We have now entered the final month of the NFL regular season with just four weeks remaining.
The Dallas Cowboys (5-8) enter their Week 15 matchup on a low note after a devastating loss on Monday Night Football, looking to rebound against the Carolina Panthers (3-10).
Carolina is making strides with a young roster, despite suffering three-straight losses to high-level competition.
Sunday marks their first time playing in back-to-back regular seasons since 2006 and 2007.
Here are 8 more notable 'big facts' to remember ahead of Sunday's Noon CT kickoff on FOX.
Here are 10 more notable 'big facts' to remember ahead of Sunday's noon kickoff on Fox.
Run Ended by the Run
Dallas put up a season-best 156 rushing yards in their loss against the Bengals on Monday. That snapped a 20-game streak with fewer than 150-rushing yards as a team, the longest stretch in franchise history. Their last game with 150 yards rushing prior, was their 168-yard performance against the Giants in Week 10 of 2023.
Back-to-Back for Rico
Rico Dowdle waited 47 games for his first 100-yard rushing performance. Now, he's rattled off two-straight after setting a new career high with 131 against Cincinnati. He became the first undrafted Cowboys player to ever have back-to-back 100-yard rushing games and could become the first player with three-straight since Ezekiel Elliott did so in 2019.
Short Week? No Problem.
Dallas enters another short week after their Monday Night Football matchup with Cincinnati. They have won 10-straight contests when coming off a short week of preparation and are 9-0 since 2022. It's the seventh-longest streak in NFL history and the longest since New England won 11-straight from 2016 to 2020.
Defense Travels
Cowboys have allowed 11.4 fewer points per game on the road than they have at home this season. Dallas is 4-2 on the road with 22.0 points allowed on average, while they hold a 1-6 record at AT&T Stadium with a 33.4 points per game mark this season.
Something Has to Give
Entering Week 15, the Cowboys have scored a league-low four rushing touchdowns this season, while the Panthers have allowed 19 rushing touchdowns to opponents this season. Ironically, the only team with more rushing touchdowns allowed this season are the Cowboys with 21.
Not Your Previous Panthers
Despite their 3-10 record, Carolina has been playing better football against better competition. They have just a -8-point differential over their last five games, after having a -147 differential during their 1-7 start. Additionally, they have been tied or leading at some point in the fourth quarter during each of their last five games.
Bet The Under in Carolina
Since 1997, the Carolina Panthers are the only NFC team to not score over 20 points against the Cowboys as the home team in seven regular season games. The only times that Carolina has scored at least 20 points happen in the 1997 Divisional Round (26), the 2004 Wild Card (29), and in the 2005 regular season (20).
Lions Love Panthers
Micah Parsons has tallied 3.5 sacks over just two career games against the Carolina Panthers. Oddly enough, that's his highest total against any non-divisional opponent in the NFL. The only other teams he's accumulated more than 3.5 sacks against are the Giants (4.5), Eagles (5.0), and Commanders (8.0)
