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Sunday, Nov 12, 3 p.m. Dallas time, Network

LINE: Dallas by 11

RECORD VS. SPREAD: San Francisco 3-6; Dallas 5-3-1

SERIES RECORD: San Francisco leads 12-11-1

LAST TIME MET: San Francisco defeated Dallas in Candlestick park in last year's NFC CHampionship game 38-28.

LAST GAME: San Francisco were beaten by Carolina 13-7. Dallas defeated Philadelphia on Monday night 34-12.

DALLAS OFFENSE (RUSH: #1, PASS: #13, OVERALL: #1)
Dallas boasts the #1 offense in the league, averaging 390.7 yards per game and 29.4 points per game. QB Troy Aikman is the NFL's #1-ranked QB (102.1), RB Emmitt Smith is the NFL's #1-ranked rusher (1,137 yards, 16 TDs) and WR Michael Irvin is the NFL's #1-ranked receiver (66 catches). The Dallas offensive line has allowed only 7 sacks all season.

49ERS OFFENSE (RUSH: #22, PASS: #2, OVERALL: #7)
Injured QB Steve Young is still questionable, but wants to play. If he's unable to go, backup Elvis Grbac has been taking snaps this week and would be the likely starter. The offense seems stagnant, scoring 1 TD in each of their last 2 games. WR Jerry Rice is averaging 1 TD per game, and has 876 yards receiving on 65 receptions. RB Derek Lovelle is the team's leading rusher, with 372 yards.

COWBOYS DEFENSE (RUSH: #9, PASS: #9, OVERALL: #2)
The Dallas defense is ranked #2 in the NFC by allowing a stingy 15.9 points per game. DE Charles Haley is the NFC's sack leader with 9½. CB Larry Brown leads the team with 4 INTs this season.

49ERS DEFENSE (RUSH: #1, PASS: #16, OVERALL: #1)
The Niners' defense has allowed an NFL-low 13.3 points per game and 8 TDs all season. DT Bryant Young will be in the lineup after missing 4 games with a knee injury. The run defense is averaging 58.8 yards allowed on the ground per game.

SPECIAL TEAM
San Francisco signed their 3rd kicker this season, releasing Tony Zendejas and signing Jeff Wilkins. ... Cowboys K Chris Boniol is 12 for 13 in FG attempts.

STREAKS, STATS & NOTES
In the past 3 season, Dallas and San Francisco have played 5 games, including 3 NFC Championship games, of which Dallas has won 2 of 3. ... Cowboys RB Emmitt Smith leads the league with 1,137 rushing yards, 245 yards ahead of his nearest competitor, Barry Sanders, and 16 TDs. Last week against Philadelphia he rushed for his seventh straight 100-yard game this season. He currently has 8,320 career yards, placing him in 15th place on the all-time NFL list ahead of Roger Craig and Gerald Riggs. His career 91 touchdowns places him past Leroy Kelly and Charley Taylor for 12th on the all-time list. ... WR Michael Irvin caught eight passes for 115 yards for his seventh straight 100-yard game, tying the NFL record held by Charley Hennigan and Bill Groman of the 1961 Houston Oilers. ... CB Deion Sanders got his first interception as a Dallas Cowboy last week and will be playing his first game against his former team. ... San Francisco QB Steve Young is still questionable for starting this game. He has missed 3 games due to a shoulder injury suffered in Week 7 against the Colts. ... Last week was the ninth time in franchise history that the 49ers have been held to under 10 points in 2 consecutive games. ...RB William Floyd is gone for the season due to a major knee injury. RB Derek Loville will be handling the 49ers rushing duties. ... WR Jerry Rice is looking for a big game against his former teammate to disprove contentions that Deion Sanders was the reason for the 49ers' successes last season. Sanders was the 1994 NFL Defensive Player of the Year.

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