Overview
- CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens sat the opening series for a team-rule issue reported as missed activities, then combined for 210 yards and two touchdowns.
- Recent trade acquisition Quinnen Williams debuted with 1.5 sacks and multiple quarterback hits after arriving from the Jets in a multi-pick deal.
- Las Vegas, missing key linemen Kolton Miller and Jackson Powers-Johnson, allowed four sacks and posted just 27 rushing yards with an unusually low first-half run rate per Next Gen Stats.
- Dallas moved to 4-5-1 and Las Vegas fell to 2-8, with the Cowboys still holding only a low single-digit playoff probability cited by NFL Next Gen Stats.
- The game featured tributes to Marshawn Kneeland, including a pregame moment of silence and Dallas wearing shirts and a helmet decal in his memory.