2016 COWBOYS MEDIA GUIDE COWBOYS & REDSKINS RADIO & TELEVISION

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1 Regular Season Game #2 Sunday, September 18, 2016 Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins FedEx Field 12:00 p.m. PUBLIC RELATIONS CONTACT Rich Dalrymple Scott Agulnek Joe Dave Abbruzese Emily Whitney Faulkner Dallas Cowboys (0-1) vs Washington Redskins (0-1) Series Record: Dallas leads the series Last Meeting: Washington Dallas 23, Jan. 3, 2016 Last Meeting in Washington: Dallas Washington 16, Dec. 7, 2015 Last Cowboys Win: Dallas Washington 16, Dec. 7, 2015 Series Streak: Dallas has won 10 of the last 15. 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 FOX Sports - KDFW FOX 4 in Dallas/Fort Worth Play-by-Play: Kevin Burkhardt Analyst: John Lynch Sideline Reporter: Pam Oliver 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 TXA 21 in Dallas/Ft. Worth 7:00 p.m. Game days Somos Cowboys Telemundo 39 in Dallas/Ft. Worth Sunday 8:00 a.m COWBOYS MEDIA GUIDE To download the Dallas Cowboys 2016 Media Guide in PDF form, go to the following link: COWBOYS & REDSKINS Series Notables: * Dallas 66 overall wins over Washington are the most victories over any other team in the league. * The Cowboys have faced only one team (Philadelphia - 114) more times than they have faced the Redskins (112). * The Cowboys won a series-high 10 straight games from * The teams played in two playoff games against each other, the 1972 and 1982 NFC Championship Game - both Redskins wins. * Four of the Cowboys 19 shutouts have come against the Redskins with three on the road. A Cowboys Win Would: * Give the Cowboys their first win of the 2016 season. * Extend Dallas streak to four consecutive wins in Washington, dating back to * Snap a two-game road losing streak dating back to * Help the Cowboys move to 1-1 in the NFC East in * Snap a two-game losing streak against NFC East opponents, dating back to THIS WEEK S SCHEDULE Tuesday, Sept. 13 4:00 p.m. Locker room open Wednesday, Sept :35 a.m. Coach Garrett press conference 11:00 a.m. Practice - first 30 minutes open 11:00 a.m. Kirk Cousins conference call 11:30 a.m. Coach Gruden conference call 1:30 p.m. Locker room open Thursday, Sept :35 a.m. Coach Garrett press conference 11:00 a.m. Practice - first 30 minutes open 1:15 p.m. Coordinators available 1:30 p.m. Locker room open Friday, Sept :35 a.m. Coach Garrett press conference 11:10 a.m. Practice - first 30 minutes open 12:45 p.m. Locker room open Saturday, Sept. 17 1:00 p.m. Team travel to Washington Sunday, Sept :00 p.m. Kickoff at Washington

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3 UPCOMING MILESTONES AND CURRENT NOTES With the 2016 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: 2016 DALLAS COWBOYS UPCOMING MILESTONES: Dan Bailey - K * With two field goals, Dan Bailey (148) will become only the second kicker in team history to reach 150 for his career. * Bailey (48) needs to make two field goals from yards to reach 50 for his career in that range. Dez Bryant - WR * Dez Bryant (59) needs one touchdown to become the fourth player in team history to reach 60 career touchdowns. * Bryant (5,825) needs 175 yards to become the sixth player in team history to reach 6,000 career yards. Travis Frederick - C * If he plays and starts, it will mark Travis Frederick s 50th game played and 50th career start. Doug Free - T * With the start, Doug Free will make his 100th career start. Anthony Hitchens - LB * Anthony Hitchens (191) needs nine tackles to reach 200 for his career. Orlando Scandrick - CB * With the start, Orlando Scandrick will make his 50th career start. Terrance Williams - WR * By playing in this game, Terrance Williams will play in his 50th career game. * Williams (2,231) can crack the Cowboys top-25 receiving yards list with 44 yards. He would pass Preston Pearson (2,274) for 25th, then needs 51 yards to move past Raghib Ismail (2,281) for 24th, 111 yards to pass Joey Galloway (2,341) for 23rd and 138 yards to move into 22nd over Billy Howton (2,368). Jason Witten - TE * Jason Witten (60) needs one touchdown reception to break a tie with Jerry Smith (60) for sole possession of fifth on the league s all-time receiving touchdowns list amongst tight