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Steelers Favored Over Cowboys Despite Injuries - NFL Update
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10/6/2024
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The Pittsburgh Steelers are a field goal favorite on the Dallas Cowboys.
00:08
Not what I would have expected a preseason.
00:11
What's even more surprising is if I had to bet this game, I'd be betting Pittsburgh.
00:16
Dallas is so banged up in this game.
00:19
And it's not just the new additions of Demarcus Lawrence and Michael Parsons, but you factor
00:24
in that you have Trevon Diggs who's playing, but hobbled.
00:28
Don't forget De'Ron Bland, Mr. Pick 6 last year, won't be playing in this game as he's
00:33
been out for quite some time.
00:35
Dallas, this mini-buy, I value them.
00:38
They don't know what to do with these.
00:39
They're used to playing on Thanksgiving.
00:41
They don't have any rhythm or flow when it comes to a situation like this.
00:45
Surprisingly, I can only look Pittsburgh, Lee, on a Sunday night.
00:49
I'm with you.
00:50
I really like the over, though.
00:51
That's the way I look in regards to this matchup, 43-and-a-half.
00:55
We saw that Daniel Jones had success in regards to the passing attack and the loss, 281 yards.
01:01
But to your point, even when they were healthy, this Dallas defense does not look good, in
01:05
my opinion.
01:06
Whether it be the rushing attack in the first two games and in the secondary last week on
01:10
Thursday night, I still think they're an inconsistent group.
01:14
And Mike Zimmer doesn't really know how to handle that type of personnel right now.
01:18
Maybe he will by the middle of the regular season, but right now, entering this matchup
01:22
on the road, I still favor Justin Fields.
01:25
He did have a breakout performance.
01:27
Didn't get the victory, but he did throw for 300 yards, rushed for another 55.
01:32
He led the touchdown, almost had them in position to potentially at least tie that game up in
01:37
the fourth quarter.
01:38
And we saw the emergence of George Pickens with 100 receiving yards, Donnie.
01:42
I like Pittsburgh at home in terms of this matchup.
01:45
That defense as well, I think, could turn over Dak Prescott.
01:49
Lean to Pittsburgh, but I really like the over.
01:50
The only wonder for me is why this line is only hovering at two and a half right now.
01:54
The Pittsburgh Steelers' quality football team finally lost last week.
01:56
Justin Fields looks like he's starting to fit into that offense much better with the
01:59
Pittsburgh Steelers.
02:00
Najae Harris hasn't really had that breakout game just yet, but also, he's going to be
02:04
basically the singular running back today, Joe, with so many injuries.
02:08
But if I say the Dallas Cowboys, what was their calling card on defense?
02:11
It wasn't necessarily having a ball-hawking secondary.
02:13
That did get beat sometimes.
02:14
It was the pass rush.
02:15
They're not going to have the pass rush today, so if you're telling me that Justin Fields
02:18
is going to be able to operate basically with impunity in the pocket, why aren't we
02:22
loving the Pittsburgh Steelers, and why isn't this line three and a half, four and a half,
02:25
or even five and a half?
02:26
The Dallas tax all over.
02:27
If you take away CD Lamb today, and you say, you know what?
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My focal point is CD.
02:34
How do the Dallas Cowboys win this game?
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Well, they're not going to be able to take away CD Lamb.
02:37
No cooks?
02:38
He's out today again with the injury.
02:39
Yeah, no, but CD Lamb, 77 and a half receiving yards.
02:41
Who is it, Joe?
02:42
You on Tolbert?
02:43
No, but hold on.
02:44
Hold on.
02:45
The answer is your question.
02:47
CD Lamb, over 77 and a half receiving yards, is my best bet in this game.
02:51
Last year, he played one game without Brandon Cooks.
02:53
It was against the Jets, 11 grabs, 143 yards on 13 targets.
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I expect them to feed CD Lamb continuously in this football game.
03:03
Now, that doesn't mean I love Dallas here, but again, Donnie, I think my ... Here's what
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I would say.
03:09
I, preseason, would have told you Dallas is better than Pittsburgh, right?
03:13
No, I think that they've grown closer together, and you factor in home field advantage certainly
03:19
here, but how many points would I have to give you to bet the Dallas Cowboys?
03:25
You would have to give me four and a half, at least.
03:27
That's my point.
03:28
If you're saying, why isn't it four and a half?
03:31
Because the field goal, basically, is what you're looking at, right?
03:34
The two and a half to the three and a half to four and a half, which I look at this game
03:36
and say, I think they're a decided favorite, which in the NFL, a decided favorite is what?
03:41
Seven points at that point?
03:42
Yeah.
03:43
It could be the San Francisco 49ers and Arizona.
03:44
Ooh, that's supposed to be a blowout.
03:45
So, it's not like we can't just say 13 and a half.
03:48
I just say to myself, if I'm looking for this game, Dallas probably has to win this game
03:51
to cover the two and a half points, but I say to myself, again, no pass rush, you're
03:56
at home, your defense is better than the Dallas Cowboys, and you have to win this game by
03:59
a field goal?
04:00
Sign me up.
04:01
Well, think about it, though.
04:02
I think, too, yeah, he's right to one extent.
04:05
Think about Dallas, right?
04:06
They lose two home games, right, get blown out by, for the most part, New Orleans, and
04:11
for one half against Baltimore, don't cover, get the win, but no cover against New York.
04:16
You might say you could get three and a half based off of that limping into Pittsburgh
04:21
in terms of that capacity, but if Pittsburgh wins, maybe you do get the three and a half,
04:26
four, right?
04:27
I think maybe it's based more off of Pittsburgh losing to Indianapolis and a backup quarterback
04:32
for the second half and Joe Flacco than more so on Dallas right now.
04:40
Yeah.
04:41
Yeah.
04:42
Yeah.
04:43
Yeah.
04:44
Yeah.
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