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FRISCO, Texas — Six days before the 7-1 San Francisco 49ers visit AT&T Stadium, Dallas Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer said Monday he has a ton of respect for 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan, general manager John Lynch, and the team they have built. Schottenheimer spoke at The Star a day after a 27-23 win over the Indianapolis Colts.
San Francisco forced five second-half takeaways in a 38-17 win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, The Associated Press reported. The 49ers scored touchdowns on their first three drives.
The 49ers’ record shows how good they are, Schottenheimer said. Dallas is 4-5 and has not won consecutive games this season.
“They’re a good football team, really good football team. Their record shows that. A ton of respect for Kyle and John and the team that they’ve built,” Schottenheimer said. “So we’re looking forward to this week’s preparation and get ready to play them.”
Brian Schottenheimer Says Wins Over Playoff Teams Matter
San Francisco has lost once all season. After Sunday’s game in Indianapolis, Schottenheimer pointed to the parity across the league.
“The 49ers are a good football team. Every team in this league is good. That’s why there’s so much parity. That’s why it’s such a popular sport,” Schottenheimer explained Sunday.
The 49ers will test Dallas in a lot of different ways, Schottenheimer said Monday. The Cowboys’ four wins have come against the Washington Commanders, the Houston Texans, the Philadelphia Eagles, and Indianapolis.
“Of course. Yeah, of course it does. But they’re a really good football team that will test us a lot of different ways, and we’re excited for the matchup,” Schottenheimer said.
Cowboys Still Chasing First Back-To-Back Wins Of 2026
Each of the Cowboys’ first three wins was followed by a loss. A 37-20 win over Washington came before a 34-31 loss to the Baltimore Ravens in Rio de Janeiro, and a 34-30 win over Houston on Oct. 4 came before a 24-16 Thursday night loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
After beating Philadelphia 38-21 on Oct. 26, Dallas lost 33-30 in overtime to the Arizona Cardinals. The team will talk about some different things for practice this week, Schottenheimer said.
“Sure, yeah. Talk about different things for practice, some things like that. But for the most part, it’s just doing the things that we’re doing, doing better and more consistently,” Schottenheimer said.
The New York Giants still lead the NFC East, and the Eagles fell to 2-7 with a 19-11 loss to New York on Sunday. Sunday’s kickoff against San Francisco is 3:25 p.m. CT on FOX, the first of three straight home games for Dallas before the Tennessee Titans visit Nov. 22 and the Eagles come in on Thanksgiving.
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