Inside The Star: will the Cowboys survive the mess that is the Jets?

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Shan & RJ prepare us for the Cowboys’ upcoming matchup against the winless Jets. They broke down defensive struggles from both teams and questioned which one will step up this weekend. Will the Cowboys let Justin Fields run all over them, or can they generate enough pressure to keep him in the pocket? They discussed turnover concerns, the lack of pressure, and penalty problems. For the Cowboys, cleaning up penalties and generating pressure will be key this weekend against the Jets.

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00:00and the Cowboys yards per play allowed on defense so that's every play every time the other team

00:21gets under center they average about 6.4 yards per play right about 6.4

00:29that's one of the metrics Vegas uses to come up with their betting lines so they take your yards per play

00:35allowed defensively and match it up with the average in the NFL well the average of the NFL

00:42is 5.2 yards per play so you're 1.2 yards per play different each 10th is worth 0.2 points

00:52all right so where's Kevin Hagelin right so the Cowboys just by walking on the field

01:00defensively are six point underdogs to the other team just by walking on the field

01:06now you offset that with the offensive numbers and they are they're better they're gaining 5.9

01:13yards per play to 5.3 for the league average so you're getting back three points so it's just by

01:17walking on the field your defense is so bad right now that even your offense can't make up for so

01:24on a league average you're three point underdogs to every team league average wow automatically

01:30automatically just on the just at the bare minimum so the Cowboys right now are favored by two and a

01:35half over the Jets mm-hmm and that's it's in New York right yeah it's in New York so that would

01:40if their defense was average it'd be a six point spread because you're you're getting back three

01:47points from the offense

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