While many do not expect the Cowboys to beat the Packers this Sunday, that doesn’t mean individual players can’t still have a good game. Here are some Dallas players we expect to thrive in this matchup with Green Bay, and some others who could be in for a long day. With Brian Schottenheimer promising changes […] While many do not expect the Cowboys to beat the Packers this Sunday, that doesn’t mean individual players can’t still have a good game. Here are some Dallas players we expect to thrive in this matchup with Green Bay, and some others who could be in for a long day. With Brian Schottenheimer promising changes following the humiliating loss in Chicago, particularly on defense, projecting things this week is a little trickier. The Packers are also coming off a rough loss to the Browns, their first of the season. But even if both teams make adjustments, there are still some things we feel comfortable projecting. BUY RB Javonte Williams Currently the league’s eighth-best back in rushing yards per game, Williams stands to keep his strong start rolling against the Packers. They just gave up 94 yards on 18 carries to Cleveland rookie Quinshon Judkins. One of those was a 38-yard run, which certainly improved the overall performance, but we’ve seen breakaway potential from Williams this year. He’s been excellent at adding extra yards with his power and tackle-breaking, which will be vital in this matchup. Granted, the job gets harder with G Tyler Booker’s absence due to an ankle injury. But T.J. Bass isn’t some bum, and Dallas still has a strong left side to run behind with Tyler Smith leading the way. This is a big game for OC Klayton Adams to show his ability to maximize the strengths of the players he has available. The key for Williams is if the Cowboys can stay in this game long enough to keep him going. Between CeeDee Lamb’s absence and trying to neutralize Micah Parsons, you know they’ll emphasize the run early. But if Green Bay starts pulling away, we’ve already seen Dallas lean heavily on Dak Prescott and forget about the run. DE Marshawn Kneeland Much attention will be paid to Dallas’ pass rushers, especially given Parsons’ return and the expected debut of Jadeveon Clowney. But the Packers have been run-heavy so far this year, with Josh Jacobs among the league leaders in carries. While Green Bay may look more to their passing given the Cowboys’ defensive issues, they’ll still turn to Jacobs often. That keeps Kneeland on the field as a primary run stopper and gives him more opportunities when the Packers do opt to pass out of those looks. If Green Bay does focus on stopping Clowney, Donovan Ezeiruaku, and Dante Fowler, then that also helps Kneeland’s chances of making plays. They will be hurting on the right side with starting OT Zach Tom and his backup, Anthony Belton, both ruled out with injuries. Dallas will naturally attack that spot with their primary rushers, and Green Bay will likely send extra blockers that way to counter. That should give Kneeland and whoever else is coming from the other side more one-on-one matchups. SELL OT Terence Steele We all know that Steele isn’t great in pass protection. Well, so does Micah Parsons. They played together from 2021 to 2024, and Parsons saw all of the ways to take advantage of that matchup. While Green Bay will likely move him around the line, especially with Tyler Guyton’s own inconsistency and backups playing at center and guard, Steele should draw considerable attention. Even if he sees more of Rashan Gary, who’s no slouch as a pass rusher in his own right, Dallas’ right tackle may not get out of this one without some scars. S Malik Hooker & Donovan Wilson If Green Bay does look to exploit Dallas’ pass defense issues, the safeties will be in the crosshairs often. Packers TE Tucker Kraft is their leading receiver so far in every key category. And if they do try some things with the deep ball, especially given rookie WR Matthew Golden’s speed, Hooker or Wilson could easily be eating dust. That said, we could see more of Juanyeh Thomas and Markquese Bell this week. The older veterans have been given their due deference so far this year, but something has to change with this pass defense. Dallas is still waiting for more options to return at cornerback, so safety is a spot where they can do something now. See More: Dallas Cowboys Roster

