Cowboys longest win streak in the series is six games, from * Eleven of the last 17 games have been decided by less than 10 points. * Of the 27 total meetings, 13 have been decided by two-or-more touchdowns. A Cowboys Win Would: * Up Dallas record to 3-1 for the second straight season and the 22nd time overall, while also moving its record in the NFC to 3-1. * Improve the series record against the Saints to * Give the Cowboys a 7-7 record when playing the Saints in New Orleans, and mark Dallas second consecutive win in the series. * Improve the Cowboys all-time NFC South record to * Increase Dallas road win streak to 11 games - a streak that began during the 2013 season at Washington (12/22) - to establish the longest road win streak in team history and tie for the third-longest in NFL history. * Give Dallas its league-best 28th win on Sunday Night Football. THIS WEEK S SCHEDULE Tuesday, Sept. 29 4:00 p.m. Locker room open Wednesday, Sept :35 a.m. Coach Garrett press conference 11:15 a.m. Practice - first 30 minutes open 1:30 p.m. Locker room open 1:45 p.m. Mark Ingram conference call 2:00 p.m. Coach Payton conference call Thursday, Oct. 1 10:35 a.m. Coach Garrett press conference 11:15 a.m. Practice - first 30 minutes open 1:15 p.m. Coordinators available 1:30 p.m. Locker room open Friday, Oct. 2 10:20 a.m. Coach Garrett press conference 10:45 a.m. Practice - first 30 minutes open 12:15 p.m. Locker room open Saturday, Oct. 3 3:30 p.m. Team departs for New Orleans Sunday, Oct. 4 7:30 p.m. Kickoff at New Orleans

2 UPCOMING MILESTONES AND CURRENT NOTES With the 2015 season underway for the Dallas Cowboys, the following information pertains to the most current notes and page location in the release for the remainder of the information, as well as upcoming milestones: 2015 DALLAS COWBOYS UPCOMING MILESTONES: Team * A win at New Orleans (10/4) would be Dallas 11th consecutive win on the road dating back to the 2013 season at Washington (12/22), to establish a team record and tie for the third-longest streak in NFL history. The and Dallas teams previously tied for the longest streak in team history (page 1). Jason Garrett - Head Coach * With a victory in this week s game, Head Coach Jason Garrett (currently at 43-32) will earn his 44th career regular season win. He needs two wins to surpass Jimmy Johnson (44) for the second-most regular season head coaching wins in team history (page 4). Sean Lee - LB * By playing at New Orleans (10/4), Sean Lee will be participating in his 50th career game. Jason Witten - TE * By starting at New Orleans (10/4), Jason Witten will be making his 135th consecutive start (12/16/06-10/4/15) to tie Bob Lilly ( ) and D.D. Lewis ( ) for the third-longest streak in team history (page 16). * Witten (10,683) needs 34 yards to surpass Stanley Morgan (10,716) for 33rd on the NFL s all-time receiving yards list. * Witten (59) needs two touchdown receptions to pass Jerry Smith (60) for fourth on the league s all-time receiving touchdowns list amongst tight ends DALLAS COWBOYS MOST RECENT NOTES - TEAM: * The Dallas Cowboys rushing attack accumulated 131 rush yards in the first half against Atlanta (9/27) to mark the ninth-most rushing yards in a first half by a Cowboys team since 1991 (page 21). * The Cowboys rushing attack produced four rushing touchdowns (three by Joseph Randle; one by Darren McFadden) in the first half against Atlanta (9/27/15) to mark the second time in franchise history that has happened in the first half. In total, it is only the second time in team history the team has rushed for four touchdowns in either the first or second half as it was also done in the first half on 12/1/63 vs. N.Y. Giants (page 21). * The Cowboys offense also tallied nine rushing first downs in the first half to tie the most in team history in a first half (page 21) DALLAS COWBOYS MOST RECENT NOTES - INDIVIDUAL: Lance Dunbar - RB * Lance Dunbar led the team with a career-high 10 catches for a career-high 100 receiving yards against Atlanta (9/27). He became the 14th running back in team history to post 100 receiving yards - the 14th-highest team total all-time at the position - and it was the first time since Marion Barber had 128 at Arizona (10/12/08) (page 22). * Through the first three games of the 2015 NFL season, Dallas Cowboys running back Lance Dunbar leads the offense with 215 receiving yards and is tied for the team lead with 21 receptions. It is only the third time in team history that a running back has led or tied for the lead in receiving yards after the first three games of a season (page 22). * Dunbar leads all NFL running backs in receptions and receiving yards early in 2015 (page 22). Sean Lee - LB * Sean Lee had a team-high 11 tackles against Atlanta (9/27) to surpass 400 tackles (410) for his career while also notching his first career sack (page 24). Joseph Randle - RB * Joseph Randle amassed 91 rushing yards in the first quarter against Atlanta (9/27) to tie the third-most yards in team history in the first quarter since 1991 (page 22). * Randle had three touchdowns against Atlanta (9/27) to mark the first multi-touchdown game of his career, and the first time a Cowboys player has had three rushing touchdowns since DeMarco Murray had three against Oakland (11/28/13). He also became the 10th player in team history to score three touchdowns in a game, the 19th time overall that has happened (page 22). * Randle s three scores came in the first half to mark the third player in team history to total three rushing touchdowns in a first half in team history, joining Don Perkins (vs. N.Y. Giants, 12/1/63) and Ron Springs (vs. St. Louis, 9/13/81) (page 22). * Randle s three rushing touchdowns in the first half marked the first time this has happened in the NFL since Russell Wilson had three at Buffalo (12/16/12) (page 22). * Randle had five rushing first downs in the first quarter, the second-most rushing first downs in a first quarter in team history, since 1991 (page 22). Brandon Weeden - QB * Brandon Weeden was perfect on each of his first nine passes against Atlanta (9/27) before his 10th attempt was intercepted to establish a team record with 21 consecutive completions, surpassing Tony Romo s previous record of 17. His streak began against Arizona (11/9/14). He finished the game 22-of-26 (84.6 the highest completion percentage of his career with a minimum of 10 attempts) for 232 yards with no touchdowns and one interception for an 87.8 quarterback rating (page 13). 2

3 For breaking news, press releases, historical information, statistics and rosters, visit the official website of the Dallas Cowboys, Updated daily, has the most extensive information on upcoming games, including video of weekly press conferences and audio of weekly conference calls. The Cowboys website is also a great place to find information on the players and coaches, order tickets for upcoming games and order merchandise from the Cowboys Pro Shop. JASON GARRETT (44-33, 5th 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 guided the 2014 squad to an NFLbest tying 12-4 record, the club s 22nd Division title - 18th NFC East title - 31st postseason appearance and 34th playoff win. Along the way, the team had three players lead the league and establish single-season club records as DeMarco Murray rushed for 1,845 yards, Dez Bryant caught 16 touchdown passes and Tony Romo completed 69.9% of his passes and had a quarterback rating. The Dallas offense as a whole was second in the league in rushing yards (2,354), it s highest finish since placing second in For the season, the Dallas offense totaled 6,138 yards for the second-highest figure in franchise history. The club also had eight players selected to the Pro Bowl, and following the season, Garrett was rewarded for the team s accomplishments with a five-year contract extension. 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 ( ). Since the 2007 season, 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 times in franchise history (2009-6,390 and ,008). 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 (33,247) and total points (3,250) represent the best totals over a eight-year span in the history of the organization while the club s 47,615 total net yards are second. ALL-TIME WINNING TRADITION The Dallas Cowboys own the league s highest all-time regular season winning percentage by current NFL teams: Team W L T Pct. Dallas Chicago Green Bay Miami Baltimore San Francisco New England N.Y. Giants * 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), Miami (1) Chicago (1), Minnesota (3), Green Bay (7). 500 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 to reach that mark. They did it in 880 games, the second-fastest team to reach that total: Fastest to 500 Wins, NFL History Team Founded 500th Win Gms Win Total Chicago /17/ Dallas /28/ San Francisco /9/ N.Y. Giants /17/ Green Bay /10/ Washington /20/ St. Louis /5/ Pittsburgh /18/04 1, Philadelphia /28/04 1, Detroit /12/10 1, Arizona /11/11 1, HEAD COACHES 3 SEAN PAYTON (86-55, 9th Year) Sean Payton was named the 14th head coach in New Orleans Saints history on Jan. 18, 2006 and has led the team to five playoff appearances, three NFC South titles, two NFC Championship berths and the Super Bowl XLIV title. He earned unanimous NFL Coach of the Year honors in his first season in 2006 and received the same honors from several outlets in Considered one of the NFL s brightest offensive minds, the Saints have ranked among the league s top-10 offenses each season since his arrival, including finishing first in the NFL in 2014, 2011, 2009, 2008 and 2006, putting up an NFL-record 7,474 net yards in Defensively, the Saints ranked fourth in the league in 2010 and With the Dallas Cowboys ( ), he served as the assistant head coach/passing game coordinator in 2005 after spending his first two seasons as assistant head coach/quarterbacks. Payton coached four years with the New York Giants ( ), the last three seasons as offensive coordinator, and was quarterbacks coach for the Philadelphia Eagles ( ). He earned a degree in communications at Eastern Illinois, where he departed with a school-record 10,665 passing yards, then the third-highest total in NCAA Division I-AA history. A three-time All-American, Payton had brief playing stops with Chicago of the Arena League, the CFL s Ottawa Rough Riders and the Chicago Bears in Payton coached collegiately at San Diego State ( , ), Indiana State ( ), Miami (Ohio) in , and Illinois (1996). A WINNING TREND The Dallas Cowboys entered the 2015 season as one-of-12 teams in the league with at least 475 regular season wins. At the end of Week 16 in 2014, Dallas became just the 12th team with 475 all-time wins with the win against Indianapolis (12/21). Dallas is currently 12th on the NFL s all-time wins list: Chicago 735 St. Louis 534 Green Bay 713 Detroit 528 N.Y. Giants 668 Arizona 525 Pittsburgh 582 San Francisco 516 Washington 570 Indianapolis 487 Philadelphia 537 Dallas 478 WINNING THE OPENING MONTH Getting off to a strong start is an important part to a successful season. Over the past 10 years, Dallas is one-of-seven teams that has had a winning percentage of at least.600 through the season s first month, and owns the third-highest number during that span. Dallas is 2-1 to begin the 2015 season in the first month. Teams With a.600+ Winning Pct. In the 1st Month Since 2005 Team Record Win Pct. New England Denver Dallas Cincinnati Indianapolis Baltimore Seattle

