DALLAS (1-3) at MINNESOTA (1-3)
Sunday, 4:15 p.m., FOX
OPENING LINE – Vikings by 1
RECORD VS. SPREAD – Cowboys 1-3; Vikings 1-2-1
SERIES RECORD – Cowboys lead 14-13
LAST MEETING – Vikings beat Cowboys 34-3 in NFC divisional playoff round, Jan. 17, 2010
LAST WEEK – Cowboys lost to Titans 34-27; Vikings lost to Jets 29-20
COWBOYS OFFENSE – OVERALL (2), RUSH (24), PASS (3)
COWBOYS DEFENSE – OVERALL (8), RUSH (12), PASS (12)
VIKINGS OFFENSE – OVERALL (18), RUSH (9), PASS (21)
VIKINGS DEFENSE – OVERALL (5), RUSH (14), PASS (6)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – Seven of 27 meetings between these teams have been in postseason, including second-worst playoff loss in Cowboys history, 34-3 at Metrodome in January as Vikings advanced to NFC championship game. Some Cowboys complained Vikings ran up score. … Turnovers have been glaring problem for these expected contenders; Cowboys bring a minus-4 differential and the Vikings a minus-6 – second-worst mark in the league. … Tony Romo needs 254 yards passing for Cowboys to become record fourth NFL QB this season to reach 1,600 yards passing in team’s first five games. Romo threw for 406 yards last week against Titans. … Cowboys RB Felix Jones coming off career-high 109 yards rushing against Titans. … Vikings QB Brett Favre, fighting tendinitis in throwing elbow and facing an NFL investigation into allegations of impropriety, has fallen to 30th in league with passer rating of 67. … Recently acquired WR Randy Moss plays at Metrodome, now known as Mall of America Field, for Vikings for first time since 2004. Moss has saved some of his best games for Cowboys, starting with three TDs and 163 yards as a rookie in 1998. … Vikings lost CB Cedric Griffin for season to knee injury, thinning depth at critical position.
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