REGULAR SEASON GAME #1 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2020 DALLAS COWBOYS AT LOS ANGELES RAMS SOFI STADIUM - INGLEWOOD, CALIF. - 7:20 P.M. (CDT) KXAS NBC 5 DFW KMVK-FM 107.5 Mega Play-By-Play: Al Michaels Play-By-Play: Victor Villalba Analyst: Cris Collinsworth Analyst: Luis Perez Sideline Reporter: Michele Tafoya KRLD-FM 105.3 THE FAN COMPASS MEDIA (National) Play-By-Play: Brad Sham Play-By-Play: Kevin Ray DELIVERED BY: Analyst: Babe Laufenberg Analyst: Danny White Sideline Reporter: Kristi Scales H COWBOYS PR ON TWITTER H The official Twitter account of the Dallas Cowboys Public Re- lations team (@DallasCowboysPR) will provide pertinent stats, information, transactions, game updates and more throughout the week and on gameday. Follow us for the most up-to-date info re- lated to the Cowboys organization. H BY THE NUMBERS H DALLAS COWBOYS (0-0) This weeks game will mark the 32nd time Dallas has AT opened the season on the road in its 60 seasons. The LOS ANGELES RAMS (0-0) 32 Cowboys own a 20-11 record in road season openers, Series Record: with the last game coming in 2018 at Carolina (L 8-16). Dallas leads the series 18-17 Last Meeting: Dallas had all seven draft picks make the initial 53-man @ Dallas 44, LA Rams 21, Dec. 15, 2019 roster for Week 1 for the first time since 2013 and the Last Meeting in Los Angeles: eighth since the 1989 season when Jerry Jones pur- 7 chased the team and became the general manager. LA Rams 35, Dallas 30, Jan. 12, 2019 Last Cowboys Win: @ Dallas 44, LA Rams 21, Dec. 15, 2019 Including Head Coach Mike McCarthy, the Cowboys Series Streak: have five coaches on staff with some form of previous Dallas has won four of the last five regular season meetings. head coaching experience. They are the first NFL team to have at least five coaches on staff with previous NFL 5 head coaching experience since the 1999 St. Louis H THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE H Rams team, which also had five coaches on staff. Tues., Sept. 8 Players off – no availability Wed., Sept. 9 10:30 a.m. Coach McCarthy conference Call 11:30 a.m. Practice – first portion open to limited 3-OA media 1:15 p.m. Virtual player availability Thurs., Sept. 10 10:30 a.m. Coach McCarthy conference Call 11:15 a.m. Practice – first portion open to limited 3-OA media 1:30 p.m. Virtual player availability Fri., Sept. 11 10:30 a.m. Coach McCarthy conference call 11:15 a.m. Virtual player availability Sat., Sept. 12 No availability - team departs for Los Angeles Sun., Sept. 13 7:20 p.m. Kickoff at LA Rams H TABLE OF CONTENTS H H 60 SEASONS OF EXCELLENCE H Radio and TV broadcast info ................................................... 1 Dallas Cowboys Media Schedule ............................................ 1 Dallas Cowboys OMG info ....................................................... 1 Cowboys PR contact info ......................................................... 1 Dallas Cowboys 60th Anniversary ........................................... 2 Dallascowboys.com ................................................................. 2 Mike McCarthy Facts and Figures ........................................... 3 2020 Coaching Staff ................................................................ 3 Mike McCarthy bio/coaching experience ................................. 4 The Dallas Cowboys kicked off their season-long celebration of Opposing Head Coach Bio ...................................................... 4 the club’s 60th year anniversary, which this season will include intro- ducing special events, recognitions and announcements to commem- What to Watch For ................................................................... 5 orate the 60th year anniversary. 2019 Pro Bowl Cowboys .......................................................... 6 2019 All-Pro Cowboys.............................................................. 6 In September, a DallasCowboys.com digital and social feature be- Cowboys and Free Agency ...................................................... 6 gan a count down of the top-60 players in Cowboys history presented Dallas Cowboys on Opening Day ............................................ 7 by DraftKings. Player Highlights against LA Rams .......................................... 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- Cowboys Against the NFC West .............................................. 8 ers, Rick Gosselin and Charean Williams, along with longtime Cow- AT&T Stadium Record When ................................................... 9 boys play-by-play announcer Brad Sham. Authors Nick Eatman and Winning Tradition ..................................................................... 9 Jeff Sullivan were among the group, as were longtime writers and A Championship Tradition ...................................................... 10 broadcasters Todd Archer (ESPN.com), Kurt Daniels (Dallas Cow- boys Star Magazine), Clarence E. Hill (Fort Worth Star-Telegram), 2019 Season Breakdown ........................................................11 Bill Jones (KTVT-CBS 11), David Moore (The Dallas Morning News), Individual Notes ................................................................ 12-30 Kristi Scales (Dallas Cowboys Radio Network), Rob Phillips and Mick- Dak Prescott ................................................................. 12-17 ey Spagnola (DallasCowboys.com), and Jean-Jacques Taylor (The Ezekiel Elliott ................................................................ 18-20 Dallas Morning News/ESPN Radio). Tony Pollard ....................................................................... 21 Amari Cooper ............................................................... 21-22 To learn more about the top-60 Cowboys players go to https:// www.dallascowboys.com/top60. Blake Jarwin/TEs ............................................................... 23 CeeDee Lamb/Rookie Draft Class .................................... 24 Throughout 2020, the club will release more original digital content Offensive Notes ................................................................. 25 that will feature significant historical moments and events throughout Jaylon Smith ...................................................................... 26 club history on all of its social media and related platforms, unveil new Defensive Notes ................................................................ 27 60th Anniversary themed merchandise and release rare collector’s DeMarcus Lawrence ......................................................... 28 items in partnership with some of the team’s respective partners. Aldon Smith/Everson Griffen ............................................. 29 Greg Zuerlein .................................................................... 30 Chris Jones/Special Teams Notes ..................................... 30 2019 Regular Season Stats ................................................... 31 2019 Defensive Stats ............................................................. 32 Unoffical Depth Chart ............................................................. 33 Pronunciation Guide .............................................................. 33 Coaching Staff ....................................................................... 33 Alphabetical Roster ................................................................ 34 Numerical Roster ................................................................... 35 Positional Roster .................................................................... 36 How The Cowboys Were Built ............................................... 37 Contract Status ...................................................................... 37 When The Cowboys Were Built ............................................. 38 Transactions by Date ............................................................. 39 Transactions by Player .......................................................... 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. To view the latest press conferences featuring coaches, player interviews from daily locker room sessions, radio interviews with Cowboys front office executives and Dallas Cowboys game high- lights, visit https://www.dallascowboys.com/all-media/ @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 coach in From 2006-18, Mike McCarthy led the Packers offense to the top of franchise history on Jan. 5, 2020. Along with 13 years of head coaching the league in several key categories: experience and 13 additional years as an assistant coach in the NFL, McCarthy came to Dallas with a 125-77-2 regular season coaching re- rd Pass Yards-Per-Game (254.1) cord - all with the Green Bay Packers (2006-18). He owns the sixth- 3 most wins (29th all-time) and fourth-highest winning percentage among active NFL coaches. His teams