For just the second time in the history of their long and storied rivalry, the and will square off on Thanksgiving Day.The last time this happened was in 1992, and the host team will surely be hoping for a repeat of that performance, which ended in a 30-3 victory for the Cowboys. Dallas is coming off a blowout victory over the , an excellent bounce-back performance after its embarra sing lo s to the the week before. New York, meanwhile, is coming off a lo s to the in a game where the Giants lost more than just on the scoreboard, with important contributors like and now out for extended periods due to injury.Dallas won the first matchup between these two teams earlier this season and thus enters the game with a lead in the standings despite having identical 7-3 records. The Cowboys won that game despite the absence of , with the and Demarcus Lawrence-led defense dominating for much of the evening. With the Giants now the team troubled by injuries on offense, the Cowboys are seemingly well-positioned for an encore.So, will Dallas keep the good times rolling, or will the Giants get back on track? We'll find out soon Montrezl Harrell Jersey enough. Before we break down the matchup, here's how you can watch the game on Thanksgiving Day. Date:Thursday, Nov. 24 |Time:4:30 p.m. ETLocation:AT&T Stadium (Arlington, Texas)TV:Fox|Stream:(try for free) Follow:Odds: Cowboys -9.5, O/U 45.5 (courtesy of Caesars Sportsbook)The Giants are not in good shape right now, injury-wise. was lost for the season during the first game between these two teams; Robinson was lost for the season during last week's game; right tackle may or may not be ready to come back from the injury that has kept him out of the past three games; and tight end , center , guard , and left tackle all mi sed practice on Tuesday due to either injury or illne s.New York will likely be trotting out a wide receiver trio of , , and against a Dallas secondary that has played at a very high level for most of the season. has only shadowed and so far this season, but may shadow Slayton in this contest simply because there's nobody else who presents a real threat, so why not make sure Slayton can't get matched up against one of the weaker corners, just in case? The Giants don't particularly want to throw the ball all that often anyway, as they are one of the run-heaviest teams in the NFL. And you probably want to attack Dallas on the ground rather than through the air -- even Blake Griffin Jersey if the run defense is not nece sarily as bad as its reputation. (The Cowboys rank 10th in run defense DVOA at Football Outsiders.)The i sue is the Giants are dealing with a bunch of injuries up front, and the heavy early-season workload seems to be getting to , who has been much le s efficient in recent weeks than he was earlier in the year. He's coming off by far his worst game of the season, a 15-carry, 22-yard effort against an awful Lions defense that ranks 31st in rushing yards allowed and 30th in yards per attempt. Barkley broke at least 4.5 yards per carry in five of the Giants' first seven games, but hasn't done it since. Over the Giants' last three contests, he has just 227 yards on 70 totes (3.2 per carry), and has added just six receptions for 30 yards on 11 targets. In those first seven games, he had averaged nearly that many receiving yards per game (25.7).The Cowboys are dealing with some Louis Williams Jersey minor injury i sues to their best players along the defensive front (Parsons is banged up and has an illne s), but they seem likely to at least have all of their guys, and they rotate enough that it shouldn't be much of a problem. That group dominated the first matchup between these two teams, and with New York's offensive line in worse shape now than it was then, it seems like an even bigger mismatch this time around. Unle s the Giants can spontaneously rediscover their rushing efficiency (something that might have to be done through , rather than Barkley), they seem unlikely to find much in the way of offensive succe s here. 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They've hung at least 40 points on two of their four opponents, and have exceeded 420 total yards in each of their last three games.During the four-game span, Prescott ranks fifth in the NFL in EPA per dropback, according to TruMedia. He's competed 89 of 123 pa ses (72.4%) for 998 yards (8.1 per attempt), eight touchdowns and three interceptions, and he's taken only five sacks on 132 dropbacks. He's spreading the ball around to all of his pa s catchers, and he's been off-target with only 6.5% of his throws, according to TruMedia. Were it not for a trio of miscommunications with on option routes against the and Packers, we might be talking about how he's played perfect football since his return.Prescott has been impeccably protected since his return by an offensive line playing at an extremely high level (25% pre sure rate). That group has also helped clear the way for to absolutely explode over the past three games (464 total yards and six touchdowns on 61 touches, with 6.4 yards per carry and 13.8 yards Jerome Robinson Jersey per reception averages), a development so predictable that many observers have been predicting it for three-plus years. Pollard is easily the Cowboys' best back at the moment, and the team would do well to lean into him out-snapping and out-touching , even as the latter gets healthier down the stretch of the season. Elliott should still have a role the rest of the way, though, especially in short-yardage and goal-line situations, where his size, strength, and decisivene s make him very effective. Pollard's ability to break big gains, though, is much-needed within the context of an offense that doesn't have a ton of speed outside of him and Lamb, give or take the occasional gadget play for return man . Lamb went off for eight receptions for 87 yards and a ridiculous one-handed touchdown grab the last time these two teams played, and he should have an easier time getting himself open this time around thanks to the absence of No. 1 corner Jackson. New York may also be without , potentially opening things up even more and allowing for and to make plays on the outside. New York has also struggled to contain pa ses to tight ends all season (30th in DVOA), which means should be able to eat in the underneath zones.In other words, even a healthy Giants team was likely going to have trouble stopping this version of the Dallas offense. In its current state, the New York defense seems likely to be a bit overwhelmed by it.Prediction: Cowboys 30, Giants 13
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