Steelers Favored Over Cowboys Despite Injuries - NFL Update - video Dailymotion

SportsGrid

Watch Steelers Favored Over Cowboys Despite Injuries - NFL Update - SportsGrid on Dailymotion

Transcript

00:00The Pittsburgh Steelers are a field goal favorite on the Dallas Cowboys.

00:08Not what I would have expected a preseason.

00:11What's even more surprising is if I had to bet this game, I'd be betting Pittsburgh.

00:16Dallas is so banged up in this game.

00:19And it's not just the new additions of Demarcus Lawrence and Michael Parsons, but you factor

00:24in that you have Trevon Diggs who's playing, but hobbled.

00:28Don't forget De'Ron Bland, Mr. Pick 6 last year, won't be playing in this game as he's

00:33been out for quite some time.

00:35Dallas, this mini-buy, I value them.

00:38They don't know what to do with these.

00:39They're used to playing on Thanksgiving.

00:41They don't have any rhythm or flow when it comes to a situation like this.

00:45Surprisingly, I can only look Pittsburgh, Lee, on a Sunday night.

00:49I'm with you.

00:50I really like the over, though.

00:51That's the way I look in regards to this matchup, 43-and-a-half.

00:55We saw that Daniel Jones had success in regards to the passing attack and the loss, 281 yards.

01:01But to your point, even when they were healthy, this Dallas defense does not look good, in

01:05my opinion.

01:06Whether it be the rushing attack in the first two games and in the secondary last week on

01:10Thursday night, I still think they're an inconsistent group.

01:14And Mike Zimmer doesn't really know how to handle that type of personnel right now.

01:18Maybe he will by the middle of the regular season, but right now, entering this matchup

01:22on the road, I still favor Justin Fields.

01:25He did have a breakout performance.

01:27Didn't get the victory, but he did throw for 300 yards, rushed for another 55.

01:32He led the touchdown, almost had them in position to potentially at least tie that game up in

01:37the fourth quarter.

01:38And we saw the emergence of George Pickens with 100 receiving yards, Donnie.

01:42I like Pittsburgh at home in terms of this matchup.

01:45That defense as well, I think, could turn over Dak Prescott.

01:49Lean to Pittsburgh, but I really like the over.

01:50The only wonder for me is why this line is only hovering at two and a half right now.

01:54The Pittsburgh Steelers' quality football team finally lost last week.

01:56Justin Fields looks like he's starting to fit into that offense much better with the

01:59Pittsburgh Steelers.

02:00Najae Harris hasn't really had that breakout game just yet, but also, he's going to be

02:04basically the singular running back today, Joe, with so many injuries.

02:08But if I say the Dallas Cowboys, what was their calling card on defense?

02:11It wasn't necessarily having a ball-hawking secondary.

02:13That did get beat sometimes.

02:14It was the pass rush.

02:15They're not going to have the pass rush today, so if you're telling me that Justin Fields

02:18is going to be able to operate basically with impunity in the pocket, why aren't we

02:22loving the Pittsburgh Steelers, and why isn't this line three and a half, four and a half,

02:25or even five and a half?

02:26The Dallas tax all over.

02:27If you take away CD Lamb today, and you say, you know what?

02:32My focal point is CD.

02:34How do the Dallas Cowboys win this game?

02:36Well, they're not going to be able to take away CD Lamb.

02:37No cooks?

02:38He's out today again with the injury.

02:39Yeah, no, but CD Lamb, 77 and a half receiving yards.

02:41Who is it, Joe?

02:42You on Tolbert?

02:43No, but hold on.

02:44Hold on.

02:45The answer is your question.

02:47CD Lamb, over 77 and a half receiving yards, is my best bet in this game.

02:51Last year, he played one game without Brandon Cooks.

02:53It was against the Jets, 11 grabs, 143 yards on 13 targets.

02:58I expect them to feed CD Lamb continuously in this football game.

03:03Now, that doesn't mean I love Dallas here, but again, Donnie, I think my ... Here's what

03:08I would say.

03:09I, preseason, would have told you Dallas is better than Pittsburgh, right?

03:13No, I think that they've grown closer together, and you factor in home field advantage certainly

03:19here, but how many points would I have to give you to bet the Dallas Cowboys?

03:25You would have to give me four and a half, at least.

03:27That's my point.

03:28If you're saying, why isn't it four and a half?

03:31Because the field goal, basically, is what you're looking at, right?

03:34The two and a half to the three and a half to four and a half, which I look at this game

03:36and say, I think they're a decided favorite, which in the NFL, a decided favorite is what?

03:41Seven points at that point?

03:42Yeah.

03:43It could be the San Francisco 49ers and Arizona.

03:44Ooh, that's supposed to be a blowout.

03:45So, it's not like we can't just say 13 and a half.

03:48I just say to myself, if I'm looking for this game, Dallas probably has to win this game

03:51to cover the two and a half points, but I say to myself, again, no pass rush, you're

03:56at home, your defense is better than the Dallas Cowboys, and you have to win this game by

03:59a field goal?

04:00Sign me up.

04:01Well, think about it, though.

04:02I think, too, yeah, he's right to one extent.

04:05Think about Dallas, right?

04:06They lose two home games, right, get blown out by, for the most part, New Orleans, and

04:11for one half against Baltimore, don't cover, get the win, but no cover against New York.

04:16You might say you could get three and a half based off of that limping into Pittsburgh

04:21in terms of that capacity, but if Pittsburgh wins, maybe you do get the three and a half,

04:26four, right?

04:27I think maybe it's based more off of Pittsburgh losing to Indianapolis and a backup quarterback

04:32for the second half and Joe Flacco than more so on Dallas right now.

04:40Yeah.

04:41Yeah.

04:42Yeah.

04:43Yeah.

04:44Yeah.

Steelers Favored Over Cowboys Despite Injuries - NFL Update

Category

Transcript

Recommended