For the second straight week, the Dallas Cowboys will be set to take on a NFC East team early in the 2025 season. For the record, the Cowboys are a better football team than the New York Giants. For the first time in a long time, the question does have to be asked though – how much better of a team they are than the Giants?
Sunday at 1 PM ET, we will get a closer look into how the Cowboys stack up against a ‘bottom half of the league’ team after impressing against the defending Super Bowl champions in week one. Today we will take a look at the positional matchup that will have the biggest effect on who wins the game.
The Cowboys offensive line versus the Giants defensive line.
For a football team that has had very little success over the last few seasons, the Giants sure have built one heck of a defensive line. Dexter Lawrence is the top defensive tackle in all of football for my money, and the trio of Brian Burns, Abdul Carter, and Kayvon Thibodeaux is one of the better edge groups in the NFL. As good as the Giants defensive line is on paper, they had their struggles last week against the Washington Commanders, most of that likely due to the concern of Jayden Daniels’ legs.
Although they struggled to generate pressure in week one, they will likely find much better success against the Cowboys offensive line this week. One of the bigger area of concerns for the Cowboys offense after week one was their offensive tackles struggles in pass protection. Both Tyler Guyton and Terence Steele graded out poorly as pass protectors against the Philadelphia Eagles, despite not allowing a sack. Both Guyton and Steele will have their hands full with Burns, Carter, and Thibodeaux, but rookie guard Tyler Booker will likely see a fair-share of Dexter Lawrence as well, which could make things difficult on the Cowboys offense.
This game, more so than last week, will give fans a good glimpse into seeing how Brian Schottenheimer handles games in which his offensive line is facing elite talent. Something we did not get to see last week after the Jalen Carter ejection.
0 CommentsSee More:
