Tag: 2022 Week 11

WATCH: Pollard hits the jets for 30-yard TD to stretch Cowboys lead

The Cowboys physical approach set up Tony Pollard, who turned a short throw into a long touchdown in a flash. | From @CDBurnett7

The Cowboys came into Minnesota after a heartbreaking loss and let out their anger with physicality throughout the first half. With less than two minutes in the half, Dallas has run a monster 37 plays to the Vikings’ 20 with over 19 minutes of possession.

Thanks to yet another defensive stop, the Cowboys went smashmouth on their fourth drive of the game. Kellen Moore’s consistent use of running backs Ezekiel Elliott and Tony Pollard has paid dividends as Dallas has jumped out to a big lead. The latter capped off the first half with a check-down grab but he turned on the rockets for a 30-yard touchdown down the sideline.

The first half has been a strong one for Dallas as a whole and the strength of the offensive line made things easy for quarterback Dak Prescott. The touchdown throw is Prescott’s 150th of his regular season career and gives the Cowboys a 20-3 lead.

WATCH: Elliott caps off surgical Cowboys TD drive that featured Pollard

After squandering a short field, the Dallas offense marched 75 yards in 10 plays to score the first touchdown of the day. | From @CDBurnett7

Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott got off to a slow start against the Packers, but wasted no time looking accurate against the Vikings. On the first drive after the strip-sack by linebacker Micah Parsons, Prescott delivered an accurate throw to tight end Dalton Schultz but he couldn’t corral it, resulting in a Dallas field goal.

On the next drive, Prescott was a perfect 4-for-4, including a key throw on third down to wide receiver Michael Gallup for a 14-yard gain. Following the conversion, running back Tony Pollard broke off defenders for 18 and 20-yard gains back-to-back. Set up in the red zone, running back Ezekiel Elliott did what he does best, diving into the endzone to take a 10-3 lead.

The 10-play, 75-yard drive was a strong one for the Cowboys’ confidence to take pressure off of the defense. Elliott’s touchdown is his fifth of the year, making a living at the goal line.

Cowboys-Vikings Inactives: Elliott officially back, Lawrence and Brown also to play

The seventh-year running back returns for Dallas while the former Viking linebacker won’t be taking on his former team in Minnesota. | From @CDBurnett7

The Dallas Cowboys will welcome running back Ezekiel Elliott back into the fold in Week 11 against the 8-1 Minnesota Vikings. Elliott has missed the last two games, dealing with a knee injury suffered against the Detroit Lions in Week 7. Tony Pollard held down the fort in Elliott’s absence, with 246 rushing yards and four touchdowns in the two games without his seventh-year running mate.

On the other side of the ball, defensive end Demarcus Lawrence is good to go after spending the week on the injury report with a foot issue. With a struggling run defense, Lawrence’s services are much-needed on top of his ability as a pass rusher with five sacks on the year.

The linebacker room will miss Anthony Barr for another week. The former Viking won’t take on his former team after being limited in practice and he’s expected to return for Thanksgiving. Take a look at the full list of inactives for Cowboys-Vikings.

Top 50 NFL cornerbacks through 10 weeks in ANYA/CS metric

A look beyond the typical CB assessment of how many yards a player gives up, to give a true indication of their impact on a per-snap basis. | From @KDDrummondNFL

Adjust Net Yards per Attempt, or ANY/A, is an advanced metric formula that translates touchdowns and interceptions thrown into yardage equivalents and has a ridiculously good correlation to victory. What we did was translate the formula to coverage to better qualify how corners were playing on a per-coverage-snap basis.

Just like garbage-time stats for QBs can mislead, the same goes for the corners they are throwing on. There had to be a better way to quantify CB performance than what was out there. That led to the development of Adjust Net Yards Allowed per Coverage Snap. It takes into account several factors beyond just how many yards a corner has allowed and puts their overall performance when targeted into context.

157 cornerbacks have defended a pass in 2022. Here’s the latest update after 10 weeks of the NFL regular season. To qualify for this list, a cornerback has had to appear in at least seven contests and played at least 250 snaps in coverage.

For comparison purposes, here’s a look at the standings after Week 4, and at the end of the 2021 season.

DVOA, EPA conflict in Cowboys-Vikings Week 11 stats preview

Despite their last performance, the Cowboys are road favorites over the 8-1 Vikings. @ProfessorO_NFL finds the edge is small, according to analytics.

Dallas enter Week 11 with a 6-3 record after an overtime loss to the Green Bay Packers last weekend. The Cowboys will look to right the ship against their fourth consecutive NFC North opponent.  The offense is expected to have RB Ezekiel Elliott back in the mix, which should help the Cowboys potent rushing attack.

