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Cowboys vs. 49ers: Full Week 7 preview for San Francisco

By Logan Stanley

SANTA CLARA, CA - OCTOBER 02: Ezekiel Elliott #21 of the Dallas Cowboys rushes the ball against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium on October 2, 2016 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
SANTA CLARA, CA - OCTOBER 02: Ezekiel Elliott #21 of the Dallas Cowboys rushes the ball against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium on October 2, 2016 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) /
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LANDOVER, MD – OCTOBER 15: Quarterback C.J. Beathard #3 of the San Francisco 49ers passes against the Washington Redskins during the second quarter at FedExField on October 15, 2017 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD – OCTOBER 15: Quarterback C.J. Beathard #3 of the San Francisco 49ers passes against the Washington Redskins during the second quarter at FedExField on October 15, 2017 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /

The month of October is nearly over, and the San Francisco 49ers are still winless. The 49ers now head back home for a Week 7 matchup with the Dallas Cowboys. Here is the preview with the latest news, X-factors, injuries and much more.

November is fast approaching, and there remains a zero in the win column for the San Francisco 49ers.

Not the most ideal start for a new regime trying to establish itself.

But in those losses lies a truth: the 49ers aren’t your average 0-6 team. Last week, San Francisco set a new NFL record. They became the first team in NFL history to lose five consecutive games by three points or less.

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When evaluating this team has a whole, that fact cannot be ignored. This is a competitive squad. There is no obliteration happening at the expense of the 49ers.

It’s not a lack of play-calling, schematics or an acute dearth of talent that is bringing San Francisco down. It’s the miscues that prove to be too costly in the end.

It’s those miscues that has plagued the 49ers so far. San Francisco leads the league with 56 penalties and 20 dropped passes. When you’re a team like the 49ers, those mistakes cannot happen. Otherwise you lose the close games you should win, just like this team has done.

Let’s take a look ahead at this next week’s contest against the Cowboys, beginning with a dive into some statistics.