2016 COWBOYS MEDIA GUIDE COWBOYS & BEARS RADIO & TELEVISION

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1 Regular Season Game #3 Sunday, September 25, 2016 Dallas Cowboys vs Chicago Bears AT&T Stadium 7:30 p.m. PUBLIC RELATIONS CONTACT Rich Dalrymple Scott Agulnek Joe Dave Abbruzese Emily Whitney Faulkner Dallas Cowboys (1-1) vs Chicago Bears (0-2) Series Record: Dallas leads the series Last Meeting: Dallas Chicago 28, Dec. 4, 2014 Last Meeting in Dallas: Chicago 34, Dallas 18, Oct. 1, 2012 Last Cowboys Win: Dallas Chicago 28, Dec. 4, 2014 Series Streak: The series has split in the last eight games. 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 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 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 & BEARS Series Notables: * Twelve of the 25 games in the series have been decided by 10 points-or-less. * Seven of those 12 were decided by less than a touchdown and four were decided with a score in the final five minutes of the game. * Dallas six-game win streak ( ) ties the eighth-longest win streak in franchise history. * Dallas won both playoff games between the teams - a 1977 NFC Divisional game and 1991 first round game. * The Cowboys are 7-5 with games in Dallas. A Cowboys Win Would: * Improve Dallas record to 2-1 on the 2016 season. * Give the Cowboys their second straight win against the Bears, and first in Dallas since 2004 (11/25/04). * Mark the Cowboys first win over the Bears at AT&T Stadium while also snapping an 0-2 record against them in Arlington. * Snap a current two-game losing streak on Sunday Night Football and notch Dallas 28th win on SNF to break a tie with Denver for the most all-time. THIS WEEK S SCHEDULE Tuesday, Sept. 20 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 1:20 p.m. Coach Fox conference call 1:30 p.m. Bears player 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. 24 meetings - No access Sunday, Sept. 25 7:30 p.m. Kickoff vs. Chicago

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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 * Dan Bailey (49) needs to make one field goal 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 (5,935) needs 65 yards to become the sixth player in team history to reach 6,000 career yards. Tyrone Crawford - DT * Tyrone Crawford will play in his 50th career game. * Crawford (9.0) needs one sack to reach 10.0 for his career and become the 38th Dallas defender to reach double-digit sacks during his Cowboys career. Ezekiel Elliott - RB * With a rushing touchdown this week, Ezekiel Elliott will become only the second league rookie rusher since 1999 to record a score in each of his team s first three games, joining Karlos Williams (Buffalo ). Anthony Hitchens - LB * Anthony Hitchens (194) needs six tackles to reach 200 for his career. Byron Jones - S * Byron Jones (89) needs 11 tackles to reach 100 for his career. Terrell McClain - DT * Terrell McClain will play in his 50th career game. Kyle Wilber - LB * Kyle Wilber (97) needs three tackles for 100 in his career. Terrance Williams - WR * Terrance 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 * With one start, Jason Witten (199) will break a tie with Emmitt Smith (199) for his 200th career start - second-most in team history. Ed Too Tall Jones owns the top spot with 203 starts (I AM IRON MAN - page 17). * By playing in this game, Witten (209) will break a tie with Randy White (209) for the third-most games played in franchise history (I AM IRON MAN - page 17). * Witten (11,332) needs 42 yards to pass Keenan McCardell (11,373) for 31st on the NFL s all-time receiving yards list and 58 to surpass (Rod Smith (11,389) for 30th. * 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 AT WASHINGTON (9/18) - TEAM: TEAM NOTES * The Cowboys offense engineered a 94-yard touchdown drive on its second possession of the game to mark the longest scoring drive since going 95 yards at Seattle (9/16/12). * Collectively, the Dallas offense boasted three different players with at least one rushing touchdown each from Ezekiel Elliott, Alfred Morris and Dak Prescott. The last time that happened was against New Orleans (11/25/10) when Miles Austin, Marion Barber III and Tashard Choice each had one ( =RUSHING TDS - page 23). * With both Elliott and Prescott each adding a rushing touchdown, it marked the first time a rookie running back and rookie quarterback each scored a rushing score in a single game in team history (214 - page 23). * Through two games, the Dallas offense leads the league with eight drives totaling five-or-more minutes (DRIVE FOR FIVE - page 23). * The Cowboys are one-of-12 teams to have gone over 30:00 of ball possession in each of its first two games, while their average of 30:59 currently places them fifth in the NFL (OFFICIAL TIMEKEEPERS OF THE NFL - page 23) DALLAS COWBOYS MOST RECENT NOTES AT WASHINGTON (9/18) - INDIVIDUAL: Dan Bailey - K * Dan Bailey had two field goals to become only the second kicker in team history to reach 150 for his career (Rafael Septien - 162) (MORE RELIABLE IS BETTER - page 25). Dez Bryant - WR * Dez Bryant totaled 102 yards on seven catches to mark his 16th career 100-yard receiving game and first since 104 yards against Philadelphia (11/8/15) (DEZ-STRUCTIVE - page 19). Barry Church - S * Barry Church picked off Kirk Cousins in the fourth quarter to mark his fourth career interception and first since at the N.Y. Giants (11/23/14). Ezekiel Elliott - RB * Ezekiel Elliott became the first rookie running back for the Cowboys to rush for a touchdown in each of the first two games of the season. (EARLY STREAK ZEKE - page 22). * Through his first two career games, Elliott ranks amongst the top-five in Cowboys history in rushing attempts, yards and touchdowns (COMPARING ROOKIE RUSHERS - page 22). Alfred Morris - RB * Alfred Morris rushed five times for seven yards and the game-winning touchdown. It was his first score as a Cowboy and the 30th of his career (AL- FREDO SAUCE - page 22). Dak Prescott - QB * Dak Prescott became only the second Cowboys rookie quarterback to start the first two games of the season (Troy Aikman, 1989), and fifth rookie quarterback in the NFL drafted in the fourth round-or-later to start the team s first two games of the season, joining Randy Hedberg (Tampa Bay, 1977), Mike Pagel (Baltimore, 1982), Chris Weinke (Carolina, 2001) and Kyle Orton (Chicago, 2005). * With the win, it marked the first time a Cowboys rookie quarterback has won a game since Drew Henson against Chicago (11/25/04). * Prescott completed 22-of-30 passes for 292 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions for a quarterback rating. His combined number of 75 attempts surpassed Warren Moon s ( ) for the most pass attempts through a player s first two career games without an interception in NFL history (PASS NO PICK NFL RECORD - page 14). * Prescott had one rush for a six-yard touchdown - his first career score (passing or rushing). It was only the third time a Dallas quarterback scored a rushing touchdown in a game during his rookie campaign (Roger Staubach 1969; Quincy Carter 2001) (RUNNING RAYNE - page 23). * Prescott s 292 passing yards were the fourth-highest by a Cowboys rookie quarterback in a single game in team history. Jason Witten - TE * Jason Witten had 51 receiving yards to give him 1,374 career receiving yards against the Washington Redskins to surpass Tony Hill (1,355) for the second-most receiving yards by a Cowboy against Washington in the series history. 3

4 COWBOYS AND MILLER LITE Get ready to grab some football tickets from Miller Lite and experience the excitement of a Dallas Cowboys game-day like never before. Miller Lite is giving you the chance to score tickets for you and three friends to a Cowboys home game at AT&T Stadium, plus a $100 prepaid gift card and access to the exclusive Miller Lite tailgate zone. For the complete playbook and your chance to score, visit MillerLite.com/ cowboys or participating retailers. #ITSMILLERTIME. Miller Lite, The Only Beer of The Cowboys. Miller Lite will also be providing commemorative Miller Lite - Cowboys aluminum can cups to fans 21 and older following the game. JASON GARRETT (47-45, 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 JOHN FOX ( , 15th Year, 6-12 CHI) John Fox was named as the 15th head coach in Chicago Bears history on January 16, He joined the Bears with 13 years of NFL head coaching experience with the Denver Broncos ( ) and Carolina Panthers ( ). He has compiled a (.553) regular season record, six division titles, six double-digit win seasons and seven playoff appearances. In the postseason, Fox has amassed an 8-7 (.533) record as a head coach with three conference championship game appearances leading to two trips to the Super Bowl (XXXVIII with Carolina in 2003 and XLVIII with Denver in 2013). In Fox s first year in Chicago during the 2015 season, the Bears finished the regular season with a 6-10 record. An NFL-high nine rookies started games for the Bears in Offensively, the Bears ranked third in franchise single-season history in completion percentage (63.9) and interception percentage (2.3), fourth in gross passing yards (3,843) and third-down percentage (42.5), fifth in net passing yards (3,660) and sixth in passer rating (89.7) and total net yards (5,514). Their 21 turnovers were fewest in franchise history in a 16-game season. Defensively, the Bears installed a 3-4 base alignment for the first time in franchise history in While the defense led the NFL with six rookies making starts, the Bears improved to 14th in the NFL in total defense (345.1 ypg) up from 30th a year prior to Fox s arrival. Before coming to Chicago, Fox spent four seasons ( ) in Denver, guiding the Broncos to four division titles, joining Chuck Knox (L.A. Rams) as the only coaches in NFL history to lead their respective team to four division titles in their first four years with the franchise. Denver s regular season record of (.719) was third-best in the NFL from and they were one of only three teams to win four division titles during that span along with Green Bay and New England. Denver had at least 12 wins in each of the previous three seasons (13-3 in 2012 and 2013 and 12-4 in 2014). Denver s 20-4 record against AFC West opponents during Fox s tenure was the best divisional record in the NFL. He guided the Broncos to an undefeated record in division play in 2012 and 2014 after the franchise had just one such season in team history (1998). Prior to coaching the Panthers, Fox was the defensive coordinator for the New York Giants ( ). In 2000, Fox helped the Giants reach Super Bowl XXXV, including posting the first shutout in a conference title game since Before joining the Giants, was a Rams consultant (1996), defensive coordinator for the Raiders ( ), defensive backs coach for the Chargers ( ) and Steelers ( ), and secondary coach for the USFL s Los Angeles Express (1985). 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 a 1-1 start to 2016, Garrett s current regular season record as the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys stands at 46-44, 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 is tied for fourth-highest number during September: Teams With a.600+ Winning Pct. In the 1st Month Since 2006 Team Record Win Pct. New England Denver Baltimore Dallas Green Bay 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 541 Green Bay 721 Detroit 536 N.Y. Giants 675 Arizona 536 Pittsburgh 592 San Francisco 521 Washington 578 Indianapolis 494 Philadelphia 545 Dallas 481 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 Baltimore San Francisco 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 against the Chicago Bears is being played on Sept. 25. In the 56-plus years of Cowboys football, there have been five Sept. 25 games. The Cowboys hold a 5-0 record when playing on Sept. 25. They have faced Minnesota, the N.Y. Giants, New Orleans, Atlanta and San Francisco on Sept. 25. Dallas first-ever Sept. 25 game came in 1966, a win against Minnesota. Its last Sept. 25 game was in 2005, a win at San Francisco. Opp/ Dal Opp/ Dal Date Loc. W/L Score Date Loc. W/L Score 9/25/66 MIN W /25/88 ATL W /25/77 NYG W W /25/83 NO W FIRST TIME...LAST TIME The first time these two clubs met the Dallas Cowboys were going into their 10th week of existence without a win. Chicago was not going to be Dallas first as the Bears handed the young Cowboys a 17-7 loss in Chicago in front of 39,951 fans. The last time these two clubs met, Dallas traveled to Chicago for a Thursday Night Football matchup on Dec. 4, The Cowboys outscored the Bears in front of 61,558 fans at Soldier Field. DALLAS LAST GAME Despite starting his first career NFL road game, rookie quarterback Dak Prescott showed tremendous poise and led the Dallas Cowboys to a victory over the rival Washington Redskins, completing 73.3 percent of his passes for 292 yards and no interceptions for an impressive passer rating of He also recorded his first career rushing touchdown while leading Dallas to 432 total yards of offense. The Cowboys got off to another strong start as they put points on the board on each of their first two possessions with a Dan Bailey 22-yard field goal and an Ezekiel Elliott one-yard run. After a punt on their third possession, the Cowboys then added another three points on their final full series of the second quarter, this time on a 31-yard Bailey field goal that gave Dallas a lead at the half. The Redskins reached the end zone early in the second quarter after an eight-play, 75-yard drive. Then after adding a field goal later in the frame, opened up the second half with another scoring drive to take the lead, on a Jameson Crowder 11-yard pass from Kirk Cousins. The Cowboys responded with a 10-play, 75-yard drive that saw Prescott find