ends. With two scores he will tie Shannon Sharpe (62) for fourth (MORE TE s TDs - page 16) DALLAS COWBOYS MOST RECENT NOTES VS. N.Y. GIANTS (9/11) - TEAM: TEAM NOTES * For only the second time in team history, the Dallas Cowboys began the season with a rookie quarterback and a rookie running back in the season opener, with the combination of Roger Staubach and Calvin Hill as the only other time that Dallas has featured an all-rookie backfield (214 - page 22). * It was also the first time an NFL team has started two rookies in the offensive backfield to start a season since the 2012 Washington Redskins featured Robert Griffin III and Alfred Morris (214 - page 22). * Overall, it was also only the fifth time in team history that the Cowboys have started a rookie at quarterback and running back in the same game, and the team fell to 5-1 in those matchups (214 - page 22) DALLAS COWBOYS MOST RECENT NOTES VS. N.Y. GIANTS (9/11) - INDIVIDUAL: Dan Bailey - K * Dan Bailey was perfect on all four of his field goal attempts, including two 50-yarders, and also added a PAT. * Bailey nailed a 56-yard field goal in the second quarter to tie a career (56 yards at Seattle, 10/12/14) and franchise-long (BAILEY FROM 50 - page 24). * With two 50-yard field goals (56, 54) Bailey tied the most 50+ field goals in a single game with himself (three times in 2013) and Eddie Murray (@ Min, 12/12/93) (BAILEY FROM 50 - page 24). * Bailey broke a tie with Rafel Septien with his 22nd game with 3+ field goals made - most in team history (BAILEY S BOOTS - page 24). * Bailey extended his team record with his seventh career game with 4+ FG Made with four field goals (BAILEY FROM 50 - page 24). Brandon Carr - CB * Brandon Carr intercepted Eli Manning in the first drive of the third quarter to record his first interception since against Oakland (11/28/13) (CARR- JACKED - page 23). Ezekiel Elliott - RB * Ezekiel Elliott made his NFL debut and became only the fourth rookie running back in team history to start a season opener, joining Calvin Hill (1969), Ron Springs (1979) and Derrick Lassic (1993) (DALLAS ROOKIE RUNNERS 1ST START - page 22). * Elliott rushed 20 times for 51 yards and a touchdown as his totals were the most carries and the third-highest rushing yardage by a Cowboys rookie rusher to start a season opener (DALLAS ROOKIE RUNNERS 1ST START - page 22). * Elliott also became the 16th rookie running back to start a game during a season in franchise history, and the first to make his first career start since Joseph Randle (at Philadelphia, 10/20/13) (DALLAS ROOKIE RUNNERS 1ST START - page 22). Benson Mayowa - DE * Benson Mayowa made his Cowboys debut and recorded his first sack as a Dallas defender and third of his career. Alfred Morris - RB * Alfred Morris made his Cowboys debut and rushed seven times for 35 yards. Orlando Scandrick - CB * Orlando Scandrick s sack of Eli Manning in the third quarter gave him 10.5 in his career. Since entering the league in 2008, he has the most sacks by a cornerback and the third-most by a defensive back (cornerback or safety) (ORLANDO BLOOMS - page 23). Dak Prescott - QB * Dak Prescott made his NFL debut and became only the fourth rookie to start a season opener at quarterback in franchise history - first since Quincy Carter in and the 14th overall rookie Cowboys quarterback to start a game at any point during the season (DALLAS ROOKIE QBS ON OPEN- ING DAY - page 14). * Prescott completed 25-of-45 passes for 227 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions for a 69.4 quarterback rating. His yards, completions and attempts were the most by a Cowboys rookie quarterback on opening day and the most overall by a Dallas signal caller making his first career start during the season as a rookie (DALLAS ROOKIE QBS ON OPENING DAY - page 14). * Overall, Prescott s 25 completions were the second-most by a rookie quarterback in the NFL to start a season opener since 1999, while his 45 attempts tied for second and his 227 passing yards were seventh (NFL ROOKIE QBS ON OPENING DAY - page 14). * Prescott became the 13th overall player in Cowboys history to start a season opener at quarterback for the Cowboys - the first since Tony Romo in and the 40th different player to start