4 WINNING HEAD COACH Dallas Cowboys Head Coach Jason Garrett had his best season as a head coach by wrapping up the 2014 regular season with a record of the fifth coach to reach 12 wins-or-better in a season in team history. He also secured his first NFC East Division title as the head coach. Against the N.Y. Giants (10/19/14), Garrett passed former head coaches Bill Parcells and Wade Phillips (both with 34) with his 35th regular season win as the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys to place fourth in team history. He passed Barry Switzer (40) for third with his 41st victory at Washington (12/28/14). After starting 2-1 in 2015, Garrett s current regular season record as the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys stands at 43-32, good for third all-time in team history: Most Regular Season Wins by a Cowboys Head Coach Coach Years Won Loss Tied Pct Tom Landry Jimmy Johnson Jason Garrett* Barry Switzer Bill Parcells Wade Phillips Chan Gailey Dave Campo *Record under Coach Garrett includes games as interim head coach in 2010 (5-3). WINNING THE CLOSE ONES The Dallas Cowboys are finding a knack to win in close games under Head Coach Jason Garrett. Dallas opened the 2015 season with a comeback win against the N.Y. Giants (9/13), finishing the Giants off with a decision. The Cowboys found ways to finish and win games in 2014, especially the close ones. The team was 4-1 in games decided by seven-or-fewer points and 3-1 in games decided by three-or-fewer points. Overall, the team is in games decided by seven points-or-less, and in games decided by three points-or-less, since Garrett took over the team: Win-Loss Record by Cowboys In Close Games Since 2010* Year 3-or-Fewer 7-or-Fewer * Totals The winning trend also extended into overtime games, as the Cowboys are 6-3 in contests that go into extra time under Coach Garrett since The Cowboys won their first overtime contest of 2014 with a victory against Houston (10/5), but lost to Washington (10/27): Win-Loss Record by Cowboys In OT Games Since 2010* Opp/ Dal Date Loc. W/L Score W W W L /18/12 CLE W /16/12 PIT W /23/12 NO L /5/14 HOU W /27/14 WAS L *Record under Coach Garrett since taking over as interim head coach from 10/25/2010. DATING GAME This week s game at the New Orleans Saints is being played on Oct. 4. In the 55-plus years of Cowboys football, there have been seven Oct. 4 games. The Cowboys are 2-5 on Oct. 4. Dallas first Oct. 4 game was in 1964 at Cleveland, and its last was in 2009 at Denver. Opp/ Dal Opp/ Dal Date Loc. W/L Score Date Loc. W/L Score L 6-27 W L W L 7-20 L L DALLAS LAST GAME The Dallas Cowboys came rushing out of the gates on Sunday, revitalizing a rushing attack that had been sluggish in the first two weeks of 2015 by rushing for 131 yards in the first half, the ninth-most first half rushing yards in team history. Joseph Randle led the way for the offense, exploding through cratering holes in the Atlanta defensive line on the first drive to the tune of 65 yards on only two carries, finishing with a 37-yard touchdown gallop where he broke multiple tackles. Randle found pay dirt again on the Cowboys next drive, capping off an eight-play, 77-yard drive with a one-yard burst into the endzone. Randle finished with 91 yards and two touchdowns in the first quarter alone. The 91 rushing yards tied for the third-most in the first quarter in team history since The Falcons answered with a touchdown rush of their own by Devonta Freeman on the ensuing drive, but after punts by both teams, Dallas capped another impressive drive with a Darren McFadden two-yard plunge into the endzone. Earlier in the drive, Brandon Weeden completed his ninth straight pass to start the game, continuing a streak of 21 consecutive completions dating back to The 21 straight completions marked a Cowboys franchise record. Atlanta capitalized on a Dallas turnover and garnered another Freeman rushing score as a result. After Dallas added Randle s third rushing touchdown of the first half, again from one-yard out, Atlanta drove 66 yards in six plays to end a wild first half with a field goal, making the halftime score For all of the Cowboys offensive prowess in the first half, they were not able to get the ground game rolling in the second half, losing four yards across the two periods. Atlanta turned the tables and utilized the ground game against the Dallas defense, and scored 22 unanswered points while eating 20:07 off the game clock and keeping the ball away from the Cowboys offense. Matt Ryan threw two touchdown passes to Julio Jones and DeVonta Freeman scored the go-ahead touchdown on a seven-yard run in the fourth quarter. NEW ORLEANS LAST GAME The New Orleans Saints fell to 0-3 on the season following a road loss to the Carolina Panthers. New Orleans took the first lead of the game with a 31-yard Zach Hocker field goal in the first quarter. The Saints followed that up with a five-yard Mark Ingram rushing touchdown in the second quarter that increased their lead to However, Carolina tied the game at after two scores in the second quarter that included a Greg Olsen 11- yard touchdown catch from Cam Newton and a Graham Gano 20-yard field goal. New Orleans re-took the lead in the third quarter on a 74-yard punt return touchdown by Marcus Murphy (kick aborted). The Panthers responded with 17 unanswered points that included another Newton-to-Olsen touchdown connection (11 yards), and a Gano 47-yard field goal in the third quarter and a Newton 13-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter that put them ahead The Saints attempted a comeback in the fourth quarter as Khiry Robinson plunged in the endzone for a two-yard rushing score (pass failed) that cut the lead to 27-22, but Carolina was able to hold on for the victory. 4