Dez Bryant over the middle for 16 yards to get his team into the red zone once again. The rookie quarterback finished things off with a scramble up the middle from six yards out for his first career touchdown. The Redskins re-took the lead with field goals on two consecutive possessions, and Dallas seemed to be on the verge of starting the season 0-2 when Barry Church intercepted a Cousins pass in the end zone to halt Washington s attempt at building their lead late in the fourth. Prescott then marched his team back down the field, driving 80 yards in 11 plays while eating up 5:50 of clock. And again, the Cowboys made good in the red zone, as Alfred Morris darted in from the four-yard line for the score and the lead with under five minutes remaining in the game. The Cowboys defense sealed the deal with stops on the Redskins final two possessions to preserve Dallas first win of the season. CHICAGO LAST GAME The Chicago Bears fell to the Philadelphia Eagles at home on Monday Night Football. Caleb Sturgis gave Philadelphia its initial 3-0 lead when he kicked a 25-yard field goal in the first quarter. Chicago took a 7-3 lead in the second quarter on a one-yard rushing touchdown by Jeremy Langford. The Eagles responded with two more Sturgis field goals (29, 53) to re-take the lead 9-7 by halftime. Philadelphia continued to add to its lead in the third quarter with two touchdowns by way of a Ryan Mathews three-yard rushing score followed by a two-yard passing touchdown from Carson Wentz-to-Trey Burton (kick failed) to pump the score up to Mathews added another rushing touchdown (one yard) in the fourth quarter to give the Eagles their largest lead, Eddie Royal later returned a punt 65 yards for a touchdown, but it was too late for the Bears as time ran out with Philadelphia claiming the victory. THE NORTH FACE Due to scheduling for the 2016 NFL season, the Dallas Cowboys face teams from the NFC North this season. This week, the Cowboys square off against the Chicago Bears. Dallas is against the Bears during the regular season. Overall, the Cowboys hold a record against NFC North foes. Below is a look at Dallas record against the North: Long Long Cur. W L T Pct. Win Str. Loss Str. Str. Chicago W1 Detroit W1 Green Bay L5 Minnesota W1 Totals L1 5

6 PLAYER HIGHLIGHTS VS. BEARS Dan Bailey - K Has made all three field goals including a long of 39 yards and all 10 PATs in three matchups. Cole Beasley - WR Caught seven passes for 76 yards and three touchdowns in three games. Notched his first career multi-touchdown game with two scores on three receptions for 42 yards in the previous matchup (at Chicago, 12/4/14). Dez Bryant - WR In four games, caught 18 passes for 251 yards with one touchdown. Scored his first career professional touchdown on a 62- yard punt return against Chicago (9/19/10). Brandon Carr - CB In four games, one with the Chiefs, posted 11 tackles, three breakups and an interception. Barry Church - S Logged 14 tackles, a tackle for loss and a pass breakup in two games. Sean Lee - LB Made 25 tackles and a tackle for loss in two games. Alfred Morris - RB In two games while with Washington, rushed 30 times for 119 yards (4.0 avg.) and one touchdown. Orlando Scandrick - CB In four games has 19 tackles - including a single game career-high 11 at Chicago (12/4/14) - a tackle for loss, four pass breakups and an interception. Jason Witten - TE Caught 28 passes for 306 yards (10.9 avg.) and three scores in six games. Had two catches for 26 yards in the last matchup (at Chicago, 12/4/14). SUNDAY NIGHT LIGHTS This week s game against the Chicago Bears is Dallas first-ofthree scheduled Sunday night contests in Following this primetime matchup against the Bears in Week 3, the Cowboys will again be featured in Week 8 on Oct. 30 when they host Philadelphia and at the N.Y. Giants on Dec. 11 in Week 14. No team in the NFL has played more Sunday Night games than Dallas 56 (N.Y. Giants are closest with Cowboys Top Sunday Night Opponents Team Games N.Y. Giants Philadelphia...9 Washington...8 New Orleans...5 Arizona (Phoenix)...4 L.A./St. Louis Rams ), and Dallas 27 wins are tied with Denver for 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 are currently on a two-game losing streak on Sunday Night. Dallas has played 25 Sunday Night home games (12-13). This week s matchup marks only the second time Dallas will take on the Chicago Bears on Sunday night, with a 1-0 record (first matchup at home). Overall, Dallas has faced the N.Y. Giants (11 times) more than any other opponent on Sunday Night Football. PICK A DAY, ANY DAY This week s game is Dallas first