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REGULAR SEASON GAME #13 - SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2020 DALLAS COWBOYS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS PAUL BROWN STADIUM - CINCINNATI, OHIO - 12:00 P.M. (CST) KDFW FOX 4 - DFW KMVK-FM 107.5 Mega KRLD-FM 105.3 THE FAN COMPASS MEDIA (National) Play-By-Play: Kevin Kugler Play-By-Play: Victor Villalba Play-By-Play: Brad Sham Play-By-Play: Kevin Ray Analyst: Chris Spielman Analyst: Luis Perez Analyst: Babe Laufenberg Analyst: Danny White Sideline Reporter: Laura Okmin Sideline Reporter: Kristi Scales H BY THE NUMBERS H Ezekiel Elliott surpassed 1,000 scrimmage yards DALLAS COWBOYS (3-9) on the season, marking the fifth straight year he AT reached 1,000 yards to start his career. He is the CINCINNATI BENGALS (2-9-1) 5 third Cowboys player to record 1,000 yards in Regular Season Series Record: each of his first five seasons, joining Tony Dorsett Dallas leads series 8-4 and Emmitt Smith. Last Meeting: Andy Dalton spent nine seasons as the starting @ Dallas 28, Cincinnati 14, Oct. 9, 2016 quarterback for Cincinnati (2011-19), and he left as Last Meeting in Cincinnati: the team record holder for passer rating, winning Dallas 20, Cincinnati 19, Dec. 9, 2012 9 percentage, completions, touchdowns and 300- Last Cowboys Win: yard passing games. This is Dalton’s first game @ Dallas 28, Cincinnati 14, Oct. 9, 2016 against his former team. Series Streak: The Dallas Cowboys record against opponents in Dallas has won four of the last five matchups the AFC is 103-83 since the NFL merger in 1970, the second-most wins and second-best win per- 103 centage (.551) by an NFC club. H TABLE OF CONTENTS H H 60 SEASONS OF EXCELLENCE H Radio and TV broadcast info ................................................... 1 Dallas Cowboys 60th Anniversary ........................................... 2 Dallascowboys.com ................................................................. 2 Dallas Cowboys Infographic .................................................... 3 Mike McCarthy Facts and Figures ........................................... 4 The Dallas Cowboys kicked off their season-long celebration of 2020 Coaching Staff ................................................................ 4 the club’s 60th year anniversary, which this season will include intro- Mike McCarthy bio/coaching experience ................................. 5 ducing special events, recognitions and announcements to commem- Opposing Head Coach Bio ...................................................... 5 orate the 60th year anniversary. What to Watch For ................................................................... 6 In September, a DallasCowboys.com digital and social feature be- Head Coaching Experience ..................................................... 7 gan a count down of the top-60 players in Cowboys history presented Team Captains ......................................................................... 7 by DraftKings. NFC East Standings/Statistics ................................................. 7 Player Highlights against Cincinnati......................................... 8 The 14-person committee responsible for the selection of the Series History........................................................................... 8 Cowboys top-60 players included two Pro Football Hall of Fame vot- ers, Rick Gosselin and Charean Williams, along with longtime Cow- 2020 Stat Comparison ............................................................. 8 boys play-by-play announcer Brad Sham. Authors Nick Eatman and AT&T Stadium Record When ................................................... 9 Jeff Sullivan were among the group, as were longtime writers and Winning Tradition ..................................................................... 9 broadcasters Todd Archer (ESPN.com), Kurt Daniels (Dallas Cow- A Championship Tradition ...................................................... 10 boys Star Magazine), Clarence E. Hill (Fort Worth Star-Telegram), Bill Jones (KTVT-CBS 11), David Moore (The Dallas Morning News), Individual Notes ................................................................ 11-26 Kristi Scales (Dallas Cowboys Radio Network), Rob Phillips and Mick- Andy Dalton ........................................................................11 ey Spagnola (DallasCowboys.com), and Jean-Jacques Taylor (The Ezekiel Elliott ................................................................ 12-15 Dallas Morning News/ESPN Radio). Amari Cooper ............................................................... 15-16 To learn more about the top-60 Cowboys players go to https:// CeeDee Lamb/wide receivers ...................................... 17-18 www.dallascowboys.com/top60. Offensive Notes ................................................................. 