The Dallas Cowboys face the man none of us wanted them to face. Micah Parsons. The Cowboys welcome the Green Bay Packers to AT&T Stadium on Sunday Night Football. A primetime game so everyone can watch Dallas deal with Parsons. It likely won’t be pretty. The Cowboys come into the game without an injured CeeDee […] The Dallas Cowboys face the man none of us wanted them to face. Micah Parsons. The Cowboys welcome the Green Bay Packers to AT&T Stadium on Sunday Night Football. A primetime game so everyone can watch Dallas deal with Parsons. It likely won’t be pretty. The Cowboys come into the game without an injured CeeDee Lamb which is going to put immense pressure on the rest of the offense. Compounding that is missing Tyler Booker and Cooper Beebe on the offensive line. Dak Prescott will need to be a wizard. On defense for the Cowboys, there isn’t much to say. They have been awful and if things don’t change quickly, it will be shootouts if Dallas wants to win games. Matt Eberflus is in the spotlight. Info for the game. Cowboys vs Packers game info Important links: Cowboys depth chart | Roster Date: Sept 28, 2025 Game time: 4:25 PM EST Location: Arlington, TX – AT&T Stadium TV channel: NBC Coverage Map: 506 Sports Radio: 105.3 The Fan | SXM Streaming: Fubo Cowboys record: (1-2) Packers record: (2-1) Odds: Dallas +6.5, courtesy of FanDuel Prediction: Cowboys 17 – Packers 30 Enemy blog: Acme Packing Company Twitter: @BloggingTheBoys Facebook: Please Like us! See More: Dallas Cowboys Game Information

The Dallas Cowboys have a huge hole to fill with CeeDee Lamb sidelined for the next few weeks with a high ankle sprain. Someone needs to step up to help replace production, but who? The obvious choice would be George Pickens, who Dallas traded a third-round pick for this offseason to acquire. He proved during […] The Dallas Cowboys have a huge hole to fill with CeeDee Lamb sidelined for the next few weeks with a high ankle sprain. Someone needs to step up to help replace production, but who? The obvious choice would be George Pickens, who Dallas traded a third-round pick for this offseason to acquire. He proved during his time at the Pittsburgh Steelers he can be a No. 1 go-to target in the passing game, but so far hasn’t established the kind of rapport as of yet with Dak Prescott. Now would be a great time for that to happen. The next choice would be Jake Ferguson. He’s off to a hot start this season and has without a doubt become Prescott’s security blanket, especially last week after CeeDee Lamb’s injury. Seeing him frequently more targeted during No. 88’s absence wouldn’t be much of a surprise at all. Even though Pickens and Ferguson will obviously be asked to pick up the slack more during CeeDee Lamb’s absence, KaVontate Turpin is someone who shouldn’t be overlooked. He is a dynamic weapon who has the ability to take it to the house any time he touches the ball. This is actually the first season Turpin has been more involved in the passing game under new head coach Brian Schottenheimer. To date, he has eight catches for 129 yards and a touchdown through the air and another 19 yards on five rushing attempts on the ground. Expanding his role just slightly could see those numbers increase. We all know what No. 9 is capable of doing as a return specialist when he has open field in front of him. He can be the same type of game wrecker in the passing game if the Cowboys can get the ball to him an open space with room to run. Playing from the slot with CeeDee Lamb out could provide those types of opportunities. In a one-on-one matchup Turpin is going to be really difficult to contain. His speed and change of direction capabilities puts any defender at a disadvantage from the get-go. The Cowboys can work that into their offensive game plan and the Dak Prescott can get the ball in his hands with room to run, this could be a game changer. Only time will tell, but getting Turpin a little more involved during Lamb’s absence could be just what the Cowboys need to keep this team afloat. There are just so many different ways to utilize Turpin’s versatility to their advantage it’s hard to imagine him not receiving an increased role. See More: Dallas Cowboys Roster

The Dallas Cowboys seem to be stuck between a rock and a hard place sitting at 1-2 through three weeks of the 2025 NFL season. With the current state of their porous defense and the unfortunate injuries to key starters on the offensive side of the ball, any chance of success moving forward is looking […] The Dallas Cowboys seem to be stuck between a rock and a hard place sitting at 1-2 through three weeks of the 2025 NFL season. With the current state of their porous defense and the unfortunate injuries to key starters on the offensive side of the ball, any chance of success moving forward is looking pretty bleak at the moment. Defensively, there are some pretty dramatic changes that need to be made by Matt Eberflus for this unit to become serviceable at best. There is simply no easy fix, and it could take weeks or even months for such a turnaround to happen, if ever. Maybe the return of DaRon Bland will help, but he’s just one person. Offensively, Dallas is arguably talented enough to go toe-to-toe with just about any other high-scoring offense around the league. That of course is when they are 100% healthy. Sadly, that’s not the case right now. It’s bad enough they’re down two starting offensive lineman (Cooper Beebe, Tyler Booker), but