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| 251 | DALLAS | -7 | -7.5 | | 252 | JACKSONVILLE | 45.5 | 45 |
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| All Games | 6-3 | +2.6 | 5-4 | 4-4 | 25.6 | 11.6 | 385.7 | (6.1) | 1.9 | 21.7 | 10.0 | 350.6 | (6.1) | 1.6 | | Road Games | 3-0 | +5.4 | 3-0 | 2-1 | 30.0 | 14.3 | 369.7 | (5.7) | 1.7 | 21.3 | 10.3 | 322.7 | (5.9) | 2.0 | | Last 3 Games | 1-2 | -4.2 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 21.7 | 10.3 | 359.7 | (6.2) | 1.7 | 23.0 | 10.3 | 366.7 | (6) | 1.3 | | Grass Games | 1-0 | +1.3 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 26.0 | 16.0 | 368.0 | (5.1) | 1.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 314.0 | (6.7) | 2.0 |
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| Offense (All Games) | 25.6 | 11.6 | 22.2 | 33:15 | 32-153 | (4.8) | 21-31 | 66.5% | 233 | (7.5) | 63-386 | (6.1) | (15.1) | | Opponents Defensive Avg. | 23.8 | 11.4 | 20.5 | 30:54 | 27-107 | (4) | 22-35 | 63.7% | 247 | (7.1) | 62-354 | (5.7) | (14.9) | | Offense Road Games | 30.0 | 14.3 | 22.7 | 35:20 | 36-168 | (4.6) | 19-28 | 69.0% | 201 | (7.2) | 64-370 | (5.7) | (12.3) | | Defense (All Games) | 21.7 | 10.0 | 18.1 | 28:19 | 25-113 | (4.6) | 22-33 | 66.2% | 237 | (7.3) | 57-351 | (6.1) | (16.2) | | Opponents Offensive Avg. | 22.4 | 11.2 | 20.5 | 30:26 | 27-116 | (4.2) | 21-34 | 63.3% | 237 | (7) | 61-353 | (5.8) | (15.8) | | Defense Road Games | 21.3 | 10.3 | 16.0 | 24:40 | 20-94 | (4.6) | 21-35 | 59.6% | 228 | (6.6) | 55-323 | (5.9) | (15.1) |
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| Stats For (All Games) | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.9 | -0.3 | 13-7 | 53.0% | 0-0 | 33.3% | 2-45 | (25.4) | 2-16 | (8.9) | 6-42 | | Opponents Avg. Stats Against | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 13-5 | 41.3% | 1-0 | 49.9% | 2-51 | (24) | 19-2 | (9.8) | 7-56 | | Stats For (Road Games) | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 14-8 | 55.8% | 0-0 | 0.0% | 2-48 | (24) | 1-5 | (5) | 4-29 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.6 | | 13-6 | 44.2% | 1-1 | 55.6% | 2-41 | (21.8) | 1-15 | (11.4) | 7-54 | | Opponents Avg. Stats For | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.4 | | 13-5 | 40.1% | 1-0 | 48.2% | 2-43 | (22.1) | 15-2 | (8.3) | 7-60 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | 1.7 | 0.3 | 2.0 | | 12-5 | 41.7% | 1-0 | 25.0% | 4-88 | (21.9) | 0-0 | (1) | 7-69 |
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| All Games | 1-8 | -6.5 | 2-6 | 5-4 | 15.7 | 7.1 | 313.0 | (5.3) | 2.1 | 27.9 | 12.9 | 386.9 | (5.9) | 1.1 | | Road Games | 0-5 | -5 | 1-3 | 4-1 | 15.6 | 9.6 | 303.4 | (5.1) | 1.6 | 31.4 | 12.0 | 397.8 | (6) | 1.0 | | Last 3 Games | 1-2 | -0.5 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 20.0 | 4.3 | 359.3 | (5.7) | 2.3 | 22.0 | 9.3 | 338.3 | (5.4) | 2.0 | | Grass Games | 1-7 | -5.5 | 2-6 | 4-4 | 14.7 | 7.6 | 306.5 | (5.2) | 2.2 | 27.2 | 13.0 | 382.4 | (5.8) | 1.0 |
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| Offense (All Games) | 15.7 | 7.1 | 18.0 | 27:52 | 23-101 | (4.4) | 22-35 | 61.4% | 212 | (6) | 59-313 | (5.3) | (20) | | Opponents Defensive Avg. | 22.5 | 10.7 | 20.7 | 30:60 | 27-117 | (4.3) | 22-36 | 60.3% | 239 | (6.6) | 63-356 | (5.6) | (15.8) | | Offense Road Games | 15.6 | 9.6 | 18.6 | 27:50 | 22-78 | (3.6) | 24-37 | 64.7% | 226 | (6) | 59-303 | (5.1) | (19.4) | | Defense (All Games) | 27.9 | 12.9 | 21.0 | 32:08 | 29-123 | (4.2) | 23-36 | 63.1% | 263 | (7.2) | 66-387 | (5.9) | (13.9) | | Opponents Offensive Avg. | 24.7 | 12.2 | 21.2 | 30:16 | 28-113 | (4.1) | 23-36 | 63.2% | 262 | (7.3) | 64-375 | (5.9) | (15.2) | | Defense Road Games | 31.4 | 12.0 | 22.4 | 32:10 | 30-128 | (4.2) | 23-36 | 64.8% | 270 | (7.5) | 66-398 | (6) | (12.7) |
