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| All Games | 2-2 | -0.6 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 16.2 | 7.7 | 364.0 | (6.1) | 2.7 | 22.0 | 8.2 | 277.5 | (5.1) | 1.0 | | Road Games | 1-1 | -0.1 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 15.5 | 7.0 | 364.5 | (6.6) | 1.5 | 22.0 | 8.0 | 292.0 | (5.2) | 0.5 | | Last 3 Games | 1-2 | -2 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 13.7 | 8.0 | 341.0 | (5.5) | 3.3 | 23.7 | 10.0 | 280.3 | (5.1) | 1.0 |
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| Offense (All Games) | 16.2 | 7.7 | 18.7 | 30:25 | 20-68 | (3.4) | 27-40 | 68.3% | 296 | (7.4) | 60-364 | (6.1) | (22.4) | | Opponents Defensive Avg. | 18.3 | 9.1 | 18.8 | 28:30 | 22-80 | (3.7) | 22-36 | 61.6% | 256 | (7) | 58-335 | (5.8) | (18.3) | | Offense Road Games | 15.5 | 7.0 | 17.5 | 29:44 | 21-96 | (4.6) | 22-34 | 65.2% | 268 | (7.8) | 55-364 | (6.6) | (23.5) | | Defense (All Games) | 22.0 | 8.2 | 16.2 | 29:34 | 28-108 | (3.8) | 16-26 | 61.5% | 169 | (6.5) | 54-277 | (5.1) | (12.6) | | Opponents Offensive Avg. | 24.5 | 10.6 | 19.2 | 32:30 | 29-119 | (4.1) | 19-31 | 60.3% | 216 | (6.9) | 60-335 | (5.6) | (13.7) | | Defense Road Games | 22.0 | 8.0 | 17.5 | 30:16 | 30-132 | (4.4) | 18-26 | 69.2% | 160 | (6.2) | 56-292 | (5.2) | (13.3) |
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| Stats For (All Games) | 2.0 | 0.7 | 2.7 | -1.7 | 12-5 | 39.6% | 1-0 | 33.3% | 3-59 | (21.5) | 2-12 | (6) | 8-62 | | Opponents Avg. Stats Against | 1.6 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 12-4 | 31.9% | 1-0 | 61.1% | 3-68 | (23.2) | 15-2 | (7.8) | 7-58 | | Stats For (Road Games) | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | -1.0 | 11-5 | 47.8% | 0-0 | 0.0% | 4-85 | (21.2) | 2-2 | (1) | 9-66 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | | 13-5 | 35.8% | 1-1 | 83.3% | 2-46 | (18.5) | 1-7 | (5) | 6-40 | | Opponents Avg. Stats For | 1 | 0.3 | 1.3 | | 13-5 | 35.4% | 1-1 | 69.7% | 3-71 | (24.4) | 17-2 | (7.4) | 7-57 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | | 13-4 | 34.6% | 2-1 | 75.0% | 3-60 | (20) | 1-6 | (6) | 4-34 |
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| All Games | 4-1 | +3 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 26.0 | 12.0 | 398.8 | (6.5) | 1.2 | 17.8 | 9.4 | 379.8 | (5.4) | 2.4 | | Home Games | 3-0 | +3 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 32.7 | 13.3 | 457.0 | (7.1) | 0.7 | 19.7 | 12.3 | 358.3 | (5.1) | 1.3 | | Last 3 Games | 3-0 | +3 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 21.0 | 8.7 | 413.0 | (6.6) | 1.3 | 17.3 | 10.0 | 363.7 | (5.1) | 2.0 | | Turd Games | 3-0 | +3 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 32.7 | 13.3 | 457.0 | (7.1) | 0.7 | 19.7 | 12.3 | 358.3 | (5.1) | 1.3 |
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| Offense (All Games) | 26.0 | 12.0 | 21.8 | 28:13 | 24-118 | (4.9) | 23-37 | 61.3% | 281 | (7.6) | 61-399 | (6.5) | (15.3) | | Opponents Defensive Avg. | 25 | 12.4 | 20 | 30:41 | 27-113 | (4.2) | 22-35 | 62.0% | 243 | (6.9) | 62-356 | (5.8) | (14.2) | | Offense Home Games | 32.7 | 13.3 | 25.7 | 29:51 | 25-115 | (4.5) | 26-39 | 67.5% | 342 | (8.8) | 64-457 | (7.1) | (14) | | Defense (All Games) | 17.8 | 9.4 | 23.6 | 31:47 | 34-118 | (3.5) | 22-36 | 61.1% | 261 | (7.3) | 70-380 | (5.4) | (21.3) | | Opponents Offensive Avg. | 22.6 | 9.8 | 22.5 | 31:39 | 30-133 | (4.5) | 22-37 | 61.0% | 252 | (6.8) | 67-384 | (5.8) | (17) | | Defense Home Games | 19.7 | 12.3 | 24.3 | 30:09 | 26-83 | (3.2) | 25-43 | 57.7% | 275 | (6.4) | 70-358 | (5.1) | (18.2) |
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| Stats For (All Games) | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 11-4 | 33.3% | 1-0 | 20.0% | 3-78 | (24.3) | 2-16 | (9) | 8-73 | | Opponents Avg. Stats Against | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 13-5 | 36.1% | 1-0 | 37.5% | 3-77 | (24.9) | 21-2 | (12.7) | 6-55 | | Stats For (Home Games) | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 11-4 | 37.5% | 1-0 | 33.3% | 4-79 | (21.5) | 2-12 | (7.4) | 10-95 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.4 | | 15-5 | 37.0% | 1-1 | 60.0% | 2-53 | (22.2) | 3-25 | (9.8) | 7-62 | | Opponents Avg. Stats For | 1.2 | 1.1 | 2.3 | | 14-5 | 37.6% | 1-1 | 72.2% | 3-71 | (23.6) | 28-2 | (11.7) | 6-56 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 | | 15-5 | 31.1% | 1-1 | 50.0% | 2-45 | (22.5) | 2-28 | (16.8) | 7-63 |