5 PLAYER HIGHLIGHTS VS. SAINTS Dan Bailey - K In two games, is a perfect three-of-three on field goals - including a long of 51 - and has hit on all 11 PATs. Charles Brown - T Drafted by New Orleans, and in four seasons ( ) played 37 games with 22 starts including a career-high 14 in Brandon Carr - CB In four games - one with Kansas City - has registered 22 tackles and two pass breakups. Barry Church - S Has tallied 24 tackles in three games, including a career-high 17 stops in last season s matchup (11/10/13). Corey White - CB Began his career as a draft pick by New Orleans, playing in 41 games with 19 starts in three seasons ( ) and posted 128 tackles, a sack, a tackle for loss, 19 breakups and four interceptions. Jason Witten - TE In eight games caught 41 passes for 428 yards with 23 first downs. INSIDE THE SERIES HISTORY The series between the Dallas Cowboys and New Orleans Saints started in In total, there has been 27 games. In the 27 games of the series there has been: * Nine games decided by less than seven points * Nine games decided by more than 14 points * Thirteen games decided by double digits * One season opener (1989) and one season finale (2003) - both Dallas losses in New Orleans * Four Sunday night games, two Monday night games, a Friday night game and two Saturday night games * Two overtime games - a Dallas win (10/21/84) and a New Orleans win (12/23/12) * A Christmas Eve game (1999) and a Thanksgiving Day game (2010) * A 20-point win by Dallas - biggest Cowboys win (11/19/78) * A 32-point loss by Dallas - biggest Cowboys loss (11/10/13) * A 10-4 record when playing in Dallas * A 6-7 Dallas record when playing in New Orleans * 571 points scored by Dallas, 524 allowed * Cowboys averaging 25.1 points-per-home game and yielding 19.1 * Dallas averaging 16.8 points-per-road game and yielding 19.7 * A 20-point home win - biggest Cowboys home win (11/19/78) * A 25-point home loss - biggest Cowboys home loss (12/10/06) * An 18-point road win - biggest Cowboys road win (9/19/76) * A 32-point road loss - biggest Cowboys road loss (11/10/13) ALL-TIME STAT COMPARISON This week s game is the 28th regular season game between Dallas and New Orleans. Below is a look into the stats of the series: TEAM TOTALS Cowboys Saints Wins Points Total Net Yards... 8,997 8,757 Net Rushing Yards... 3,556 2,961 Net Passing Yards... 5,431 5,796 SINGLE-GAME TEAM-HIGHS Cowboys Saints Points /24/ /18/70 Total Net Yards /3/ /10/ /25/10 Net Rushing Yards /28/ /10/13 Net Passing Yards /23/ /23/12 SINGLE-GAME INDIVIDUAL HIGHS Cowboys Saints Passing Yards 416- T. Romo 12/23/ D. Brees 12/23/12 Rushing Yards 152- T. Dorsett 11/19/ G. Rogers 12/19/82 Receiving Yards 224- D. Bryant 12/23/ M. Colston 12/23/ STATISTICAL COMPARISON (league ranking) Cowboys Saints Record Scoring Avg. (NFL rank) (12) 20.0 (19t) Opp. Scoring Avg. (NFL rank) (20) 28.0 (26t) Total Off. (NFL rank) (8) (13) Rushing Off. (NFL rank) (16) 76.0 (26) Passing Off. (NFL rank) (9) (5) Total Def. (NFL rank) (8) (29) Rushing Def. (NFL rank) (10) (26) Passing Def. (NFL rank) (13) (22) Kickoff Return Avg (18) 19.8 (26) Punt Return Avg (30) 21.0 (2) Turnover Margin (25t) -3 (25t) Penalties Penalty Yards Opp. Penalties Opp. Penalty Yards SERIES HISTORY The Cowboys and Saints have squared off 27 times with Dallas holding a 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 10/15/67 Dal W /2/90 Dal W /12/67 NO W /8/91 Dal W /3/68 NO W /19/94 NO W /28/69 NO W /6/98 NO L /9/69 Dal W /24/99 NO L /17/71 NO L /28/03 NO L /24/73 Dal W /12/04 Dal L /19/76 NO W /10/06 Dal L /19/78 Dal W /19/09 NO W /19/82 Dal W /25/10 Dal L /25/83 Dal W /23/12 Dal L(OT) /21/84 Dal W(OT) /10/13 NO L /3/88 NO L /28/14 Dal W /10/89 NO L 0-28 * NFC Divisional Playoffs DOWN SOUTH By virtue of the NFL schedule, the Dallas Cowboys will be playing all four teams from the NFC South this season. They began with a loss against the Falcons at home. This week the Cowboys travel to New Orleans to take on the Saints on Sunday Night Football. In November Dallas travels to Tampa Bay to take on the Buccaneers on Nov. 15, then hosts Carolina on Nov. 26 for the annual Thanksgiving Day Game. Overall, Dallas is against the NFC South, are against the Saints. Dallas vs. NFC South Current Team W L T Win% Streak Tampa Bay W5 Carolina W5 Atlanta L2 New Orleans W1 Div. Totals W1 FIRST TIME...LAST TIME The first time these two clubs met, the Cowboys got off to a 3-1 start in the 1967 season. Dallas hosted New Orleans on Oct. 15 and improved to 4-1 after handing the Saints a loss in front of 64,128 fans. The last time these two teams met it was last season on Sunday Night Football on Sept. 28, Dallas recorded a win at AT&T Stadium in front of 91,176.