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| Stats For (All Games) | 1.6 | 0.6 | 2.1 | -1.0 | 13-5 | 36.4% | 1-0 | 42.9% | 3-78 | (26.1) | 2-16 | (6.7) | 4-35 | | Opponents Avg. Stats Against | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 13-5 | 38.6% | 1-0 | 46.0% | 2-60 | (24) | 17-2 | (8) | 7-59 | | Stats For (Road Games) | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.6 | -0.6 | 14-5 | 38.2% | 1-0 | 0.0% | 4-112 | (26.7) | 2-11 | (6.3) | 5-40 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 | | 15-6 | 43.2% | 1-0 | 28.6% | 1-33 | (24.5) | 3-26 | (8.1) | 7-55 | | Opponents Avg. Stats For | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.5 | | 13-5 | 39.4% | 1-0 | 42.8% | 2-45 | (23.8) | 18-2 | (8.8) | 7-60 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | | 15-6 | 43.8% | 1-0 | 66.7% | 2-39 | (24.2) | 4-40 | (9.5) | 7-59 |
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| 9/14/2014 | @ TENNESSEE | 26-10 | W | 3 | W | 49 | U | 43-220 | 19-29-148 | 1 | 13-82 | 18-34-232 | 2 | | 9/21/2014 | @ ST LOUIS | 34-31 | W | -2 | W | 45 | O | 29-123 | 18-23-217 | 2 | 30-121 | 30-42-327 | 3 | | 9/28/2014 | NEW ORLEANS | 38-17 | W | 3 | W | 53.5 | O | 35-190 | 22-29-255 | 0 | 13-104 | 32-44-334 | 3 | | 10/5/2014 | HOUSTON | 20-17 | W | -4.5 | L | 48 | U | 33-140 | 28-41-316 | 3 | 31-176 | 16-25-154 | 1 | | 10/12/2014 | @ SEATTLE | 30-23 | W | 9.5 | W | 47 | O | 37-162 | 21-32-239 | 2 | 18-80 | 14-28-126 | 1 | | 10/19/2014 | NY GIANTS | 31-21 | W | -5 | W | 46.5 | O | 35-156 | 17-23-267 | 1 | 26-104 | 21-33-248 | 2 | | 10/27/2014 | WASHINGTON | 17-20 | L | -9 | L | 49 | U | 25-166 | 21-34-224 | 2 | 31-123 | 25-30-286 | 1 | | 11/2/2014 | ARIZONA | 17-28 | L | -1 | L | 45 | P | 25-92 | 18-33-174 | 2 | 29-102 | 22-34-237 | 1 | | 11/9/2014 | *JACKSONVILLE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/23/2014 | @ NY GIANTS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/27/2014 | PHILADELPHIA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/4/2014 | @ CHICAGO | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 9/14/2014 | @ WASHINGTON | 10-41 | L | 4.5 | L | 43 | O | 10-25 | 14-28-123 | 1 | 42-191 | 24-36-258 | 0 | | 9/21/2014 | INDIANAPOLIS | 17-44 | L | 5.5 | L | 45.5 | O | 20-105 | 18-31-239 | 3 | 29-144 | 33-43-385 | 0 | | 9/28/2014 | @ SAN DIEGO | 14-33 | L | 11 | L | 45.5 | O | 25-85 | 29-37-234 | 3 | 20-42 | 29-39-365 | 0 | | 10/5/2014 | PITTSBURGH | 9-17 | L | 6 | L | 46.5 | U | 15-56 | 22-36-187 | 2 | 28-111 | 26-36-261 | 1 | | 10/12/2014 | @ TENNESSEE | 14-16 | L | 4 | W | 42.5 | U | 23-82 | 32-46-297 | 2 | 24-70 | 17-28-220 | 0 | | 10/19/2014 | CLEVELAND | 24-6 | W | 4 | W | 45 | U | 35-185 | 17-31-151 | 3 | 30-69 | 16-41-197 | 3 | | 10/26/2014 | MIAMI | 13-27 | L | 7 | L | 42 | U | 30-176 | 18-34-201 | 3 | 24-148 | 16-29-178 | 1 | | 11/2/2014 | @ CINCINNATI | 23-33 | L | 10 | T | 44 | O | 25-132 | 22-33-233 | 1 | 34-191 | 19-31-232 | 2 | | 11/9/2014 | *DALLAS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/23/2014 | @ INDIANAPOLIS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/30/2014 | NY GIANTS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/7/2014 | HOUSTON | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| |  | DALLAS: Offensive line coach Bill Callahan is expected to relinquish play-calling duties to new offensive coordinator Scott Linehan in order to focus on improving the Cowboys' anemic rushing attack. They end up abandoning the run early in many games, as the zone-blocking scheme that Callahan implemented has yet to take hold. DeMarco Murray will take a headlining role again in this backfield, especially in the red zone, and he'll keep that role until his next injury. Joseph Randle and Lance Dunbar will fight for scraps.
Linehan ran a pass-happy offense in Detroit, similar to what the Cowboys have run. He's an Air Coryell disciple with a system that uses a lot of top-down reads, looking to take advantage of the deep ball. Dez Bryant is the obvious No. 1 receiver in this offense, and Linehan will likely move him around more than Dallas has done in the past. Tight end Jason Witten provides another chess piece type of weapon to wreak some havoc. Terrance Williams steps in as the No. 2 and will be used primarily as a deep threat. The Cowboys will use two tight ends as often as they go three-wide, meaning third wideout Cole Beasley and second TE Gavin Escobar will essentially split playing time. Dallas was one of the league's most pass-heavy red zone teams last year, a trend that's likely to continue this season. Bryant is the top target near the goal line, with Witten a close second.
Dallas DL coach Rod Marinelli will take over defensive coordinator duties in 2014, hoping to generate more turnovers like he did with the Bears (44 TO in 2012). But the Cowboys still give up tons of yards and will have much fewer sacks after losing both DE DeMarcus Ware (117 career sacks) and DT Jason Hatcher (11 sacks in 2013). | | JACKSONVILLE: The Jaguars will undoubtedly have to abandon the run when they fall behind in games, but until then it's going to be all Toby Gerhart all the time. Jacksonville made the switch to a zone-blocking scheme last year with mixed results. A second full offseason to implement the scheme should lead to improvement, and Gerhart will likely see a lot of work on inside zone plays. Gerhart will retain his feature role when the Jaguars approach the goal line, but this team went play-action fairly often in this area last year. Jordan Todman will be a seldom-used back- up. It's unclear whether the Jags can figure out how to get anything out of Denard Robinson, whose 'offensive weapon' tag was removed.
Offensive coordinator Jedd Fisch wants to get receivers downfield and put pressure on opposing safeties, with the quarterback making a high-to-low read. But this rapidly devolved into checkdown city last season in the absence of Justin Blackmon and, for a time, Cecil Shorts. They'll play a three-wide base, with Shorts as the X-receiver to go along with some combination of Marqise Lee, Ace Sanders, Allen Robinson and Mike Brown. Shorts is the field stretcher, but he will likely run more possession routes to make up for the absence of the suspended Blackmon. Gerhart will have a big role as a receiver, as tight end Marcedes Lewis figures to stay in to block often once again. Shorts and Lewis were targeted often in the end zone last season, and that trend should continue.