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| 9/5/2012 | @ NY GIANTS | 24-17 | W | 3.5 | W | 45.5 | U | 26-143 | 22-29-290 | 1 | 19-82 | 21-32-187 | 1 | | 9/16/2012 | @ SEATTLE | 7-27 | L | -3 | L | 43 | U | 16-49 | 23-40-247 | 2 | 41-182 | 15-20-133 | 0 | | 9/23/2012 | TAMPA BAY | 16-10 | W | -7 | L | 45.5 | U | 23-38 | 25-39-259 | 3 | 25-75 | 10-28-91 | 2 | | 10/1/2012 | CHICAGO | 18-34 | L | -3 | L | 41 | O | 14-41 | 40-53-389 | 5 | 28-93 | 18-24-267 | 1 | | 10/14/2012 | @ BALTIMORE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10/21/2012 | @ CAROLINA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10/28/2012 | NY GIANTS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/4/2012 | @ ATLANTA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/11/2012 | @ PHILADELPHIA | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 9/10/2012 | CINCINNATI | 44-13 | W | -7 | W | 43 | O | 23-122 | 23-32-308 | 0 | 28-129 | 22-37-193 | 2 | | 9/16/2012 | @ PHILADELPHIA | 23-24 | L | 3 | W | 47 | P | 21-111 | 22-42-214 | 2 | 41-129 | 23-32-357 | 4 | | 9/23/2012 | NEW ENGLAND | 31-30 | W | -3 | L | 48 | O | 26-121 | 28-39-382 | 1 | 34-77 | 28-41-319 | 0 | | 9/27/2012 | CLEVELAND | 23-16 | W | -11 | L | 43.5 | U | 27-101 | 28-46-337 | 1 | 17-43 | 25-52-314 | 2 | | 10/7/2012 | @ KANSAS CITY | 9-6 | W | -6 | L | 46 | U | 24-133 | 13-27-165 | 2 | 50-214 | 12-18-124 | 4 | | 10/14/2012 | DALLAS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10/21/2012 | @ HOUSTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/4/2012 | @ CLEVELAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/11/2012 | OAKLAND | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| |  | DALLAS: Although new offensive coordinator Bill Callahan comes in with a reputation as one of the better zone blocking coaches, he does have experience coaching power schemes as well. The Cowboys have gotten younger and more athletic on the line, and they're capable of mixing in zone stuff, but don't expect wholesale changes in Callahan's first year. As far as the running back rotation, DeMarco Murray will take almost all the snaps on first and second down, while third down will likely belong to Felix Jones. This is still an aggressive Air Coryell offense. They worked out of a three-receiver base last year, though whether they do again will depend on the development of Kevin Ogletree as Laurent Robinson's replacement. It's a pick-your-poison offense of top-to-bottom reads, where Dez Bryant is often the first look. The double teams he drew are what opened up room for Robinson and Romo's security blanket from a year ago, tight end Jason Witten. Miles Austin still has a big role as well, as they'll put him in motion to create mismatches in the middle of the field. He'll slide to the slot when they play three WRs. The screen game is a weapon they use with some frequency, mostly when Felix Jones is on the field. The Cowboys are still pass-heavy in the red zone, where Dez Bryant is their preferred target. Austin also has a big role, and Witten is used on play-action near the goal line. The Cowboys know they need to improve on defense, and drafting the top DB in college, Morris Claiborne, was a good first step in the right direction. OLB DeMarcus Ware (19.5 sacks in 2011) will always keep Dallas near the top of the sack charts, and he was also second in the league in non-sack pressures (40.5 knockdowns and hurries). Sean Lee showed off some impressive ball skills in intercepting four passes from the linebacker position. | | BALTIMORE: The Ravens have slowly and successfully transitioned to a zone-blocking scheme over the past couple of seasons. They've steadily mixed in more and more zone stretch plays for Ray Rice and have had plenty of success doing it, especially now that their line heavily utilizes cut blocking. They still use a lot of two-back sets with Rice running behind Vonta Leach. Rice will take a very heavy load again; even with Ricky Williams on the roster last season, Rice played more than 75 percent of their offensive snaps, so expect rookie Bernard Pierce to be used sparingly. Baltimore keeps it very conservative in the red zone, running it more than half the time inside the 20, and nearly 60 percent of the time in goal-to-go situations last year. Rice takes pretty much all the red zone reps. Offensive coordinator Cam Cameron had always wanted to stretch the field but never had the receiver to do it until Torrey Smith emerged last season. Cameron has said he'll use more two tight end sets, as they did toward the end of last season. Dennis Pitta outperformed Ed Dickson in the second half of the year and is the one receiver Joe Flacco consistently looked for over the middle. Rice will also continue to have a huge role in the passing game, not only as a safety valve, but also on screens and in the slot to create mismatches. Anquan Boldin was a popular target in the end zone last year. The off-season Achilles' injury to reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year Terrell Suggs could be enough to keep this from being an elite defense. Baltimore does have experience in veterans Ed Reed and Ray Lewis'neither of whom shows any significant signs of slowing down'and Haloti Ngata is one of the best interior linemen in the league. Cornerback Lardarius Webb capped his first year as a starter with three interceptions in the playoffs, and Bernard Pollard had 89 total tackles (62 solo) in 15 games (including playoffs) as a full-time player. |
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*Cowboys-Ravens Preview* ========================
By MATT BECKER STATS Senior Writer
The Dallas Cowboys have been off since an embarrassing prime-time performance that prompted talk they could miss the playoffs for a third straight season.
