It’s back-to-back wins for the Dallas Cowboys, and they took out a divisional rival on Thanksgiving for the second year in a row. There was a lot on the line for Dallas that needed their first home win and they got it in style. How did the rookie class help score victory? Let’s dive in.

OT Tyler Guyton

Guyton started at left tackle and played in the first quarter before leaving the game early. He never returned and it’s reported he has a high ankle sprain. Chuma Edoga replaced Guyton and is the main candidate to take over the position in Guyton’s absence. Edoga played the rest of the game and allowed only two pressures and zero sacks.

DE Marshawn Kneeland

Inactive

C Cooper Beebe

Beebe had some issues against the New York Giants that primarily sends its pass rush inside. He managed to stay clean and allow zero pressures but where Beebe really had problems was in the run blocking. Thankfully the Giants defense couldn’t contain Rico Dowdle who went for over 100 yards on the ground, but Beebe clearly has some work to do in run blocking.

LB Marist Liufau

Liufau played eight snaps on defense. He got in the Giants backfield twice putting pressure on Drew Lock. Other than that he was doing his secondary role on special teams.

CB Caelen Carson

Injured reserve

WR Ryan Flournoy

Inactive

T Nathan Thomas

Injured reserve

TE Brevyn Spann-Ford

Ford wasn’t targeted at all in the passing game, but he did help in the run game as an extra blocker. Ford played 31 snaps against the Giants and 20 of those snaps was as an extra blocker. He made one very good tackle on special teams as Dallas looked to pile the pressure on as the game developed.

S Emany Johnson

Inactive

LB Brock Mogensen

Inactive

DT Denzel Daxon

Inactive

Associated Press

Winnipeg Jets (18-6, in the Central Division) vs. Dallas Stars (14-8, in the Central Division)

Dallas; Sunday, 4:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Dallas Stars host the Winnipeg Jets after Mason Marchment scored two goals in the Stars’ 5-3 win over the Colorado Avalanche.

Dallas has a 14-8 record overall and a 5-2-0 record in Central Division play. The Stars have a +17 scoring differential, with 76 total goals scored and 59 conceded.

Winnipeg has an 18-6 record overall and a 7-1-0 record in Central Division play. The Jets have gone 10-1-0 in games they score at least one power-play goal.

Sunday’s game is the second time these teams square off this season. The Jets won the last matchup 4-1. Cole Perfetti scored two goals in the victory.

TOP PERFORMERS: Marchment has nine goals and 14 assists for the Stars. Roope Hintz has five goals and one assist over the last 10 games.

Kyle Connor has 13 goals and 16 assists for the Jets. Mark Scheifele has scored five goals with three assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Stars: 6-4-0, averaging 3.9 goals, 6.6 assists, 3.3 penalties and 8.6 penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game.

Jets: 5-5-0, averaging three goals, 4.7 assists, 4.2 penalties and 11.7 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game.

INJURIES: Stars: None listed.

Jets: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

The city of Dallas could be a step closer to landing a key piece of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

A council committee on Monday is set to receive a briefing from the Dallas Sports Commission on next steps to secure the use of the city’s convention center for the International Broadcast Center.

DSC executive director Monica Paul did not respond to requests for comment on Friday.

Briefing documents published on the city’s website indicate the Ad Hoc Committee on Professional Sports Recruitment and Retention will meet Monday to receive an update on both a planned fan festival at Fair Park and the IBC.

After receiving the briefing, the committee will decide whether to advance a recommendation to the 15-member city council to approve $15 million in expenditures to ready the convention center to host FIFA for eight months beginning in January 2026.

The International Broadcast Center is the center for television, radio, mobile and new media operations; playing host to thousands of sports journalists from around the globe, according to the briefing the committee will receive on Monday.

Dallas hosted the International Broadcast Center for the 1994 World Cup as well, at Fair Park.

Fair Park is expected to host a Fan Fest for the 2026 World Cup too. A FIFA Fan Festival team was in Dallas during the State Fair of Texas to conduct a site visit, and work can begin on expanding planning for safety, security, transportation and revenue projections, according to published briefing materials.