Falcons at Cowboys: Key Players to Watch

After recording his first career sack last week in New York, the rookie out of Clemson will face off with one of the top tackles in the NFL in Dallas' Tyrone Smith.

Filling in for an injured Tony Romo, Weeden will look to build on the success he gained last week in Philadelphia.

Jackson is a formidable force for the Atlanta's defensive line and this week he will have to be productive for the Falcons to control the line of scrimmage against the Cowboys.

One of the best left tackles in football, Smith will give Vic Beasley, Jr. a challenging test on Sunday.

Durant will be facing his former team on Sunday and he will look to add to his team-leading 18 tackles.

Martin is a premier offensive guard and will have his hands full with Atlanta's talented interior D-linemen.

After not being tested in Atlanta's Week 2 win over New York, Trufant will look to assist with shutting the down Cowboys' passing attack.

Witten, despite a few injuries, is one of the NFL's most dangerous tight ends.

Levitre will be starting his third game as a Falcon and the Dallas' top ranked rushing defense is led by DT Tyrone Crawford, who should see a lot of Levitre on Sunday.

Lee has already made 20 tackles and 12 stops so far in 2015 and looks like an early Pro Bowl candidate at linebacker.

Tamme had a breakout game against New York last week, but this week will see a lot of Cowboys' LB Sean Lee.

The Georgia native is a skilled safety who will likely spend a lot of time double-teaming Julio Jones.

The second-year running back will get his first start of the season and will be tasked with getting Atlanta's run game to operate at a high level against the NFL's top rush defense.

The cornerback is off to a good start in 2015 and will be tasked with covering Julio Jones.

Jones is looking for his third consecutive 100-yard game on Sunday against the Cowboys.

A second-year defensive end, Lawrence, drafted in the second round in 2014, has four QB hurries and two QB hits so far this season.