At face value, Sunday night’s tilt between the San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys will be the latest chapter in one of football’s most historic rivalries. After a quick look under the hood, you’ll see it’s a game between two struggling NFC teams that have backed themselves into a can’t-lose Week 8 matchup.
With both teams dealing with plenty of injuries, it’ll be a war of attrition on the field for two teams looking to avenge losses in their most recent games.
But here at numbers to know, it’s not about the two teams between the lines, but the stats that make each team what they are.