In reality, they're just slightly off the pace in the NFC East, but the next month-long stretch could determine if they are, in fact, a contender.
The Cowboys open a difficult portion of the schedule Sunday against a Baltimore Ravens team that hasn't lost a regular-season home game in nearly two years.
Dallas (2-2) went into its bye week reeling after Tony Romo matched a career worst with five interceptions in a 34-18 home loss to Chicago on Oct. 1. Romo and receiver Dez Bryant seemed out of sync and the Bears returned two of the picks for touchdowns.
"This has to be a wakeup call for us," Pro Bowl tight end Jason Witten said
The Cowboys, one of the league's lowest-scoring teams with an average of 16.3 points, return from their bye only one-half game back of Philadelphia and New York in the division.
"We're not going to quit," Witten said. "We're going to stay together. I believe we have the right people. Great leadership in Jason (Garrett). We'll get it turned around."
Dallas must do so quickly with four of its next five games on the road, with four contests against division leaders - Atlanta, Philadelphia, the Giants and Ravens (4-1).
Like the Cowboys, Baltimore didn't look particularly sharp in its last game, but still managed to beat Kansas City 9-6 last Sunday.
The Ravens failed to score a touchdown for the first time in 43 regular-season games and the defense allowed 214 rushing yards, its most since Oct. 5, 1997, against Pittsburgh. Despite the struggles, the offense got two key first downs to chew up the final 4:24 of clock and the defense stepped up when it mattered, keeping the Chiefs out of the end zone.
"There are a lot of things we're not pleased with," coach John Harbaugh said. "We're chasing our A-game every week. We want to have our A stuff. It's like a pitcher, we want to have our best stuff every week. We didn't have our best stuff."
A return to Baltimore might help the Ravens get their swagger back.
Harbaugh's team has won 13 straight regular-season home games, the NFL's longest active streak, and Joe Flacco and the offense have looked considerably better in front of their fans.
In this season's three home games, Baltimore has averaged 32.7 points and 457.0 yards with two total turnovers. In two road games, the Ravens have combined for 32 points with an average 311.5 yards while turning the ball over twice in each.
Flacco, who completed 48.1 percent of his passes for a season-low 187 yards in Kansas City, is averaging 345.7 passing yards with six TDs in Baltimore.
While Flacco struggled last week, Ray Rice finished with a season-best 102 rushing yards on 17 carries. Since 2010, the Ravens are 10-0 when he runs for at least 100 yards.
The Cowboys have allowed an opposing rusher to reach 80 only once in the last seven games but have struggled mightily with their own ground game, entering Week 6 ranked 29th in the NFL with an average of 67.8 rushing yards. DeMarco Murray ran for 131 yards on 20 carries in a season-opening 24-17 victory over the Giants, but he's since been held to 106 on 41 attempts.
Most of the Cowboys' troubles, however, fall on their quarterback's shoulders.
Although Romo is completing 66.9 percent of his passes and is on pace for a career-high 4,592 yards passing, he has an NFC-high eight interceptions - only two fewer than he had in 522 attempts last season. He passed for 252 yards with two touchdowns and two INTs in his only career game against Baltimore, a 33-24 home loss in 2008.
The veteran Ravens defense, led by 37-year-old Ray Lewis, have six picks on the year and have forced 12 turnovers, fourth-most in the NFL through Week 5.
"You know they're going to be physical. They play that way. That's their style," Cowboys defensive lineman Marcus Spears said of the Ravens. "Obviously they've been playing great ball for a while. But we've got to go up there and handle our business. It's not about them, it's about us."
Dallas hopes center Phil Costa (back), Pro Bowl nose tackle Jay Ratliff (ankle) and linebacker Anthony Spencer (strained pectoral) can return after extra time off for the bye.
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