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Week 10 · Sun, Nov 15 · AT&T Stadium4:25 PM ET
Away · 7-1San Francisco49ers
at4:25 PMET · FoxSF -4.5 · O/U 55.5
Home · 4-5DallasCowboys
At a glance

The San Francisco 49ers (7-1) visit the Dallas Cowboys (4-5) on Sun, Nov 15, 4:25 PM ET at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX (Week 10, 2026 season), on Fox. Betting line: SF -4.5, over/under 55.5.

When and where is 49ers vs Cowboys?

Sun, Nov 15, 4:25 PM ET at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX. TV: Fox.

Who is favored in 49ers vs Cowboys?

The line is SF -4.5 with an over/under of 55.5 (DraftKings).

Who is injured for 49ers vs Cowboys?

49ers: Brandon Aiyuk (WR, out, personal), Gracen Halton (DT, out, ankle), Deebo Samuel Sr. (WR, questionable, hamstring), Deommodore Lenoir (CB, questionable, foot), Mike Evans (WR, questionable, achilles) and Renardo Green (CB, questionable, back). Cowboys: Jake Ferguson (TE, out, knee), P.J. Locke (S, out, concussion), Tyler Goodson (RB, out, knee - acl + mcl), DeMarvion Overshown (LB, questionable, hamstring), Donovan Ezeiruaku (LB, questionable, ankle) and George Pickens (WR, questionable, hamstring) (plus 4 more).

Cite this page

Pigskin Nightly, “49ers at Cowboys: Week 10 preview”, https://pigskinnightly.com/games/2026-11-15-sf-at-dal (updated 2026-11-10).

Regular season through week 9 · rank out of 32

Where this game will be decided

  1. 149ers logo49ers dropback offense vs Cowboys pass defense

    The 49ers' dropback offense ranks 1st in EPA per dropback (+0.31, 262 dropbacks) against a Cowboys pass defense ranked 28th (+0.17 allowed, 331 dropbacks faced).

    1stSF offense27 spots apart28thDAL defense
  2. 249ers logo49ers third-down offense vs Cowboys third-down defense

    The 49ers' third-down offense ranks 2nd in third-down conversion rate (52.3%, 88 third downs) against a Cowboys third-down defense ranked 31st (50.0% allowed, 116 third downs faced).

    2ndSF offense29 spots apart31stDAL defense
  3. 349ers logo49ers run game vs Cowboys run defense

    The 49ers' run game ranks 3rd in EPA per rush (+0.02, 205 rushes) against a Cowboys run defense ranked 27th (-0.02 allowed, 236 rushes faced).

    3rdSF offense24 spots apart27thDAL defense
When the 49ers have the ballEdge SF · +27 ranks
SF dropback offenseEPA per dropbackDAL pass defense
1st+0.31262 dropbacks
SF +27
+0.17 allowed331 dropbacks faced28th
SF run gameEPA per rushDAL run defense
3rd+0.02205 rushes
SF +24
-0.02 allowed236 rushes faced27th

Dropbacks include sacks and scrambles; rushes are designed runs. What EPA measures.

When the Cowboys have the ballEdge SF · +8 ranks
DAL dropback offenseEPA per dropbackSF pass defense
9th+0.16371 dropbacks
-0.01 allowed300 dropbacks faced11th
DAL run gameEPA per rushSF run defense
9th-0.00214 rushes
SF +8
-0.18 allowed181 rushes faced1st
Third downEdge SF · +29 ranks
SF third-down offensethird-down conversion rateDAL third-down defense
2nd52.3%88 third downs
SF +29
50.0% allowed116 third downs faced31st
DAL third-down offensethird-down conversion rateSF third-down defense
3rd47.0%117 third downs
DAL +14
40.8% allowed103 third downs faced17th

Conversions are third-down snaps that gained a first down or scored.

Red zoneEdge SF · +24 ranks
SF red-zone offensered-zone touchdown rateDAL red-zone defense
1st85%27 trips
SF +24
69% allowed35 trips faced25th
DAL red-zone offensered-zone touchdown rateSF red-zone defense
3rd68%37 trips
48% allowed25 trips faced8th

A trip is a drive with at least one snap inside the opponent's 20; the rate is trips that ended in an offensive touchdown. Small samples swing fast here.

