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Underdog · 11-23-2008, 09:04 AM

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IRVING, Texas - Whether it was the right thing to say or just plain football-player jargon, Tony Romo's Redskins postgame comment, "We have a tough one next week" should not be taken with a grain of salt. Even though the 49ers boast a 3-7 record, their performances the past two weeks have shown they are a team capable of winning football games. Plus, if the Cowboys should lose to the 49ers at Noon (CST) Sunday at Texas Stadium, it would be a significant setback for a team trying to make a second-half run at the playoffs.

What's Up?
Despite a 1-2 record, there's no doubt the 49ers are playing better under interim head coach Mike Singletary. San Francisco came within a yard of beating the Arizona Cardinals on the road on Monday Night Football on Nov. 9 and knocked off the St. Louis Rams, 35-16, on Sunday. Singletary's fiery antics and decision to promote Shaun Hill to starting quarterback have the 49ers in second place in the hapless NFC West.

Meanwhile, the Cowboys are coming off unquestionably their biggest victory of the season. On the road and in the cold weather of FedExField, the Cowboys avoided a season sweep and beat the rival Redskins, 14-10, on Sunday. The return of starters Tony Romo, Kyle Kosier and Terence Newman propelled the Cowboys to their third NFC East victory of the season. This week the Cowboys may get another key player back in running back Felix Jones, who has missed the past four games with a hamstring injury. If Jones can indeed make it back to the playing field, it will mark the first time since Week 4 that Jones, Romo, Kosier and Newman have all played in a game this season.

Statistical View

* Cowboys outside linebacker DeMarcus Ware, who is tied for the most sacks in the NFC with 11, recorded his first career sack against the 49ers in a 34-31 victory in September of 2005 at Candlestick Park. The two-time Pro Bowler has compiled 43.5 more sacks since that game.

* The 49ers are one of only a handful of teams to own a series advantage against the Cowboys, holding a record of 16-14-1 all-time. San Francisco has even won two out of the last three meetings played at Texas Stadium, although those games were played between 2000 and 2002.

* While their records may be drastically different, the 49ers and Cowboys have a couple notable similarities. The two teams come into this Sunday's matchup averaging 23 points per game - tied for 13th most in the league - and they both rank near the bottom of the NFL in turnover differential. The Cowboys are tied for 27th in the NFL with a minus-7, while the 49ers rank 31st with a minus-12.

Chalk Talk
Singletary's decision to start quarterback Shaun Hill the past two weeks has given the 49ers a spark they seemed to be lacking in the first half of the season. In the two games Hill has started, the team is averaging nearly 30 points and 335 total yards.

But even with the team's improved play with Hill under center, the seventh-year quarterback has shown he can still make critical mistakes. In six career games in San Francisco, Hill has been sacked 10 times, fumbled the ball five times and thrown three picks. Against Arizona last week on MNF, he turned the ball over three times and had two more interceptions called back because of penalty. That means the Cowboys defense, which has recorded a sack in 30 straight games, will need to pressure Hill into making bad decisions that lead to big turnovers.

When the Cowboys and 49ers faced off in Texas Stadium in September of 2000, Terrell Owens ran all over Dallas' defense, compiling 51 yards and two scores on five catches. He even found a way to get himself suspended from the 49ers for a week by infamously running onto the midfield star after a touchdown.

While the Cowboys could certainly do without the celebrations, they would love to have that play-making Terrell Owens of old back. Since catching a 57-yard touchdown pass from Romo against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week Five, Owens has caught only one pass for more than 20 yards and is averaging just 8.3 yards per catch - a far cry from last season's 16.7 yards per reception. The Cowboys should get a big game from Owens this week, though, since the 49ers are allowing the 25th most passing yards per game in the NFL with 234.9.

Connections
Cowboys wide receiver Terrell Owens was an All-Pro and a Pro Bowler four times in his seven-year stint (1996-03) with the 49ers . . . Owens' current wide receivers coach, Ray Sherman, was on the 49ers coaching staff from 1991-93 . . . The offensive line's missing piece for eight games this year, Kyle Kosier, started his career in San Francisco from 2002-04 . . . San Francisco tight end Sean Ryan was originally drafted by the Cowboys in 2004 in the fifth round . . . San Francisco offensive line coach George Warhop was on the Cowboys coaching staff from 2003-04 . . . Cowboys assistant secondary coach Brett Maxie not only coached for the 49ers from 1999-03, he also played for them in 1997.

Miscellaneous
As a 49er, Terrell Owens played the Cowboys five times and recorded 26 catches for 329 yards and four touchdowns . . . The 49ers are tied for first with the New Orleans Saints when it comes to plays of 20-plus yards, both teams owning 47. The Cowboys aren't that far behind wioth 38 of their own . . . The Cowboys just faced Clinton Portis, who leads the league in yards from scrimmage with 1,219, and now they got to face the third-place guy, Niners running back Frank Gore, who has 1,159. Marion Barber is fifth with 1,082 . . . The Cowboys and 49ers have met seven times in the playoffs, matching the most for a Cowboys opponent with the L.A. Rams . . . Of those seven postseason meetings, six have been in the NFC title game, the Cowboys holding a 4-2 advantage . . . If the Cowboys should beat San Francisco, it will be the first time since beating the Niners three straight times in 1993-94 they have won consecutive games over them.