6 ROAD PERFECTION The Cowboys finished the 2014 regular season with an undefeated 8-0 record on the road - the only squad with a perfect mark away from home in the NFL. The Cowboys eight road wins were the most in team history during the regular season since the NFL began a 16-game schedule. They were the second team in franchise history to win all road games in a season, joining the 1968 team, which won all seven of its road games during a 14-game season. In NFL history, they were the sixth team since the 1970 NFL merger to form a perfect 8-0 record on the road, joining the 2007 New England Patriots, the 2001 St. Louis Rams, the 1984, 1989 and the 1990 San Francisco 49ers. Dallas continued its victory streak into 2015, winning the first contest away from home at Philadelphia (9/20). Dating back to the Cowboys final road game of the 2013 season at Washington (12/22), Dallas has now won 10 consecutive regular season road games to tie a franchise-high with both the and squads for the longest road win streak in team history. On the league level, the 10-game road streak is tied for the seventh-longest streak in NFL history: Most Consecutive Road Wins - NFL History Team Consec. Road Wins San Francisco...18, New England...12, L.A./SD Chargers...11, San Francisco...11, Pittsburgh...11, Indianapolis...11, Chicago Bears...10, Dallas...10, New Orleans...10, Dallas...10, Dallas...10, Since the AFC/NFC merger in 1970, the Dallas Cowboys boast the most road wins and highest win percentage: Most Road Wins Since 1970 Team W L T Win% Dallas San Francisco Miami Pittsburgh New England NFC EAST ROAD STREAKERS Along with the Cowboys consecutive road win streak which reached 10 games from , Dallas also owns another impressive road streak. Within their own division, the Cowboys have won seven consecutive NFC East road games - tied for the most by any NFC East team in division history since 1970: Most Consecutive Road Wins - NFC East History Team Consec. Road Wins Washington...7, Dallas...7, Washington...7, Philadelphia...7, Philadelphia...7, Dallas...7, All-time, Dallas longest road win streak through division games in franchise history is eight ( ) with the merging from the Capitol Division to the NFC East. The streak began at New Orleans (11/12/67) and extended through the next three remaining seasons in the Capitol Division until the formation of the NFC East in 1970 with a loss at St. Louis (10/4/70). SUNDAY NIGHT LIGHTS This week s game at the New Orleans Saints is Dallas secondof-three scheduled Sunday night contests in In their first SNF appearance of 2015, the Cowboys defeated the New York Giants in Week 1. Overall, Dallas has played in 54 Sunday Night games with a record. No team in the NFL has played more Sunday Night games than Dallas 54 (N.Y. Giants Cowboys Top Sunday Night Opponents Team Games N.Y. Giants Philadelphia...8 Washington...8 New Orleans...5 Arizona (Phoenix)...4 L.A./St. Louis Rams...4 are closest with 45), and Dallas 27 wins are the most wins on Sunday Night by any team. The Cowboys had a six-game Sunday Night win streak - the longest Sunday night win streak in club history - snapped in Twice, Dallas won three straight - their first three Sunday Night games and three games spanning The Cowboys lost eight consecutive Sunday Night games - six on the road - from for their longest series losing streak. The Cowboys currently own a four-game win streak on Sunday Night with a victory this season against the N.Y. Giants (9/13). Dallas has played 30 Sunday Night road games (14-16). This week s matchup marks the fifth time Dallas will take on the New Orleans Saints on Sunday night, with a 2-2 record (0-1 on the road). Dallas has faced the N.Y. Giants (10 times) more than any other opponent. PICK A DAY, ANY DAY This week s game is Dallas second of five scheduled primetime games in This season is the 10th straight in which Dallas plays three-or-more primetime games. In total, Dallas has played in 148 primetime kickoffs - 79 Monday night, two on Thursday, one each Wednesday and Friday, 11 Saturday and 54 on Sunday. The Cowboys Cowboys Night Record Monday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Total hold a record in primetime games and a record for primetime road contests. Dallas longest primetime win streak was 11 games ( ) and it s longest losing streak was six ( ). Dallas won 12 straight primetime road games from The Cowboys won all road primetime games in the 2014 season at the New York Giants (11/23) on a Sunday Night, at Chicago (12/4) on a Thursday Night and at Philadelphia (12/14). SOLD OUT STADIUMS The Cowboys have played in front of sold out stadiums in 409 of their last 411 games (including playoffs) and in 211 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 52 straight sellouts (including playoffs). The Cowboys have sold out each of their last 204 home games. On the road, Dallas has played in front of sold out crowds in 105 straight games (including playoffs), dating back to its last road non-sellout - at Arizona (10/20/02) OPPONENTS By finishing first in the NFC East, the Dallas Cowboys finalized their 2015 opponents. In addition to facing the NFC East, Dallas will take on the NFC South and AFC East. Dallas will also play the first place teams from the NFC West and the NFC North: Home Away Atlanta N.Y. Jets Buffalo N.Y. Giants Carolina Philadelphia Green Bay Philadelphia New England Seattle Miami Tampa Bay N.Y. Giants Washington New Orleans Washington 6

