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COWBOY CORNER – WEEK 13
The Cowboys and NFL betting fans alike enjoyed Thanksgiving Day immensely. While we feasted on Turkey, the Cowboys feasted on the Raiders. Can they keep their momentum going against the reeling New York Giants this week?
Week 13 – DALLAS COWBOYS @ NEW YORK GIANTS
Sunday, December 6, 4:15 p.m. ET
Favorite: Cowboys -2.5
Cowboys offense vs Giants defense
Tony Romo dazzled against a solid Raiders pass defense last week, recapturing his big-play connection with Miles Austin. But that was November – Romo’s best statistical month – and that was a home game in comfy Dallas. Now, Romo enters December, during which he has a 71.9 rating and 14:19 touchdown-to-interception ratio. Nursing a sore back, he travels to the Meadowlands to face a Giants team that picked him off twice in Week 2.
In theory, Romo should do some damage to the Giants since they’re missing Kenny Phillips from the secondary and just lost linebacker and defensive captain Antonio Pierce for the season. Despite their injuries, the Giants still have the NFL’s No. 4 overall defense, but that rank reflects a cupcake early schedule in which they beat Washington, Tampa, Kansas City and Oakland. Online sportsbook sharps will point out that New York has struggled to contain good offensive groups like New Orleans, Arizona, Philadelphia, San Diego and Atlanta. Even if Romo’s December jitters return, the Cowboys can capitalize on Pierce’s absence and run the football.
Cowboys defense vs Giants offense
After preying on the weak early in the season, the Giants’ offense is regressing. Brandon Jacobs just can’t break through for that big game and Eli Manning’s foot continues to hinder him on his dropbacks. The Cowboys allow a fair amount of passing yardage but they at least pressure the quarterback well; 23 of their 28 team sacks have come in their last seven games – an average of 3.3 sacks per contest. The increasingly immobile Manning has eaten 11 sacks, thrown four interceptions and fumbled three times in his last four games. The Cowboys will likely pressure him early and often.
Outlook
The Giants’ loss to a mentally broken Denver team defied logic last week. I do therefore have the slightest inkling that the Giants will turn NFL picks on their heads by surging back for an improbable victory on Sunday, punctuated by another Romo implosion. But this is a talented Dallas team and the Giants aren’t anywhere near full strength. Dallas’ front seven should beat Manning up and give the Cowboys offense plenty of scoring opportunities. Let’s give Romo one more chance to show he can win in crunch time and pick the Cowboys to win. All eyes will be on America’s team, though the Texas Longhorns will watch the Florida Alabama odds closely too, awaiting a possible BCS title game opponent.
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