Daily Local News (West Chester, PA)
NFL WEEK 6 CAPSULES
DALLAS (4-1) AT NEW ENGLAND (2-3) Sunday, 4:25p.m., CBS OPENING LINE: Cowboys by 3½ SERIES: Cowboys. 7-6. LAST MEETING: Patriots, 13-9, 2019 COWBOYS OFFENSE: OVERALL (2), RUSH (2), PASS (11), SCORING (2) COWBOYS DEFENSE: OVERALL (25), RUSH (5), PASS (31), SCORING (14T) PATRIOTS OFFENSE: OVERALL (26), RUSH (27), PASS (20), SCORING (26) PATRIOTS DEFENSE: OVERALL (5), RUSH (15), PASS (5), SCORING (5) KEY MATCHUP: Cowboys running backs vs. Pats defensive line. After three straight weeks of allowing 120or more rushing yards, Pats held Texans to 67yards rushing. They’ll need another big performance against Dallas, which features duo of Ezekiel Elliott and Tony Pollard, who have combined for six rushing touchdowns. ETC.: Cowboys are seeking first five-game winning streak since 2016, when QB Dak
Prescott and Elliott were twin rookie stars leading an 11-game run . ... With two takeaways, Cowboys will tie franchise record of 10consecutive games of forcing multiple turnovers. Other two 10-game runs were in 1970-71and 1976-77. Current nine-game streak going back to last season is NFL best . ... Prescott leads NFL with 10 TD passes and has a passer rating of 107.9 on blitzes. Pats have held opposing QBs to one score and a 76.7passer rating when blitzing. … Pats QB Mac Jones ranks fifth in the NFL with a 71.1completion percentage and has a completion percentage of 70or higher in four of his first five career starts. … Jones can become first rookie QB with five games with a completion percentage of 70or higher (minimum 30attempts). The only other rookies with four such games were Justin Herbert (2020) and Prescott (2016), who both were Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year winners. … Jones has 135career completions, tied with Joe Burrow (2020) for most by a rookie QB in his first five career starts in NFL history.