![]() Howell is completing 61% of his passes against Cover-1, traditional man, coverage with six touchdown passes and no interceptions. He'll likely see a fair amount of zone coverage from defensive coordinator Dan Quinn's defense despite the Cowboys running man-to-man coverage on 37.4% of defensive plays, the second-highest rate in the NFL behind only the Cleveland Browns 44% rate. With Bland playing at an NFL Defensive Player of the Year-caliber level, 2019 NFL Defensive Player of the Year cornerback Stephon Gilmore opposite him and Parsons up front, Howell needs to be avoid making rushed decisions. He tied the NFL single-season record for interception return touchdowns with his fourth of 2023 on Sunday in a 33-10 Week 11 road victory at the Carolina Panthers, and he leads the NFL passer rating against (15.9) while co-leading the league in interceptions (six). Howell's stat sheet is also likely music to Cowboys second-year cornerback DaRon Bland. Howell leads the NFL in pass attempts (442), completions (295), passing yards (3,038) and interceptions (12) in 2023, something no quarterback has done in a full, single season since at least the 1970 AFL/NFL merger. The 2022 fifth-round pick, who made his NFL debut in the two teams' last matchup is playing a brand of football that has never been seen before in 2023 under offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy. That total puts him on pace to be sacked 79 times, which would break the NFL single-season record set by 2002 first overall pick quarterback David Carr in the Houston Texans' first year of existence as an expansion franchise. He is the 2023 NFL season's most sacked quarterback as he has been taken down 51 times in 11 games. On paper, it would appear Parsons and the Cowboys defensive front, which leads the NFL with a 47.4% quarterback pressure rate, have another strong opportunity to pad their numbers against Commanders first-time starting quarterback Sam Howell. ![]() Odds: Cowboys -11 O/U 48.5 (via Caesars Sportsbook).Location: AT&T Stadium (Arlington, Texas).Here's a full breakdown of Thursday afternoon's Thanksgiving Day matchup, a look at whether or not the Commanders can keep up with the Cowboys. Teams that won each of first 4 homes games by 20+ points ![]() Just four of the previous five did so in a season in which a championship game existed, but of those four, three reached the league's championship finale in the same year. They are currently one of only six teams in league history to win each of their first four games of a season by 20 or more. Should the Cowboys come out with another home win on Thursday by 20 or more points, they would create NFL history as the first team to win its first five home contests of a season by that margin. The Cowboys lead the NFL in home scoring offense (40.0 points per game), home point differential (+110) and home time of possession (37:33). Dallas is in possession of the NFL's longest active home winning streak at 12 and the second-longest in franchise history, and Dallas has won its four home games this season by a combined score of 160-50. Keenan Allen made seven catches for 85 yards and a touchdown for the Chargers and CeeDee Lamb led Cowboys receivers with seven catches for 117 yards.FRISCO, Texas - On Thanksgiving Thursday, Dallas (7-3) will play host to a familiar, NFC East rival in the Washington Commanders (4-7) at AT&T Stadium, an environment that has not been hospitable to visiting squads. Prescott finished 21 of 30 for 272 yards and a touchdown. Herbert completed 22 of 37 passes for 227 yards and two touchdowns. The boot finished a 14-play, 54-yard drive.ĭallas converted three third downs during the possession - one on an illegal contact penalty on cornerback Ja’Sir Taylor, one on a Dak Prescott completion to CeeDee Lamb and one on a pass to Brandin Cooks. ![]() The Cowboys took a 20-17 lead on a 39-yard field goal by Brandon Aubrey with 2:19 remaining in the fourth quarter. The defeat ended the Chargers’ two-game winning streak and dropped them to 2-3. On the play before the interception, Herbert was sacked by Micah Parsons for an eight-yard loss. The Chargers had third-and-10 at their 25-yard line when Herbert was picked off. STEPHON GILMORE SEALS THE WIN WITH A PICK #DALvsLAC /32L5CtBPde- NFL October 17, 2023
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