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| 211 | DALLAS | 50.5 | 50.5 | | 212 | DETROIT | -2.5 | -2.5 |
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| All Games | 4-3 | +1.2 | 6-1 | 3-4 | 28.6 | 14.0 | 352.1 | (6) | 1.4 | 22.1 | 9.1 | 393.9 | (5.9) | 2.1 | | Road Games | 1-2 | -0.8 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 18.0 | 11.3 | 334.3 | (5.5) | 1.7 | 16.7 | 6.7 | 365.7 | (5.4) | 1.3 | | Last 3 Games | 2-1 | +1.3 | 3-0 | 1-2 | 32.0 | 12.3 | 367.7 | (6.4) | 1.7 | 23.3 | 11.3 | 409.3 | (5.7) | 2.3 |
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| Offense (All Games) | 28.6 | 14.0 | 21.1 | 31:04 | 21-83 | (3.9) | 26-38 | 68.3% | 269 | (7.1) | 59-352 | (6) | (12.3) | | Opponents Defensive Avg. | 25.2 | 12.9 | 21.2 | 30:15 | 26-108 | (4.2) | 23-37 | 62.3% | 266 | (7.1) | 63-374 | (5.9) | (14.9) | | Offense Road Games | 18.0 | 11.3 | 21.0 | 31:19 | 19-68 | (3.5) | 28-42 | 67.5% | 267 | (6.3) | 61-334 | (5.5) | (18.6) | | Defense (All Games) | 22.1 | 9.1 | 23.1 | 28:56 | 24-102 | (4.3) | 27-43 | 62.2% | 292 | (6.8) | 66-394 | (5.9) | (17.8) | | Opponents Offensive Avg. | 25.8 | 11.7 | 21.9 | 30:45 | 27-111 | (4.1) | 23-38 | 62.1% | 270 | (7.2) | 65-382 | (5.9) | (14.8) | | Defense Road Games | 16.7 | 6.7 | 21.7 | 28:41 | 25-103 | (4.1) | 26-42 | 61.4% | 262 | (6.2) | 67-366 | (5.4) | (21.9) |
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| Stats For (All Games) | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 11-4 | 37.5% | 0-0 | 0.0% | 2-58 | (31.2) | 2-32 | (15.1) | 7-58 | | Opponents Avg. Stats Against | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 13-5 | 37.8% | 1-0 | 39.4% | 2-59 | (25) | 23-2 | (11.3) | 7-60 | | Stats For (Road Games) | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | -0.3 | 12-4 | 30.6% | 0-0 | 0.0% | 2-56 | (28.2) | 2-28 | (11.9) | 7-45 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 1.3 | 0.9 | 2.1 | | 14-5 | 38.5% | 1-1 | 50.0% | 2-37 | (20) | 3-17 | (6.7) | 7-59 | | Opponents Avg. Stats For | 1 | 0.9 | 1.9 | | 14-5 | 40.0% | 1-0 | 43.0% | 2-50 | (23.5) | 20-2 | (8.2) | 7-56 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | | 14-4 | 30.2% | 0-0 | 100.0% | 1-22 | (16.5) | 2-19 | (11.6) | 7-54 |
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| All Games | 4-3 | +0.5 | 4-3 | 4-3 | 26.6 | 13.4 | 386.4 | (5.8) | 1.1 | 23.9 | 12.6 | 397.1 | (6.5) | 1.9 | | Home Games | 2-1 | +0.6 | 2-1 | 3-0 | 32.7 | 17.7 | 430.0 | (5.9) | 1.7 | 27.7 | 13.7 | 389.3 | (7.1) | 2.7 | | Last 3 Games | 1-2 | -1.4 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 21.3 | 6.7 | 362.0 | (5.3) | 0.3 | 22.0 | 12.3 | 421.7 | (7.1) | 0.7 | | Dome Games | 2-2 | -0.5 | 2-2 | 3-1 | 29.7 | 16.7 | 403.0 | (5.9) | 1.5 | 27.0 | 12.7 | 379.0 | (6.6) | 2.2 |
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| Offense (All Games) | 26.6 | 13.4 | 22.3 | 31:37 | 25-92 | (3.6) | 25-41 | 61.4% | 294 | (7.1) | 67-386 | (5.8) | (14.5) | | Opponents Defensive Avg. | 25.1 | 12.9 | 20.8 | 31:50 | 27-103 | (3.8) | 23-37 | 62.2% | 257 | (6.9) | 64-360 | (5.6) | (14.3) | | Offense Home Games | 32.7 | 17.7 | 24.3 | 34:13 | 29-118 | (4) | 26-43 | 61.2% | 312 | (7.3) | 72-430 | (5.9) | (13.2) | | Defense (All Games) | 23.9 | 12.6 | 20.3 | 28:23 | 22-115 | (5.1) | 24-39 | 62.5% | 282 | (7.3) | 61-397 | (6.5) | (16.6) | | Opponents Offensive Avg. | 23.5 | 12.1 | 20.2 | 29:20 | 25-108 | (4.3) | 23-38 | 61.1% | 252 | (6.7) | 63-360 | (5.8) | (15.3) | | Defense Home Games | 27.7 | 13.7 | 17.3 | 25:47 | 19-98 | (5.2) | 23-36 | 63.3% | 292 | (8) | 55-389 | (7.1) | (14.1) |