losing CeeDee Lamb, their best playmaker, for whatever amount of time dramatically alters the game plan as well as production. With the current state of the Dallas Cowboys on both the offensive and defensive side of the ball, Brian Schottenheimer may want to try to alter how they approach the coming weeks to get themselves the best chance of remaining competitive. That could mean leaning more heavily on running back Javonte Williams moving forward. Williams has been one of the biggest surprises this year for the Dallas Cowboys. He was pretty much an afterthought free agent addition this year, but so far through the first three weeks he’s done nothing but prove he’s one of the better RBs in the league so far this season. To date, Williams has rushed for 227 yards and three touchdowns in three games, while averaging an impressive 5.3 yards per attempt. What’s even more impressive is his ability to pick up yards after contact, with 70% of his yards coming after contact. If you’re doing the math at home, 70% means that 159 yards of Williams’ 227 has been gained after contact. That’s pretty impressive for an RB no one really considered starting material. And, considering he’s been so productive so far, now might be the perfect time to make him more of a focal point moving forward. With the defense being in the state it is right now and being down three starters on offense, there’s a chance the Cowboys can navigate around both these concerns by attempting to control the time of possession with a more heavy run-oriented game plan for the time being. Going with that would help lessen the time Dallas’ defense will hopefully be on the field getting exploited and also help the offense by making them much more two-dimensional instead of airing it out all the time without their best playmaker. It should also help the two injury fill ins along their OL from being exposed as much. It sounds like a win-win, right? This of course is easier said than done. The Cowboys can only stick with the running game as long as the score is somewhat close. With the way their defense has been giving up big plays these past few weeks being able to stick with the run game may be out of their hands. They may be forced to air it out in order to try to keep pace. Only time will tell of course, but if it’s possible leaning more heavily on Williams moving forward could help kill two birds with one stone. He has proven he is capable of carrying the workload so far and if the Cowboys want to keep their season from circling the drain he might be the solution to stay afloat for the next few weeks. See More: Dallas Cowboys Roster

The Dallas Cowboys will host the Green Bay Packers on Sunday Night Football. These two teams have a long history, from the Ice Bowl to many memorable playoff battles within the last ten years. After dominating the Pack in the playoffs in the ‘90s, it’s Green Bay that now has the Cowboys’ numbers, ending their […] The Dallas Cowboys will host the Green Bay Packers on Sunday Night Football. These two teams have a long history, from the Ice Bowl to many memorable playoff battles within the last ten years. After dominating the Pack in the playoffs in the ‘90s, it’s Green Bay that now has the Cowboys’ numbers, ending their season three times since 2014. And the last matchup in 2023 still lingers heavily in the hearts of Cowboys fans. At the moment, it feels like these two teams are heading in two different directions. After a blockbuster trade that sent Micah Parsons to the Midwest, the Packers are poised for a deep playoff run. Conversely, the Cowboys are still trying to find their way as they work through a year that includes a new coaching staff. On the surface, many aren’t expecting much in what could be a lopsided affair. It certainly could go down like that, but Cowboys fans are hoping for a different result. Here are five things to keep an eye on when these two teams square off under the NBC lights. 1. Micah’s Revenge Let’s immediately address the elephant in the room, or the lion in this case. Micah Parsons is one of the game’s most disruptive defensive players. We spent the entire summer navigating a supposed contract dilemma that ultimately led to him being traded to the Packers a week before the season started. People can pretend to make nice and act like there is no ill will, as Parsons has repeatedly said positive things about his former team, but make no mistake about it, he will be on the prowl. He is such a competitor, and you know he is licking his chops at the idea of attacking Terence Steele and Tyler Guyton. To this point, Parsons has been relatively quiet, yet to have a multi-sack game with his new team. Expect that to change as he attempts to feast against the team that drafted him. 2. The Clark Effect It’s no surprise that the Cowboys’ pass rush has taken a hit without the services of Parsons, but at least their run defense has