of five scheduled primetime games in This season is the 11th straight in which Dallas plays threeor-more primetime games. In total, Dallas has played in 153 primetime kickoffs - 80 Monday night, two on Thursday, one each Wednesday and Friday, 12 Saturday and 57 on Sunday. The Cowboys Cowboys Night Record Monday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Total hold a record in primetime games. Dallas longest primetime win streak was 11 games ( ) and its longest losing streak was six ( ). Dallas won 12 straight primetime road games from The Cowboys were 1-2 in home primetime games during the 2015 season STATISTICAL COMPARISON (league ranking) Cowboys Bears Record Scoring Avg. (NFL rank) (15) 14.0 (30) Opp. Scoring Avg. (NFL rank) (13t) 26.0 (24) Total Off. (NFL rank) (15) (31) Rushing Off. (NFL rank) (13t) 68.5 (25t) Passing Off. (NFL rank) (17) (29) Total Def. (NFL rank) (18) (9) Rushing Def. (NFL rank) (13) (22) Passing Def. (NFL rank) (18) (6) Kickoff Return Avg (7) 19.3 (20) Punt Return Avg (17t) 21.0 (2) Turnover Margin (8t) -3 (27t) Penalties Penalty Yards Opp. Penalties Opp. Penalty Yards SERIES HISTORY Dallas and Chicago have squared off 25 times, including playoffs, with the Cowboys winning 14 of those contests. The clubs have played 23 regular season games with Dallas holding an mark. Below is a brief look at each of those 25 games: Date Dal Loc. W/L Score Date Dal Loc. W/L Sco 11/27/60 Chi L /16/88 Chi L /18/62 Dal L /29/91% Chi W /1/64 Chi W /27/92 Dal W /24/68 Chi W /2/96 Chi L /31/71 Chi L /28/97 Dal W /16/73 Chi W /18/98 Chi L /24/76 Dal W /25/04 Dal W /26/77* Dal W /23/07 Chi W /16/79 Dal W /19/10 Dal L /26/81 Dal W /1/12 Dal L /30/84 Chi W /9/13 Chi L /17/85 Dal L /4/14 Chi W /21/86 Dal L * Divisional Playoff Game % Wild Card Playoff Game INSIDE THE SERIES HISTORY The Dallas Cowboys and Chicago Bears have faced off 25 times. Dallas holds a series advantage and a 7-5 record when playing the Bears in Dallas. In 25 games of the series there have been: * 55 games decided by double-digits * One shutout - Chicago Dallas 0 (11/17/85) * Two Thanksgiving Day games (1981 and 2004) - both Cow -boys wins * Two playoff games (1977 Divisional and 1991 Wild Card - both Dallas wins * Dallas largest margin of defeat in team history - 44 points, vs. Chicago (11/17/85) * A 38-point Dallas win at Chicago (11/24/68) * Nine Cowboys wins by double digits * A six-game win streak by Dallas, from * Two season-opening games - both in Chicago * Three Monday Night games (9/2/96, 10/1/12, 12/9/13) - Dal las losses - a Sunday Night game (9/23/07) and a Thursday Night game - both Dallas wins * 530 points scored by the Cowboys and 476 given up * A 7-5 home record by Dallas * The Cowboys scoring 231 points (19.3 avg.) and yeilding 204 (17.0) in Dallas

7 ALL-TIME STAT COMPARISON This week s game marks the 24th regular season game between Dallas and Chicago. Below is a brief look into the stats of the series: TEAM TOTALS Cowboys Bears Wins Points Total Net Yards... 7,432 6,625 Net Rushing Yards... 2,817 2,788 Net Passing Yards... 4,615 3,837 SINGLE-GAME TEAM-HIGHS Cowboys Bears Points /4/ /9/13 Total Net Yards /24/ /18/62 Net Rushing Yards /24/ /30/84 Net Passing Yards /1/ /18/62 SINGLE-GAME INDIVIDUAL HIGHS Cowboys Bears Passing Yards T. Romo 9/19/ B. Wade 11/18/62 Rushing Yards D. Murray 12/4/ W. Payton 11/26/81 Receiving Yards T. Owens 9/23/ J. Morris 11/18/62 ON THE ROAD TO SUCCESS Since the AFC/NFC merger in 1970, the Dallas Cowboys boast the most road wins (183) and highest win percentage (.513) in the NFL. Dallas is 1-0 in road games in 2016: Most Road Wins Since 1970 Team W L T Win% Dallas San Francisco Miami Pittsburgh 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 424 of their last 426 games (including playoffs) and in 226 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 113 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 C. Palmer Brett Favre Dave Krieg 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 Roethlisberger. 278 G. Blanda V. Testaverde D. McNabb Joe Montana Steve Young John Brodie T. Bradshaw Y.A. Tittle M. Hasselbeck Jim Hart K. Collins Kurt Warner Cunningham Matt Ryan Jay Cutler 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...93 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...45 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... 61,589 Tom Brady... 58,208 Eli Manning... 44,762 Roethlisberger... 43,554 Philip Rivers... 41,910 Carson Palmer... 40,615 Tony Romo... 34,154 Matt Ryan... 33,487 Aaron Rodgers... 32,811 Jay Cutler... 31,781 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