at quarterback for the Cowboys in team history. * In NFL history, Prescott - selected 135th overall in the 2016 NFL Draft - became the fourth rookie quarterback drafted outside of the top-100 picks to start a season-opening game, joining Randy Hedberg (Tampa Bay, th overall), Chris Weinke (Carolina, th) and Kyle Orton (Chicago, th). Additionally, he became the lowest drafted quarterback (135th) to start a season opener as a rookie since Hedberg (196th overall). * In terms of draft rounds, Prescott is the fifth NFL rookie quarterback selected after the third round to start a season opener, joining Hedberg (eighth round, Tampa Bay, 1977), Mike Pagel (fourth round, Baltimore Colts, 1982), Weinke (fourth round, Carolina, 2001) and Orton (fourth round, Chicago, 2005), and was the first fourth round quarterback to start any game in the NFL since Kirk Cousins with Washington in Jason Witten - TE * Jason Witten (currently at 1,029) made a team-high nine receptions to surpass Isaac Bruce (1,024) for ninth on the NFL s all-time receptions list (LEADING MAN - page 15). 3

4 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 (46-45, 6th 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. The 2015 season was a challenge as injuries sidelined two of Dallas top playmakers - Tony Romo and Dez Bryant - for a majority of the season and the club finished with a 4-12 record. Romo (collarbone) started only four games and finished the year on Reserve/ Injured and Bryant (foot) was slowed through a majority of his nine starts, also finishing on IR. Garrett saw four different players start at quarterback for the club for only the second time in team history. Veterans Brandon Weeden (three) and Matt Cassel (seven) started the majority of games while Kellen Moore made the first two starts of his career. The running game saw a burst through the second half of the season as Darren McFadden posted his second career 1,000-yard season (1,089) to mark the first time in club history two different running backs each rushed for 1,000 yards in consecutive seasons. Despite the struggles, Dallas still sent five players to the Pro Bowl - Tyron Smith (third), Travis Frederick (second), Zack Martin (second), Dan Bailey (first) and Sean Lee (first). 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 ( ). With Garrett at the helm of the offense, the unit reached new heights from , ranking among st 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). Inclusively from the start of the 2007 season, the club has averaged total yards-per-outing (sixth in the NFL) and 24.3 points-per-game (eighth). 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 total net yards (52,540), gross passing yards (38,325) and total points (3,498) are among the best totals over a nine-year span in the history of the organization. Under Garrett s tutelage, 13 different offensive players have earned 34 total trips to the Pro Bowl. HEAD COACHES JAY GRUDEN (13-21, 3rd Year) Jay Gruden was named the 29th head coach of the Washington Redskins on January 9, Gruden guided the Redskins to a 9-7 record and an NFC East title in 2015, becoming only the sixth coach in team history to lead the franchise to a playoff berth within the first two years of a coaching tenure. Excluding interim coaches, Gruden, 46, became the team s youngest head coaching hire since hiring eventual Pro Football Hall of Famer Joe Gibbs at 40 years of age in He installed an offensive system that helped the Redskins to team records in completions (364) and completion percentage (66.5) in his first season in Before joining the Redskins, Gruden spent his previous three seasons as offensive coordinator for the Cincinnati Bengals. In his tenure in Cincinnati, the Bengals averaged 10 wins a season, making three consecutive playoff appearances and earning an AFC North championship in Members of the Bengals offense accounted for seven Pro Bowl selections in his three seasons in Cincinnati. Prior to joining the Bengals, Gruden served two years with the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League from , serving as the offensive coordinator in 2009, and in 2010, he assumed the roles of head coach and general manager, and led the Tuskers to their second consecutive