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FRISCO, Texas — “Sunday Night Football” in Pittsburgh features an infrequent meeting between two historic rivals in the 2-2 Dallas Cowboys and the 3-1 Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 5.
The Steelers and the Cowboys have the most Super Bowl meetings (three), but this will only be the second time Mike Tomlin’s squad has faced Dak Prescott because the Dallas quarterback was out with an ankle injury in the 2020 season when the franchises last played. Their only meeting came in Prescott’s rookie year in 2016, a 35-30 win in which rookie Ezekiel Elliott ran in the go-ahead 32-yard touchdown with nine seconds remaining.
A lot has changed since then. Here’s what you need to know about Sunday night’s showdown.
All NFL odds are via SportsLine Consensus.
How to watch
Date: Sunday, Oct. 6 | Time: 8:20 p.m. ET
Location: Acrisure Stadium (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
Channel: NBC | Stream: fubo (try for free)
Follow: CBS Sports App
Odds: Steelers -2.5; O/U 44
When the Cowboys have the ball
The Dallas Cowboys offensive scheme isn’t doing much of anything to help quarterback Dak Prescott right now.
Mike McCarthy’s offense used motion barely above league average in 2023 (49.2% of offensive plays, 15th in the NFL), and now they use it at one of the lowest rates in football (40.5%, 27th in the NFL). The Cowboys utilized play-action on 27.7% of Prescott’s dropbacks a year ago, the highest rate of his career in a season that was the most efficient (105.9 passer rating) of his now-nine-year career.
In 2024, the Cowboys have used play-action on 19% of Prescott’s dropbacks, the lowest rate of his entire career. Dallas’ run game has also fallen off a cliff. Led by Pro Bowler Tony Pollard a season ago, Dallas averaged 112.9 rushing yards per game, a slightly-above-average 14th in the NFL. The 2024 Cowboys are the worst rushing offense in the league through four games this season, averaging an NFL-low…
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Author : Garrett Podell
Publish date : 2024-10-05 14:49:59
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