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How the offensive line can dictate the pace of play with the run game, with or without Tyler Smith again at left guard, will be something to watch for against a New York front that held the Bills to 97 total rushing yards - 36 coming from quarterback Josh Allen. Cooper exited after just three snaps, making the eclectic group of Tavon Austin, Cedrick Wilson, Jason Witten, and Elliott the Cowboys leading receivers all with five catches.Ĭlearly, the gap between 2019 to today is an eternity in the NFL, and though more than enough changes have occurred with personnel and in coaching for the Cowboys, they go into this game versus the Jets with similar questions on offense. Prescott was efficient enough in week one in a new offense to potentially give Dallas life in this style of game going forward, but on this day the loss of Amari Cooper also proved too much to overcome. The Cowboys offensive line was manhandled in the trenches this game, as the Jets wiped out the run game entirely and forced Prescott to drop back 40 times. The Jets led 21-6 at halftime, with only a pair of fourth quarter rushing touchdowns from Ezekiel Elliott and Dak Prescott drawing the Cowboys closer to the final disappointing score of 24-22. Sam Darnold was making his return from illness and ignited the offense with a 92-yard touchdown pass to Robby Anderson in the first half. It was Kellen Moore’s offense that managed just three field goals through the first three quarters in the last meeting between these teams, which featured an eerily similar QB situation for the Jets. It could be another game where the Cowboys offense just has to do enough to give their defense the lead and let them pressure Wilson into mistakes, something they couldn’t do in those recent one-score losses to the Jets. The Jets major weakness from the season opener was pass protection, this is an obvious point of concern going against a Cowboys defensive line that got to Daniel Jones seven times already. Robert Saleh’s group is hardly going to roll over as they lead the AFC East at 1-0 alongside the Dolphins. New York also takes a three-game winning streak against Dallas into this game, winning all three by a combined eight points. The Jets win was also a statement that Rodgers wasn’t their only calling card for victory this season, as their plan to surround him with All-Pro talent on both sides of the ball paid off against the Bills. The Cowboys proved against the Giants that they’re playing this season to regain their championship standard, never letting up in a rainy 40-0 effort to make arguably the loudest statement of week one around the NFL.

This game flipping from one that would be a real measuring stick for the Cowboys to another game they’re expected to handle with relative ease does little to change the home team’s mindset coming into Sunday. Though they rallied around Zach Wilson for an emotional overtime win, Rodgers’ torn Achilles is still the main story for a Jets team that looks to find out what they really have on offense against a tenacious defense like the Cowboys.

his former QB in Aaron Rodgers, the Jets plans for 2022 were thrown out the window when Rodgers’ season ended on Monday night against the Bills.

The Cowboys and Jets will meet for the first time since they did at MetLife Stadium in 2019, the site of the Cowboys dominant 40-0 win in week one.Īfter an entire offseason of hype for not only the seasons both these teams could have, but this specific matchup being a rematch of Mike McCarthy vs. Week two in Arlington is absolutely one of these cases.

How NFL teams actually prepare for game day during the week, and how the media does so drumming up storylines, talking points, and expectations before the ball is kicked, can be two drastically different things.