November 30th, 2011 
Matt Loede 
Posted in | COWBOYS | CARDINALS | |
| SERIES LEADER | 55-29-1 | |
| STREAKS | 3 of past 5 | Past 2 |
| COACHES VS. OPP. | Garrett: 0-1 | Whisenhunt: 2-0 |
| LAST WEEK | W 20-19 vs. Dolphins | W 23-20 at Rams |
| LAST GAME | 12/25/10: Cowboys 26 at Cardinals 27. Trailing 26-24 with 1:41 remaining, Arizona drives 46 yards, capped by K Jay Feely’s game-winning 48-yard FG with 5 seconds remaining. | |
| LAST GAME AT SITE | 12/25/10 | |
| BROADCAST | FOX (2:15 PM MT): Dick Stockton, John Lynch, Jennifer Hale (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 93 (Dal.), 128 (Arz.). XM: 229 (Arz.). | |
STATS
| PASSING | Romo: 245-380-3,026-21-9-97.5 (3C) | Kolb: 129-227-1,706-8-8-77.8 OR
J. Skelton: 59-117-750-4-7-57.3 |
| RUSHING | Murray (R): 147-834-5.7-2 | Wells: 181-849-4.7-8 |
| RECEIVING | Witten (TE): 56-713-12.7-5 | Fitzgerald: 51-888-17.4-6 |
| OFFENSE | 390.1 | 315.7 |
| TAKE/GIVE | +5 | -8 |
| DEFENSE | 331.0 | 373.6 |
| SACKS | Ware: 14 (1L) | Acho (R), Campbell: 5 |
| INTs | Newman: 4 (T3C) | 3 tied: 2 |
| PUNTING | McBriar: 46.2 | Zastudil: 45.0 |
| KICKING | Bailey (R): 108 (T1L) (27/27 PAT; 27/28 FG) | Feely: 57 (24/24 PAT; 11/16 FG) |
NOTES
COWBOYS: Aim for 5th consecutive win…QB TONY ROMO has completed 44 of 67 (65.7 pct.) for 629 yards with 5 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 120.8 rating in 2 starts vs. Arz. Aims for 3rd in row vs. Cards with 300+ yards, 2+ TDs & 100+ rating. In starts with 10+ att. when he has 100+ rating, team is 32-6 (.842). Romo has 21 TD passes & his 4 seasons with 20+ TD passes are tied for most in franchise history (DANNY WHITE)…RB DE MARCO MURRAY leads NFL rookies with 834 rushing yards. Has rushed for 761 yards (126.8 per game) in past 6…TE JASON WITTEN had TD catch in last meeting. Since start of 2007, leads NFL TEs with 421 catches & 4,842 yards. WR LAURENT ROBINSON aims for 6th in row with TD. Has 7 TDs in past 5. Entering 2011, he had 4 career TDs in 4 seasons (2007-10)…LB DE MARCUS WARE has 20 sacks in past 14. Since start of 2006, has 86 sacks, most in NFL. Aims for 4th in row vs. Arz. with sack…K DAN BAILEY has made 26 consecutive FGs, longest streak by rookie…CARDINALS: QB KEVIN KOLB has 3,788 career passing yards & needs 212 to reach 4,000. QB JOHN SKELTON has won 3 of past 4 starts…RB BEANIE WELLS rushed for franchise-record 228 yards last week. Ties for 4th in NFL with 8 rush TDs. Has 4 rush TDs in past 4 at home…WR LARRY FITZGERALD has 888 rec. yards & needs 112 to reach 1,000 for franchise-record 5th consecutive year. Would be 6th career 1,000-yard season, most ever by Cardinal. WR ANDRE ROBERTS had career-high 110 yards (5 catches, 22 avg.) & career-long 74-yard TD in last meeting…Rookie CB-PR PATRICK PETERSON had 80-yard PR-TD last week & is 1st player in NFL history with 4 80+ yard PR-TDs in season. S ADRIAN WILSON had career-high 3 INTs vs. Dal. (10/20/02). Is 1 of 5 S in NFL history with 20+ sacks (22.5) & 25+ INTs (26). Since start of 2007, DT DARNELL DOCKETT has 29.5 sacks, most by DT (incl. playoffs). Has 3 sacks in past 2 meetings. DE CALAIS CAMPBELL aims for 3rd in row vs. Dal. with sack or FF. LB SAM ACHO had 2 sacks last week & ties for 3rd among NFC rookies with 5.
