SERIES RECORD: Dallas leads the series 4-1, with the only loss in 1983, a 24-23 score at San Diego.
LAST TIME MET: San Diego travelled to Texas Stadium in 1990 to lose to the Cowboys 17-14.
LAST GAME: Dallas rebounded from the Redskins loss to defeat the Green Bay Packers 34-24 in Texas Stadium. San Diego lost an overtime game on Monday Night Football with an 86-yard punt return.
COWBOYS OFFENSE (RUSH: #1, PASS: #7, OVERALL: #1)
QB Troy Aikman returned early from a calf injury suffered the prior week to throw for 319 yards and 2 TDs in the win over Green Bay. ...RB Emmitt Smith leads the league with 744 rushing yards and 11 TDs. ...WR Michael Irvin went over 100 yards again to lead the NFL in receiving yards with 670. ...OT Erik Williams is still a little hampered with his knee but is expected to play.
CHARGERS OFFENSE (RUSH: #13, PASS: #10, OVERALL: #13)
QB Stan Humphries is listed as questionable due to a bruised right shoulder suffered in the loss to Kansas City. ...RB Natrone Means leads the AFC with 537 rushing yards. ...WR Tony Martin leads the AFC with 537 receiving yards.
COWBOYS DEFENSE (RUSH: #2, PASS: #16, OVERALL: #9)
DL Charles Haley is still suffering from back problems but will see limited action. Shante Carver will fill in for him as he did against the Packers. ...CB Deion Sanders is listed as questionable. ...CB Kevin Smith is out for the season with a strained right achilles tendon. ...CB Clayton Holmes has been picked on since replacing Kevin Smith and should expect a lot of action again this Sunday.
CHARGERS DEFENSE (RUSH: #14, PASS: #3, OVERALL: #3)
Last week's top-rated pass defense surrendered 317 passing yards to Kansas City. LB Junior Seau played with a pulled hamstring and still made 8 tackles.
SPECIAL TEAM
Dallas P John Jett was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for Week 6. He is the 1st punter to get this designation this season. ...San Diego KR/WR Jimmy Oliver underwent surgery for his dislocated right shoulder and will miss this week's game.
STREAKS, STATS & NOTES
The last 3 games between these 2 opponents have been decided by a total of 7 points. ...Dallas holds the NFC-best record aganst the AFC at 55-30. ...QB Troy Aikman has 53 TDs in his last 44 starts and leads the NFC with a QB rating of 104.7. ...RB Emmitt Smith needs 99 yards from scrimmage to become the 1st RB since Buffalo's Thurmon Thomas in 1991 to achieve 1,000 total yards for the season in 7 games. He is 256 yards from his 5th consecutive 1,000-yard rushing season. ...WR Michael Irvin got his 5th 100-yard game in 6 games this season last week with his 8-150 yard game against the Packers. He currently holds the club record of 30 100-yard games. ...San Diego is 7-4 in the last 11 games agaosnt NFC opponents and is 1-0 this season. ...WR Tony Martin leads the AFC with 537 receiving yards. His career-best was in the 1994 season (885 yards). ...The defense has not allowed a 100-yard rusher in 36 straight games, including postseason. ...The #2 ranked defense includes 2nd in the AFC against the pass.
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