Through two weeks of the 2025 NFL season, the Dallas Cowboys remain a bit of an enigma. They lost a close game to the defending Super Bowl champions in the season opener only to follow it up with a worse performance against an inferior opponent that resulted in an overtime victory. What kind of performance they will have in Week 3 against the Chicago Bears is anyone’s guess right now.
To put another “W” in the win column though there are a few matchups that could help sway the game in their favor. Today, we share the ones we will be paying practically close attention to. Any one of these key matchups could help the Cowboys walk away with a victory or hang their heads in shame depending on how things go.
Cowboys’ secondary vs. QB Caleb Williams
After watching Giants QB Russell Wilson drop 450 passing yards and three touchdowns through the air against the Cowboys last week, second-year QB Caleb Williams is probably licking his chops for this matchup. Still searching for their first win of the season, Chicago’s going to take note of Dallas’ surprisingly poor pass defense last week against the Giants and try to replicate the same kind of success. The Bears have some dangerous weapons in the passing game, but Williams is still just averaging a little over 200 passing yards per game this year. It will be interesting if that changes this week with DaRon Bland possibly sidelined once again with a foot injury.
RB Javonte Williams vs. Bears’ run defense
One of the biggest and most pleasant surprises so far for the Cowboys is how well Javonte Williams has played through the first two weeks of the 2025 NFL season. No one really expected him to perform as well as he has as Dallas’ RB1, let alone be a Top 10 RB in the league right now. And luckily for him, this Week 3 matchup with the Bears is one he’s probably looking forward to. Chicago is currently allowing 148.5 rushing yards per game, which is great news for the Cowboys rushing attack. Both Williams and Miles Sanders could have big games this week and maybe even Jaydon Blue if he’s part of the game day roster for the first time this season.
Cowboys’ WRs vs. Bears’ banged up secondary
The Bears are expected to be without their Pro Bowl CB Jaylon Johnson in this Week 3 matchup with the Cowboys. That leaves Tyrique Stevenson and former Cowboys draft pick Nahshon Wright as Chicago’s likely starters at CB. This is a matchup that should heavily favor the Cowboys wide receivers. Whether it’s CeeDee Lamb, George Pickens, KaVontate Turpin (if he plays) or anyone else, Dallas’ playmakers should be able to take advantage of the Bears thin secondary. QB Dak Prescott should be able to spread the ball around and absolutely shred Chicago’s defense through the air, especially if Javonte Williams does what we expect running the ball.
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