Baltimore Ravens at Dallas Cowboys odds, knowledgeable picks, find out how to watch: Ravens search first win

To various levels, each the Baltimore Ravens and Dallas Cowboys enter their Week 3 matchup needing to set issues straight. That is nearly a choose ‘em sport, with the winless Ravens favored by a slim margin on the highway.

Troubles? The Cowboys don’t wish to hear concerning the Baltimore issues. Dallas was thumped 44-19 by the Saints in its residence opener final week. In that embarrassing defeat, the Cowboys allowed greater than 400 yards, with steadiness on the bottom and within the air.

Talking of protection, that’s the query for Mike McCarthy, now in his fifth season in Dallas and nonetheless with just one playoff win in his tenure. Sizzling seat certainly, and McCarthy could have to lean much more closely on the arm of lately re-signed quarterback Dak Prescott. However a passer score of 81.4 gained’t lower it for Prescott and the Cowboys, particularly in opposition to the relentless protection that Baltimore places on the sphere.

The Ravens should keep away from self-destruction. The group has 173 yards in penalties, the second-worst within the league. Baltimore has performed nicely sufficient to win every of its first two video games. Their web yard differential is the fourth-best within the league, forward of some 2-0 groups, together with Kansas Metropolis. Can luck be blamed? At the least somewhat: the Ravens have solely two turnovers, however one was a blind aspect strip sack, and the opposite was a fluky interception. They lead the NFL in yards and are fourth in first downs. Lamar Jackson isn’t the issue.

The Ravens have to shore up their cross protection (ranked final in opponent passing yards by two weeks). However it’s unclear the place the advance can come from: The roster is what it’s. John Harbaugh’s monitor report is one in every of aggressive linebacker and secondary play. Such a tactic, carried out by lesser expertise, may very well be unwise in opposition to Prescott.

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