Quick Compare - 49ers versus Cowboys Final Stats prior to Wild Card playoff game

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49ers Statistics
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/sfo/2021.htm

Record 10-7, 3rd place NFC West, 6th NFC playoff seed,
winner of 4 of last 5 including 2 overtime wins, made it
to playoffs with comeback overtime win versus Rams
in regular season finale.

Close to bottom 10 in the league in Net Turnovers
(Takeaways - Giveaways).

Overall strong to midde-of-the-road offense including
best in the league in Red Zone TD%, but weak in fum-
bles lost.

Overall strong to middle-of-the-road defense including
3rd in fewest total yards allowed, but weak in passer-
rating defense & interceptions.

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49ers Net Turnovers
(20 Takeaways - 24 Giveaways) - 22nd,
4 more Giveaways than Takeaways

Top 10 offense in 5 areas,
middle-of-the-road in 10 areas (2 of
which are 1 away from top 10),
bottom 10 in 1 area.

Top 10 defense in 9 areas,
middle-of-the-road in 5 areas,
bottom 10 in 2 areas.

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49ers Offense NFL Rank

Points For - 13th
Total Yards - 7th
Fewest Total Turnovers Lost (Giveaways) - 20th
Fewest Interceptions Thrown - 14th
Fewest Fumbles Lost - 23rd
1st Downs - 11th
3rd Down Conversion% - 14th
4th Down Conversion% - 20th
Red Zone TD% - 1st
Passing Yards - 12th
Passing Touchdowns - 14th
Passer Rating - 9th
Fewest Sacks Allowed - 11th
Rushing Yards - 7th
Rushing Yards per Attempt - 16th
Rushing Touchdowns - 5th

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49ers Defense NFL Rank

Points Against - 9th
Fewest Total Yards Allowed - 3rd
Most Turnovers Gained (Takeaways) - 19th
Most Interceptions - 26th
Most Fumbles Recovered - 6th
Fewest 1st Downs Allowed - 6th
Lowest 3rd Down Conversion% Allowed - 17th
Lowest 4th Down Conversion% Allowed - 6th
Lowest Red Zone TD% Allowed - 15th
Fewest Passing Yards Allowed - 6th
Fewest Passing Touchdowns Allowed - 12th
Lowest Passer Rating Allowed - 25th
Most Sacks - 5th
Fewest Rushing Yards Allowed - 7th
Fewest Rushing Yards per Attempt Allowed - 7th
Fewest Rushing Touchdowns Allowed - 21st

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49ers Depth Chart / Injuries
https://www.espn.com/nfl/team/depth/_/name/sf

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Dallas Statistics
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/2021.htm

Record 12-5, NFC East Champion, 3rd NFC playoff seed,
winner of 4 of last 5 games, perfect 6-0 record versus
NFC East opponents.

Best in the league in Net Turnovers
(Takeaways - Giveaways).

Overall strong offense, ranked top of the league in points
scored & total yards, 2nd in passing yards, & 3rd in pass-
ing touchdowns.

Overall strong to middle-of-the-road defense, ranked top
of the league in takeaways & interceptions, 2nd in lowest
3rd down conversion% allowed, 3rd in lowest passer-rating
allowed, weaknesses in 4th down conversion% allowed &
in rushing yards per attempt allowed.

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Cowboys Net Turnovers
(34 Takeaways - 20 Giveaways) - 1st,
14 more Takeaways than Giveaways

Top 10 offense in 11 areas,
middle-of-the-road in 5 areas (3 of
which are 1 away from top 10),
bottom 10 in no areas.

Top 10 defense in 8 areas,
middle-of-the-road in 6 areas (1 of
which is 1 away from top 10),
bottom 10 in 2 areas.

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Dallas Offense NFL Rank

Points For - 1st
Total Yards - 1st
Fewest Turnovers Lost (Giveaways) - 10th
Fewest Interceptions Thrown - 7th
Fewest Fumbles Lost - 17th
1st Downs - 6th
3rd Down Conversion% - 11th
4th Down Conversion% - 11th
Red Zone TD% - 6th
Passing Yards - 2nd
Passing Touchdowns - 3rd
Passer Rating - 3rd
Fewest Sacks Allowed - 11th
Rushing Yards - 9th
Rushing Yards per Attempt - 8th
Rushing Touchdowns - 17th

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Dallas Defense NFL Rank

Points Against - 7th
Fewest Yards Allowed - 19th
Most Turnovers Gained (Takeaways) - 1st
Most Interceptions - 1st
Most Fumbles Recovered - 11th
Fewest 1st Downs Allowed - 8th
Lowest 3rd Down Conversion% Allowed - 2nd
Lowest 4th Down Conversion% Allowed - 26th
Lowest Red Zone TD% Allowed - 18th
Fewest Passing Yards Allowed - 20th
Fewest Passing Touchdowns Allowed - 7th
Lowest Passer Rating Allowed - 3rd
Most Sacks - 13th
Fewest Rushing Yards Allowed - 16th
Fewest Rushing Yards per Attempt Allowed - 23rd
Fewest Rushing Touchdowns Allowed - 7th

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Dallas Depth Chart / Injuries
https://www.espn.com/nfl/team/depth/_/name/dal

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Additional Reference: Passer-Rating, Sacks,
& Net Turnovers statistics came from appli-
cable pages at
https://www.espn.com/nfl/stats/_/view/team

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