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NFL Week 3: Trends which will decide each game

By Russell S. Baxter

KANSAS CITY, MO - SEPTEMBER 22: Lamar Jackson #8 of the Baltimore Ravens is pushed out of bounds by Kendall Fuller #29 of the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium on September 22, 2019 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images)
KANSAS CITY, MO - SEPTEMBER 22: Lamar Jackson #8 of the Baltimore Ravens is pushed out of bounds by Kendall Fuller #29 of the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium on September 22, 2019 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images) /
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SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – SEPTEMBER 20: Seattle Seahawks coaches and players stand or kneel during the national anthem before the game against the New England Patriots at CenturyLink Field on September 20, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – SEPTEMBER 20: Seattle Seahawks coaches and players stand or kneel during the national anthem before the game against the New England Patriots at CenturyLink Field on September 20, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images) /

Dallas Cowboys (1-1) at Seattle Seahawks (2-0), 4:25 pm

Cowboys: The defense has yet to settle in under new coordinator Mike Nolan. And not just because the team gave up 39 points to the Atlanta Falcons last week. Some of that was self-induced thanks to three first-quarter lost fumbles that allowed Atlanta to jump out to a 20-0 lead. But the Cowboys still surrendered 380 total yards to Matt Ryan and company and a lot of that through the air. One week earlier, the Rams rolled up 153 yards on the ground and controlled the clock for 35:38. A supposedly-bolstered pass rush has produced just two sacks in as many games. And Chidobe Awuzie’s Week 1 interception of Jared Goff is the Cowboys’ lone takeaway of 2020.

Seahawks: After two games this season, Seahawks’ quarterback Russell Wilson has nine touchdown passes (to 6 different players) and just 11 incompletions. He’s hitting on 82.5 percent of his passes, throwing for 610 yards and serving up just one interception. And Pete Carroll’s team has needed those 73 points and10 offensive touchdowns as the team’s defense may be even worse than a year ago, especially when it comes to stopping the pass. Both Atlanta’s Matt Ryan and New England’s Cam Newton put up big numbers against a unit that can’t get after the other team’s quarterback. Seattle has faced 101 passing plays and has three sacks – two by safety Jamal Adams.

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