The Cowboys opponent this week, the Minnesota Vikings, have an 8-1 record and have a seven-game winning streak on the line. Offensively, the Vikings have a two-headed rushing attack and multiple receiving threats to attack a defense. Each week we open up the Advanced Stat Notebook to analyze how each team ranks in EPA, DVOA, ANY/A and Toxic Differential. These four key metrics have a high correlation to win probability

 

Cowboys-Vikings TV coverage maps, how to stream, listen, wager in Week 11

Dallas will look to bounce back from their loss in Green Bay and complete their NFC North gamut with a win. Here’s how to catch the action. | From @KDDrummondNFL

The NFL schedulers had some fun with the Dallas Cowboys’ slate of opponents in 2022. Bookending their Week 9 bye week, the Cowboys will face their fourth straight NFC North opponent on Sunday, when they take on the Minnesota Vikings for the fourth year in a row. After handily handling the Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears before the break, Dallas fell to the Green Bay Packers in Week 10 when they squandered a 14-point fourth-quarter lead and lost in overtime.

Now, they’ll look to start a new winning streak against Kirk Cousins and the Vikings, who just so happen to share the NFL’s best record. The games have all been close, as it’s been over a decade since a team won by more than four points. So what will the 2022 version have in store? Here’s how to make sure you don’t miss any of the action.

Cowboys announce 54-man roster vs Vikings on heels of positive injury news

The Cowboys made one roster move on Saturday, here’s a look at the full slate of contenders to be active on game day. | From @KDDrummondNFL

The Dallas Cowboys entered the bye week with some bumps and bruises, emerged relatively healthy then fell right back in line with most of the league. Their Week 10 loss to the Green Bay Packers included several players who were worse for the wear, appearing on the practice report throughout the week. As the week of preparation for the Minnesota Vikings went on, a bug went through the team and locker room, impacting a couple guys who had emerged from the last contest unscathed.

DT Quinton Bohanna and punter Bryan Anger both fell ill, with the former missing the last two practices and the latter sitting out Friday. Both carry a questionable tag, as do four other players with actual injuries. Fortunately, the needle seems to be pointing up for them. RB Ezekiel Elliott (knee) practiced on a limited basis for the second-straight week, but the outlook of the star running back must be better as Dallas didn’t call up an insurance policy at the position.

Nor did they bring up insurance for DE Demarcus Lawrence (foot), who missed Wednesday and Thursday but was limited on Friday.

That may not be as much of an indicator though, as Dallas has a ton of depth at the position. Lawrence is one to watch for on the inactives list to be announced on Sunday about an hour and a half before kickoff. Also questionable are LB Anthony Barr (hamstring), who missed last week alongside Elliott, and CB Anthony Brown, who was knocked out of the Week 10 loss with a concussion he suffered on a big-play touchdown. So who else is available? Here’s a look at the 54-man roster, which includes one elevation from the practice squad along the offensive line, Dakoda Shipley.

Oklahoma Sooners vs. No. 24 Oklahoma State Cowboys: Sooners Wire staff predictions

Oklahoma looks to get back on the right side of the win column when they host No. 24 Oklahoma State. Here are this week’s Sooners Wire Staff predictions.

The Oklahoma Sooners (5-5 and 2-5) will host their Bedlam counterparts the Oklahoma State Cowboys (7-3, 4-3) on what will be a cold Saturday night in Norman.

The Sooners need a win in the worst way. They’re on a two-game losing streak and haven’t clicked on either side of the ball in crunch time. Taking on an Oklahoma State team that’s also in the midst of a disappointing season, the Sooners are 7.5-point favorites at home.

Can the Sooners end their losing skid and reach bowl eligibility? let’s take a look at how the Sooners Wire staff predicted the 117th matchup between Oklahoma and Oklahoma State in Bedlam.

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The Cowboys were hit hard when [autotag]Jim Knowles[/autotag] left for Ohio State. Their defense ranks at the bottom of the Big 12 in nearly every category.

The OU offense is going to attack, attack, and attack some more. This has the potential to be like the Kansas game, in which the Sooners racked up over 700 yards.

The nonsense ends tonight. The Sooners WILL get a decisive Big 12 victory against Oklahoma State at home under the lights. Eric Gray will run hog wild all over the Pokes for 150 and a score.

Marvin Mims will have a bounceback game, getting a score and over 100 yards.

Sooners 52, Cowboys 38

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O’Connell, Moore’s script-writing among 3 keys to victory for Cowboys-Vikings contest

Stick to the script! But it better be a good one as Dallas needs to get early momentum according to @cdpiglet’s 3 keys to victory.

The Dallas Cowboys and Minnesota Vikings enter Week 11 with opposing impressions about how Week 10 ended. In what might have been the game of the year so far, the Vikings started off looking like 7-1 frauds. They had already lost to the Philadelphia Eagles, and were down 27-10 to the Buffalo Bills in the second half, with Kirk Cousins having thrown two interceptions. Minnesota earned a furious comeback win on the road that included a fourth-down failure, forcing a fumble and recovering for a TD, allowing a game-tying drive with under a minute on the clock and finally an overtime win.