championship game appearance. Gruden coached for seven seasons ( ) with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, earning a Super Bowl championship ring as an offensive assistant in While coaching in the Arena Football League, Gruden won six combined league championships four as a quarterback and two as a head coach. Gruden played quarterback ( ) and served as head coach ( ) of the AFL s Orlando Predators, all while simultaneously working as an offensive assistant with the Buccaneers. In all, Gruden served as head coach of the Predators for nine seasons ( and ), leading the Predators to four championship game appearances and two league titles as a coach. During a two-year hiatus from coaching the Predators in , he returned to the playing field as Orlando s quarterback, leading the Predators to playoff appearances in both seasons. In his eight seasons as a player in the AFL, Gruden completed 1,673-of- 2,775 passes (60.3 percent) for 21,578 yards with 398 touchdowns and 99 interceptions. In addition to his time with Orlando, he spent six seasons ( ) at quarterback for the Tampa Bay Storm, winning four AFL titles and being named MVP of ArenaBowl VII in 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), then tied Jimmy Johnson (44) for the second-most victories at Miami (11/22/15), then passed Johnson at Washington (12/7). Following a 4-12 record in 2015, and an 0-1 start to 2016, Garrett s current regular season record as the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys stands at 45-44, with 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). WINNING THE OPENING MONTH Getting off to a strong start is an important part to a successful season. Over the past 10 seasons, Dallas is one-of-nine teams that have had a winning percentage of at least.600 through the season s first month, and owns the fifth-highest number during September: Teams With a.600+ Winning Pct. In the 1st Month Since 2006 Team Record Win Pct. New England Denver Green Bay Baltimore Dallas 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 741 St.L/LA Rams 540 Green Bay 721 Detroit 536 N.Y. Giants 674 Arizona 535 Pittsburgh 591 San Francisco 521 Washington 578 Indianapolis 494 Philadelphia 544 Dallas 480 4

5 ALL-TIME WINNING TRADITION The Dallas Cowboys own the league s second-highest all-time regular season winning percentage by current NFL teams: Team W L T Pct. Chicago Dallas Green Bay Miami New England San Francisco Baltimore 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/ StL/LA Rams /5/ Pittsburgh /18/04 1, Philadelphia /28/04 1, Detroit /12/10 1, Arizona /11/11 1, DATING GAME This week s game at the Washington Redskins is being played on Sept. 18. In the 56 years of Cowboys football, there have been six Sept. 18 games. The Cowboys hold a 5-1 record when playing on Sept. 18. They have faced the N.Y. Giants, Minnesota, Washington and San Francisco on Sept. 18. Dallas first-ever Sept. 18 game came in 1966, a 52-7 win against the N.Y. Giants. Its last Sept. 18 game was in 2011, a overtime win at San Francisco. Opp/ Dal Opp/ Dal Date Loc. W/L Score Date Loc. W/L Score 9/18/66 NYG W /18/88 NYG L W(OT) W /18/83 NYG W W(OT) FIRST TIME...LAST TIME The first time these two clubs met, the Dallas Cowboys were just three weeks old and lost their first two games. Dallas headed to Washington on Oct. 9, 1960 for its first-ever road contest, and lost in front of 21,142 fans. The last time these clubs met was the 2016 regular season finale. The Cowboys fell at home in front of 90,127 to close out the season at AT&T Stadium. DALLAS LAST GAME In what is seemingly becoming an annual affair, the Dallas Cowboys opened the 2016 regular season against a familiar opponent, the New York Giants for the second straight year and the fourth time in the last five campaigns. Dallas fell to the Giants in front of a sold-out crowd of 92,867 fans, giving the Cowboys their first opening day loss to the Giants in nine games. Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott both made their NFL debuts, giving Dallas a rookie backfield tandem for the first time since 1969, when Roger Staubach and Calvin Hill opened the season in their rookie campaigns. On the Cowboys opening possession, Prescott was good on six-of-seven passes and the offense was seemingly clicking on all cylinders with four first downs, two by run, two by pass, and the team running 15 plays overall, split evenly between the ground and air. The drive stalled, and Bailey chipped in a 23- yard field goal to give Dallas an opening drive score. The Cowboys scored on their first four offensive possessions, but several drives stalled in Giants territory and they settled for three first half Bailey field goals, including a 56-yard career-high tying boot from the league s all-time most accurate kicker. The Giants scored two second quarter touchdowns on Eli Manning passes to Larry Donnell and Sterling Shepard inside the red zone to take a 13-9 lead into halftime. On the Giants first possession of the third quarter, Manning tried to find Shepard on the left sideline, but a mix-up between the two provided an easy interception for cornerback Brandon Carr, his first since the 2013 season, setting the Cowboys up on the visitors 35-yard line. Seven plays later, Dallas was finally in the end zone, as Elliott charged off right guard and then dove for the goal line to secure his first career NFL touchdown. Despite making the Giants punt on three straight possessions, the Cowboys defense could not prevent New York from finding the end zone for a third time, as Manning took his team 54 yards in nine plays and 3:59 of time to go back on top with 6:13 left in the game. Dallas last ditch effort to get in field goal range in the waning seconds fell short, and the Cowboys dropped their first season-opening game to the Giants after winning the first eight contests. WASHINGTON LAST GAME The Washington Redskins fell at home to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday Night Football. Washington built a 6-0 lead in the first quarter behind two Dustin Hopkins field goals (54, 14). Pittsburgh took over the lead 14-6 in the second quarter with two Ben Roethlisberger touchdown passes to Antonio Brown (29 yards) and Eli Rogers, respectively. The Steelers added to their lead in the third quarter with a Chris Boswell field goal (46) and another scoring connection from Roethlisberger-to-Brown (26 yards) to reach The Redskins chipped in a 34-yard Hopkins field goal in the third quarter, then added a one-yard Chris Thompson rushing touchdown to trim the lead to However, Pittsburgh once again showed its dominance with two more touchdowns - two DeAngelo Williams rushing scores (15, 6) - to finish the game off at

6 PLAYER HIGHLIGHTS VS. REDSKINS Dan Bailey - K Good on all 22 field goals, including a six-for-six game (9/26/11), and all 24 PATs in 10 games. Was named NFC Special Teams of the Week for Week 13 in 2015 (at Washington, 12/7/15) when he hit four field goals, including the game-winning 54-yarder with 0:09 remaining in the game. Cole Beasley - WR Has 25 receptions for 262 yards and two touchdowns in eight career games. Hauled in a career-high tying two scores along with five receptions for 53 yards in the second matchup in 2015 (vs. Washington, 1/3/16). Dez Bryant - WR In 10 games caught 46 passes for 703 yards and seven scores, including an eight-catch, two-score, 145-yard game (11/22/12). Made three catches for 62 yards in one game last season. Brandon Carr - CB Has 40 tackles, a tackle for loss and eight pass breakups in nine games. Logged three stops and a pass breakup last season s series. Barry Church - S Amassed 55 tackles, two tackles for loss and a pass breakup in eight games. Made a season high 15 stops in one game last season at Washington (12/7/15). Chris Jones - P In six games has a gross average of 46.2 and a net average of 41.8 on 25 punts, with nine downed inside the 20-yard line and a long of 57 yards. Sean Lee - LB Totaled 44 tackles, four tackles for loss, a sack, three pass breakups and two quarterback hurries in six games. Logged nine stops, a sack, two tackles for loss, a pressure in one game last season. Alfred Morris - RB Was drafted by Washington in the sixth round of the 2012 NFL Draft, and in four seasons, rushed 1,078 times for 4,713 yards (4.4 avg.) and 29 touchdowns while starting all 64 games of his career. Orlando Scandrick - CB Has two of his 9.5 career sacks against Washington and two of his seven