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Rogers' *10* Monday Night TOTAL OF THE MONTH >> 14-6 Football Run!
(NFL) Detroit vs. Dallas,
Total: 45.00 | -105.00 Over
Result: Loss
Total: 45.00 | -105.00 Over
Result: Loss
The set-up: The 12-2 Dallas Cowboys have the NFC East division title and home-field advantage throughout the conference playoffs wrapped up as they get set to host the 9-5 Detroit Lions Monday night. As for the Lions, with the Packers beating the Vikings on Saturday, this game at Dallas will have no bearing on the NFC North race. Green Bay plays at Detroit on New Year's Day and the Packers would win the tiebreaker by sweeping the season series with the Lions. However, Detroit can at least enhance its chances of a wild-card berth by pulling an upset on Monday.
Detroit:The Lions' 17-6 loss to the NY Giants in Week 15 ended a five-game winning streak and has their fans fearing a late-season collapse. "It's still one game," head coach Jim Caldwell said. "We've just got to come together and get better this week and go play the next one. That's the key. That's how it always is." The problem is, the Lions' offense has sputtered three of the last four weeks, producing 20 points or less. QB Matthew Stafford is playing with ligament damage to his right middle finger, forcing him to wear a modified glove. He completed 24 of 39 passes for 273 yards with an interception in New York but couldn't get his team in the end zone.Stafford's come up big all season for Detroit in "crunch time" but gets little help from his running game (81.7 YPG ranks 30th) and the offense is below average overall, ranking 21st by averaging 21.5 PPG.
Dallas: Rookie QB Dak Prescott had been "living the dream" all season for Dallas but then got picked off twice while completing just 17 of 37 passes for 165 yards (QB rating of 45.4) in a 10-7 loss to the Giants in Week 14. He entered Week 15 having passed for fewer than 200 yards in three consecutive games. However, Prescott responded to adversity and criticism with a nearly flawless performance against Tampa Bay in Week 15 on SNF, completing 32 of 36 passes for 279 yards and adding a rushing TD in that 26-20 victory. That quieted talk about replacing the rookie with longtime starter Tony Romo. "I don't pay attention to the noise," Prescott said. "I couldn't tell you much of what was said. I kind of found out some of it later in the week but that really doesn't bother me. If anything, it's motivation. I just wanted to come back and perform after the game I had last week. That's the only thing in my mind. He say, she say doesn't affect me." Fellow rookie, RB Ezekiel Elliott, rushed for 159 yards and a TD and enters this game with 1,551 rushing yards on 5.0 YPC with 13 TDs.
The pick: It's already been noted that Detroit has a poor running game and how will it get going against Dallas' No. 1 rush D, allowing 80.9 YPG? Stafford is not 100% and the Lions enter having averaged just 17.5 PPG their last four and now face a Dallas D allowing only 18.4 PPG (4th) on the season. Led by Elliott, Dallas ranks 2nd in rushing at 154.5 YPG and likely will play relatively conservatively. The Under is a 10* play.
Detroit:The Lions' 17-6 loss to the NY Giants in Week 15 ended a five-game winning streak and has their fans fearing a late-season collapse. "It's still one game," head coach Jim Caldwell said. "We've just got to come together and get better this week and go play the next one. That's the key. That's how it always is." The problem is, the Lions' offense has sputtered three of the last four weeks, producing 20 points or less. QB Matthew Stafford is playing with ligament damage to his right middle finger, forcing him to wear a modified glove. He completed 24 of 39 passes for 273 yards with an interception in New York but couldn't get his team in the end zone.Stafford's come up big all season for Detroit in "crunch time" but gets little help from his running game (81.7 YPG ranks 30th) and the offense is below average overall, ranking 21st by averaging 21.5 PPG.
Dallas: Rookie QB Dak Prescott had been "living the dream" all season for Dallas but then got picked off twice while completing just 17 of 37 passes for 165 yards (QB rating of 45.4) in a 10-7 loss to the Giants in Week 14. He entered Week 15 having passed for fewer than 200 yards in three consecutive games. However, Prescott responded to adversity and criticism with a nearly flawless performance against Tampa Bay in Week 15 on SNF, completing 32 of 36 passes for 279 yards and adding a rushing TD in that 26-20 victory. That quieted talk about replacing the rookie with longtime starter Tony Romo. "I don't pay attention to the noise," Prescott said. "I couldn't tell you much of what was said. I kind of found out some of it later in the week but that really doesn't bother me. If anything, it's motivation. I just wanted to come back and perform after the game I had last week. That's the only thing in my mind. He say, she say doesn't affect me." Fellow rookie, RB Ezekiel Elliott, rushed for 159 yards and a TD and enters this game with 1,551 rushing yards on 5.0 YPC with 13 TDs.
The pick: It's already been noted that Detroit has a poor running game and how will it get going against Dallas' No. 1 rush D, allowing 80.9 YPG? Stafford is not 100% and the Lions enter having averaged just 17.5 PPG their last four and now face a Dallas D allowing only 18.4 PPG (4th) on the season. Led by Elliott, Dallas ranks 2nd in rushing at 154.5 YPG and likely will play relatively conservatively. The Under is a 10* play.
