The Dallas Cowboys come off their bye week desperately in need of a victory while traveling to face a San Francisco 49ers team dealing with a litany of injuries to their skill position personnel.One of the NFC’s oldest rivalries closes out Sunday’s action in Week 8 of the NFL’s regular season.ODDS AND TRENDSThe 49ers (3-4) are consensus 5.0-point favorites at home. That includes at BetRivers, where the 49ers have drawn 64 percent of the spread-line money, while the Cowboys (3-3) have been backed by 53 percent of the total bets.Dallas’ +180 moneyline has been popular, attracting 61 percent of the money, although the 49ers have garnered 46 percent of the total bets at -225.The Over/Under total points line has hovered around 47.5 and 48.0 at most books. At BetRivers, the Under has been backed by big wagers with 82 percent of the total money, although 70 percent of the total bets have supported to Over.SERIES HISTORYSan Francisco has won the past three meetings, including playoff victories to end Dallas’ 2021 and 2022 seasons. Last season’s meeting was one-sided as the 49ers clobbered the Cowboys 42-10 behind four touchdown passes from Brock Purdy, three to George Kittle.That beatdown might not have been as bad as the one Dallas (3-3) just experienced — a 47-9 loss to the Detroit Lions before the team’s much-needed bye.THE NEWSCowboys quarterback Dak Prescott had a message for his teammates before they all took time off for last week’s bye.”Look in the mirror. Go watch these six games over the bye week. Take a few days off. Reset. And be ready when we get back in that building to refocus and do every single thing that you can to help this team,” Prescott told reporters. “And everybody has a role, whatever that role may be. Make sure you understand what it is, and if it’s bigger than what it was a few weeks ago, if it’s smaller, whatever it may be, figure out a way to be the absolute best in it.”Eleven games left. We’re going to take it one at a time. San Fran’s next, so as we watch these six games, go ahead and get a jumpstart on a couple of their games and be ready, as I said, to refocus after this reset.”Prescott has passed for 1,602 yards, eight touchdowns and six interceptions entering the latest showdown with the 49ers.Jordan Mason (shoulder) has been superb while replacing injured Christian McCaffrey and ranks second in the NFL with 667 rushing yards.Purdy has passed for 1,841 yards, nine touchdowns and seven interceptions for the 49ers.San Francisco star linebacker Fred Warner has heard the critiques of the 49ers being a team in trouble and he isn’t interested in the rhetoric.”You can listen to what people say about you in the outside world,” Warner said. “All the stories can be written that we’re not good enough and all these sorts of things. For us, it’s about just continuing to focus on what we do.”INJURY REPORT