The Dallas Cowboys come off their bye week desperately short of a victory whilst touring to stand a San Francisco 49ers group coping with a litany of accidents to their ability place workforce.
Some of the NFC’s oldest rivalries closes out Sunday’s motion in Week 8 of the NFL’s common season.
ODDS AND TRENDS
The 49ers (3-4) are consensus 5.0-point favorites at house. That incorporates at BetRivers, the place the 49ers have drawn 64 % of the spread-line cash, whilst the Cowboys (3-3) were subsidized by means of 53 % of the overall bets.
Dallas’ +180 moneyline has been common, attracting 61 % of the cash, despite the fact that the 49ers have garnered 46 % of the overall bets at -225.
The Over/Below overall issues line has hovered round 47.5 and 48.0 at maximum books. At BetRivers, the Below has been subsidized by means of giant wagers with 82 % of the overall cash, despite the fact that 70 % of the overall bets have supported to Over.
SERIES HISTORY
San Francisco has received the previous 3 conferences, together with playoff victories to finish Dallas’ 2021 and 2022 seasons. Final season’s assembly was once one-sided because the 49ers clobbered the Cowboys 42-10 at the back of 4 landing passes from Brock Purdy, 3 to George Kittle.
That beatdown would possibly now not were as unhealthy as the only Dallas (3-3) simply skilled — a 47-9 loss to the Detroit Lions earlier than the group’s much-needed bye.
THE NEWS
Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott had a message for his teammates earlier than all of them took day without work for ultimate week’s bye.
“Glance within the replicate. Pass watch those six video games over the bye week. Take a couple of days off. Reset. And be in a position after we get again in that construction to refocus and do each unmarried factor that you’ll to assist this group,” Prescott advised journalists. “And everyone has a task, no matter that position could also be. Be sure to perceive what it’s, and if it is larger than what it was once a couple of weeks in the past, if it is smaller, no matter it can be, work out a solution to be the very best in it.
“11 video games left. We are going to take it one after the other. San Fran’s subsequent, in order we watch those six video games, pass forward and get a jumpstart on a few their video games and be in a position, as I stated, to refocus after this reset.”
Prescott has handed for 1,602 yards, 8 touchdowns and 6 interceptions coming into the most recent showdown with the 49ers.
Jordan Mason (shoulder) has been very good whilst changing injured Christian McCaffrey and ranks 2nd within the NFL with 667 speeding yards.
Purdy has handed for 1,841 yards, 9 touchdowns and 7 interceptions for the 49ers.
San Francisco megastar linebacker Fred Warner has heard the opinions of the 49ers being a group in bother and he is not within the rhetoric.
“You’ll be able to pay attention to what other people say about you within the outdoor global,” Warner stated. “All of the tales can also be written that we are not just right sufficient and these kinds of kinds of issues. For us, it is about simply proceeding to concentrate on what we do.”
INJURY REPORT
What the Cowboys may just in point of fact use is seeing megastar linebacker Micah Parsons (ankle) and cornerback DaRon Bland (foot) at the box. However they are each out once more Sunday evening, and Bland’s substitute within the beginning lineup in 2024, Caelen Carson, is questionable with a shoulder damage.
Parsons will leave out his 3rd directly sport. Bland has but to play this season.
Cowboys beginning linebacker Eric Kendricks (shoulder) may be indexed as questionable.
The 49ers are scuffling with a slew of accidents and misplaced megastar wideout Brandon Aiyuk to a season-ending proper knee damage all the way through ultimate Sunday’s 28-18 loss to the Kansas Town Chiefs.
Wideout Deebo Samuel (pneumonia/wrist) performed only a few snaps and was once later hospitalized and launched on Tuesday. Even though he sat out Wednesday’s follow, San Francisco trainer Kyle Shanahan stated Samuel would possibly play, however he is indexed as questionable, the similar designated the 49ers gave Kittle (foot).
Receiver Jauan Jennings (hip/groin) ignored the Kansas Town sport, was once not able to follow all week and is out together with kicker Jake Moody (ankle).
In fact, McCaffrey (Achilles) stays on injured reserve and hasn’t performed a down this season.
THEY SAID IT
–“I feel we have now gotta pass into those video games and say, ‘We have gotta step on any person’s neck. It is simply the straightforward issues: being disciplined, can not kill each and every different on red-zone journeys. Can not kill each and every different on 3rd downs.” –Parsons
–“The blokes within the construction are in point of fact gifted, so we need to determine that out. It is on our vets to drag them alongside, whether or not they are in a position or now not. … (The wounds) have an effect on you to an extent however it’s important to have the three-foot mindset and simply assault what is in entrance of you.” –Kittle
PREDICTION
The Cowboys’ 3 wins have all come at the street, despite the fact that the primary two got here in opposition to Cleveland and the New York Giants. Dallas did additionally safe a forged win at Pittsburgh earlier than getting blown out at house by means of Detroit. The 49ers due input the sport with a relating to quantity of accidents to key workforce, however that is an similarly crucial sport for San Francisco and Dallas merely hasn’t performed smartly in opposition to high quality groups. –49ers 26, Cowboys 23
–Box Degree Media
