News: SAEN: Cowboys ready for Lions’ four-man defensive front

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SAN ANTONIO – Coach Jason Garrett believes the Cowboys are well-equipped to face Detroit’s four-man defensive front in Sunday’s game at Ford Field because the offense faces one in practice.

Dallas is 2-2 against 3-4 schemes this season, including wins in its last two games against Washington and Philadelphia. The Cowboys are 2-1 against four-man fronts in 2013, with a win over the New York Giants in the opener and a 51-48 loss to Denver in Week 5.

“When you play a three-man line, you saw a three-man line every day, and you supposedly have a comfort level with that and vice versa,” coach Jason Garrett said in Irving earlier this week. “What you try to do is, you expose them to different looks throughout training camp, at different times based on upcoming opponents. And you certainly do that within the week when you’re going to play an opponent, so hopefully there’s a comfort level there that develops by the time you kick the ball off.”

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