11-23-2008, 09:04 AM	#2
Underdog Moderator Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: 41.21.1 Posts: 36,143	Here Are The San Francisco 49ers link IRVING, Texas - Whether it was the right thing to say or just plain football-player jargon, Tony Romo's Redskins postgame comment, "We have a tough one next week" should not be taken with a grain of salt. Even though the 49ers boast a 3-7 record, their performances the past two weeks have shown they are a team capable of winning football games. Plus, if the Cowboys should lose to the 49ers at Noon (CST) Sunday at Texas Stadium, it would be a significant setback for a team trying to make a second-half run at the playoffs. What's Up? Despite a 1-2 record, there's no doubt the 49ers are playing better under interim head coach Mike Singletary. San Francisco came within a yard of beating the Arizona Cardinals on the road on Monday Night Football on Nov. 9 and knocked off the St. Louis Rams, 35-16, on Sunday. Singletary's fiery antics and decision to promote Shaun Hill to starting quarterback have the 49ers in second place in the hapless NFC West. Meanwhile, the Cowboys are coming off unquestionably their biggest victory of the season. On the road and in the cold weather of FedExField, the Cowboys avoided a season sweep and beat the rival Redskins, 14-10, on Sunday. The return of starters Tony Romo, Kyle Kosier and Terence Newman propelled the Cowboys to their third NFC East victory of the season. This week the Cowboys may get another key player back in running back Felix Jones, who has missed the past four games with a hamstring injury. If Jones can indeed make it back to the playing field, it will mark the first time since Week 4 that Jones, Romo, Kosier and Newman have all played in a game this season. Statistical View * Cowboys outside linebacker DeMarcus Ware, who is tied for the most sacks in the NFC with 11, recorded his first career sack against the 49ers in a 34-31 victory in September of 2005 at Candlestick Park. The two-time Pro Bowler has compiled 43.5 more sacks since that game. * The 49ers are one of only a handful of teams to own a series advantage against the Cowboys, holding a record of 16-14-1 all-time. San Francisco has even won two out of the last three meetings played at Texas Stadium, although those games were played between 2000 and 2002. * While their records may be drastically different, the 49ers and Cowboys have a couple notable similarities. The two teams come into this Sunday's matchup averaging 23 points per game - tied for 13th most in the league - and they both rank near the bottom of the NFL in turnover differential. The Cowboys are tied for 27th in the NFL with a minus-7, while the 49ers rank 31st with a minus-12. Chalk Talk Singletary's decision to start quarterback Shaun Hill the past two weeks has given the 49ers a spark they seemed to be lacking in the first half of the season. In the two games Hill has started, the team is averaging nearly 30 points and 335 total yards. But even with the team's improved play with Hill under center, the seventh-year quarterback has shown he can still make critical mistakes. In six career games in San Francisco, Hill has been sacked 10 times, fumbled the ball five times and thrown three picks. Against Arizona last week on MNF, he turned the ball over three times and had two more interceptions called back because of penalty. That means the Cowboys defense, which has recorded a sack in 30 straight games, will need to pressure Hill into making bad decisions that lead to big turnovers. When the Cowboys and 49ers faced off in Texas Stadium in September of 2000, Terrell Owens ran all over Dallas' defense, compiling 51 yards and two scores on five catches. He even found a way to get himself suspended from the 49ers for a week by infamously running onto the midfield star after a touchdown. While the Cowboys could certainly do without the celebrations, they would love to have that play-making Terrell Owens of old back. Since catching a 57-yard touchdown pass from Romo against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week Five, Owens has caught only one pass for more than 20 yards and is averaging just 8.3 yards per catch - a far cry from last season's 16.7 yards per reception. The Cowboys should get a big game from Owens this week, though, since the 49ers are allowing the 25th most passing yards per game in the NFL with 234.9. Connections Cowboys wide receiver Terrell Owens was an All-Pro and a Pro Bowler four times in his seven-year stint (1996-03) with the 49ers . . . Owens' current wide receivers coach, Ray Sherman, was on the 49ers coaching staff from 1991-93 . . . The offensive line's missing piece for eight games this year, Kyle Kosier, started his career in San Francisco from 2002-04 . . . San Francisco tight end Sean Ryan was originally drafted by the Cowboys in 2004 in the fifth round . . . San Francisco offensive line coach George Warhop was on the Cowboys coaching staff from 2003-04 . . . Cowboys assistant secondary coach Brett Maxie not only coached for the 49ers from 1999-03, he also played for them in 1997. Miscellaneous As a 49er, Terrell Owens played the Cowboys five times and recorded 26 catches for 329 yards and four touchdowns . . . The 49ers are tied for first with the New Orleans Saints when it comes to plays of 20-plus yards, both teams owning 47. The Cowboys aren't that far behind wioth 38 of their own . . . The Cowboys just faced Clinton Portis, who leads the league in yards from scrimmage with 1,219, and now they got to face the third-place guy, Niners running back Frank Gore, who has 1,159. Marion Barber is fifth with 1,082 . . . The Cowboys and 49ers have met seven times in the playoffs, matching the most for a Cowboys opponent with the L.A. Rams . . . Of those seven postseason meetings, six have been in the NFC title game, the Cowboys holding a 4-2 advantage . . . If the Cowboys should beat San Francisco, it will be the first time since beating the Niners three straight times in 1993-94 they have won consecutive games over them. __________________ These days being a fan is a competition to see who can be the most upset when your team loses. That proves you love winning more. That's how it works.