Overview

• Dallas Cowboys (6-3) are set to face the struggling Carolina Panthers (1-8) in Charlotte, with the Cowboys showing significant progress in their run game.
• Cowboys' quarterback Dak Prescott leads the NFL with 1,082 passing yards and 11 touchdown passes since Week 8, with CeeDee Lamb leading the NFL with 617 yards receiving over the last four games.
• Panthers' coach Frank Reich is taking back the offensive play-calling duties in hopes of giving his team a spark, after the team scored only two offensive touchdowns in the last three games.
• Rico Dowdle and Tony Pollard's performance in the Cowboys' running game has been encouraging, with Dowdle's emergence giving the running game new life.
• If the Panthers lose, they'll match a franchise record with their sixth straight non-winning season.