19 Offensive Line/quarterbacks .............................................. 20 Throughout 2020, the club will release more original digital content Dak Prescott ................................................................. 21-24 that will feature significant historical moments and events throughout DeMarcus Lawrence/pass rush ......................................... 25 club history on all of its social media and related platforms, unveil new 60th Anniversary themed merchandise and release rare collector’s Aldon Smith/Trevon Diggs ................................................. 26 items in partnership with some of the team’s respective partners. Greg Zuerlein .................................................................... 27 Special Teams Notes ......................................................... 27 2020 Regular Season Stats ................................................... 28 2020 Defensive Stats ............................................................. 29 Unoffical Depth Chart ............................................................. 30 Pronunciation Guide .............................................................. 30 Coaching Staff ....................................................................... 30 Alphabetical Roster ................................................................ 31 Numerical Roster ................................................................... 32 Positional Roster .................................................................... 33 How The Cowboys Were Built ............................................... 34 Contract Status ...................................................................... 34 Contract Analysis ................................................................... 35 When The Cowboys Were Built ............................................. 36 Transactions by Date ....................................................... 37-38 Transactions by Player ..................................................... 39-40 H DALLASCOWBOYS.COM H The Dallas Cowboys official website is your one-stop shop for all breaking news, analysis and opinion, along with unique X’s and O’s breakdown featured in written content, videos and radio pod- casts. DallasCowboys.com offers the best collection of timely ar- ticles, press conferences and videos, combined with the best spot to purchase tickets and order merchandise from the Cowboys Pro Shop. From the latest news to the latest apparel, there is no better place to visit than DallasCowboys.com. @dallascowboys /dallascowboys @dallascowboys @dallascowboys 2 MIKE MCCARTHY Head Coach 2020 H WINNING HEAD COACH H H TOP FINISHES H The Dallas Cowboys named Mike McCarthy the ninth head From 2006-18, Mike McCarthy led the Packers offense to the top of coach in franchise history on Jan. 5, 2020. Along with 13 years of the league in several key categories: head coaching experience and 13 additional years as an assis- tant coach in the NFL, McCarthy came to Dallas with a 125-77-2 rd Pass Yards-Per-Game (254.1) regular season coaching record - all with the Green Bay Packers 3 (2006-18). With a 3-9 record in 2020, he owns the sixth-most wins (29th nd Touchdown/Interception Ratio (2.88) all-time) and seventh-highest winning percentage among qualify- 2 ing active NFL coaches. His teams have qualified for the postsea- son nine times, won six NFC North Division titles, made four NFC Passing Touchdowns (422) Championship Game appearances and took home a Super Bowl rd XLV championship. 3 Most Regular Season Wins by Active Head Coach rd Points-Per-Game (25.9) Coach Years Won Loss Tied Pct 3 Bill Belichick............ 1991-2020 279 133 0 .677 Andy Reid ............... 1999-2020 218 129 1 .628 nd Scrimmage Yards-Per-Touch (7.82) Mike Tomlin ............ 2007-2020 144 75 1 .657 2 Pete Carroll ............ 1994-2020 141 94 1 .600 Sean Payton ........... 2006-2020 141 79 0 .641 Mike McCarthy ...... 2006-2020 128 86 2 .597 Playoff victories - tied for the third-most in John Harbaugh ....... 2008-2020 125 79 0 .613 Jon Gruden ............. 1998-2020 113 107 0 .514 10 the NFL from 2006-18. H 2020 COACHING STAFF H H MCCARTHY’S RECORD WHEN... H Below is a look at McCarthy’s head coaching record under sev- Mike McCarthy ...........................................................Head Coach eral different circumstances: Rob Davis.............................................................Asst. Head Coach Regular season .............................128-86-2 Kellen Moore ..................................................Offensive Coordinator Postseason ..........................................10-8 Joe Philbin..................................................................Offensive Line Overall ...........................................138-94-2 Jeff Blasko .........................................................Asst.