The matchup
The San Francisco 49ers take a 7-1 record into AT&T Stadium to face the 4-5 Dallas Cowboys in Week 10. Kickoff is Sunday, Nov. 15, at 4:25 p.m. ET. Both teams won in Week 9, but their season scoring margins show a clear difference. San Francisco has outscored opponents by 79 points; Dallas holds a 10-point edge.
San Francisco has the defensive edge
The 49ers have scored 235 points and allowed 156 through eight games, averaging 29.4 points scored and 19.5 allowed. Dallas has scored 246 and surrendered 236 in nine games, averages of 27.3 and 26.2. That makes points allowed the larger statistical separation entering this matchup. The teams’ scoring averages are about two points apart, while San Francisco has allowed nearly seven fewer points per game.
Both arrive off wins
San Francisco beat Las Vegas 38-17 in Week 9, its highest scoring total among the three listed recent results. The 49ers lost 29-20 at Atlanta in Week 7 after beating Washington 23-17 in Week 6. Dallas edged Indianapolis 27-23 on the road in Week 9. That followed a 33-30 loss to Arizona in Week 8 and a 38-21 victory at Philadelphia in Week 7. The Cowboys scored at least 27 points in each of those three games, giving their offense a productive recent stretch heading into the meeting with San Francisco.
Fantasy outlook
Christian McCaffrey leads the listed PPR projections at 21.8 points, narrowly ahead of CeeDee Lamb at 20.9. They carry the highest projected totals for their respective teams. Brock Purdy projects for 20.7 points, compared with 16.6 for Dak Prescott. San Francisco also has closely grouped projections for Mike Evans at 15.5 and George Kittle at 15.3, followed by Deebo Samuel Sr. at 11.7. For Dallas, Javonte Williams projects for 14.8 points and George Pickens for 12.3. Brandon Aubrey carries a 10.5-point projection at kicker. The projections favor McCaffrey and Lamb as the leading fantasy options without making either total a guarantee.