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Here are Bills Wire’s 3 keys to a #Bills victory against the #Patriots in Week 7.
The Buffalo Bills face off against the New England Patriots in Week 7 at Gilette Stadium.
If Buffalo (4-2) is going to leave the field against the Patriots (1-5) with a win, they’ll have to keep their focus on these things.
Here are three keys to the Bills pulling out a victory against the Patriots on Sunday:
The path to winning the NFC East still exists if the Cowboys can earn a win over the Washington Commanders in Week 18. @CDPiglet maps out how to do it.
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The Dallas Cowboys played on short rest last week, facing off against Tennessee in Week 17. With multiple starters unavailable, it turned into one of the ugliest games of the season. The teams combined for five turnovers and 159 penalty yards across 13 accepted infractions. While the Titans had 10 of them, the Cowboys accounted for three of the turnovers and had their own offensive woes to reflect on.
The Cowboys struggled running the ball, with Ezekiel Elliott missing his backfield mate Tony Pollard. Quarterback Dak Prescott threw two interceptions, again, one of which was a drop by a pass catcher, again.
While it wasn’t pretty, winning ugly put Dallas in position to not only win the division in Week 18, but the No. 1 seed is still in play. That will keep the starters in play while the game is still competitive, and make these three keys to victory more attainable.
What are the keys to a Cowboys getting another victory over a Super Bowl team from last year, this time the defending Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams? @cdpiglet looks at 3 keys to securing a win.
The Dallas Cowboys and the Los Angeles Rams are not meeting expectations early on this season; however, they are doing so in opposite directions. One team is exceeding all the low expectations and the other has been shockingly bad coming off a Super Bowl victory.
The Cowboys have been underdogs in three of their four games so far, nevertheless, they have a 3-1 record even while missing Dak Prescott, Tyron Smith, Conner McGovern, Michael Gallup, Dalton Schultz, and Jayron Kearse. They are currently on a three-game winning streak with unheralded Cooper Rush under center. The defense is a top five unit and leading the team to wins just two years removed from being historically bad. This is a credit to Dan Quinn, but his toughest test thus far will be against the Rams on Sunday.
Los Angeles will have to wake up from their Super Bowl hangover though because they aren’t playing anywhere close to that level from just eight months ago. In four games the Rams have scored over 20 points just once and put up ten points or less twice. Compared that to last season where the Rams scored ten or less once all year and scored more than 30 seven times.
This Sunday, these two teams will be a part of one of the bigger non division matchups of the year. This game is extremely important to both teams and the keys to the game are going to be taken to another level. Here are what the Cowboys and Rams need to do to get a conference victory Sunday.
Cowboys have dominated one of the greatest rivalries in NFL history, but here are the keys to winning their first matchup of 2022. | From @CDPiglet
The NFC East started to battle one another in Week 3, with the two undefeated teams, the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants, facing off against the two teams at 1-1, the Dallas Cowboys and the Washington Commanders. The latter two had very different outcomes to their matchups.
Washington got dog walked by the Eagles in a manner that was much worse than the 24-8 score would indicate. Philadelphia had 400 yards in total offense and an average of 5.9 yards per play, compared to 240 yards for the Commanders, 3.2 per play. Quarterback Carson Wentz was sacked nine times and the game was never competitive.
The Cowboys actually gave the Giants their first loss of the year, by coming from behind in a that included key moments from all three phases. The defense was once again dominant, staying one of four teams to not allow an opponent over 20 points this season. The special team unit blocked a field goal, converted long kicks, and had big returns. The offense also stepped up later in the contest and scored 17 straight points to put the game out of reach.
When teams with rivalries like these two play one another, the records go out the window and the ability to execute becomes critical. What specifically do Dallas and Washington have to key in on in order to get a win in the next game against their biggest antagonist though?