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| Stats For (All Games) | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 14-6 | 44.2% | 1-0 | 25.0% | 1-25 | (21.9) | 3-18 | (7.1) | 7-61 | | Opponents Avg. Stats Against | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 14-6 | 41.7% | 1-0 | 54.1% | 2-60 | (24.4) | 18-2 | (10.1) | 6-54 | | Stats For (Home Games) | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 14-7 | 47.6% | 0-0 | 0.0% | 1-32 | (24.2) | 3-32 | (11.9) | 6-48 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.9 | | 12-4 | 29.9% | 1-1 | 80.0% | 2-47 | (23.6) | 2-11 | (4.7) | 7-54 | | Opponents Avg. Stats For | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.8 | | 14-5 | 37.6% | 1-0 | 45.4% | 2-59 | (23.9) | 19-2 | (9.7) | 6-55 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | 2.0 | 0.7 | 2.7 | | 11-2 | 21.2% | 1-1 | 75.0% | 3-74 | (24.7) | 1-10 | (7.7) | 5-44 |
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| 9/8/2013 | NY GIANTS | 36-31 | W | -3.5 | W | 48.5 | O | 23-87 | 36-49-244 | 1 | 14-50 | 27-42-428 | 6 | | 9/15/2013 | @ KANSAS CITY | 16-17 | L | 3 | W | 45 | U | 16-37 | 30-42-281 | 2 | 25-114 | 21-36-199 | 0 | | 9/22/2013 | ST LOUIS | 31-7 | W | -3 | W | 48 | U | 34-193 | 17-24-203 | 1 | 12-35 | 29-49-197 | 1 | | 9/29/2013 | @ SAN DIEGO | 21-30 | L | -1 | L | 47 | O | 16-92 | 27-37-225 | 1 | 27-112 | 35-42-394 | 1 | | 10/6/2013 | DENVER | 48-51 | L | 7.5 | W | 56 | O | 14-52 | 25-36-470 | 2 | 31-103 | 33-42-414 | 2 | | 10/13/2013 | WASHINGTON | 31-16 | W | -5.5 | W | 52 | U | 19-48 | 18-30-165 | 1 | 33-216 | 19-39-217 | 2 | | 10/20/2013 | @ PHILADELPHIA | 17-3 | W | 3 | W | 55 | U | 26-74 | 28-47-294 | 2 | 23-84 | 22-49-194 | 3 | | 10/27/2013 | @ DETROIT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/3/2013 | MINNESOTA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/10/2013 | @ NEW ORLEANS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/24/2013 | @ NY GIANTS | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 9/8/2013 | MINNESOTA | 34-24 | W | -4 | W | 46 | O | 33-117 | 28-43-352 | 2 | 22-105 | 18-28-225 | 4 | | 9/15/2013 | @ ARIZONA | 21-25 | L | -1 | L | 47 | U | 20-49 | 24-36-273 | 1 | 25-87 | 23-40-261 | 1 | | 9/22/2013 | @ WASHINGTON | 27-20 | W | -1 | W | 48 | U | 23-63 | 25-42-378 | 1 | 22-120 | 32-50-300 | 2 | | 9/29/2013 | CHICAGO | 40-32 | W | -3 | W | 47.5 | O | 30-159 | 23-35-228 | 3 | 16-131 | 27-47-286 | 4 | | 10/6/2013 | @ GREEN BAY | 9-22 | L | 10 | L | 52 | U | 19-64 | 25-40-222 | 0 | 33-180 | 20-30-269 | 0 | | 10/13/2013 | @ CLEVELAND | 31-17 | W | -1.5 | W | 43.5 | O | 28-118 | 25-43-248 | 1 | 21-126 | 26-43-269 | 2 | | 10/20/2013 | CINCINNATI | 24-27 | L | -2.5 | L | 45.5 | O | 25-77 | 28-51-357 | 0 | 18-57 | 24-34-364 | 0 | | 10/27/2013 | DALLAS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/10/2013 | @ CHICAGO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/17/2013 | @ PITTSBURGH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/24/2013 | TAMPA BAY | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| |  | DALLAS: Jason Garrett will give up his play-calling duties to new offensive coordinator Bill Callahan this year. That should mean more work for the running game after a year in which the Cowboys were the second-most pass-heavy team in football (66.2 percent). Callahan is an O-Line guru who has built a quality zone-blocking scheme in Dallas. DeMarco Murray will continue to take a true No. 1 workload, with a battle for carries behind him. Rookie Joseph Randle fits the system and should be the long-term No. 2, though either scat back Lance Dunbar or big back Phillip Tanner could hold the job early.
Garrett runs an aggressive Air Coryell passing game, though it figures to be reigned in a bit after last year's pass-heavy play-calling. The Cowboys use a lot of two-back base looks, though later in the year they might start using Miles Austin in the slot and Terrence Williams outside. Dez Bryant is now the clear-cut No. 1 option on most plays, getting the ball any time he's in single coverage on the outside. Romo often comes back to TE Jason Witten, heavily used as an intermediate-to-short target. Austin does more catch-and-run work over the middle and will stretch the seam. Garrett is willing to keep it on the ground in the red zone, with Murray the primary goal line back.
Dallas will switch to a 4-3 under new defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin and D-Line coach Rod Marinelli, the DC for Chicago's amazing 44-turnover defense last year. This will hopefully increase the team's paltry 16 takeaways as DeMarcus Ware (111 career sacks) shifts to DE, Sean Lee mans the MLB spot and Bruce Carter explodes from the WLB position. The Cowboys also inked two new starters via free agency, SLB Justin Durant and FS Will Allen. Young CBs Morris Claiborne and Brandon Carr are both developing nicely. | | DETROIT: The running game figures to be an afterthought again for the NFL's most pass-happy team. Reggie Bush is the new No. 1 back, but he was brought in more for his receiving skills and ability in space. His carries will come working off the passing game and likely be a lot of delays and draws, and often out of the shotgun. Mikel Leshoure, a tentative plodder who was a disaster last season, will hopefully perform better in his second season back from a torn Achilles. Joique Bell has a chance to push Leshoure for playing time, but his strength is more in the passing game, making him the likely odd man out.
Expect a lot more of Matthew Stafford sitting back in shotgun with three and four receivers. Calvin Johnson is obviously the focal point, often working up the seam and breaking off when safeties sit deep. With no reliable No. 2 receiver, Brandon Pettigrew is Stafford's second option, working the middle of the field while Nate Burleson acts as a third receiver. Bush will have a big role in the screen game and figures to flex out to the slot at times. Ryan Broyles remains a question mark coming off a torn ACL, and Mike Thomas must prove he can make plays downfield. Leshoure figures to take the reps when they get down near the goal line, though Stafford runs the occasional sneak.
The Lions took a gamble on fifth overall pick DE Ezekiel Ansah and added newcomer DL Jason Jones from Seattle to bolster a weak pass rush (34 sacks, T-20th in NFL). Former Texans SS Glover Quin adds toughness to the secondary that is still searching for a serviceable No. 2 corner behind top CB Chris Houston. They did little else to improve their sagging defense that allowed 24+ points in each of their final eight games and had multiple takeaways just five times in 2012. Detroit has the 2nd-hardest NFL schedule in 2013. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER PRO FOOTBALL PREVIEW (DALLAS-DETROIT) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Cowboys-Lions Preview* =======================
The receivers with the most touchdown catches in the NFC and the quarterbacks with the most scoring passes in the conference will meet this Sunday in Detroit.
Defensively, the Lions know they will have Ndamukong Suh, while the Dallas Cowboys are less certain of DeMarcus Ware's status.
This star-studded matchup of 4-3 teams has generated plenty of talk this week.
Detroit's Calvin Johnson and Dallas' Dez Bryant each have six TDs to lead all NFC receivers.
The Lions star caught nine passes for 155 yards and two scores in last Sunday's 27-24 loss to Cincinnati, including an amazing 50-yard tying TD grab while surrounded by three Bengals in the fourth quarter.
Bryant had eight receptions for 110 yards but did not reach the end zone in a 17-3 win at Philadelphia the same day. He made even more noise Monday in an interview with 103.3 FM ESPN in Dallas when he was asked about Johnson.
"I believe I can do whatever he can do," Bryant said. "I think it's just a pride thing. When it comes to football, just being on the field, it's a mind-set and having a mentality. I honestly believe when I'm there, I'll be feeling like there's nothing I can't do."
Lions receiver Nate Burleson didn't agree.
"Listen, I like Dez, I think he's one of the best receivers in the game right now, very talented, fast, big, strong," Burleson said. "He possesses all the tools to possibly be as good as Calvin. But he's not Calvin Johnson. No way, no how. Sorry, Dez. Keep it real."
Johnson leads the NFL with 1,689 receiving yards since Week 10 of last season, and Bryant has emerged with a league-best 16 TDs in that span.
Tony Romo and Matthew Stafford have each thrown 15 touchdowns, matching San Diego's Philip Rivers for the second-highest total in the NFL behind Peyton Manning's 25.
The only previous time these quarterbacks met came on Oct. 2, 2011, when Detroit rallied from a 24-point second-half deficit for a 34-30 victory at Dallas. The Lions scored the game's final 17 points, with Johnson catching a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns from Stafford - who completed 21 of 43 passes for 240 yards.
Bryant also had two TD catches among eight receptions for 96 yards in a game that was remembered for Romo throwing three interceptions - two that were returned for touchdowns in the third quarter to kick-start Detroit's comeback.
Romo finished 34 of 47 for 331 yards.
"There were a lot of good things in that game, obviously we didn't finish that game the way we wanted to throughout our football team, we turned the ball over on offense and that's something hopefully we can learn from," Dallas coach Jason Garrett said.
Whether Stafford and Romo will have enough time to find their favorite targets will depend on how some notably disruptive defensive stars fare.
Suh leads Detroit with 3.5 sacks, and said he is trying to stay focused before he decides whether to meet with Commissioner Roger Goodell during next week's bye to discuss the defensive tackle's discipline-filled season.
"I'm really just focusing on Dallas," he said. "I'm not really concerning myself with that, just yet, until the bye week comes."
Ware's streak of 134 consecutive games ended last Sunday due to a strained right quadriceps, but he has returned to practice this week.
Dallas running back DeMarco Murray also came back to practice this week after he missed the Eagles contest because of a sprained ligament in his left knee.
The Cowboys, who have won consecutive games for the first time this season, were happy with last Sunday's effort from rookie Joseph Randle, who ran 19 times for 65 yards in his first start.
Dallas has four rushing touchdowns over its last three games, while Detroit has none in that span. Reggie Bush is hoping to end that drought for the Lions.
"They're a good team, they're a good defense, they have some good players, DeMarcus Ware, Sean Lee, there are some good young players up front," Bush said. "So this is another good front seven we're going to face, we've got our work cut out for us."
The Lions have done an excellent job of protecting Stafford, who has been sacked nine times - with five coming in an Oct. 6 loss at Green Bay in the lone game Johnson missed due to a right knee injury.
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