7 ROMO S RECORD WHEN... As Dallas starting quarterback, Tony Romo has compiled a regular season record in 125 career starts, and is 2-4 in the postseason. Below is a look at Romo 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: 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 N.Y. Jets Atlanta Oakland Baltimore Philadelphia Buffalo Pittsburgh Carolina San Diego Chicago San Francisco Cincinnati Seattle Cleveland St. Louis Denver Tampa Bay Detroit Tennessee Green Bay Washington Houston Indianapolis Postseason Jacksonville Detroit Kansas City Green Bay Miami Minnesota Minnesota N.Y. Giants New England Philadelphia New Orleans Seattle N.Y. Giants TONY S TARGETS Through his career, Tony Romo has completed 2,797-of-4,282 passes for 33,821 yards with 245 touchdowns in 127 regular season games played behind center. Below is a breakdown of Tony s targets by position and player: Position Breakdown Comp. Yds TD Comp. Yds TD WR...1,417 20, RB ,147 9 TE , FB Breakdown by Completions Com Yds TD Com Yds TD J. Witten , A. Fasano D. Bryant , G. Escobar M. Austin , J. Randle T. Owens , L. Vickers D. Murray ,127 1 T. Curtis P. Crayton , D. Anderson M. Barber ,031 6 J. Holley F. Jones P. Tanner C. Beasley C. Gronkowski T. Williams , D. McFadden R. Williams , T. Fiammetta M. Bennett D. Street L. Robinson O. Hoyte K. Ogletree I. Stanback T. Choice L. Polite T. Glenn T. Clutts L. Dunbar T. Romo S. Hurd S. Chapas D. Harris A. Holmes J. Phillips S. Morris J. Jones G. Swaim J. Hanna Romo has thrown 245 touchdown passes - first all-time in team history. Below is a look at Romo s individual touchdown totals: TDs TDs Dez Bryant...49 Martellus Bennett...3 Jason Witten...37 Tony Curtis...3 Terrell Owens...34 Terry Glenn...3 Miles Austin...27 Dwayne Harris...3 Patrick Crayton...19 Sam Hurd...2 Roy Williams...12 Felix Jones...2 Terrance Williams...12 John Phillips...2 Laurent Robinson...11 Deon Anderson...1 Marion Barber...6 Anthony Fasano...1 Cole Beasley...6 Chris Gronkowski...1 Gavin Escobar...6 DeMarco Murray...1 Kevin Ogletree...4 QUARTERBACK COMPARISON Tony Romo has started 125 games and owns a record as a starter. He has completed 2,781-of-4,255 passes for 33,559 yards, 242 touchdowns and 109 interceptions in those starts. Below is a look at Romo s numbers after 125 starts and how they compare to Troy Aikman through 125 starts, the only other Dallas quarterback to start 125 contests: W-L Att Comp Yards Pct TD INT Aikman ,559 2,217 25, Romo ,255 2,781 33, Among active quarterbacks, Romo s record through his 125 starts is fourth: Active QB Records Through 123 and 124 Starts 125th Start 126th Start Tom Brady Ben Roethlisberger Peyton Manning Tony Romo ??-?? Philip Rivers Eli Manning

8 TONY S TOUCHDOWN BREAKDOWN Through his career, Tony Romo has thrown a club record 245 touchdown passes. Below is a look at Tony s touchdowns 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...18 OT Yards Yards...35 TWO-HUNDRED TD TOSSES With his two touchdown throws against the N.Y. Giants (11/24/13), Tony Romo reached 200 career touchdowns. He became the 37th NFL quarterback to reach the mark. Romo began the 2015 season by passing John Hadl (244) for 20th: P. Manning S. Jurgensen Brett Favre Roethlisberger. 255 Dan Marino Dan Fouts Tom Brady Drew Bledsoe Drew Brees B. Esiason F. Tarkenton Tony Romo John Elway John Hadl Warren Moon Len Dawson J. Unitas Jim Kelly V. Testaverde G. Blanda Joe Montana A. Rodgers Eli Manning D. McNabb Dave Krieg Steve Young Philip Rivers C. Palmer John Brodie T. Bradshaw Y.A. Tittle Jim Hart K. Collins Kurt Warner Cunningham Jim Everett FOUR SCORE, AND... Tony Romo established a club record with his four touchdown throws at the New York Giants (11/23/14), surpassing Danny White (eight) for the club high, and now has 10 career games with four-or-more touchdown throws. Romo s 10 since becoming the club s starter in 2006 is fifth in the NFL: Four-touchdown games Cowboys Career NFL (since 2006) Games Games Tony Romo...10 Danny White...8 Don Meredith...6 Troy Aikman...3 Craig Morton...2 Drew Brees...23 Peyton Manning...22 Tom Brady...20 Aaron Rodgers...15 Tony Romo...10 THIRTY FOR 9 After four touchdown passes against Indianapolis (12/21/14), Tony Romo notched his fourth career season with 30 touchdowns. Romo is the only quarterback in franchise history to ever throw for 30 touchdowns in a single season. His 34 touchdowns in 2014 were the second-most of his career and in team history. By reaching 30 scores for the fourth time, he tied Dan Marino, Aaron Rodgers and Philip Rivers for fifth all-time in NFL history: Most Seasons with 30+ TD Passes - NFL Seasons Brett Favre...9 Peyton Manning...9 Drew Brees...7 Tom Brady...5 Dan Marino...4 Aaron Rodgers...4 Philip Rivers...4 Tony Romo...4 QB S MULTIPLE TDs Tony Romo opened the 2015 season with three scores against the N.Y. Giants (9/13) to mark his first multi-touchdown game of the year. He had 11 multi-touchdown games during the 2014 season to tie his total from 2011 for second in a season in franchise history. He owns the top-two spots with 12 (2007) and 11 (2011). For his career, he has 78 career multi-touchdown games - tops in team history and fifth in the NFL since 2006: Multiple-touchdown games Cowboys Career NFL (since 2006) Games Tony Romo...78 Games Drew Brees...95 Roger Staubach...48 Peyton Manning...90 Danny White...44 Tom Brady...86 Troy Aikman...43 Philip Rivers...84 Don Meredith...41 Tony Romo...78 Romo s seven games with three-or-more scores in 2014 established a team record. He started off 2015 with three scores against the N.Y. Giants (9/13). His 40 career three-touchdown games are tops in team history and sixth in the league since he became a starter: Three-touchdown games Cowboys Career NFL (since 2006) Games Games Tony Romo...40 Danny White...20 Roger Staubach...17 Don Meredith...14 Troy Aikman...10 PAR 3 Since becoming the Dallas Cowboys starting quarterback midway through 2006, Tony Romo has thrown three-or-more touchdowns in a game a club-record 40 times. He had seven in 2014, the most in team history in a single season. In the 2015 season opener he notched his first of the year with three against the N.Y. Giants (9/13). For his career, Romo has 40 three-touchdown games, and the Cowboys are (.700) when Romo throws for three-or-more scores: Games 3-or-more TDs Tony Romo Danny White Roger Staubach Prior to the team-record seven in 2014, Romo had six games with three-or-more touchdown passes in 2007 and 2008 to establish the prior single-season club-high: Games in a season Tony Romo...7 (2014) Tony Romo...6 (2007) Tony Romo...6 (2008) Drew Brees...57 Peyton Manning...56 Aaron Rodgers...45 Tom Brady...44 Tony Romo...40 with 3-or-more TDs ROMO-TO-BRYANT COMBO Tony Romo and Dez Bryant have developed quite the chemistry since Bryant was drafted in Together, the dynamic duo has registered the most touchdowns by a quarterback-wide receiver duo during that time span: Most TDs By a QB-WR Since 2010 QB/WR TDs Romo/Bryant Stafford/Johnson Rodgers/Nelson

