The Detroit Lions will square off with Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys in a highly anticipated matchup Saturday night at AT&T Stadium.
The Lions, which clinched the NFC North division crown on Christmas Eve against Minnesota, cannot afford to be complacent against the Cowboys.
Dallas, which sits at 10-5 and in second place in the NFC East, is the definition of a well-rounded team.
It features both a top-five offense and a top-five defense – No. 2 in points scored (30.1 per game) and No. 5 in points allowed (19.1 per contest).
Additionally, the Cowboys are the only present NFL team averaging over 30 points a game and holding opponents to less than 20 points per game.
Perhaps even more impressively, the Mike McCarthy-coached team is a perfect 7-0 at home thus far this season.
And if you go back even further, Dallas actually hasn’t lost a game at “Jerry World” since Week 1 of last season (a 19-3 loss to the Buccaneers).
In case you were wondering, the Cowboys’ home-winning streak spans 15 total games.
This is a credit to McCarthy, but also to the countless number of playmakers the team possesses on both sides of the football.
Defensively, the Cowboys are led by two-time All-Pro linebacker Micah Parsons and defensive back DaRon Bland.
Parsons has amassed a team-high 13 sacks, along with a staggering 15 tackles for loss and 30 total QB hits, in 15 games this season.
Meanwhile, Bland, also in 15 games, has recorded a league-high eight interceptions, including an NFL single-season record five returned for touchdown.
Offensively, Dallas is spearheaded by its Pro Bowl quarterback-receiver tandem of Prescott and CeeDee Lamb.
Meanwhile, Lamb has been a beast all season long.
The Oklahoma product has also suited up for 15 games, and has compiled an NFL-best 109 receptions, to go along with a career-high 1,424 yards and nine touchdowns.
And, he’s done all this while hauling in a career-best 72.2 percent of his targets from Prescott.
Fair to say, the Cowboys are a formidable opponent, and won’t be easy for Detroit to beat in primetime Saturday.
