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That sounds about right.
Here’s five things to watch for:
1 Dakmania: Dak Prescott hasn’t struggled yet. He is seven pass attempts away from tying Tom Brady’s record for most without an interception to start a career. And, with every win, the quarterback controversy debate rages on. If Prescott goes into Lambeau Field and leads the Cowboys to another victory, expect the quarterback talk to pick up even more than it already has.
2 WR corps: Dez Bryant is expected to miss his third consecutive game, and the Cowboys’ receiving corps has shown its depth in filling the void. Terrance Williams is coming off his best game of the season, and must build on it. Cole Beasley and Jason Witten continue to be underneath targets for Prescott, and Brice Butler has the ability to stretch the field. The receivers must come through, considering the Packers’ top-ranked run defense.
3 Pressuring Rodgers: Aaron Rodgers is among the best quarterbacks in the league, and is always a challenge to sack. His strong arm and shiftiness makes him dangerous if he escapes the pocket, as defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli said. The Cowboys must get pressure on Rodgers. They’ve sacked him only twice in the past two meetings (2014 postseason, 2015 regular season), although the good news is DeMarcus Lawrence has one sack in each of those games. Lawrence is expected to see his snap count increase gradually as the season wears on, and he’ll assure himself of staying on the field if he’s productive in getting to the quarterback.
4 Secondary matters: Cornerback Morris Claiborne has nursed an ankle injury, but is expected to play. That’s a positive; Claiborne has been the Cowboys’ best secondary player this season, and will have his hands full going against Jordy Nelson at times. The bigger issue might fall to rookie nickel corner Anthony Brown, who will be responsible for Randall Cobb. Cobb is among the best slot receivers in the game, and to keep the Cowboys in the game, Brown has to make sure he doesn’t go off.
5 Lambeau Field: Lambeau Field is the most historic stadium in the NFL. This is another challenge for rookies Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott to handle. The Packers have a strong history at home, of course, and have beaten the Cowboys in the past four meetings at Lambeau Field. The last time the Cowboys won in Green Bay? September 2008, 27-16, when Tony Romo passed for 260 yards and Marion Barber rushed for 142.
Read more here: Five things to watch for in Dallas Cowboys vs. Green Bay Packers game | The Star-Telegram
1 Dakmania: Dak Prescott hasn’t struggled yet. He is seven pass attempts away from tying Tom Brady’s record for most without an interception to start a career. And, with every win, the quarterback controversy debate rages on. If Prescott goes into Lambeau Field and leads the Cowboys to another victory, expect the quarterback talk to pick up even more than it already has.
2 WR corps: Dez Bryant is expected to miss his third consecutive game, and the Cowboys’ receiving corps has shown its depth in filling the void. Terrance Williams is coming off his best game of the season, and must build on it. Cole Beasley and Jason Witten continue to be underneath targets for Prescott, and Brice Butler has the ability to stretch the field. The receivers must come through, considering the Packers’ top-ranked run defense.
3 Pressuring Rodgers: Aaron Rodgers is among the best quarterbacks in the league, and is always a challenge to sack. His strong arm and shiftiness makes him dangerous if he escapes the pocket, as defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli said. The Cowboys must get pressure on Rodgers. They’ve sacked him only twice in the past two meetings (2014 postseason, 2015 regular season), although the good news is DeMarcus Lawrence has one sack in each of those games. Lawrence is expected to see his snap count increase gradually as the season wears on, and he’ll assure himself of staying on the field if he’s productive in getting to the quarterback.
4 Secondary matters: Cornerback Morris Claiborne has nursed an ankle injury, but is expected to play. That’s a positive; Claiborne has been the Cowboys’ best secondary player this season, and will have his hands full going against Jordy Nelson at times. The bigger issue might fall to rookie nickel corner Anthony Brown, who will be responsible for Randall Cobb. Cobb is among the best slot receivers in the game, and to keep the Cowboys in the game, Brown has to make sure he doesn’t go off.
5 Lambeau Field: Lambeau Field is the most historic stadium in the NFL. This is another challenge for rookies Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott to handle. The Packers have a strong history at home, of course, and have beaten the Cowboys in the past four meetings at Lambeau Field. The last time the Cowboys won in Green Bay? September 2008, 27-16, when Tony Romo passed for 260 yards and Marion Barber rushed for 142.
Read more here: Five things to watch for in Dallas Cowboys vs. Green Bay Packers game | The Star-Telegram
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Lacy is dealing with some issues too isn't he, even though he's expected to play.
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The Cincinnati rush defense has allowed an average of 114 yards per game. They are currently ranked #20 in the NFL.
The Bengals allowed 180 rushing yards to the Cowboys.
Excluding the Cowboys game, the Cincinnati Bengals rushing defense has allowed an average of 97.5 yards per game. With that average they would be ranked #14 against the run.
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Ok that definitely tells me more. So based on that we should still expect Zeke to get right around 100 yards, instead of the 130+ he's gotten the last 3 games.
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Correct.
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lol, that cant be right
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The brakes need tapping on the TWilly stuff. Yes he is 16 of 19 targets which sounds good except that in 5 games, the #1 WR has only been targeted less than 4 times a game (which is once a quarter) and catches about 3 passes per game which is being only statistically relevant in 3 quarters of a football game. Not going out of bounds, not falling on a fumble, trying for extra yards at a time that he needed to stop the clock and pulling his arms down on a high sideline pass tell more of the story that this player should be regarded in the depth chart for exactly what he is: a 4th WR who can come in on certain short passing packages and nothing else.
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This