By Lydia Jane Allison
- Dallas Cowboys (3-3-1) at Denver Broncos (5-2) (4:25 p.m. ET, CBS): The Broncos, since Week 8 of the 2024 season, have won eight consecutive home games, the longest active home winning streak in the NFL. Denver leads the league in sacks (34) and ranks third in total defense (273.1 yards per game allowed) and fourth in scoring defense (18.1 points per game allowed) in 2025.
- In Week 7, Denver defeated the New York Giants, 33-32, after trailing 19-0 entering the fourth quarter and 26-8 with six minutes remaining, becoming the first team since 1970 to overcome a deficit of 18-or-more points with six minutes remaining in the fourth quarter and win in regulation.
- Last week, Denver quarterback Bo Nix became the first player in NFL history with two touchdown passes and two rushing touchdowns in a fourth quarter. Since 2024, Nix is one of three quarterbacks, along with Patrick Mahomes and Lamar Jackson, with at least 40 touchdown passes (40) and five rushing touchdowns (seven).
- Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott is the third player in NFL history with at least three touchdown passes and a passer rating of 120-or-higher in four consecutive games, joining Russell Wilson (five consecutive games in 2015 with Seattle) and Andrew Luck (four consecutive games in 2018 with Indianapolis).
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