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NFL Week 5: Trends which will decide each game

By Russell S. Baxter

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 04: Quarterback Josh Allen #17 of the Buffalo Bills calls a play against the Las Vegas Raiders at the line of scrimmage during the first half of the NFL game at Allegiant Stadium on October 4, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Bills defeated the Raiders 30-23. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 04: Quarterback Josh Allen #17 of the Buffalo Bills calls a play against the Las Vegas Raiders at the line of scrimmage during the first half of the NFL game at Allegiant Stadium on October 4, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Bills defeated the Raiders 30-23. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /
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SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – SEPTEMBER 27: Aldon Smith #58 of the Dallas Cowboys looks on in the second quarter against the Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field on September 27, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – SEPTEMBER 27: Aldon Smith #58 of the Dallas Cowboys looks on in the second quarter against the Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field on September 27, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images) /

New York Giants (0-4) at Dallas Cowboys (1-3), 4:25 pm

Giants: Joe Judge will be the fourth different head coach to face the Cowboys since 2017 – joining Ben McAdoo, Steve Spagnuolo and Pat Shurmur – and hopes that New York’s defense can put some heat on Cowboys’ hurler Dak Prescott. Dallas has won the last six meetings since ’17 and failed to sack Prescott in four of the setbacks.

Cowboys: Dallas has owned this longtime rivalry the past three seasons, sweeping Big Blue each year. In four of those six contests, the Cowboys scored at least 30 points. And quarterback Dak Prescott has put up amazing numbers in those half-dozen victories, throwing for a combined 16 touchdowns and only one interception.

Denver Broncos (1-3) at New England Patriots (2-2), 4:25 pm

Broncos: The trio of Drew Lock, Jeff Driskel and Brett Rypien has combined to complete 59.9 percent of their passes for 963 yards and just as many touchdown passes (6) as interceptions. The group has also been sacked 13 times, 11 of those at the expense of Driskel. Denver’s offense has scored only nine touchdowns in four games.

Patriots: Only the Cleveland Browns are averaging more yards per game on the ground (204.5) than Bill Belichick’s team (179.8) – totaling 185-plus yards three times. But the Patriots have also committed seven turnovers in their first four games. In each of the previous six seasons (2014-19), New England has totaled fewer than 20 turnovers.

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