9 300 Through his career, Tony Romo has reached the 300-yard mark a club-record 46 times. He owns the top-five single-season spots for 300-yard games, including a club-record nine games in Additionally, Romo had three straight games with 300-plus yards twice - the most consecutive games in club history. Romo topped the 300-yard mark four times in 2013, notched one 300- yard game in 2014 and has already matched that in 2015 with a 356-yard effort against the N.Y. Giants (9/13). When Romo reaches the 300-yard horizon, Dallas owns a record (.630). Romo threw for 300-or-more yards nine times in 2012, the most in a season in club history. He also had three straight games with 300 yards (Weeks 11-13) to tie the longest streak in club history: Dallas Cowboys 300-yard Games Single-season Consecutive Games Games Tony Romo... 9 (2012) Tony Romo...3 (2007) Tony Romo... 8 (2009) Tony Romo...3 (2012) Tony Romo... 7 (2007) Don Meredith...2 (1963) Tony Romo... 6 (2008) Vinny Testaverde...2 (2004) Tony Romo... 5 (2011) Tony Romo...2 (mult.) In total, Romo s 46 career 300-yard games are tops in team history and the fourth-most amongst all NFL passers since yard Games Cowboys Career NFL (since 2006) Games Games Tony Romo...46 Troy Aikman...13 Danny White...10 Don Meredith... 7 Roger Staubach... 6 ROMO AT 30K Tony Romo climbed to 30,000 passing yards following his 176- yard performance at Tennessee (9/14/14), and now has 33,626 for his career. By reaching 30,000 career passing yards Romo became the second Cowboys quarterback to reach that milestone (Troy Aikman - 32,942), the 38th player in NFL history and only the fifth undrafted player to do so. He reached that mark in 138 games to tie Kerry Collins and Donovan McNabb as the 16th-fastest player to reach 30,000 passing yards, and he did it in 3,834 attempts, the fourth-fewest attempts in NFL history: 30,000-Yard Club Dallas Cowboys Active 30K Quarterbacks Yards Yards Tony Romo 33,821 Troy Aikman 32,942 Fewest attempts to 30K (All-Time) Atts Kurt Warner... 3,758 Roethlisberger... 3,795 Phillip Rivers... 3,813 Tony Romo... 3,834 Dan Fouts... 3,873 Drew Brees...80 Peyton Manning...58 Tom Brady...54 Tony Romo...46 Aaron Rodgers...41 Peyton Manning... 70,446 Drew Brees... 56,643 Tom Brady... 54,370 Eli Manning... 40,519 Roethlisberger... 39,969 Philip Rivers... 37,545 Carson Palmer... 36,168 Matt Hasselbeck... 34,948 Tony Romo... 33,821 ROMO AT 3K & 20 TDs In his 13th game played of 2014 at Philadelphia (12/14/14), Tony Romo topped 3,000 yards - his seventh career and fourth consecutive - 3,000-yard season - both club-highs. At the N.Y. Giants (11/23/14), Romo s four scores gave him 22 for the season - his seventh career season with 20-plus touchdown throws. Romo s seven 20-touchdown seasons are a club-high: 3,000-yard seasons 20-touchdown seasons Seasons Seasons Tony Romo...7 Troy Aikman...5 Danny White...4 Tony Romo...7 Danny White...4 Don Meredith...3 Roger Staubach...3 By reaching 3,000 yards and 20 touchdowns in 2014, it marked the fourth consecutive season ( ) for Romo and established a club record. 9 ROMO 4K With 341 passing yards against Pittsburgh (12/16/12), Tony Romo reached 4,000 passing yards for the fourth time in his career. It also marked the fourth time a Cowboys quarterback reached 4,000 yards in a season. With four seasons of 4,000-plus yards, Romo tied Warren Moon and Philip Rivers for the sixthmost 4,000-yard seasons in NFL history. Aaron Rodgers added his fourth after Romo. Peyton Manning has the league-high with 13: 4,000-yard Seasons All-Time Since 2006 Seasons Seasons Peyton Manning Drew Brees... 8 Drew Brees... 8 Peyton Manning... 7 Dan Marino... 6 Tom Brady... 5 Brett Favre... 6 Philip Rivers... 5 Tom Brady... 6 Carson Palmer... 4 Philip Rivers... 5 Aaron Rodgers... 4 Warren Moon... 4 Tony Romo... 4 Carson Palmer... 4 Five tied... 3 Aaron Rodgers... 4 Tony Romo... 4 ALL-TIME COWBOYS QB WATCH Tony Romo entered the 2015 season tops in club history with 33,626 passing yards and 245 touchdown passes, and second in attempts (4,255) and completions (2,779). Through his career Romo has steadily climbed the club s all-time quarterback charts, making strides in 2012 by moving into second for completions, then established the club mark in touchdown throws against Philadelphia (12/2/12) to break Aikman s old record of 165. He also moved up the ladder in all-time wins and starts amongst Cowboys quarterbacks, passing Danny White (62) in 2013 to claim the third-most wins as a Dallas quarterback, and passed Roger Staubach (114) for second-most quarterback starts in team history against the N.Y. Giants (10/19/14). He overtook Aikman (32,942) as the club s all-time passing yards leader against Indianapolis (12/21/14). Below is how Romo s career numbers stack up in the storied quarterback history of the franchise: ATTEMPTS Troy Aikman... 4,715 Tony Romo... 4,282 Roger Staubach... 2,958 Danny White... 2,950 Don Meredith... 2,308 COMPLETIONS Troy Aikman... 2,898 Tony Romo... 2,797 Danny White... 1,761 Roger Staubach... 1,685 Don Meredith... 1,170 TOTAL QB STARTS Troy Aikman Tony Romo Roger Staubach Danny White Don Meredith PASSING YARDS Tony Romo...33,821 Troy Aikman...32,942 Roger Staubach...22,700 Danny White...21,959 Don Meredith...17,199 TOUCHDOWNS Tony Romo Troy Aikman Danny White Roger Staubach Don Meredith WINS AS STARTER Troy Aikman...94 Roger Staubach...85 Tony Romo...77 Danny White...62 Don Meredith...48 GO LONG Since becoming the Cowboys starting quarterback in 2006, Tony Romo has 35 touchdown passes of at least 50 yards - the most in the league since 2006: Touchdowns of 50-or-more yards (since 2006) TDs Tony Romo Aaron Rodgers Eli Manning Drew Brees Tom Brady... 24

