The Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers resumed their storied rivalry on Sunday night. But unlike the past iterations that saw them competing for dominance in the NFC, they were now fighting for survival.Dak Prescott had been underperforming ever since he became the NFL's highest-paid player at $60 million annually. Brock Purdy, meanwhile, had just lost top wideout Brandon Aiyuk for the season to ACL and MCL tears, while Christian McCaffrey was still out as he recovered from an ACL.The game also marked the on-field return of four-time Pro Bowl running back Dalvin Cook, who was elevated from the practice squad after Rico Dowdle fell ill upon arriving at Levi's Stadium and had to be sidelined.Cowboys-49ers box scoreTEAM1Q2Q3Q4QTotalCowboys0 10-142449ers3 3 21330Cowboys players statsCowboys passingPlayerCompletions/AttemptsyardsTouchdownsInterceptionsRatingDak Prescott25/382432279.2Cowboys rushing and receivingPlayerCarriesYardsRushing TDsReceptionsYardsTouchdownsEzekiel Elliott10341140Dalvin Cook61201100KaVontae Turpin11101160Hunter Luepke100000Dak Prescott1-10000CeeDee Lamb000131462Jalen Tolbert0003440Jake Ferguson0006230Cowboys defensePlayerTotal TacklesSolo TacklesSacksEric Kendricks940Amani Oruwariye860DeMarvion Overshown831Jourdan Lewis730Malik Hooker630Trevon Diggs540Chauncey Golston530Donovan Wilson520Carl Lawson320Mazi Smith310Linval Joseph300Marist Liufau220Osa Odighizuwa210Tyrus Wheat200KaVontae Turpin110Buddy Johnson110CeeDee Lamb110Markquese Bell110Juanyeh Thomas110Ryan Flournoy110Carlos Watkins100Trent Sieg100Israel Mukuamu100Hunter Luepke100Cowboys kickingPlayerField GoalsExtra pointsBrandon Aubrey1/13/3Cowboys puntingPlayerPuntsYardsInside 20LongestBrian Anger419435949ers players stats49ers passingPlayerCompletions/AttemptsyardsTouchdownsInterceptionsRatingBrock Purdy18/2626010114.349ers rushing and receivingPlayerCarriesYardsRushing TDsReceptionsYardsTouchdownsIsaac Guerendo148513170Brock Purdy8561000Ricky Pearsall1390000Jordan Mason6180000Deebo Samuel Sr41504710Patrick Taylor Jr290000Kyle Juszczyk110160George Kittle00061281Ricky Pearsall000438049ers defensePlayerTotal TacklesSolo TacklesSacksInterceptionsFred Warner8400De'Vondre Campbell7600Charvarius Ward7500Deommodore Lenoir6501Ji'Ayir Brown5401Malik Mustapha5000Nick Bosa3210Renardo Green3200Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles2100Dee Winters2100Leonard Floyd2000Sam Okuayinonu1110Isaac Yiadom1100Jordan Elliott1100Patrick Taylor Jr.1100Robert Beal Jr.1100Darrell Luter Jr.1100Maliek Collins1000Evan Anderson100049ers kickingPlayerField GoalsExtra pointsAnders Carlson3/33/349ers puntingPlayerPuntsyardsInside 20LongestMitch Wishnowsky4172145Cowboys-49ers game summaryTeh first quarter began slowly, with the only score being a field goal by Anders Carlson, who was making his debut for the 49ers. Later in the period, Ji'Ayir Brown intercepted Dak Prescott, but nothing came of the drive.Then, in the second quarter, Ezekiel Elliott sprinted into the endzone for the first touchdown of the contest:The 49ers then commited a turnover on downs on their drive, but safety Malik Mustapha contained tight ends Brevyn Spann-Ford and Jake Ferguson to limit the Cowboys to a Brandon Aubrey field goal, which Carlson answered with another of his own.Both teams exchanged punts to end the first half.The 49ers finally retook the lead on the opening drive of the second half via an Isaac Guerendo rushing touchdown:Then, on the Cowboys’ first drive of the half, Deommodore Lenoir intercepted Prescott. It turned into a touchdown for George Kittle after officials determined that Chris Conley had not committed pass interference when he ran into double coverage.And then they would force a punt and turn that into a Brock Purdy rushing touchdown.In the fourth quarter, Prescott finally got his passing touchdown, finding a wide-open CeeDee Lamb. After Carlson hit a field goal to maintain the double-digit buffer, #88 struck again.Then the Cowboys forced a change of possession, but their drive ended in a turnover on downs.