The Detroit Lions (7-5) and Dallas Cowboys (6-5-1) will sq. off in a Week 14 NFC showdown at Ford Field. Heading into this sport, these two groups look in vastly completely different spots. Over the final three weeks, the Lions have misplaced to the Eagles and Packers, whereas needing time beyond regulation to deal with enterprise in opposition to the Giants. Meanwhile, the Cowboys are 3-0 over that very same time interval, dispatching the Eagles, Chiefs, and Raiders.
However, the folks over at FanDuel Sportsbook apparently subscribe to the House of Reisman and don’t believe in momentum, as they’ve set the preliminary betting line at Lions -3.5 factors. It has since dropped to Lions -3.
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It’s been over three years for the reason that Lions have misplaced two video games in a row (Week 8 in 2022), however they’re going to wish to dig deep to be able to maintain that streak alive. With their playoff hopes getting dangerously thin, the Lions know they’ve acquired to proper the ship in a rush, and it begins this week.
“Our margin for error is very small right now,” Lions coach Dan Campbell instructed the media on Sunday. “So, of course, we’ve got to find a way to win, and we want to win. And I think, I go back to this, we just lost one. We’ve got to find a way to win this next one in front of us. And yeah, I mean, time’s running out. It’s all about finding a way to win the game.
“But I’ve also been in these (spots) before, where we got counted out when I was a player (2002). We lost two in a row, and we were almost mathematically eliminated from the playoffs. That was all the writing, and then we won out and got in. So, you just, man, you find a way to win the one in front of you and don’t get caught up in the rest of this stuff. That’s the bottom line. We’re in this business to win, we’re trying to win, we’ve got to win.”
The Cowboys’ offense is rolling proper now, averaging 29.3 factors per sport (third within the NFL), they usually’ve scored 31, 24, and 33 factors of their final three video games. They additionally head to Detroit, presumably looking for some retribution after the Lions went into Dallas final season and smacked them round 47-9.
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While Campbell isn’t so positive they’ll be out for revenge, he additionally is aware of that Dallas’ probabilities at a playoff run would go a good distance if they might go into Detroit and get one other massive win.
“I think every team’s different, every year’s different,” Campbell stated concerning the Cowboys in search of revenge. “But I know this, they want to win this game. I know that. Because I know we want to win this game. So, they’re playing good football. They’re very much in that division race over there right now and playoff race. We’re an NFC opponent, and I know that they want to beat us. But we want to win, too. And we need to win. So, that’s where this game’s at.”