Big Facts: Brandon Aubrey's Record-Breaking Start

Nearly a month into the 2023 regular season, there is plenty of pressure on each franchise with high playoff hopes. Including the Dallas Cowboys (2-1) who are looking to rebound after a surprising loss against the Arizona Cardinals in Week 3. To avoid a 2-2 start to the year, they'll have to dismantle Bill Belichick's New England Patriots (1-2) who enter with some desperation to save their season. Here are the 10 most notable 'big facts' to remember ahead of Sunday's 3:25 CT kickoff on FOX.

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Rank'Em: Cowboys Top 10 matchups vs. Patriots

This will mark the 15th time that the Cowboys have faced the Patriots in their history with Dallas owning an 8-6 advantage overall, including a 4-2 mark at home.

However, it's been a series of streaks. The Cowboys won the first seven meetings between the clubs, going undefeated from 1971 to 1996, before New England then reeled off six straight wins of its own from 1999 to 2019. Dallas finally broke the spell in 2021 and now hope to make it two in a row on Sunday at AT&T Stadium.

But before they do, let's take a look back at the top-10 games played between the Patriots and Cowboys.

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X Factors: 10 game-changers for Cowboys, Patriots

Let's focus on some of the key players that will be involved in Sunday's game on both sides of the ball.

Since the Super Bowl is always the goal for every team, we decided to rank the Top 10 X-factors for the Cowboys and Patriots, using roman numerals, since 10 = X.

Here we go, these 10 guys will likely be big difference-makers one way or another.

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Big Picture: 10 Storylines for Cowboys & Patriots

Desperation can oftentimes play a major factor in the NFL games. The Cowboys saw that last Sunday as the Cardinals staved off starting 0-3 by outplaying Dallas from start to finish on Sunday. The loss dropped the Cowboys to 2-1 on the season. Now, let's see where they are this week, playing a Patriots team that also avoided an 0-3 start by beating the Jets.

New England not only brings in one of the greatest NFL coaches ever in Bill Belichick, but a familiar face in Ezekiel Elliott, who signed with the Pats before the season.

As we get ready for Sunday's game at AT&T Stadium (3:25 p.m. kickoff), here are the 10 big storylines for the week, with five for the Patriots and five for the Cowboys.

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Gamebreakers: Who stood out vs. Cardinals

The NFL is a week-to-week league, and that means there is simply no overlooking any opponent. One week, a team can be humiliated by an opponent on their home field and, the very next week, can go toe-to-toe with one of the best in the league; and it was the latter that occurred between the Arizona Cardinals and the Dallas Cowboys.

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Rank'Em: Top 10 Cowboys/Cardinals matchups

The Cardinals and Cowboys have a storied history in this series, which dates back to the 1960s, especially when they were rivals in the NFC East.

Before we look ahead to Sunday's matchup in Arizona, let's look back to the Top 10 games between the Cardinals and Cowboys.

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Big Facts: Defense Leads NFL in 5 Major Categories

The first two games of the 2023 season have gone to plan for the Dallas Cowboys. Two impressive wins with plenty of contribution from all phases of the game. However, injuries in practice this week have provided new challenges for the rest of the campaign. This week the Cowboys (2-0) travel to the desert to face the Arizona Cardinals (0-2) for a chance to keep their perfect start alive. Here are the 10 most notable 'big facts' to remember ahead of Sunday's 3:25 CT kickoff on FOX.

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X Factors: 10 game-changers for Cowboys & Cards

The Cowboys and Cardinals face off Sunday in Arizona in a matchup of a team looking to get to 3-0 against one trying to avoid an 0-3 start.

Since the Super Bowl is always the goal for every team, we decided to rank the Top 10 X-factors for the Cowboys and Cardinals, using roman numerals, since 10 = X.

Here we go, these 10 guys will likely be big difference-makers one way or another.

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Big Picture: 10 Storylines for Cowboys & Cardinals

The Cowboys have had two dominating performances against the Giants and Jets, but now look to become 3-0 for the first time since 2019.

They'll face a Cardinals team that is 0-2 but has lost a pair of second-half leads, including one last Sunday to the Giants, who had to rally from a 20-0 deficit.

Here are the 10 big storylines for the week, with five for the Cardinals and five for the Cowboys.

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Gamebreakers: Cowboys who crash landed the Jets

They said it was a trap game. They said it's one the Dallas Cowboys will play down to. Well, someone should tell "they" to pay closer attention to the culture of the locker room in North Texas nowadays. The absence of Aaron Rodgers for the New York Jets meant nothing as it relates to the intensity the Cowboys walked onto the field at AT&T Stadium.

Zach Wilson was under siege from his opening series, and Breece Hall was bottled up along with Dalvin Cook, by a Cowboys run defense that is making a strong point toward ending the concerns regarding it.