improved. As a team, they only give up 3.7 yards per rush, ranking them inside the top 10. The addition of Kenny Clark has helped the team get better. Last season, the Cowboys’ defense ranked in the bottom eight in tackling the ball carrier behind the line of scrimmage, with a rate of just 37.4%. This season, they have improved to 60.6%, the second-highest rate in the league. Running the ball isn’t the Packers’ strength as they only average 3.4 yards per carry, fifth-worst in the league. This is a bit surprising considering they have the talented Josh Jacobs in the backfield; however, Jacobs is only averaging 3.1 yards per carry so far this season, the lowest output of his career. The offensive line has played a role here. Keeping the Green Bay ground game in check will be important, but doing so without committing additional support is crucial. 3. Love will find a way Even if the Cowboys can keep the Pack relatively grounded, the big issue will be stopping Jordan Love and the passing attack. The Green Bay quarterback has been very efficient through the air, completing 68% of his passes for a 5:1 touchdown to interception ratio. And it’s only going to get easier against a Cowboys’ defense that gives up a league-worst 9.0 yards per passing attempt. No one has used zone coverage more than the Cowboys’ new defensive coordinator, Matt Eberflus. His 93.4% usage of zone is the highest rate in seven seasons. And they’re not good at it. The team surrenders 9.4 yards in zone this season, the second-most in the league. To make matters even worse, Love eats up zone coverage. He has completed 76% of his passes for 417 yards at a rate of 9.9 yards per attempt against zone coverage, the most in the NFL. If the Cowboys’ defense doesn’t get creative and find a way to change it up, Love, like other QBs this season, should continue to have their way in the secondary. 4. Krafty in the open field The Cowboys will try to get their running game going against a Packers defense that only yields 3.4 yards per rush, third-best in the league. How effective they are will be a big factor in what the Dallas offense can do on Sunday. But that doesn’t mean this should come in the form of a heavy workload for the Cowboys’ running backs. They should also look for ways to supplement the run with quick passes and creative ways to get yards after the catch. Expect the typical heavy use of Jake Ferguson bootlegs. The Cowboys’ tight end leads the team in receptions. The Packers also have a tight end who leads the team in receptions, as third-year player Tucker Kraft has been a frequent target for Love. In Week 2, Kraft put up a 124-yard game against Washington. While the deep shots will sting the most, don’t be surprised if the Packers go to their tight end when they need to move the sticks, with Kraft being a name we hear far too often on Sunday. 5. It’s still Dak dependent Dak Prescott is a good quarterback. He has the résumé to back it up, especially in the regular season. However, that success doesn’t always follow when it comes to the Packers, which is weird considering his breakout game in his rookie season came in an impressive performance at Lambeau Field in 2016. Unfortunately, Prescott hasn’t beaten the Packers since, losing five-straight games against them, including twice

Every week here at Blogging the Boys, we’ll spotlight the biggest college matchups and the players who could soon wear the Star. If you want to get a jump on who might help America’s Team in the years to come, this is your weekly college football guide GAME OF THE WEEK It’s over to Beaver Stadium […] Every week here at Blogging the Boys, we’ll spotlight the biggest college matchups and the players who could soon wear the Star. If you want to get a jump on who might help America’s Team in the years to come, this is your weekly college football guide GAME OF THE WEEK It’s over to Beaver Stadium for the BTB Game of The Week. Get ready for the sea of white in Penn States “White Out” game where they take on No. 6 Oregon for a prime-time spectacular. Oregon will try to turn the corners into a racetrack, chasing explosives with tempo and perimeter speed. Penn State will look to answer with downhill bruising on the ground, play-action body blows, and a red-zone defense built to tighten the screws when pulses spike. It’s got all the vibes of a playoff game, but somebody has to blink. Let’s go with a score line of Penn State 30, Oregon 27, sealed by a late stand as the White Out rattles the rafters. Game Overview Matchup: Oregon (6) vs. Penn State (3) September 27, at Beaver Stadium Kickoff time: 7:30 p.m (EST) Penn State favored by 3.5 points The matchup will be a primetime White Out game, the first against a Top 20 opponent in six years. Player Watch Oregon: Dante Moore, QB Dante Moore is proving he’s more than hype this season. Moore has been impressive so far in 2025, completing 74.7% of his passes with 