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10 Vikings-Cowboys Numbers of Note: 5.7 TFL/Game

The Vikings continue the preseason by visiting the Cowboys at 6 p.m. (CT) Saturday at AT&T Stadium. FOX 9 and KFAN 100.3 will have the simulcast, but until then, here are 10 numbers of note from this preseason, the 2014 regular season and the series that began in 1961:

0 —number of passing touchdowns allowed by the Vikings (in three games) and Cowboys (in two) this preseason; four Vikings passers have combined for 5 TDs through the air, which is four more scores than Cowboys passers have thrown

1 —NFL ranking in passer rating (113.2) and completion percentage (69.9) by Cowboys QB Tony Romo in 2014; Romo is 1-of-1 passing for a loss of one yard this preseason; Vikings QB Teddy Bridgewater was 22nd in passer rating (85.2) and 11th in completion percentage (64.4) as a rookie in 2014 and has a rating of 111.2 and completion percentage of 78.6 percent this preseason

2.0 —number of sacks in as many plays tallied by Vikings DE Brian Robison against the Cowboys on Nov. 3, 2013; DT Linval Joseph also had 2.0 sacks in a game against Dallas (Oct. 28, 2012) as a member of the New York Giants

4.0 —average number of passes defensed recorded by the Vikings per game during the preseason, which is helping the defense limit opposing passers to a completion rate of 51.5 percent

5.7 —average tackles for loss posted by the Vikings per game during the preseason, which is up from 4.9 in the 2014 regular season

9 —Vikings players on the roster with hometowns in Texas; tied for the most with Florida and California; together, the three states have provided 30.3 percent of Vikings on the roster

11 —total yards on four punt returns by Vikings opponents during the preseason; Dallas rookie Lucky Whitehead is averaging 11.3 yards per punt return (six for 68 yards)

13 —points scored by the Cowboys this preseason; Dallas scored 29.2 per game in the 2014 regular season; the Vikings have averaged 20 points per game this preseason after averaging 20.3 in 2014

29 — previous regular season and playoff meetings between the Vikings and the Cowboys; Dallas has a 15-14 edge; each franchise has 11 wins in the regular season

277 —rushing yards (92.3 per game) for and against the Vikings this preseason; the Cowboys have rushed for 172 (86 per game) and allowed 290 (145 per game)

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