Dallas Cowboys vs Houston Texans: Know Thy Enemy
The Dallas Cowboys, fresh off their Sunday night win against the Indianapolis Colts, will look to continue their winning ways against another AFC South opponent, the Houston Texans.
Last week the Cowboys opened as 11-point favorites against the Colts, and this week they are opening as 16.5-point favorites against the Texans in the battle for bragging rights in the Lone Star State. After the way the Cowboys played against the Colts and how they’ve looked the last few weeks, it’s easy to see why they’ve opened as such a significant favorite.
This is football, and I’ll say it again: On any given Sunday in the NFL, anything is possible, and the Texans aren’t going to just roll over for the Cowboys in their matchup. The Cowboys need to continue to treat every game as if it’s a playoff game if they want to be in a position to catch the Philadelphia Eagles (if Philly were to drop a game).
So let’s get into this week’s game against the Texans and see what they will want to do against the Cowboys, as well as examine how Dallas can beat the Texans in this week’s “Know Thy Enemy”.
Cowboys vs. Texans: Week 14 Know Thy Enemy
Houston Texans at a Glance
Overall record vs Cowboys: 2-3
2022 Record: 1-10-1
2022 Offensive Ranking: 31st out of 32 teams
2022 Defensive Ranking: 23rd out of 32 teams
Current Injury List: RB Rex Burkhead (concussion), WR Brandin Cooks (calf), CB Derek Stingley Jr. (hamstring), C Justin Britt (NFI), LB Kevin Pierre-Louis (groin), S Grayland Arnold (quad), S Kolby Harvell-Peel (hamstring), LB Jonathan Greenard (calf), FB Troy Hairston (ribs)
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Most Notable Offensive Players: RB Dameon Pierce, WR Brandin Cooks, RB Rex Burkhead, WR Nico Collins, TE Jordan Akins
Most Notable Defensive Players: CB Derek Stingley Jr., DE Jerry Hughes, S Desmond King, LB Christian Kirksey