Scanning the stat sheet.

Here’s how the Cowboys are faring in several of the individual and team statistical categories, thus far. It’s mostly good, though there is a little bad.

- Through three games, Tony Romo is sixth in passing yards (860), tied for third in touchdowns (eight), and tied for second in QB rating (111.9). Tom Brady is first in the league in touchdowns (10) and QB rating (141.8). It can’t hurt when you’ve completed 70 of 88 passes, as Brady has so far.

- Marion Barber III is 12th in the NFL (and 6th in the NFC) in rushing yards with 256, but he leads the league in yards per carry (6.4) and is tied for the league lead in rushing touchdowns with four.

- T.O. is fourth in the league in receiving yards with 329, and leads the league in yards per catch at 20.6. Jason Witten also ranks among the league’s top receivers with 14 catches for 233 yards, which puts him third among tight ends, behind Antonio Gates (27 catches, 297 yards) and Kellen Winslow, Jr. (16 catches, 271 yards).

- Nick Folk is third in the league in scoring, with 32 points. Jeff Reed of Pittsburgh has 37 points, and Adam Vinatieri is 2nd with 33 points.

- Unsurprisingly, Anthony Henry is at the top of the charts in interceptions, with his back to back games with two picks. Tennessee’s Keith Bulluck picked off Drew Brees three times last night, and along with Raiders LB Kirk Morrison, is tied for second at three picks.

TEAM STATS

- Dallas is second in the league in total offense, racking up 420.3 yards per game, and have the league’s fifth-best passing (274 yards per game) and rushing (146.3 yards per game) offenses. New England is first in total offense at 441 yards per game. The Steelers are averaging an impressive 198.3 yards per game rushing, after torching the Bills and 49ers for 200+ yard days in the last two weeks.

- The Cowboys also lead the league in fourth-down conversions made at four, and unfortunately, in penalties (30) and penalty yards (256).

- On the defensive side of the ball, Dallas is still in the lower half of the league in total defense. However, the Cowboys have been greatly helped, especially in the last two games, by forcing turnover after turnover, which has them in the league lead in takeaways (10 - 8 picks, 2 fumbles) and turnover margin (+7).

- Speaking of the total defense rankings, Dallas is 21st in yards allowed per game, at 337. While Eli Manning and Trent Green racked up good yardage totals, the rush defense has been a strength, holding Miami’s Ronnie Brown and Chicago’s Cedric Benson to subpar totals. Because of that, the Cowboys come in at 8th in the league in rush yards allowed per game, at 86.7 per game.