![]() CeeDee Lamb has become one of the elite wideouts in the NFL, second only to Tyreek Hill of the Miami Dolphins in yards with 102.9 yards per game and is third in the league with twelve touchdown catches. Of course, the quarterback can’t complete passes without receivers, and in that aspect, the two teams are very different. Still, the edge here goes to Dallas again. He is seventh in yards, a pretty impressive second in TDs, and has limited his own interceptions to eleven. He has thrown for 36 while only getting picked off nine times. He is third in yards per game and leads the league in the most important category, touchdowns. He has been outstanding for most of the year, with just a few blemishes. Prescott has inserted himself into the MVP beauty contest with his performance. It is worth a moment to look at some key positions in evaluating these numbers. Make sure to subscribe to our network so you do not miss any of our shows! Apple devices can subscribe here and Spotify users can subscribe here. We discussed this overall idea on the latest episode of Ryled Up on the Blogging The Boys podcast network. Given how Mike McCarthy has leaned more into the passing attack in the latter stages of the season, this bodes well. We have worried all season about the running game for Dallas, but a bit surprisingly perhaps this is nearly a wash, as the Cowboys averaged exactly 0.8 yards per game more than the Packers. Green Bay was twelfth in the NFL with 233.4. They averaged 258.6 yards per game passing, third best overall. To get there, the Cowboys relied heavily on throwing the ball. (For no particular reason, we’ll note that the Eagles were +5.)īreaking it down, Dallas averaged a league-best 29.9 points per game vs 22.5. ![]() As you might expect for the number seven seed, Green Bay has a much narrower margin at +33. Dallas leads the NFC with +194, just one better than the number one seed San Francisco 49ers. We’ll start with one of the best predictors for success, points differential. Spoiler alert: Almost every number you can consider favors the home team this year. Let’s look at the teams this year and see how they stack up. One of the few constants from the 2016 game is Dak Prescott, and his stellar 2023 campaign is a strong argument for him being better than he was when they lost by a field goal. ![]() ![]() These are mostly completely different rosters and the head coach for the Packers in those games now is calling plays for the Cowboys. No longer does Dallas have to worry about Aaron Rodgers making nearly impossible throws to take the game, and the rules have been tweaked to hopefully avoid another event like the Dez Bryant catch that was ruled incomplete. ![]() That is a generation ago in NFL terms and much has changed. Most of us remember all too well how they bounced the Cowboys from the playoffs twice. You are to be forgiven if the aspect of facing Green Bay in the playoffs causes a bit of PTSD. Well, and with a little luck, mostly involving a late season collapse by the Philadelphia Eagles. Hopes are high after Dallas, with some strong play much of the season, earned the number two seed in the NFC. The Dallas Cowboys face the Green Bay Packers at AT&T Stadium in the wild card round on Sunday. ![]()
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