But what of the Cowboys' offense? One that was mostly muted by rain and an explosion of defense in Week 1? And one that was without Brandin Cooks in Week 2?? They put plenty of good things on film, especially on the opening drive. There's some tweaking that still needs to take place for Week 3, but it was the offense that applied the early pressure to the Jets.

There were plenty who contributed to the win, but the following players shined the brightest in the home opener.

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Big Facts: Dak still looking for first TD pass vs. Jets

One week down, 16 more to go in the NFL regular season. Despite just getting started, both the Dallas Cowboys (1-0) and New York Jets (1-0) have plenty to talk about already. Dallas showed the NFL one of the most dominating performances to open a season in league history. While the Jets saw their Super Bowl hopes seemingly take a significant hit after an injury to quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Outside of the obvious storylines, here are the 10 most notable 'big facts' to remember ahead of Sunday's 3:25 CT kickoff on CBS.

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Rank'Em: Top 10 matchups between Cowboys/Jets

The Jets and Cowboys don't have the most storied rivalry, considering they've often played each other just every four years and sometimes longer back in the 1980s and 90s. But still, there have been some memorable moments between the two.

Before we look ahead to Sunday's matchup at AT&T Stadium, let's look back to the Top 10 games between the Jets and Cowboys.

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X Factors: 10 difference-makers for Jets/Cowboys

The Cowboys and Jets square off Sunday without one future Hall of Famer who expected to have a major impact in this game.

Still, there are two handfuls of players that will make a difference.

Since the Super Bowl is always the goal for every team, we decided to rank the Top 10 X-factors for the Cowboys and Jets, using roman numerals, since 10 = X.

Here we go, these 10 guys will likely be big difference-makers one way or another.

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Big Picture: 10 big storylines for Cowboys & Jets

Game week is finally here. The Cowboys are just a few days away from their Week 1 opener against the Giants, a team they've faced numerous times in the past to begin a regular season.

Here we go again, Dallas and New York to kick off the season, but the stakes seem a bit higher this year, especially since both teams advanced to the playoffs last year, and both actually won road playoff games.

Expectations are always high for both teams, especially the Cowboys are looking to get past the 12-win marker this year and perhaps beyond the divisional round for the first time since 1995.

As we get ready for Sunday night's game, here are the 10 big storylines for the week, with five for the Giants and five for the Cowboys.

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Gamebreakers: Cowboys who shined in NYG mauling

All of the talk in the offseason about the Dallas Cowboys effectively ended the instant things got underway on Sunday evening, their regular season opener being a bout against a very familiar foe in the New York Giants — the lead story for the entirety of the offseason being Dak Prescott and the new-look offense now steered by Mike McCarthy.

But while everybody was staring at the offense, it was special teams and the defense that blew the game open early, with the offense stepping in to help extend the lead in what quickly turned into an obliteration of the Cowboys' rival.

Carpe Omnia, indeed.

Everything was seized on Sunday night.

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Big Facts: Return of the League-Leading Dak Prescott

Cowboys football is back, and it kicks off Sunday Night in an NFC East showdown. Dallas begins their season with a divisional matchup with the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium. Both teams made the NFC Divisional round last season before being knocked out of the playoffs. Daniel Jones and the Giants have added weapons on offense like Darren Waller and Jalin Hyatt. However, the Cowboys finally get a look at their offseason acquisitions of Brandin Cooks and Stephon Gilmore. Here are the 10 most notable 'big facts' to remember ahead of Sunday's 7:20 CT kickoff on NBC.

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Rank'Em: Top 10 season-opening games vs. NYG

While the focus is always on the game ahead this Sunday, playing the Giants in Week 1 brings back plenty of memories between these two teams, especially in the season-openers.

The Cowboys and Giants have faced each other 11 times already in Week 1, so with that, here is the Top 10 moments between the two teams to kick off a season.

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X Factors: 10 elite difference-makers for NYG/DAL

Who's going to be the difference come Sunday night?

We've seen over the years that while it could be the guys we're expecting, sometimes it's a player that comes out of nowhere.

Since the Super Bowl is always the goal for every team, we decided to rank the Top 10 X-factors for the Cowboys and Giants, using roman numerals, since 10 = X.

Here we go, these 10 guys will likely be big difference-makers one way or another.

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Big Picture: 10 big storylines for Giants & Cowboys

Game week is finally here. The Cowboys are just a few days away from their Week 1 opener against the Giants, a team they've faced numerous times in the past to begin a regular season.

Here we go again, Dallas and New York to kick off the season, but the stakes seem a bit higher this year, especially since both teams advanced to the playoffs last year, and both actually won road playoff games.

Expectations are always high for both teams, especially the Cowboys are looking to get past the 12-win marker this year and perhaps beyond the divisional round for the first time since 1995.

As we get ready for Sunday night's game, here are the 10 big storylines for the week, with five for the Giants and five for the Cowboys.

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