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3 stats ahead of 49ers-Cowboys: It’ll be the best offense the Niners have faced to date

And the 49ers haven’t really faced an offense like the one the Cowboys will offer.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•2 min read•Updated November 13, 2026, 3:13 PM UTC
Key points
  • The Cowboys offense scores on 49.5 percent of drives, the third-best percentage in the league.
  • With Allen acquired on Tuesday, it’s hard to imagine he’d play more than 36 snaps, as he did against Dallas last week, but he has two things working in his favor that he didn’t have in Week 9: he’s obviously the 49ers’ No.
  • The 49ers’ previous four matchups against bottom-10 scoring defenses are as follows: Week 2 versus Miami (23rd-ranked scoring defense) – 35 points Week 3 versus Arizona (31st) – 36 Week 6 versus Washington (24th) – 23 Week 8 versus Las Vegas (32nd) – 38 That’s an average of 33 points per game in four games against bottom-10 defense.

The San Francisco 49ers look to close out their two-step of long-term rivals with a 2-0 record, trying to follow up a win over the Las Vegas Raiders with a road win against the Dallas Cowboys.

Sunday will renew the iconic NFL rivalry, with Week 10 marking the first matchup between the two teams since the 49ers topped the Cowboys in a Week 8 Sunday Night Football game in 2024.

Additional details
  • A win on Sunday would mark the 49ers’ first five-game winning streak against Dallas (including playoffs) for the first time since San Francisco won six in a row from 1981 through 1990.
  • Unfortunately, 33 points might not be enough against a high-powered Dallas offense, which has scored 33 or more points in three of its eight games, including two of its last three.
  • But outside of Las Vegas, the 49ers have exclusively faced below-average scoring offenses.
  • Sunday will be the toughest regular-season test of the season for the 49ers offense.
  • Prior to the Raiders, the 49ers’ previous seven games were against offenses that entered Week 10 with a touchdown percentage less than the league average of 38.9.

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