"The 'Boys are back in town, coming home to Dallas after a mini-bye week following their loss to the Lions on Thursday Night Football. It's another prime time matchup, hosting the Vikings this week. Both teams are feeling desperate, and neither can afford another loss on the season, so this should make for an interesting game. Nevertheless, our writers are feeling a touch of confidence."
"Minnesota leads the league in blitz rate, doing most of their blitzing on first downs. Flores also frequently uses zone coverage behind his blitzes, tying it all together with heavily disguised coverage looks. Well, Dak Prescott feasts on both. This season, he's third in completion percentage, completion percentage over expected (CPOE), and total passing yards against the blitz. Against zone coverages, Prescott is hitting on 73.7% of his passes and averaging 7.4 yards per attempt."
Dallas returns home after a mini-bye following a Thursday Night Football loss and hosts the Vikings in a prime-time matchup with playoff hopes at stake. Minnesota's offense has struggled, with rookie J.J. McCarthy showing uneven play after injury setbacks. The Vikings average just 5.1 yards per pass (29th) but 4.6 yards per carry (10th), prompting Kevin O'Connell to rely on the run. Brian Flores employs a high blitz rate with disguised zone looks. Dak Prescott excels against blitzes and zones, posting top metrics and strong completion and yards-per-attempt numbers in those situations.
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