Dallas Cowboys vs Minnesota Vikings Predictions

So the Dallas Cowboys go to Minnesota to take on the Vikings and Dalvin Cook Sunday afternoon and there is a lot of doubt floating around. Of course, everyone is back on to trashing the Cowboys and the rest of the NFC East for that matter but let's really see what Sunday's game might look like. 

If the Cowboys are smart, they would look to take on the Vikings like they did the Pittsburgh Steelers. Will it materialize? Probably not, Mike McCarthy is stuck in his conventional ways and probably will stick to good old fashioned football. Vikings looked great on Monday night against the Chicago Bears, even though Cook didn't destroy the Bears defense, he is slippery and can break away really fast. So what does the Cowboys D-Line need to do? Not let him through! The Cowboys' corner backs and safety's are fast but if the D-Line with Randy Gregory and Tyrone Crawford could help cushion that impact, they have a chance of stopping that run.

Offensively, the Vikings are stronger in running and that's the biggest challenge. Kirk Cousins isn't that accurate when he throws with 2147 passing yards and 11 interceptions for the season with only a 66% completion rate. Another factor is that the Vikings recently activated their Tight end, Kyle Rudolph which has always been a problem for the Cowboys to defend. 

Offensively for the Cowboys, Andy Dalton is back in training and we can expect to see him playing in the game, I would recommend that they utilize Garret Gilbert for some of the game to add some stability and make some risky plays. This is an opportunity for Zeke to come back and possibly upstage Dalvin Cook. Possibly Pollard upstages Zeke, again. On the receiver's end the Cowboys look better covered, even though it has been slow, it is starting to pick up with catching throws and making downs. The Dallas Cowboys do indeed have weapons, they just aren't working at their full potential. Cowboys could win this game IF they play exactly how they did against the Steelers. 

Official Prediction: With the unpredictability of the Dallas Cowboys and a 3 game win streak for the Vikings. I take the Vikings. 

Game highlights of Vikings vs Bears Monday night. 

Official NFL game preview of Cowboys vs Vikings.