ARLINGTON, Texas — This is pretty much as close as veteran running back Aaron Jones can get to a homecoming in the NFL. He grew up in El Paso, Texas, which is roughly 600 miles away from Arlington, Texas.

Though his hometown certainly isn’t close in proximity, Jones said he was expecting more than 30 people to be in attendance when the Vikings played the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night at AT&T Stadium.

“I truly thank them for their support,” Jones said. “I’m really nothing without them.”

There’s something about Jones being relatively close to his hometown that seems to bring out the best in him. He entered the primetime matchup having rushed for 488 yards and nine touchdowns against the Cowboys in his career. That included a whopping 350 yards and eight touchdowns at AT&T Stadium alone.

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