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Tale of the Tape: Cowboys vs. Rams
Rams Offense
Ranked 2nd w/32.9 points per game
Ranked 2nd w/421.1 yards per game
Ranked 5th w/281.7 passing yards per game
Ranked 3rd w/139.4 rushing yards per game
Cowboys Offense
Ranked 22nd w/21.9 points per game
Ranked 22nd w/343.8 yards per game
Ranked 23rd w/221.1 passing yards per game
Ranked 10th w/122.7 rushing yards per game
Rams Defense
Ranked 20th w/24 points per game allowed
Ranked 19th w/358.6 yards per game allowed
Ranked 14th w/236.2 passing yards per game allowed
Ranked 23rd w/122.3 rushing yards per game allowed
Cowboys Defense
Ranked 6th w/20.2 points per game allowed
Ranked 7th w/329.2 yards per game allowed
Ranked 13th w/234.7 passing yards per game allowed
Ranked 5th w/94.6 rushing yards per game allowed
The Rams have 2 WR's with over 1,200 yards receiving (Woods and Cook) and a HB (Gurley) that is one of the best in the league. Their defense is led by DT Donald and his 20+ sacks.
For Dallas to have any chance of winning this game, they will have to once again rely on the defense to get pressure on the QB (Goff) with their front 4 and have the DB's disrupt the Rams WR's at the line of scrimmage while having LB's LVE and Smith shadowing Gurley. If they can successfully do that and have Dak avoid any turnovers or missed throws, Dallas could shock the Rams.
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Just play them like we played the saints
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Stop Gurley.
Stop Donald.
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Call me blind or too optimistic, but I refuse to look at this game with a view like "For Dallas to have any chance..." Screw that. NO TEAM is unbeatable. Rams are really good, but guess what? So the fuck is Dallas.
This defense has given reason to believe they can keep us in any game. Saints looked unstoppable too until we played them.
Im in no way making thinking we walk through them but to go into it with a view of us hardly having a chance is ridiculous. Every game is tough at this point with strengths and weaknesses that we have all seen.
If the Rams happen to be the better team on that day then so be it, but until the whistle is blown and we go out and give it our best shot? You wont hear me jumping on the wagon of doubters or fear of the other team.
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If you double Donald he has shown to be ineffective. Why more teams don't I have no idea
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https://247sports.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/Board/103087/Contents/Well-LA-here-we-come-127431256/
Well LA here we come
So we beat LA. Philly beat New Orleans. We get Philly at home to get us to a SB!! Sounds like a grand plan to me
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The Coliseum will be packed to the rafters with boys fans...What a sight it’ll be
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I thought Dallas would get blown out against NO, but against LA, Dallas has a chance. The offense has to show up and not for just one quarter, we need four quarters.
Are you hearing me Prescott?
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"The Cowboys made a major in-season pickup this year in receiver Amari Cooper, who had seven catches for 106 yards on Saturday against Seattle, but Dallas’ season-long success has started with a run defense that allowed opponents an average of only 3.8 yards per carry.
Demarcus Lawrence led the Cowboys with 10.5 sacks this season, but the player to watch is high-volume tackling linebacker Leighton Vander Esch, who had 140 tackles and two interceptions this season as an undrafted rookie out of Boise State."
https://www.ocregister.com/2019/01/...-they-will-play-dallas-cowboys-next-saturday/
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Defense hasn't played as well on the road. So it'll probably be on Dak and the offense.
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For Dallas to beat the Rams the defense needs to go up another level. Seems Byron is satisfied of making the pro bowl. I haven't loved the way he's played the last few games or the 2ndary as a whole at times. The pass rush also needs to get going. It's been Woods and Maliek. Versus Tank and Gregory.
We need all four to show up. But nobody and I mean nobody plays with the passion and energy Jaylon Smith does. Give me 10 more guys with that same energy and passion. We'd have a truly dominate defense.
Offense we need the Oline to step it up also. Dak needs to get better at reads and his throws. Garrett and Linehan need to get "way" better at game preparations especially on the road!! Let Austin return kickoffs. And the WR's also need to step up. In all EVERYBODY dressing and coaching have to get better from this point on. But I'm definitely counting on "my" defense getting much better. And they can and they will.
Let's get it done... Dallas Cowboys!!