10 ALL-TIME UNDRAFTED QBS After coming into the league as an undrafted free agent in 2003, Tony Romo took the reins of the Dallas Cowboys offense in Since then, Romo has struck a note in several team and league record books. He ranks in the top-five in the major passing categories all-time among undrafted quarterbacks. Below is a look at where Romo s current career numbers compare to previously undrafted quarterbacks: Atts. Rnk Atts 1. Warren Moon...6, Dave Krieg...5, Jon Kitna...4, Tony Romo...4, Kurt Warner...4,070 Comps. Rnk Comps. 1. Warren Moon...3, Dave Krieg...3, Tony Romo...2, Jon Kitna...2, Kurt Warner...2,666 Comp. Pct. Rnk Pct. 1. Kurt Warner Tony Romo Jeff Garcia Jon Kitna J. Delhomme Yds. Rnk Yds 1. Warren Moon...49, Dave Krieg...38, Jim Hart...34, Tony Romo...33, Kurt Warner...32,344 TDs Rnk TDs 1. Warren Moon Dave Krieg Tony Romo Kurt Warner Jon Kitna Rating Rnk Rate 1. Tony Romo Kurt Warner Jeff Garcia Dave Krieg J. Delhomme *List does not include players selected in the supplemental draft or those drafted as futures. ROMO S RATINGS Tony Romo posted 10 games with a or-better quarterback rating in 2014 to tie his career-high and franchise record that he set in His 2014 season included a career-best rating against Indianapolis (12/21) that also ranked third in team history in a single game and was the fifth-highest number in the NFL last season. Romo s Single-Game Passer Rating Highs Rating Opp, Date Rating Opp, Date vs. Ind, 12/21/ @ Phi, 11/4/ vs. Phi, 12/2/ vs. Atl, 10/25/ vs. TB, 11/23/ vs. NYG 12/11/ vs. Buf, 11/13/ @ TB, 9/13/ @ NYG, 11/23/ vs. Den, 10/6/13 Dallas Cowboys Single-Game Passer Rating Highs Rate Date Rate Date Meredith /9/66 Staubach /30/73 Aikman /21/92 Romo /23/06 Romo /21/14 Romo /13/11 Romo /2/12 White /12/80 Aikman /20/92 White /13/82 Romo closed out the 2014 regular season with a rating in each of his last four games. After posting a rating against the N.Y. Giants (9/13/15), Romo extended his current streak of consecutive games with a rating of or-better to five - the second-longest streak of his career (seven ) - but was unable to repeat the performance at Philadelphia (9/20) to effectively end the streak. 10 WHAT A RATING In 2011 Tony Romo recorded a passer rating of more than nine times to tie then the second-most in a season in club history. Romo closed out 2012 with a or-better rating six times and had six again in 2013 before posting 10 in 2014 to tie his 2007 total for the most in team history: 100-plus rating games (Cowboys season) (Season) Games Tony Romo (2007)...10 Tony Romo (2014)...10 Tony Romo (2009)...9 Tony Romo (2011)...9 Troy Aikman (1993)...8 In 2014 he had his first game over at St. Louis (9/21) with a rating, then had a rating the next week against New Orleans (9/28). At Seattle (10/12) Romo finished with a rating, then registered his next game against the N.Y. Giants (10/19) with a rating. He had his fifth rating game of 2014 at Jacksonville (11/9) with a rating - the 10th-highest of his career and the 60th of his career. At the N.Y. Giants (11/23) he recorded a then season-high rating for the fifth-highest of his career. He posted his seventh game with a rating at Chicago (12/4), then racked up a rating at Philadelphia (12/14). He posted a career-high rating of against Indianapolis (12/21), which also ranked third in team history, for his 64th career game. He closed out the regular season with a rating at Washington (12/28). Romo continued his rating games with a rating in the 2015 season opener against the N.Y. Giants (9/13). His franchise and career-high rating in 2014 led the league for the first time of his career, and his career passer rating of 97.6 is second all-time: 2014 NFL Passer Rating Leaders Att Com Pct Yds TD Int Rate Tony Romo , A. Rodgers , Roethlisberger , P. Manning , Tom Brady , All-Time NFL Passer Rating Att Com Pct Yds TD Int Rate A. Rodgers... 3,566 2, , Tony Romo... 4,282 2, , P. Manning... 9,176 6, , Steve Young... 4,149 2, , Tom Brady... 7,301 4, , plus rating games Cowboys Career NFL (since 2006) Games Games Tony Romo...66 Troy Aikman...44 Roger Staubach...37 Danny White...33 Craig Morton...24 Drew Brees...71 Philip Rivers...68 Tom Brady...68 Tony Romo...66 Peyton Manning...66 Aaron Rodgers...66 FOURTH QUARTER QB Through his career, Tony Romo continually displays late-game heroics. Romo posted the eighth-highest quarterback rating (98.3) in the fourth quarter in 2014, and for his career, he has the second-highest fourth quarter quarterback rating (102.4) all-time: Att Com Pct Yds TD Int Rate A. Rodgers , Tony Romo...1, , Steve Young , Kurt Warner , Tom Brady...1,660 1, , Romo continued his prowess in the fourth quarter with the opening game of the 2015 season against the N.Y. Giants (9/13). Down entering the fourth quarter - a lead that increased to 10 in the middle of the period - Romo went on to complete 13- of-16 passes (81.3) for 159 yards with two touchdowns and one interception for a rating that included two scoring drives in the few remaining minutes to claim the comeback victory.