SCOUTING REPORT PASSING GAME RUSH DEFENSE COWBOYS

RAVENS

QB Lamar Jackson came off the reserve/COVID-19 list Monday and is expected to start against the Cowboys, giving the Ravens a significant boost. The team’s leading receiver, TE Mark Andrews, will miss a second straight game because of COVID-19, and the Ravens will also be without WR Willie Snead IV. In their absence, Marquise Brown broke his slump against the Steelers, catching four passes on eight targets for 85 yards and a touchdown.The Ravens rank 31st in passing offense.

The Ravens held the Steelers, playing without James Conner, to 68 rushing yards. But they had struggled in the previous two games without their best interior run defenders, NT Brandon Williams and DE Calais Campbell. Both could return against the Cowboys. DE Derek Wolfe has played well in Campbell’s absence, The Ravens rank12th in run defense and 21st in opponent yards per carry.

The Ravens will see a familiar face in former Bengals QB Andy Dalton, who’s playing in place of the injured Dak Prescott. Dalton has completed 65% of his passes with five TDs and five INTs in six games. The Cowboys have won just once in his four starts. The roster is stocked with WRs Amari Cooper (71catches, 848 yards, three TDs) and CeeDee Lamb (53 catches, 650 yards, four TDs). RB Ezekiel Elliott (39 catches) is a frequent target out of the backfield.

Dallas ranks dead last in run defense, allowing opponents to average 4.9 yards per carry. The Cowboys surrendered 182 rushing yards in their blowout loss to Washington on Thanksgiving and a whopping 307 to the Browns in a Week 4 loss. LB Jaylon Smith leads the team in tackles but other than edge standout Demarcus Lawrence, almost no one on the Cowboys grades as an above-average run defender.