Miami Dolphins

Dolphins-Cowboys Preview Capsule

Published Sep. 19, 2019 5:58 p.m. ET

MIAMI (0-2) at DALLAS (2-0)

Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, Fox

OPENING LINE — Cowboys by 20

RECORD VS. SPREAD — Dolphins 0-2, Cowboys 2-0

SERIES RECORD — Tied 7-7

LAST MEETING — Cowboys 24, Dolphins 14, Nov. 22, 2015

LAST WEEK — Dolphins lost to Patriots, 43-0; Cowboys beat Redskins, 31-21

AP PRO32 RANKING — Dolphins No. 32, Cowboys No. 4

DOLPHINS OFFENSE — OVERALL (32), RUSH (31), PASS (30)

DOLPHINS DEFENSE — OVERALL (32), RUSH (32), PASS (28)

COWBOYS OFFENSE — OVERALL (2), RUSH (6), PASS (3)

COWBOYS DEFENSE — OVERALL (18), RUSH (T11), PASS (21)

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES — Cowboys have won five of previous seven in series after losing five of first seven. ... Cowboys seeking first 3-0 start since 2008, when they lost last two, missed playoffs at 9-7. ... Dolphins haven't started 0-3 since 2011, when they lost first seven and finished 6-10. ... Dolphins have been outscored 102-10; no team since 1961 had worse point differential after two games. ... Miami's odds of winning Super Bowl have soared to 20,000 to 1, or 20 times worse than any other team. ... QB Josh Rosen replacing Ryan Fitzpatrick as starter after Fitzpatrick had 39.9 passer rating through first two games. Rosen played fourth quarter in loss to Patriots. Arizona traded Rosen to Miami after drafting him in first round in 2018 before getting Kyler Murray No. 1 overall this year. ... Undrafted rookie WR Preston Williams leads Dolphins with 87 yards receiving, scored team's only TD. ... WR Allen Hurns spent only season with Cowboys last year after four seasons in Jacksonville, has returned from gruesome leg injury sustained in Dallas' wild-card win over Seattle. ... Miami playing first game without DB Minkah Fitzpatrick after trade to Pittsburgh for first-round draft choice in 2020, latest in roster purge for draft picks that included sending LT Laremy Tunsil, WR Kenny Stills to Houston. ... CB Xavien Howard looking for first INT after tying for NFL lead with seven last season. ... NFL record for points allowed is 533 by Baltimore in 1981. Dolphins are on pace to allow 816. ... Last year Dolphins allowed 6,257 yards, most in franchise history. They're on pace to allow 8,162 this year. ... Miami has four first downs rushing and has given up four touchdowns rushing. ... Dolphins claimed DE Taco Charlton day after Cowboys waived 2017 first-round pick. Charlton faces quick turnaround if he's going to play against former team. ... DE Robert Quinn makes Dallas debut against former team after two-game suspension over performance enhancers. Dolphins traded Quinn in offseason as part of youth movement under first-year coach Brian Flores. ... Cowboys QB Dak Prescott has seven touchdown passes, tying Don Meredith (1966) for club record through two games. ... Prescott completed last 18 passes against Redskins to tie career-long streak. Brandon Weeden has franchise record at 21 over five games in 2014-15. ... RB Ezekiel Elliott had 20th career 100-yard game last week and Cowboys improved to 17-3 in those games. ... TE Jason Witten (70 TD catches) is third Dallas player to reach that mark (Dez Bryant, Bob Hayes) and NFL's fifth tight end. ... Since trade to Dallas in Week 9 last season, WR Amari Cooper has five touchdown catches of at least 20 yards, tied for most in NFL with Antonio Brown. ... WR Michael Gallup expected to miss two to four weeks with knee injury after leading Cowboys in catches (13) and yards (226) through two games. ... Fantasy tip: With Gallup out, Devin Smith should be intriguing add after 51-yard score against Redskins for second career TD (other came as rookie in 2015).