11 touchdowns and just one interception. He can throw with zip and drop back-shoulder or vertical strikes into tight windows. He has the tools to stretch defenses and test vulnerabilities deep, but his resilience under pressure and his ability to expand his game beyond the pocket will determine if he’s a long-term answer at quarterback. If the Penn State pass rush can flush him and get pressure to him with regularity, then Moore may struggle with accuracy or forced throws. Kenyon Sadiq, TE Sadiq isn’t your standard tight end, he’s a matchup headache with receiver feet and a monster frame. This season has been the breakout trailer with nine catches, 155 yards and three touchdowns, punctuated by timely chunk plays in tight moments. He’s still sanding down the true inline stuff with his pad level, drive, and consistency, but line him up in the slot or as a move piece and you get burst, body control, and soft hands that turn seams into sirens. That’s why early whispers already have him circled as a 2026 top-tier tight end in the draft. Penn State: A.J. Harris, CB Harris doesn’t just look the part of a boundary bully he plays it with swagger. He marries length with easy hips and a turbo button that shows up when a receiver thinks he’s got a step. Press-man is his stage where you see him stab at the release, ride the red line, and still have the recovery juice to erase a misstep. Toss in a willingness to set the edge against the run and you’ve got a corner who can live on the outside without help. Harris can get a little too amped by jumping routes early, tilting off-balance at the break, or turning would-be interceptions into mere pass breakups. Clean up the discipline, convert a few more of those pass breakups into picks, and his size–speed combo reads like a first-round scouting card. Drew Allar, QB Drew Allar looks like he was built in a quarterback factory at 6’5”, 235 pounds with a hose for a right arm and the temperament of a chess player. He pairs prototypical size with a methodical, rhythm-based passing style that all look like Joe Flacco. The résumé isn’t just volume either, this season he’s up to a 65% completion rate, with four passing touchdowns and one interception, showing he has the profile of a passer who values the ball and wins with placement over chaos. When his base is clean, he layers throws at every level and looks surgical. The knocks with Allar are more about stress tests than talent. Heat can rattle his lower half, nudging balls off target, and he’ll play conservative, hesitating on deep shots even when the window is wide open. Give him protection and a coordinator who leans into play-action and Allar projects as a steady chain-mover. A quarterback that’s less about the fireworks and more about controlled detonation. Alabama (17) vs. Georgia (5) It’s a revenge game over at Sanford Stadium as No. 5 Georgia hosts No. 17 Alabama in Week 5’s SEC headliner. Gunner Stockton steers a balanced Bulldogs attack, while Ty Simpson leads an Alabama offense boosted by the anticipated return of running back Jam Miller. The margin will hinge on classic pressure points, keeping third-down communication clean, controlling the interior line of scrimmage, and denying the kind of explosives that flip field position. Don’t ignore the hidden math with punt coverage, return lanes, and starting field position which could steal a possession. Predictions for the scoreline on this one is Georgia 27, Alabama 23, clinched by a late red-zone stand, and the Bulldogs get their revenge after the close and late touchdown win by Alabama in last year’s thriller. Game Overview Matchup: Alabama (17) vs. Georgia (5)) September 27, at Sanford Stadium Kickoff time: 7:30 p.m (EST) Georgia favored by 3 points Last season, Alabama got the late touchdown at the end of the fourth quarter followed by an interception to seal the game. Georgia is out for retribution this year. Player Watch Alabama: Kadyn Proctor, OT Proctor is more than likely the first tackle off the board in the 2026 NFL Draft. He plays with a monster

Cowboys All-Pro QB on Packers: ‘It’s not Dak vs. Micah’ – Patrik Walker, DallasCowboys.com Prescott knows the Cowboys’ matchup with the Packers is bigger than his battle with Parsons. FRISCO, Texas — Stop me if you’ve heard this before: Micah Parsons and the Dallas Cowboys will face each other this weekend when the Green Bay Packers come to […] Cowboys All-Pro QB on Packers: ‘It’s not Dak vs. Micah’ – Patrik Walker, DallasCowboys.com Prescott knows the Cowboys’ matchup with the Packers is bigger than his battle with Parsons. FRISCO, Texas — Stop me if you’ve heard this before: Micah Parsons and the Dallas Cowboys will face each other this weekend when the Green Bay Packers come to town for Sunday Night Football. Now that you’ve officially heard that headline 1,000,001 times, let’s get one more player’s perspective on it — namely Dak Prescott. The