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Cowboys win if?

The Dallas Cowboys have a huge game this weekend against the Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles have already beaten the Cowboys once this season and have a better division record than the Cowboys. This game will virtually make or break the Cowboys season. If the Cowboys win this weekend and win out the rest of the season then they will be division champs. If the Cowboy lose this weekend then they will need some things to go their way in order to make the playoffs. They better beat the Eagles this Sunday night.

The Cowboys win if they pressure Mark Sanchez. There are a few thing the Cowboys can do different, none bigger than pressuring Mark Sanchez. In the first game against Philly the defense wasn’t bad. They went into halftime down 23-7 and were getting the ball back. The game didn’t get out of hand until late in the third quarter. I expect the offense to really show up this time so that alone will force Mark Sanchez to keep pace.  If the defense can force Sanchez to throw hot and make quick decision we will see “butt fumble” Sanchez.

The Cowboys front four hasn’t been stellar this season. We all know this, but they have been scrappy. They have made the pocket uncomfortable at times throughout the season. Defensive coordinator Rob Marinelli will have his work cut out for him. He will have to blitz to get home, but he has to blitz up the middle. Edge blitzes won’t work against this offense because they want to go horizontal. There are built in check downs for every play and you don’t want guys like McCoy and Sproles out in open space. The blitzes have to come from up the middle. The defensive line has to do a lot of stunts to try and confuse this offensive line. Pressure is the Cowboys key to winning. I really believe the offense will show up this time around. If the defense can pressure Sanchez, the Cowboys will win this game!

 

Score prediction 28-21 Dallas Cowboys

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