Top 5 Reasons Dallas will beat Atlanta

Pants

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I just realized that I don't have the cowboy game this week in NE Penna - only the 2nd time all year that I won't have them on TV - yikes!!!
 

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..still going to be a dawg fight. Dallas got off on the right foot Vs Philly. Cooper is opening the can, now its time to put the peddle to the meddle.
 

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Two things I don't like:

1. Lack of consecutive wins
2. Falcons beat down by the Browns last week

Signs are not pointing up :(

The biggest thing i don't like about this game is that the loser of this game is all but mathematically eliminated from the playoffs. Atlanta is desperate just like the Cowboys. There will be no "sneaking up" on Atlanta.
 

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Julio scares me. A 100 yard game from him feels like a cinch, and he'll occasionally have these 150-200 yard blowup games where he just makes catches at will and the defense is powerless to stop him.

EDIT: By the numbers, Julio is averaging 115 YPG this season, has gone over 100 in 6 of 9 contests, and has a 169 and 173 yard game in two of his last five. Yep, we're not stopping him.

And people are getting excited over Cooper making 70 yards...

Byron will shut him down.
 

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I need 10 more good reasons, or a platinum guarantee before I buy in.
 

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Hopefully Dak feels dangerous when he wakes up Sunday morning

(A Baker Mayfield reference for those of you that didn't see his press conference after the Falcons/Browns game)
 

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The biggest thing i don't like about this game is that the loser of this game is all but mathematically eliminated from the playoffs. Atlanta is desperate just like the Cowboys. There will be no "sneaking up" on Atlanta.

This game actually means more for Atlanta. Their only hope is a Wild Card at this point.

It will really hurt Dallas if they lose and Washington gets a W against the Texans.

If Dallas loses and Washington loses. It isnt as big of a deal. But certainly doesnt help Dallas's chances
 

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I'd feel much better about our chances if Jason Garrett and Scott Linehan missed the team flight. I'm sure these clowns are feeling good about themselves and thinking they've got it all figured out, they've made just enough progress to be dangerous.

I can picture Garrett smiling and it makes me upset
 

ScipioCowboy

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Winning back-to-back road games is a feat in itself. Only ten percent of teams manage it. Look at Atlanta: Destroyed first place Washington in DC then lost to the lowly Browns in Cleveland. The Falcons weren’t facing a single team that made the playoffs last season. The Cowboys are facing two.
 

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Winning back-to-back road games is a feat in itself. Only ten percent of teams manage it. Look at Atlanta: Destroyed first place Washington in DC then lost to the lowly Browns in Cleveland. The Falcons weren’t facing a single team that made the playoffs last season. The Cowboys are facing two.

Very true. And looking at the Falcons schedule early in the season they are just as hot and cold as we are.

I just think our offense is going to have success against their weak defense and win the time of possession battle. Which, in turn, helps out the Dallas defense unit greatly.
 

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Julio scares me. A 100 yard game from him feels like a cinch, and he'll occasionally have these 150-200 yard blowup games where he just makes catches at will and the defense is powerless to stop him.

EDIT: By the numbers, Julio is averaging 115 YPG this season, has gone over 100 in 6 of 9 contests, and has a 169 and 173 yard game in two of his last five. Yep, we're not stopping him.

And people are getting excited over Cooper making 70 yards...
Ok, and he has just ....2 Td's to show for all those passing yds...it aint about shutting him down, it's about keeping him in play and out of the end zone...which has been the case all season for him. I'll give him 100 yds all day, IF he has 0 TD's. we win in that senario
 

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Ok, and he has just ....2 Td's to show for all those passing yds...it aint about shutting him down, it's about keeping him in play and out of the end zone...which has been the case all season for him. I'll give him 100 yds all day, IF he has 0 TD's. we win in that senario

Who says Julio's the one who has to score? He's got 2 TDs, but Calvin Ridley has 7. Most of those have been inside the red zone that Julio got them to, beating single coverage because Julio draws a constant double team. The lack of TDs doesn't mean much in my opinion. Jones is a monster.
 
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