career interceptions. Registered seven stops and three breakups during his last series against them in J.J. Wilcox - S In six games has 29 tackles, a pressure and intercepted his first career pass (10/27/14). Made six tackles in the 2015 series. Terrance Williams - WR In six games caught 25 passes for 484 yards and one touchdown. Recorded career-highs in receptions (eight) and yards (173) in the season finale against Washington (1/3/16) last season. Jason Witten - TE In 26 games caught 119 passes for 1,323 yards and eight touchdowns. Had a career-long reception of 69 yards (12/27/09). Had one 10-catch game (12/19/10) and two 100-yard games (12/27/09 and 12/19/10). Made 11 receptions for 104 yards and one touchdown in two games in ALL IN THE FAMILY Dallas finished 3-3 in the NFC East in The Cowboys are currently 0-1 in the division after opening the season with a Week 1 loss to the New York Giants. They travel this week to Washington (9/18). From there, Dallas next division game comes against Philadelphia on Oct. 30, then against Washington on Thanksgiving (11/24). The final two division games come on the road with trips to New York (12/11) and Philadelphia (1/1/17) to close out the season. Overall, the Cowboys hold a record against current NFC East rivals. Below is a look at Dallas record against the East: Long Long Cur. W L T Pct. Win Str. Loss Str. Str. Washington L1 NY Giants L1 Philadelphia L2 Totals L STATISTICAL COMPARISON (league ranking) Cowboys Redskins Record Scoring Avg. (NFL rank) (23) 16.0 (24t) Opp. Scoring Avg. (NFL rank) (11t) 38.0 (31) Total Off. (NFL rank) (20) (9) Rushing Off. (NFL rank) (15) 55.0 (30) Passing Off. (NFL rank) (19) (5) Total Def. (NFL rank) (10t) (28) Rushing Def. (NFL rank) (21) (26) Passing Def. (NFL rank) (11) (23) Kickoff Return Avg (14t) 29.0 (4) Punt Return Avg (16t) 17.0 (2t) Turnover Margin (5t) -1 (20t) Penalties Penalty Yards Opp. Penalties Opp. Penalty Yards SERIES HISTORY Dallas and Washington have squared off 112 times, including playoffs, with Dallas holding a advantage. Dallas lost the first-ever meeting, then the teams finished in a tie the second and fourth games. Dallas claimed its first series win on Nov. 4, The teams have played in just two playoff games against each other - the 1972 and 1982 NFC Championship Games - both Redskins wins. Below is a brief look at the last 20 games of the series: Dal Dal Date 9/17/06 Loc. W/L Dal W Score Date 9/26/11 Loc. W/L Score Dal W /5/06 Was L /20/11 Was W-OT /18/07 Dal W /22/12 Dal L /30/07 Was L /30/12 Was L /28/08 Dal L /13/13 Dal W /16/08 Was W /22/13 Was W /22/09 Dal W /27/14 Dal L /27/09 Was W /28/14 Was W /12/10 Was L /7/15 Was W /19/10 Dal W /3/16 Dal L *NFC Divisional Playoffs **NFC Wild Card Playoffs INSIDE THE SERIES HISTORY The rivalry between the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins has been around since the Cowboys entrance in the league in The two teams have faced each other two times each season as part of the NFC East since In 112 games of the series there have been: * 54 games decided by double-digits * 36 games decided by two-or-more touchdowns * 20 games decided by three-or-more touchdowns * 47 games decided by less than a touchdown * Seven games decided by one point * Two ties - 11/19/ and 9/16/ * A 10-game winning streak by Dallas from * A four-game losing streak by Dallas from * A 35-point win by Dallas (12/26/93) - biggest Cowboys win * A 28-point loss by Dallas (12/18/05) - biggest Cowboys loss * Four shutouts - all by Dallas * Three overtime games - two wins by Dallas * 17 Monday night games, seven Thanksgiving Day games, eight Sunday night games and a Saturday game * Eight season openers and 10 season finales * 2,532 points scored by Dallas, 2,170 allowed * A home record for Dallas and road record * A 4-3 record for Dallas at AT&T Stadium * A 12-7 Dallas record when playing at FedEx field 6

