Coming off the bye week, the Cowboys have their work cut out for them. Their Week 8 opponent is in desperation mode at the moment. The Rams stand 3-4 and need to notch a win to stay in the NFC West playoff race.
Dallas also has that pesky Eagles game on the horizon which threatens to take focus from Los Angeles and open the Cowboys up to a dreaded “trap game” on Sunday.
The last time Dallas faced a trap game such as this was in Week 3 in Arizona. No one needs reminding how that turned out.
The Cowboys can’t roll into AT&T Stadium expecting to win the game just by showing up. They need to win a few key battles in order to escape victorious.
Here are the top-three keys to the game in Week 8.