The Cowboys and Jets will square off Sunday at AT&T Stadium, but the matchup doesn’t have the same flare it did a week ago. With Aaron Rodgers’ season over, New York is trying to pick up the scraps after scraping by with a win in Week 1. For Dallas, it’s about avoiding an upset, and also getting some payback for an embarrassing loss in 2019.
Looking at the game in detail, the marquee matchup is wide receiver CeeDee Lamb versus one of the NFL’s best cornerbacks in Sauce Gardner. The Cowboys star is confident and detailed how he plans to make a statement in Week 2. Fellow Dallas receiver Michael Gallup had a quiet first week, but he’s primed for a bounce-back year after a full offseason.
Injuries are a concern for the Cowboys, not as much as the Jets, but there’s key pieces for Dallas on offense that might be out for the home opener. Updates on Brandin Cooks and Tyler Smith, the potential appearance of a former Cowboys kicker and quarterback Dak Prescott’s opinion on the grass vs. turf debate in the latest News and Notes.