Defensive coordinator Bob Babich improved this unit in his first year with the Jags in 2013, but they still have too many holes to be a feared NFL defense. Former Seahawks defensive ends Chris Clemons and Red Bryant will improve a porous pass rush, but this unit will be on the field way too much due to a horrible offense. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER PRO FOOTBALL PREVIEW (DALLAS-JACKSONVILLE) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(UPDATES with Romo practicing Thursday)
*Cowboys-Jaguars Preview* =========================
By JEFF MEZYDLO STATS Senior Writer
Tony Romo made the trip to London. Whether he's able to help the Dallas Cowboys avoid a third straight defeat Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars remains to be seen.
After missing last Sunday's 28-17 home loss to Arizona, Romo followed his regular Wednesday routine by sitting out Dallas' first practice in England to rest his injured back but did take part in Thursday's drills. He has fractures in two small bones, an injury unrelated to a herniated disk he suffered last year or the offseason surgery he needed to remove a cyst earlier in 2013.
Though owner Jerry Jones said he is "anticipating him playing" Sunday at Wembley Stadium, coach Jason Garrett still isn't committing to Romo as his starter.
"He has to be functional," Garrett said Thursday. "He has to be able to protect himself."
Romo ranks in the top five in the NFL in completion percentage (68.2) and passer rating (103.6) while throwing for 1,998 yards with 15 touchdowns. He's thrown three interceptions in seven games since opening with three in a 28-17 loss to San Francisco on Sept. 7.
"We as coaches, the football people, we're most interested in function, how is the player functioning," Garrett said. "He might say `this,' the doctor may say `this,' but what we see is `this.'
"We have to make the best decision during the week to get him ready to  Sunday."
Dallas' offense was guided by backup Brandon Weeden against the Cardinals and it totaled a season-low 266 yards. Weeden went 18 of 33 for 183 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions.
DeMarco Murray was held to fewer than 100 rushing yards for the first time this season, finishing with 79 on 19 carries. Dez Bryant caught a 3-yard, fourth-quarter touchdown but ended the game with season lows of two catches for 15 yards.
Those offensive struggles naturally magnify the talk surrounding Dallas' quarterback leading up to the final NFL game in London this season.
"There's a lot of media attention on the NFL, on the Cowboys, and certainly if you're the quarterback of the Cowboys, there's a lot of media attention that comes with that," Garrett said. "If you're that guy, or someone around that guy, it's just part of the deal. It comes with the dinner, as they say, and you get yourself ready to go."
Garrett insists that won't be a distraction to his team's preparation. He also remains confident in Weeden.
Bryant, at least publicly, feels the same way.
"Without question I missed (Romo), but I believe in Weeden too," said Bryant, targeted 10 times against Arizona. "We've got to go back to the drawing board and try to fix what we need to fix."
The Cowboys (6-3) could remedy their ills by getting Murray back on track, as he comfortably leads the NFL with 1,133 rushing yards and is on pace to become the league's second 2,000-yard rusher in three seasons.
He'll face a Jacksonville defense that allowed 339 rushing yards in consecutive losses to Miami and Cincinnati, including 154 to Bengals rookie Jeremy Hill in last Sunday's 33-23 defeat.
Ranked 30th with 27.9 points allowed per contest, the Jaguars are trying to get by despite season-ending injuries to linebacker Paul Posluszny and cornerbacks Will Blackmon and Alan Ball.
Jacksonville is also looking to improve on special teams after it had a punt tipped, another blocked for a safety and put a kickoff out of bounds against the Bengals.
"Be upset, be angry and be determined to come back even stronger is our mentality in the locker room," coach Gus Bradley said.
Jacksonville averages a league-low 15.7 points, but has scored more than 20 in two of the last three games. Blake Bortles threw two second-half TDs to Allen Hurns and helped keep the Jaguars within three of Cincinnati in the fourth quarter before Hill's 60-yard TD run broke it open.
With eight TDs, 13 INTs and a 72.1 passer rating, Bortles continues to take his lumps while learning on the job as a rookie.
"He is so confident, so competitive," Bradley told the Jaguars' official website. "With him, he's constantly trying to get better. He learns from his mistakes. He goes out and tries to correct them. All those signs are just part of growth."
Denard Robinson has distinguished himself as the Jaguars' top backfield option, rushing for 329 yards and two TDs over the last three games. He's averaged 5.8 yards per carry in that span.
The Jaguars lost 42-10 to San Francisco in London last Oct. 27.
A shoulder injury kept Romo out of Dallas' 35-17 loss to Jacksonville in the teams' last meeting in 2010.
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| | Last Updated: 5/17/2024 7:22:58 PM EST. |
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