The Dallas Cowboys are now the lone leaders of the NFC East after taking down the Philadelphia Eagles last weekend and now the team will face off against the Detroit Lions in an NFC conference game that will be at Ford Field on Sunday and will air on Fox live at 1:00 PM and will be streaming on NFL.com online.
Tony Romo is having a fantastic season for the Cowboys and he will be facing off against another productive quarterback in Matthew Stafford and two of the top passing offenses in the league will be playing in the game at Ford Field on Sunday. The Cowboys had a shootout against the Denver Broncos a couple weeks ago and after Romo threw for over 300 yards against the Eagles in the victory last Sunday, he now has over 800 yards in the past two games and he has been more accurate this season than he has in the past and is one reason why the Cowboys are in first place. The team has now won two games in a row after defeating divisional opponents in the Eagles and the Redskins and now they will play against Detroit.
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The game could be one of the highest scoring and most exciting of the weekend since both defenses give up a lot of yards and the Cowboys are ranked 30th in the NFL with nearly 300 per game allowed and now they will go up against one of the most productive passing games in the nation. Romo comes in having thrown 15 touchdowns this season with 2,010 yards passing and the rushing game needs to be more productive and it likely will if DeMarco Murray returns and along with Joseph Randle the unit could have a good day. Murray started off the season well with over 400 yards rushing and three touchdowns and the receivers have put up some excellent numbers with Dez Bryant at 42 receptions for 569 yards and six touchdowns, while Jason Witten is next with 388 yards and three scores this season. The Cowboys are ranked eighth in the league in passing yards per game this season and on defense they are giving up over 100 yards rushing as well.
The Cowboys started the season 2-1 before losing back to back games against the Chargers and the Broncos and now they will look to go on a little streak before heading into one of their toughest matchups on the schedule. After playing the Lions and the Minnesota Vikings, the team travels to New Orleans to play the Saints and after the bye week the team has another away game with the New York Giants before next hosting the Oakland Raiders. The final stretch has a tough round of games with the Chicago Bears on the road for Monday night football and the team has games at the end against the Green Bay Packers and the Washington Redskins before finishing with another division game against the Eagles.
The Lions come into the game after losing a heartbreaker to the Bengals on a last second field goal and now they will try and avoid losing two games in a row with the Cowboys coming to town before a bye in Week 9. The Lions are ranked fifth in the NFL in passing yards per game with nearly 300 as well and they are giving up a ton of yards with over 282 in the air per game and over 110 on the ground to running backs and that could mean another high scoring affair. The game on Sunday will be on Fox and the Cowboys will be heading up north to play the Lions in Detroit for Week 8.
