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Scout's Eye: Cowboys-Seahawks Will Be Decided By The Play Of The Lines
Friday, October 30, 2015 9:26 AM CDT
By Bryan Broaddus Football Analyst/Scout@BryanBroaddus
IRVING, Texas – It’s pretty simple this time around. Much like last year, I think this Cowboys-Seahawks matchup comes down to the lines.
It’s well-documented how much the Seattle offensive line has struggled this season, and we’ll get into that. But it’s also important to note how much the Cowboys’ front seven has struggled to stop the run – which just so happens to be what the Seahawks love to do.
That’s where we’ll start in this week’s keys to the game.
Dallas Cowboys Win If:
This game is going to come down to one simple aspect – can this Dallas defense hold the Seahawks running game in check? The numbers say that Seattle has had their struggles running the ball, but that can change in one afternoon -- much like we saw the Cowboys against the Giants.
In the victory last season in Seattle, I felt like one of the main reasons the Cowboys were able to grab that victory was in their ability to prevent Marshawn Lynch from getting going. In that game they played square along the front and got off blocks. They were physical at the point of attack and had bodies flying to the ball.
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