If Week 10 has a shootout, this is the one to watch. The San Francisco 49ers (7-1) visit the Dallas Cowboys (4-5) on Sunday afternoon, and the 55.5-point total is the highest on the board this week, according to ESPN.
San Francisco wants to protect its spot at the top of the NFC. Dallas needs a win to stay in touch with the first-place Giants in the NFC East.
49ers vs. Cowboys: kickoff time, TV and odds
- When: Sunday, Nov. 15, 4:25 p.m. ET
- Where: AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
- TV: FOX
- Line: 49ers -3.5, total 55.5 (ESPN)
The total opened at 52.5 and has climbed three points, ESPN reported. Its Football Power Index has San Francisco by 3.5 points with a 64% chance to win.
The line has moved a long way since September. Dallas was a 1.5-point favorite at DraftKings when this game was first posted on Sept. 10, according to PredictionMarketsPicks’ line history.
For every kickoff this week, see our Week 10 schedule and TV guide.
Two of the NFL’s best offenses
Both teams can put up points. San Francisco ranks third in scoring at 29.4 points per game, and Dallas ranks sixth at 27.3, according to OG.com. Cowboys games have been especially wild lately, averaging 57.3 combined points over the last three, CBS Sports noted.
The 49ers come in off a 38-17 win over the Raiders that followed their first loss of the season. Brock Purdy threw his 100th career touchdown pass in that game, the fastest anyone in franchise history has reached that mark, per NBC Sports Bay Area. San Francisco also added receiver Keenan Allen from the Colts at the deadline.
Dallas leans on Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb. The Cowboys rank sixth in passing yards at 257 per game, and Lamb caught 10 passes for 195 yards in the 27-23 win at Indianapolis, according to OG.com. Our Cowboys-Colts recap has the details.
Where the 49ers can attack
The Dallas defense is the problem. The Cowboys allow 5.0 yards per carry, the third-highest mark in the NFL, ESPN’s Matt Bowen pointed out, as reported by Yardbarker. OG.com ranks the Dallas run defense 31st.
That sets up well for Christian McCaffrey and a 49ers offense that Bowen expects to use play-action to create open throws for Purdy.
The pass defense has had trouble too. Dallas has allowed 242.4 passing yards per game since the start of the 2025 season, the most in the league, according to BetMGM.
The Cowboys can’t close
Dallas has also struggled to hold leads. Against Arizona, the Cowboys blew a 14-point fourth-quarter lead, amNY reported. Before that game, Dallas was 202-0-1 all time when ahead by 14 or more in the fourth quarter.
At 4-5, the Cowboys sit behind the 5-2-1 Giants in the NFC East. Washington visits New York on Thursday night, so Dallas will know exactly where it stands before kickoff. See our Commanders vs. Giants preview.
What’s at stake
A 49ers win keeps them at the top of the NFC at 8-1, ahead of the 7-2 Bears, who are on a bye. A Cowboys upset would pull Dallas back to .500 and make the NFC East race even tighter.
For more on both teams, read our NFL midseason report. Cowboys tight end Jake Ferguson is also Dallas’ nominee for the Salute to Service Award.
Sources: ESPN, CBS Sports, OG.com, Yardbarker, BetMGM, PredictionMarketsPicks, NBC Sports Bay Area, amNY
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