Explosive playsEdge SF · +22 ranks
SF big-play offenseexplosive-play rateDAL defense against big plays
2nd12.6%467 plays
SF +21
10.1% allowed567 plays faced23rd
DAL big-play offenseexplosive-play rateSF defense against big plays
23rd8.2%585 plays
SF +22
4.8% allowed481 plays faced1st

Completions of 20+ yards and runs of 10+, per snap. Definition.

Pressure & sacksEdge SF · +22 ranks
SF pass protectionsack rateDAL pass rush
1st3.1% sacked262 dropbacks
SF +22
5.1% of dropbacks331 dropbacks faced23rd
DAL pass protectionsack rateSF pass rush
5th3.8% sacked371 dropbacks
DAL +22
5.0% of dropbacks300 dropbacks faced27th

Sacks per dropback. The public play-by-play has no pressure charting, so this is the sack side of it only.

TurnoversEdge SF · +10 ranks
SF ball securityturnovers per gameDAL takeaway defense
16th1.1 giveaways a game8 games
SF +10
0.9 takeaways a game9 games26th
DAL ball securityturnovers per gameSF takeaway defense
8th0.9 giveaways a game9 games
1.4 takeaways a game8 games10th

Interceptions and lost fumbles on offensive snaps, per game. Turnover rates are among the least stable numbers in football.

AbsencesSF 0 · DAL 0 regulars out or doubtful
49ers logo49ers6 listed

0 of them are regulars ruled out or doubtful (60%+ of their unit's snaps across 3+ weeks on the field).

Cowboys logoCowboys10 listed

0 of them are regulars ruled out or doubtful (60%+ of their unit's snaps across 3+ weeks on the field).

Snap share is the average of the weeks each player was on the field this season. Full injury report ↓

Rest & travelSame rest · SF travels 1,438 mi
49ers logoAway49ers
7days since last game
1,438miles to get here
2time zones

Last: Sun wk 9 vs LV (W 38-17) · 21,378 mi flown this season

2 time zones
Rest edgeEvensame restTravel gap 1,438 mi
Cowboys logoHomeCowboys
7days since last game
0miles · home
0time zones

Last: Sun wk 9 at IND (W 27-23) · Indianapolis · 19,776 mi flown this season

Normal week

League splits for these situations ↓

Sample: SF 8 games, 467 offensive and 481 defensive plays · DAL 9 games, 585 offensive and 567 defensive plays. Rank 1 is the best offense or the best defense in each stat. Keys are the largest rank gaps (12+ spots) between an offense and the defense it faces, one per stat. Ranks are not schedule-adjusted.

Season to date · rank out of 32

Tale of the tape

49ers logoSFDALCowboys logo
1st+0.180Offense EPA / play+0.0977th
1st+0.306Dropback EPA+0.1559th
3rd+0.018Rush EPA-0.0049th
1st52.9%Offense success rate46.5%9th
6th+0.7%Pass rate over expected-0.3%9th
8th-0.073Defense EPA allowed+0.09130th
11th-0.008Pass defense EPA+0.17028th
1st-0.180Run defense EPA-0.02027th
16th43.7%Defense success allowed46.2%27th
24th16.1To QBs19.86th
18th21.0To RBs26.86th
27th27.6To WRs35.98th
13th14.5To TEs13.119th

Form

Last six results

Injury report

League report
49ers logo49ers6 listed
Cowboys logoCowboys10 listed

Expected starters

ExpectedEvery game →

Depth chart rank 1, adjusted for the injury report. Kickoff Sun, Nov 15, 4:25 PM ET.

SpreadSF -4.5Closing line
TotalO/U 55.5Points expected
WeatherIndoorsDome, no weather
VenueAT&T StadiumArlington, TX
BroadcastFox4:25 PM ET · Sun, Nov 15

Travel & rest

Travel & rest board
49ers logoAway49ers
7days since last game
1,438miles to get here
2time zones

Last: Sun wk 9 vs LV (W 38-17) · 21,378 mi flown this season

2 time zones
Rest edgeEvensame restTravel gap 1,438 mi
Cowboys logoHomeCowboys
7days since last game
0miles · home
0time zones

Last: Sun wk 9 at IND (W 27-23) · Indianapolis · 19,776 mi flown this season

Normal week

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