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The Cowboys tweeted the announcement yesterday with a video revealing the starting lineup. The video ends with a picture of the team’s “MVP Rally Cat” with a graphic of the Cowboys star in its eyes.

The cat also sports the No. 9 jersey in a nod to the creature’s numerous lives as well as to the jersey number of former Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo.

Still reppin’ the cat 🔥🤟🏾 @thejaylonsmith | #HotBoyz pic.twitter.com/0KZ3NbxGqm

— Dallas Cowboys (@dallascowboys) November 10, 2019

Both fans and players alike appear to support the animal. Linebacker Jaylon Smith rolled into the AT&T stadium before the game wearing a custom \"Black Cat\" t-shirt, plugging the de facto mascot.

Unfortunately for the Cowboys, even the black cat’s luck -- and ability to outrun state troopers -- wasn’t enough this time. The Vikings won 28-24.

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