7 ALL-TIME STAT COMPARISON This week s game marks the 111th regular season game between Dallas and Washington. Below is a brief look into the stats of the series: TEAM TOTALS Cowboys Redskins Wins Points... 2,532 2,113 Total Net Yards... 37,655 33,312 Net Rushing Yards... 14,959 11,624 Net Passing Yards... 22,696 21,688 SINGLE-GAME TEAM-HIGHS Cowboys Redskins Points /22/ /23/83 Total Net Yards /12/ /12/99 Net Rushing Yards /23/ /30/12 Net Passing Yards /22/ /12/99 SINGLE-GAME INDIVIDUAL HIGHS Cowboys Redskins Passing Yards T. Romo 11/12/ S. Jurgensen 11/28/65 Rushing Yards T. Hambrick 12/14/ A. Morris 12/30/12 Receiving Yards B. Hayes 11/13/ C. Taylor 11/13/66 ON THE ROAD TO SUCCESS Since the AFC/NFC merger in 1970, the Dallas Cowboys boast the most road wins (182) and highest win percentage (.511) in the NFL. The team was 3-5 in road games in 2015: Most Road Wins Since 1970 Team W L T Win% Dallas San Francisco Pittsburgh Miami New England 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 road victory streak into 2015, winning the first contest away from home at Philadelphia (9/20) before falling to the Saints at New Orleans (10/4) in overtime, ending the road run. Dating back to the Cowboys final road game of the 2013 season at Washington (12/22), Dallas 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 also tied 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, AT&T STADIUM RECORD WHEN... The Dallas Cowboys are currently in their eighth season in what is now AT&T Stadium in 2016, owning a regular season record at home. The Cowboys finished their seventh season in their home building with a 1-7 record in 2015, and 0-1 at home in 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 record postseason - 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 New Orleans Atlanta N.Y. Giants Baltimore... N.Y. Jets Buffalo Oakland Carolina Philadelphia Chicago Pittsburgh Cincinnati... San Diego Cleveland San Francisco Denver Seattle Detroit St. Louis Green Bay Tampa Bay Houston Tennessee Indianapolis Washington Jacksonville Kansas City... Miami Postseason Detroit Minnesota Philadelphia New England SOLD OUT STADIUMS The Cowboys have played in front of sold out stadiums in 423 of their last 425 games (including playoffs) and in 225 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 59 straight sellouts (including playoffs). The Cowboys have sold out each of their last 211 home games. On the road, Dallas has played in front of sold out crowds in 112 straight games (including playoffs), dating back to its last road non-sellout - at Arizona (10/20/02). 7

8 ROMO S RECORD WHEN... As Dallas starting quarterback, Tony Romo has compiled a regular season record in 127 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 2,826-of-4,331 passes for 34,154 yards with 247 touchdowns in 129 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...1,433 20, RB ,206 9 TE , FB Breakdown by Completions Com Yds TD Com Yds TD J. Witten , A. Fasano D. Bryant , J. Randle M. Austin , L. Vickers T. Owens , T. Curtis D. Murray ,127 1 D. McFadden P. Crayton , D. Anderson M. Barber ,031 6 J. Holley C. Beasley P. Tanner F. Jones C. Gronkowski T. Williams , D. Street R. Williams , T. Fiammetta M. Bennett O. Hoyte L. Robinson I. Stanback K. Ogletree L. Polite T. Choice T. Clutts T. Glenn R. Turbin L. Dunbar T. Romo S. Hurd S. Chapas D. Harris A. Holmes J. Phillips L. Whitehead J. Jones S. Morris J. Hanna G. Swaim G. Escobar Romo has thrown 247 touchdown passes - first all-time in team history. Below is a look at Romo s individual touchdown totals: TDs TDs Dez Bryant...50 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 Terrance Williams...13 Felix Jones...2 Roy 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 127 games and owns a record as a starter. He has completed 2,810-of-4,304 passes for 33,892 yards, 244 touchdowns and 114 interceptions in those starts. Below is a look at Romo s numbers after 127 starts and how they compare to Troy Aikman through 127 starts, the only other Dallas quarterback to start 127 contests: W-L Att Comp Yards Pct TD INT Aikman ,627 2,258 25, Romo ,304 2,810 33, Among active quarterbacks, Romo s record through his 127 starts is tied for fourth: Active QB Records Through 127 and 128 Starts 127th Start 128th Start Tom Brady Ben Roethlisberger Peyton Manning Tony Romo ??-?? Philip Rivers Eli Manning

