As the ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵÏÂÔØÈë¿Ú (1-2) return home to AT&T Stadium this week, they also return to the national spotlight of Sunday Night Football. The Green Bay Packers (2-1) come to town, and they'll bring a familiar face in Micah Parsons who returns to face his former team just 31 days after being traded.
Both teams enter Week 4 after a disappointing loss and have plenty to prove in the national spotlight and an emotionally-charged atmosphere. Here are 10 more notable 'big facts' to remember ahead of Sunday's 7:20pm CT kickoff on NBC.
Not The Normal Homecoming
As Micah Parsons makes his return to AT&T Stadium, it will be just 31 days after being traded to the Green Bay Packers. Randy Moss is the only other player since 1995 with All-Pro honors to face his former team in a shorter time span. He did so in just 25 days after being traded to the Vikings from the Patriots in 2010. Moss caught just one pass for eight yards in the game, before being waived the next week.
Sign of Times to Come?
Entering Week 4, the Cowboys have allowed a league-worst 9.4 passing yards per attempt, the worst mark in the NFL. They are also 27th in points per game allowed with 30.7. Green Bay is the best in each category, allowing just 4.3 passing yards per attempt and only 14.7 points per game.
The Parsons Effect
Micah Parsons has made a substantial impact on the Packers defense in 2025. The unit has allowed 3.6 yards per play with Parsons on the field this season. A mark that is currently the best in the NFL. While the Packers averaged 5.2 yards per play allowed for the entire 2024 season.
The Lamb Effect
Dallas will be without CeeDee Lamb for the next few weeks due to a high ankle sprain. Lamb has only missed three games in his career since being drafted in 2020, missing one in 2021 and two more in 2024. Dallas is a combined 0-3 when Lamb is not available and 0-5 in games where he's held without a reception.
Picken' and Choosen
George Pickens will be the Cowboys top option without CeeDee Lamb in the lineup. This season, he has not been targeted more than ten times in a single game. But when Pickens has been targeted more than ten times in a game since entering the league, he ranks sixth in receiving yards per game (114.8). In those four games, he trails only Puka Nacua (LAR), Ja'Marr Chase (CIN), Justin Jefferson (MIN), Jerry Jeudy (CLE), and Amon-Ra St. Brown (DET) in receiving yards per game.
Ferguson Receiving Praise
Jake Ferguson has been targeted more than anyone on the Cowboys roster this season and leads NFL tight ends with 27 receptions. Also, a mark that's second-best in the NFL out of all receiving options. His 13 receptions in Week 3 were the second-most by a tight end in Cowboys history behind only Jason Witten who tallied 14 receptions three times in his career.
Williams Leading the Charge
Javonte Williams has score three of Dallas' seven total touchdowns this season. Only Indianapolis' Jonathan Taylor has scored a higher percentage of his team's total scrimmage touchdowns this season, with four of the Colts' nine touchdowns in 2025.
Doing Dak Things
Entering Week 4, Dak Prescott leads the NFL in both completions (90) and pass attempts (126). He's tallied 800 passing yards and a 71.8 completion percentage with those pass attempts, both numbers that rank top five in the NFL.
There are Some Positives
After being a top five most penalized team in the NFL in both 2023 and 2024, the ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵÏÂÔØÈë¿Ú currently rank 16th in the NFL with just 20 penalties through the first three weeks. Additionally, the Cowboys defense has committed only three total penalties this season, the second fewest in the NFL. Only the Bills defense (two), have committed fewer this season.
Another Aubrey Record
Brandon Aubrey continues to re-write the record books with another NFL record from Week 3. His 53-yard field goal against Chicago was his 28th converted attempt from 50-yards or more in his career, most over a three-year span in NFL history. It also ties Aubrey with Dan Bailey for the most career 50-plus yard field goals in Cowboys franchise history.
