FRISCO, Texas – As the Cowboys got ready to face the Raiders following the bye week, the number that hung in everyone's minds was 94, that of Marshawn Kneeland.
Dallas fulfilled their promise of honoring Kneeland's legacy by playing like he would, defeating Las Vegas 33-16 less than two weeks after the tragic news of Kneeland's passing.
In all three phases of the game, the Cowboys had one of, if not their best performance of the year on an emotional evening.
Let's take a look at some more numbers behind Dallas' big win on Monday night:
5.9
The Cowboys offense averaged 5.9 yards per play against the Raiders, resulting in 381 yards of offense. Dallas rushed for 3.7 yards per carry and gained 8.1 yards per passing attempt from Dak Prescott.
7
Dallas' secondary was active around the ball on Monday night, defending seven total passes in the win over the Raiders. Caelen Carson and DaRon Bland both led the way with two apiece.
12
As the Cowboys get ready for a short week to face the Eagles, they'll have an even shorter week ahead of them after Sunday. In fact, Dallas is preparing to play three games in the span of 12 days, the next two of which feature both teams that played in Super Bowl LIX last year in the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs.
17.9%
In his debut with the Cowboys, Quinnen Williams rushed the passer on 28 snaps and generated a season-high five pressures for a 17.9% pressure percentage, all of which came in the first half alone. This also occurred with Williams facing 14 double teams, the second-most he's faced in a game this year.
20.6%
After a few weeks of offensive line struggles heading into the bye, the front five responded in a big way when it came to protecting Dak Prescott. Prescott faced pressure just 20.6% of the time on Monday night, the second-lowest he's seen in a game this season. With a clean pocket, Prescott was 22-27 for 256 yards and all four of his touchdowns.
21
Of all 22 Cowboys players that took a defensive snap on Monday night, only one player took all 58: Second-year CB Caelen Carson, who is back in just his fourth game this season. Carson tallied two tackles, broke up two passes, and allowed five receptions for 61 yards and a touchdown.
27
After dedicating a lot of resources in the offseason and throughout the course of the year to stopping the run, the Cowboys had their best performance of the year against the Raiders. They allowed a season-low 27 yards on the ground to Las Vegas, good for just 2.3 yards per carry. That's 57 yards below their previous season best yards allowed on the ground to the Giants in Week 2.
31
And it wasn't just the ground game that got things done for Dallas. Their pass rush was consistently getting close to Geno Smith, with the Raiders offensive line combining for 31 pressures allowed on their quarterback.
41
With four passing touchdowns on Monday night, Dak Prescott now has 41 career games with three or more passing touchdowns. That passed Tony Romo for the most three-touchdown games in franchise history.
77
George Pickens had 144 yards receiving on Monday night, 77 of which came after the catch. That's the eighth-most yards after catch in a game by a receiver this season, with Pickens also owning the second-most yards after catch in a game this year with 85 against the Panthers in Week 6. Pickens' 908 receiving yards through 10 games this year are the most in the first ten games of a player's tenure in Dallas in franchise history.