9 TONY S TOUCHDOWN BREAKDOWN Through his career, Tony Romo has thrown a club record 247 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...19 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 Dave Krieg Brett Favre C. Palmer Drew Brees A. Rodgers Tom Brady S. Jurgensen Dan Marino Dan Fouts F. Tarkenton Drew Bledsoe John Elway B. Esiason Eli Manning Tony Romo Warren Moon John Hadl J. Unitas Len Dawson Philip Rivers Jim Kelly V. Testaverde G. Blanda Roethlisberger. 275 D. McNabb Joe Montana Steve Young John Brodie T. Bradshaw Y.A. Tittle M. Hasselbeck Jim Hart K. Collins Kurt Warner Cunningham Jay Cutler Matt Ryan Jim Everett R. Gabriel 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 logged two scores at Miami (11/22). Romo 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 79 career multi-touchdown games - tops in team history and sixth in the NFL since 2006: Multiple-touchdown games Cowboys Career NFL (since 2006) Games Games Tony Romo...79 Drew Brees Roger Staubach...48 Tom Brady...96 Danny White...44 Philip Rivers...92 Troy Aikman...43 Peyton Manning...91 Don Meredith...41 Aaron Rodgers...80 Tony Romo...79 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 Drew Brees...63 Peyton Manning...56 Tom Brady...48 Aaron Rodgers...46 Philip Rivers...44 Tony Romo...40 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...8 Tom Brady...6 Aaron Rodgers...5 Dan Marino...4 Philip Rivers...4 Tony Romo...4 ROMO-TO-BRYANT COMBO Tony Romo and Dez Bryant have developed quite the chemistry since Bryant was drafted in Together, the dynamic duo have the second-most touchdowns by a quarterback-wide receiver duo during that time span: Most TDs By a QB-WR Since 2010 QB/WR TDs Stafford/Johnson Romo/Bryant Rodgers/Nelson At Miami (11/22/15) Romo and Bryant connected for the 50th time, surpassing the combo of Troy Aikman and Michael Irvin (49) for the most QB-WR touchdowns in franchise history. It took Bryant and Romo 68 games to score 50 touchdowns, while it took Aikman and Irvin 128 games to reach 49 scores. Most TDs By a QB-WR - Dallas Cowboys QB/WR TDs Romo/Bryant Aikman/Irvin 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 his team-record seven in 2014, Romo had six games with three-or-more touchdown passes in 2007 and 2008 the previous single-season club-high: Games in a season Tony Romo...7 (2014) Tony Romo...6 (2007) Tony Romo...6 (2008) with 3-or-more TDs 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 tied sixth 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...25 Peyton Manning...22 Tom Brady...21 Aaron Rodgers...16 Eli Manning...12 Tony Romo...10 Ben Roethlisberger...10

10 300 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 had 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 34,154 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 players 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... 34,154 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...90 Tom Brady...59 Peyton Manning...59 Tony Romo...46 Philip Rivers...45 Drew Brees... 61,326 Tom Brady... 58,208 Eli Manning... 44,394 Roethlisberger... 43,295 Philip Rivers... 41,690 Carson Palmer... 40,307 Tony Romo... 34,154 Matt Ryan... 33,091 Aaron Rodgers... 32,598 Jay Cutler... 31,624 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. 10 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 is tied with Warren Moon and Ben Roethlisberger for the 12th-most 4,000-yard seasons in NFL history. Peyton Manning has the league-high with 14: 4,000-yard Seasons All-Time Since 2006 Seasons Seasons Peyton Manning Drew Brees Drew Brees Peyton Manning... 8 Tom Brady... 8 Tom Brady... 7 Philip Rivers... 7 Philip Rivers... 7 Brett Favre... 6 Carson Palmer... 5 Dan Marino... 6 Aaron Rodgers... 5 Carson Palmer... 5 Matt Ryan... 5 Eli Manning... 5 Eli Manning... 5 Aaron Rodgers... 5 Matthew Stafford... 5 Matt Ryan... 5 Tony Romo... 4 Matthew Stafford... 5 Ben Roethlisberger... 4 Tony Romo... 4 Warren Moon... 4 Ben Roethlisberger... 4 ALL-TIME COWBOYS QB WATCH Tony Romo entered the 2015 season tops in club history with 33,626 passing yards and 242 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... 4,331 Roger Staubach... 2,958 Danny White... 2,950 Don Meredith... 2,308 COMPLETIONS Troy Aikman... 2,898 Tony Romo... 2,826 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...34,154 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...78 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... 27