While I said I do think they win, I think I should clarify.
I personally like the matchups. I think of all the potential playoff matchups for the Cowboys, this is the best. Of all the matchups for a team stuggling with confidence, this is the best.
Both teams are struggling, and both teams are playing underneath their theoretical ceiling. In short, both teams are better than this. That said, minues the Lions loss....the Cowboys losses have been to playoff teams almost exclusively. The 'Hawks lost to some garbage, and more than that...they're at the Cowboys level playing in possibly the easiest division in the entire NFL.
But, to be fair....they battled some fairly substantial injuries.
So once again, we end up at a draw.
Were I betting this game, as a successful gambler, I'd take Dallas. Seattle has failed to reach it's potential at any point this season, Dallas had its mojo for a bit. Considering coaching to be equal and both teams having holes in the secondary and questions in the running game, the trends tell me Dallas is....by the slimmest of margins....a favorite.
The result of this game will be based, in my opinion, on the early results. Neither team has confidence, both teams have holes, and both teams have good coaching (atleast historically)...this means that if a team can grab some momentum and confidence in the process, they will win it. A quick pick-6 or 30+ TD run will, imo, decide the result. It will provide the confidence for one team, and reinfoce the doubts of the other.
So were I forced to pick the game, I'd take Dallas +3 and pray for a close one. Were I forced to simply pick a winner, I'd also go Dallas based upon the celing achieved this season...but both would be shaky for me.
Ask me in the 2nd quarter, and I'll be able to tell you who wins, however.
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