Eric Kendricks to miss Lions game with multiple injuries :: The Mothership
Another Cowboys defender will be watching from the sideline. Kendricks, the veteran linebacker who wears the green dot for the unit and leads the team in tackles, will sit Sunday with calf and shoulder injuries. Nick Vigil, Kendricks’s backup, is questionable to play and did not practice Friday. Damone Clark, Buddy Johnson, Brock Mogensen, and Darius Harris could all see increased playing time as a result.
Updates: Bland (DNP) listed as questionable :: The Mothership
Bland did not practice Friday, after being a full participant Wednesday and Thursday. There is a good chance he plays versus Detroit, even in a limited capacity. Caelen Carson should be back after missing two games. Amani Oruwariye has one more practice-squad elevation remaining.
Frank Ragnow off injury report, set to play vs. Cowboys :: ProFootballTalk
The Lions get a key piece of their O-line back when they visit Arlington on Sunday. The starting center will play Week 6 after missing just one game with a pectoral injury. Ragnow suffered the injury Sept. 22 and had the benefit of the bye week to recover.
Behind Enemy Lions: Need to know on Cowboys LBs, Detroit’s guru OC :: Cowboys Wire
Cowboys Wire and Lions Wire had a chat prior to Week 6’s tilt. They revisited last year’s tackle-eligible snafu, previewed a resurgent Dallas linebacker group, and discussed the one thing that will probably keep the Lions’ creative OC Ben Johnson from becoming the next Cowboys head coach.
Micah Parsons on Dallas Cowboys vs. Detroit Lions game: ‘This is a rivalry’ :: Detroit Free Press
Last year’s end-of-game debacle has helped turn this matchup into a new rivalry. “Dan Campbell is definitely looking for his look-back. You kind of saw his frustration,” Parsons said on his podcast. Recent comments by Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown about Jourdan Lewis- and Lewis’s vow that “we’re going to see what’s real and what’s not”- will only add fuel to the fire.
Rico Dowdle giving hope to Cowboys’ struggling rushing game? :: ESPN
The Cowboys have now gone 19 straight games without a 100-yard rusher, the longest streak in franchise history. (Tony Pollard last did it in Week 3 last season.) The Lions might not be the best defense for the Cowboys to face as they try to turn the tide; Detroit is giving up just 90.8 rushing yards per game, fourth best in the NFL.
2024 NFL Week 6 bold predictions: CeeDee Lamb outproduces Jared Goff! Daniel Jones, Will Levis roll :: NFL.com
Maurice Jones-Drew believes Detroit will struggle coming out of the bye, while Dak Prescott shines. In fact, the ex-Jag’s bold prediction has the Prescott-to-Lamb connection surpassing Jared Goff’s passing yards to everybody on the Lions roster.
Troy Aikman compares Cowboys’ Dak Prescott to Patrick Mahomes and Aaron Rodgers :: Dallas Morning News
The lofty comparison came after Aikman was asked if he thinks a QB should be responsible for raising the level of his wide receivers or if a QB is only as good as the players around him. “A quarterback can put the ball in places [where] you don’t have to be a great receiver in order to be able to make the play, or you’re able to get into plays that gives your team the best chance,” the Hall of Famer said. “We’ve seen it from Patrick Mahomes. We’ve seen it from Aaron Rodgers. Over the years, we’ve seen it from a lot of guys. I believe we’ve seen it from Dak as well.”
Jake Ferguson quickly becoming Cowboys No. 2 option in passing game :: Cowboys Wire
The 2023 Pro Bowl tight end has quietly posted a rather impressive season thus far in 2024. In just three complete games, he’s averaging over 8 targets, 5.6 receptions and 71 yards per game. Last week in Pittsburgh, he led all Dallas pass catchers who had three or more targets in success rate (71 percent) and in total EPA (5.4 EPA). And his versatility allows Mike McCarthy to use creative personnel packages without tipping off the offense’s intentions before the snap.
5 NFL rookies falling short of early expectations in 2024 :: The 33rd Team
Tyler Guyton makes this list, though it’s pointed out that he had absurdly high expectations placed on him as he made the switch from right tackle to left tackle while also transitioning from college ball to the pros. Yet some are panicking because Guyton has not gotten off to the same kind of immediate dominant start that fans remember seeing from Tyron Smith, Travis Frederick, Zack Martin, and Tyler Smith.
Mike McCarthy praises the secret weapon behind Cooper Beebe’s early success :: SI.com
“His snapping improved from training camp around 272 percent,” McCarthy said this week, “and we credit his mother for that.” Tamara Beebe became an internet sensation after video surfaced of her taking shotgun snaps from Cooper in the family’s backyard once the Cowboys made it clear they expected the rookie, who played guard at Kansas State, to make the transition to center. Beebe has only allowed two sacks, one hit, and five pressures, and he has committed just two penalties through five games.
