The way that I see it Sunday

Hawkeye19 said:

Stop the run, they have a chance to win. If Cook gets rolling, we will get our doors blown off.

I think Dallas comes out and plays inspired football and the effort is there— I still just don’t see an Andy Dalton led offense putting up more than 24 points.

If we get some turnovers and a special teams play or two— we can pull off the upset— but I think this is shaping up to become a hard fought L unfortunately

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JBS said:

The Vikings dline is a bunch of no names..but they played very well vs Chicago..I was impressed..I wouldn't be so quick to count them out...

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CoachD said:

So the Cowboys should be well rested and healthier after the bye week but I'm not sure how much healthier with all of the players that they have on IR right now. Offensively the Cowboys are going to go with Andy Dalton which is an iffy call since he's most likely not gonna be in Dallas next year plus everyone seems to like Gilbert as the starter for the rest of the season plus you have a good and cheap back up next year. Defensively the Cowboys have gotten better the last few games but they'll be hard pressed to stop one of the best backs in the league in Cook but hopefully the Cowboys will be able to put enough pressure on Kirt Cousins who doesn't play well against the Cowboys. The worst part about this unit is that Diggs is out for at least 4 games and that kid was getting better every snap. I have very little issue with the Cowboy's special teams except with the new punter so we'll see how that goes. With all that being said I still have to go with the Vikings because even though the Cowboys will play hard and be competitive they just make too many mistakes plus they don't get the breaks that a lot of other teams they play get so I like the Viking in a close but low scoring game.

Vikings 23
Cowboys 17

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MMObserver said:

Before the season began, Vikes lost their 2019 starting DEs Hunter (14.5 sacks and on season-ending IR) & Everson Griffen (8 sacks), run-stuffing DT Linval Joseph, and top 3 CBs Xavier Rhodes, Trae Waynes, and McKenzie Alexander.

In game 2, key OLBer Anthony Barr went down for the season.

Minnesota then suffered a rash of injuries at CB and has been starting a bunch of rookies and street free agents.

Zimmer may not be a great HEAD coach but he sure can coach up a defense.

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tyke1doe said:

We're not beating the Vikings. They're going to steal our wills.

Vikings 37
Cowboys 17

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CoachD said:

So the Cowboys should be well rested and healthier after the bye week but I'm not sure how much healthier with all of the players that they have on IR right now. Offensively the Cowboys are going to go with Andy Dalton which is an iffy call since he's most likely not gonna be in Dallas next year plus everyone seems to like Gilbert as the starter for the rest of the season plus you have a good and cheap back up next year. Defensively the Cowboys have gotten better the last few games but they'll be hard pressed to stop one of the best backs in the league in Cook but hopefully the Cowboys will be able to put enough pressure on Kirt Cousins who doesn't play well against the Cowboys. The worst part about this unit is that Diggs is out for at least 4 games and that kid was getting better every snap. I have very little issue with the Cowboy's special teams except with the new punter so we'll see how that goes. With all that being said I still have to go with the Vikings because even though the Cowboys will play hard and be competitive they just make too many mistakes plus they don't get the breaks that a lot of other teams they play get so I like the Viking in a close but low scoring game.

Vikings 23
Cowboys 17

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CoachD said:

So the Cowboys should be well rested and healthier after the bye week but I'm not sure how much healthier with all of the players that they have on IR right now. Offensively the Cowboys are going to go with Andy Dalton which is an iffy call since he's most likely not gonna be in Dallas next year plus everyone seems to like Gilbert as the starter for the rest of the season plus you have a good and cheap back up next year. Defensively the Cowboys have gotten better the last few games but they'll be hard pressed to stop one of the best backs in the league in Cook but hopefully the Cowboys will be able to put enough pressure on Kirt Cousins who doesn't play well against the Cowboys. The worst part about this unit is that Diggs is out for at least 4 games and that kid was getting better every snap. I have very little issue with the Cowboy's special teams except with the new punter so we'll see how that goes. With all that being said I still have to go with the Vikings because even though the Cowboys will play hard and be competitive they just make too many mistakes plus they don't get the breaks that a lot of other teams they play get so I like the Viking in a close but low scoring game.

Vikings 23
Cowboys 17

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Whyjerry said:

Has Dallas been a good team at any moment of this season? Minnesota is going to bully this baby bunch. I see a blowout and a physical beat down.

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CoachD said:

So the Cowboys should be well rested and healthier after the bye week but I'm not sure how much healthier with all of the players that they have on IR right now. Offensively the Cowboys are going to go with Andy Dalton which is an iffy call since he's most likely not gonna be in Dallas next year plus everyone seems to like Gilbert as the starter for the rest of the season plus you have a good and cheap back up next year. Defensively the Cowboys have gotten better the last few games but they'll be hard pressed to stop one of the best backs in the league in Cook but hopefully the Cowboys will be able to put enough pressure on Kirt Cousins who doesn't play well against the Cowboys. The worst part about this unit is that Diggs is out for at least 4 games and that kid was getting better every snap. I have very little issue with the Cowboy's special teams except with the new punter so we'll see how that goes. With all that being said I still have to go with the Vikings because even though the Cowboys will play hard and be competitive they just make too many mistakes plus they don't get the breaks that a lot of other teams they play get so I like the Viking in a close but low scoring game.

Vikings 23
Cowboys 17

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Future said:

Yea this is about right, but a couple things.

1. The Vikings can beat themselves just as easily as the Cowboys can.
2. Chido is back, so that's still a net gain even with Diggs out.
3. The Vikings DL is atrocious, the weaknesses on the OL shouldn't be nearly as much of a problem as they have been .

There's really no end score that should surprise anybody.

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Hawkeye19 said:

Stop the run, they have a chance to win. If Cook gets rolling, we will get our doors blown off.

I think Dallas comes out and plays inspired football and the effort is there— I still just don’t see an Andy Dalton led offense putting up more than 24 points.

If we get some turnovers and a special teams play or two— we can pull off the upset— but I think this is shaping up to become a hard fought L unfortunately

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MMObserver said:

Before the season began, Vikes lost their 2019 starting DEs Hunter (14.5 sacks and on season-ending IR) & Everson Griffen (8 sacks), run-stuffing DT Linval Joseph, and top 3 CBs Xavier Rhodes, Trae Waynes, and McKenzie Alexander.

In game 2, key OLBer Anthony Barr went down for the season.

Minnesota then suffered a rash of injuries at CB and has been starting a bunch of rookies and street free agents.

Zimmer may not be a great HEAD coach but he sure can coach up a defense.

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MMObserver said:

Before the season began, Vikes lost their 2019 starting DEs Hunter (14.5 sacks and on season-ending IR) & Everson Griffen (8 sacks), run-stuffing DT Linval Joseph, and top 3 CBs Xavier Rhodes, Trae Waynes, and McKenzie Alexander.

In game 2, key OLBer Anthony Barr went down for the season.

Minnesota then suffered a rash of injuries at CB and has been starting a bunch of rookies and street free agents.

Zimmer may not be a great HEAD coach but he sure can coach up a defense.

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