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Game time: Fast facts, odds, injury report and key info for Dolphins vs. Cowboys

DOLPHINS (10-4) vs. COWBOYS (10-4)

Kickoff: 4:25 p.m., Sunday, Hard Rock Stadium

TV: Fox (Chs. 7 in Miami-Dade, Broward; 29 in Palm Beach); RADIO: Compass Media Networks, WBGG (105.9-FM), WINZ (940-AM), WTZU (94.9-FM, Spanish); Palm Beach: ESPN (106.3 FM), WEFL (760-AM, Spanish)

Coaches: The Dolphins’ Mike McDaniel is 19-13, including playoffs, in his second season as a head coach; Mike McCarthy is 41-26, including playoffs, in his fourth season leading the Cowboys and 176-111 in 17 seasons overall as a head coach.

Series: The Cowboys lead the all-time series with the Dolphins, 8-7, including a win in the 1971 Super Bowl. Dallas has won the past four meetings with Miami with the Dolphins’ last win coming in a 2003 Thanksgiving game.

Weather: 75 degrees, 63 percent humidity, 13 mph winds, 7 percent chance of precipitation

Line: The Dolphins are 1 1/2-point favorites; the over/under is 49 1/2.

Injuries: DolphinsOut: OL Robert Hunt (hamstring); Questionable: WR Tyreek Hill (ankle), CB Xavien Howard (hip), S Jevon Holland (knees), OL Austin Jackson (oblique), DE Emmanuel Ogbah (hamstring), DB Elijah Campbell (knee), CB Cam Smith (hamstring); Reserve/Non-Football Injury: WR Erik Ezukanma (neck); Injured reserve: C Connor Williams (knee), LB Jerome Baker (knee), OLB Jaelan Phillips (Achilles), OL Isaiah Wynn (quadriceps), RB Salvon Ahmed (foot), CB Keion Crossen (knee), DE Zeke Vandenburgh

Cowboys — Out: DT Johnathan Hankins (knee/ankle); Doubtful: T Tyron Smith (back); Questionable: G Zack Martin (thigh), S Malik Hooker (ankle), DE Viliami Fehoko (knee), T Matt Waletzko (shoulder); Injured reserve: CB Trevon Diggs (knee), LB Leighton Vander Esch (neck), Fehoko, Waltetzko among 10 players on IR.

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