former longtime teammates will, for the first time in their NFL careers, line up against each other in a regular season contest and that means Prescott won’t have the benefit of a red practice jersey to force Parsons into pulling his punches. So when Parsons said this week that sacking Prescott “will be painful”, Prescott’s response was a rightfully awkward humor. “I hope not for me,” he said with a laugh. “And I hope he doesn’t get to me for one.” That’s the thing, though: Parsons will find himself getting the kitchen sink thrown at him by head coach Brian Schottenheimer and offensive coordinator Klayton Adams to try and slow him down and/or throw him off of his game entirely. “I’m just excited to go and have that match up, but he’s got five guys up front, plus tight ends, and running backs that he’s got to get through,” said the All-Pro quarterback. “Then we’ll worry about if he can get to me. It takes all of us to protect, myself included. We all know that. Nothing changes this week. “He’s a hell of a player. We respect that. And he’ll have some attention.” Micah Parsons’ return shouldn’t overshadow Kenny Clark’s influence on Packers – Matt Schneidman, The Athletic Clark was a big loss for the Packers in more ways than one. GREEN BAY, Wis. — Nobody calls it the Kenny Clark trade. The deal Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones and Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst struck on Aug. 28 will forever be remembered as the Micah Parsons trade, and rightfully so. Parsons is one of the best players of this generation and a future Hall of Famer if he continues on his current trajectory. Jones dealing Parsons to the Packers in his prime is one of the most seismic trades in league history. But as the Packers embark on a trip to Dallas for Sunday Night Football this week and Parsons faces his former team in his former home stadium, it’s worth remembering that Clark was no slouch during his nine years in Green Bay. The 29-year-old was the Packers’ longest-tenured player, the lone holdover from the Mike McCarthy era as a 2016 first-round pick. A three-time Pro Bowler in 2019, 2021 and 2023, Clark inked three separate contracts in Green Bay, a sign he’ll one day be inducted into the team’s Hall of Fame on the first ballot. A dominant force on the interior of the defensive line for almost a decade, Clark may cause restless nights for the Packers this week, just like Parsons will for the Cowboys. Clark was a locker room cornerstone, too, held in high regard by those inside 1265 Lombardi Ave., whether players spent one year with him or six. “I think there’s a reason he got a third contract because not many guys do,” Packers head coach Matt LaFleur said. “Obviously, you’ve got to play to a certain level, which he certainly has, but you also have to be a certain type of guy. I think Kenny’s a pro’s pro. I’ve got so much respect for him, as much as anybody that I’ve been around in this game in terms of his approach, his team-first mentality, his willingness to help others and bring guys along. He wasn’t always the most vocal, but when he talked, everybody listened and they listened for a reason because everybody respected what he did.” Cowboys leaving electric rookie weapon on sidelines due to defensive issues – Todd Brock, Cowboys Wire The defensive woes in Dallas are keeping Jaydon Blue on the shelf. After being left on the inactives list for the team’s first three outings, Cowboys fifth-round draft pick Jaydon Blue is still waiting to make his NFL regular-season debut. But despite earlier concerns about the rookie’s work habits and consistency in practice (and an ankle injury suffered in his only preseason action just 12 days before Week 1) head coach Brian Schottenheimer says the talented running back’s gameday status has been about needs the Cowboys have had elsewhere on the field. “In no way, shape, or form is Jaydon doing things that would not allow him to be activated,” Schottenheimer said Friday during his weekly radio call-in on 105.3 The Fan. “It’s been more of the fact that we’ve needed the numbers, with some of the injuries and stuff on defense and in the secondary and things like that.” In Weeks 1 through 3, the Cowboys have dressed 24 defensive players for each game, as opposed to just 21 on offense. “Unfortunately,” confirmed Schottenheimer, “we’ve been a little bit heavier on the defensive side when you look at the roster construction on gameday.” DaRon Bland looking forward to taking field again with Trevon Diggs, Cowboys defense – Tommy Yarrish, DallasCowboys.com The Cowboys have rarely had Bland and Diggs playing simultaneously. FRISCO, Texas – As the Cowboys get ready to face the Green Bay Packers on Sunday night, they’ll get both DaRon Bland and Trevon Diggs together on the field for just the fifth time in the last three years. Bland has missed the Cowboys last two games with a foot injury, but