We have arguably the game of the week in Orchard Park this week as the Buffalo Bills (7-6) will welcome the Dallas Cowboys (10-3) for a 4:25 PM battle. The Cowboys and the Bills have played against each other just one time since Josh Allen was drafted, which took place in Dallas on Thanksgiving in 2019. The Bills let up the first touchdown of the game and never looked back as they beat Dallas 26-15.
Those two teams that met are not the same heading into this week. The Cowboys have reached double digit wins this season after their 33-13 dominance of the Philadelphia Eagles and have a quarterback in Dak Prescott who should be in the conversation for MVP at the end of the season. The Cowboys are playing great football, winning seven of their last eight games.
The Bills will have the challenge to take down the Cowboys on their home turf, and they are the best team that the Bills will face this year. With Buffalo still looking to fight for a playoff spot, they find themselves yet at another disadvantage against a great team this year.
Here are the three things to know about the Dallas Cowboys heading into the Week 15 matchup with the Buffalo Bills.
3.) Dallas has won 8 of 10 games by double digit points
If you think about it, the Cowboys and the Bills are similar when it comes to dominating opponents. When they get on a roll early and get that first punch that knocks down opponents, they are almost unstoppable.
However, they can also lose games or be in a nail-biter against teams that they should easily beat. The Bills have had plenty of those losses/close games against teams like the Patriots, Jets, and even the Giants. The Cowboys on the other hand have one bad loss on the season against the Arizona Cardinals back in Week 3.
Dallas has eight wins that are by double digit points. They have just two wins that are by a touchdown (Week 6 vs. Los Angeles Chargers and Week 13 vs. Seattle Seahawks). In their eight double digit victories, they have scored a total of 311 points, while giving up just 83 points. In those eight wins, they have scored 35+ points six times. Not only are they lighting up the scoreboard, but they are also minimizing their opponents from getting any momentum.
2.) CeeDee Lamb is on his way to a career year
The number one option in the Dallas offense has been part of the reason why Dak Prescott belongs in the MVP conversation. Wide receiver CeeDee Lamb currently has 96 catches (having been targeted 131 times) for 1,253 yards and 8 touchdowns. His catch percentage is the best that it has ever been at 73% and heading into this week, he is averaging 10 yards a catch from Prescott.
He has reached the end zone in the last 5 games and has been targeted 10+ times in 5 of the last 7 games for the Cowboys. Based on his performance this season, Lamb is expected to reach career highs in receptions, yards, and touchdowns.
The Bills will have a major task to at least contain Lamb rather than limiting him completely. If the Bills are able to take Lamb away from the Cowboys’ game plan, it should limit what Dallas can do on offense and make the defense win the game for them.
1.) The Dallas Cowboys defense is no joke
The defense for the Cowboys is no joke whatsoever. The unit is led by Micah Parsons who leads the Cowboys with 12.5 sacks, as well as one forced and recovered fumble. The defense has 39 sacks and 13 interceptions coming into Week 15. They are allowing no more than 18 points per game and they can create a great amount of pressure on an opposing offense. They also have cornerback DaRon Bland who leads the NFL in interceptions (8) that includes five pick-sixes.
The offense for Buffalo struggled against the Chiefs’ defense off of blitzes and good coverage against receivers that made Allen play off-script football, if James Cook was not on the field. Both Bland and former Buffalo Bills Stephon Gilmore can put the Bills’ receivers on an island. If that wasn’t enough, the Bills’ offensive line, who gave up a good amount of pressure against Kansas City, will be tasked to limiting the defensive line of Dallas that has been a big reason why they have 10 wins.