The Cowboys flipped that script, allowing a 14-point fourth-quarter lead to evaporate, then failing on a fourth down in OT only to watch another game-winning drive by Aaron Rodgers send them home dejected. Will momentum continue the way Week 10 ended, or can the Cowboys take down the Vikings’ ship for a third straight time? Here are the keys to answering that question for Dallas and Minnesota.

Oklahoma Sooners vs. No. 24 Oklahoma State Cowboys: Stream, injury report, broadcast info

Trying to figure out where to find Bedlam on Saturday? Here’s how to watch, stream or listen to Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State. From @john9williams

Oklahoma (5-4, 2-4 Big 12) will face Oklahoma State (7-3, 4-3) on Saturday night in Bedlam, and if you’re wondering how you can watch the action live, you’ve come to the right place.

The Oklahoma Sooners are looking to end their two-game skid against in-state rival Oklahoma State, who’s been playing some up-and-down football after a 5-0 start. The Cowboys are 2-3 over their last five, and starting quarterback Spencer Sanders has been dealing with a shoulder injury that’s limited him over the last three weeks.

This game has Big 12 title implications for Oklahoma State, who can stay alive with a win over the Sooners. Oklahoma is looking to crack bowl eligibility with a win to avoid missing out on bowl season for the first time since 1998.

Here’s when you should tune in to see the game:

  • Date: Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022
  • Time: 6:30 p.m. CT
  • TV Channel: ABC
  • Live Stream: fuboTV (watch here)
  • Listen: Streaming on the Varsity App

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Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State injury report:

Oklahoma

[autotag]T.D. Roof[/autotag], LB: Out for season (Elbow)

[autotag]Shane Whitter[/autotag], LB: Out for season (Shoulder)

[autotag]Justin Broiles[/autotag], S: Questionable (Knee)

Oklahoma State

[autotag]Spencer Sanders[/autotag], QB: Questionable (Shoulder)

[autotag]Trace Ford[/autotag], DE: Questionable (Undisclosed)

[autotag]Thomas Harper[/autotag], S: Questionable (Undisclosed)

[autotag]Blaine Green[/autotag], WR: Questionable (Wrist)

[autotag]Tyler Lacy[/autotag], DE: Questionable (Undisclosed)

[autotag]Garret Rangel[/autotag], QB: Questionable (Undisclosed)

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Players to watch:

Oklahoma

[autotag]Dillon Gabriel[/autotag], QB: 63.9% for 2,217 yards, 16 touchdowns and 4 interceptions. 33 carries, 304 yards, and 4 touchdowns.

[autotag]Marvin Mims[/autotag] WR: 42 receptions for 776 yards and 4 touchdowns.

[autotag]Brayden Willis[/autotag], TE: 25 receptions for 347 yards and 5 touchdowns.

[autotag]Eric Gray[/autotag], RB: 165 carries for 1,113 yards, 10 touchdowns at 6.7 yards per carry. 28 receptions for 189 yards and 0 touchdowns.

[autotag]Jalil Farooq[/autotag], WR: 28 receptions for 357 yards and 2 touchdowns. 12 carries for 113 yards, 0 touchdowns at 9.4 yards per carry. 10 kickoff returns for 242 yards at 24.4 yards per return.

[autotag]Danny Stutsman[/autotag], LB: 91 total tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, 2 interceptions, 3 passes defended.

[autotag]David Ugwoegbu[/autotag], LB: 83 total tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.

[autotag]DaShaun White[/autotag], LB: 68 total tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 1 interception, 5 passes defended.

[autotag]Ethan Downs[/autotag], DE: 30 total tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, 2 passes defended.

[autotag]Jalen Redmond[/autotag], DT: 19 total tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, 3 passes defended.

Oklahoma State

[autotag]Spencer Sanders[/autotag], QB: 58.5% for 2,261 yards, 16 touchdowns, 5 interceptions. 60 carries, 386 yards, and 8 rushing touchdowns.

[autotag]Bryson Green[/autotag], WR: 35 receptions for 573 yards and 5 touchdowns.

[autotag]Brennan Pressley[/autotag], WR: 47 receptions for 544 yards and 2 touchdowns.

[autotag]John Paul Richardson[/autotag], WR: 37 receptions for 430 yards and 4 touchdowns.

[autotag]Dominic Richardson[/autotag], RB: 149 carries for 543 yards, 8 touchdowns at 3.9 yards per carry.

[autotag]Collin Oliver[/autotag], DT: 21 total tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 5 sacks.

[autotag]Mason Cobb[/autotag], LB: 77 total tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.

*Quarterback rushing numbers compiled from Pro Football Focus that doesn’t take away sack yardage from QB rushing totals.

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