NFL Week 15 2022: 3 teams on upset alert this Sunday

1. NFL Teams That Should Be On Upset Alert In Week 15 – Dallas Cowboys

Few teams can legitimately state a case to challenge the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC but the Dallas Cowboys are one of them. Dallas’ elite defense will keep them in any game while a dynamic duo in the backfield led by Ezekiel Elliott and Tony Pollard gives the Cowboys the means to grind out wins by wearing down opposing defensive units.

There are concerns with the Cowboys, however, including the fact that they have been playing down to their competition over the past few weeks. Dallas let the Indianapolis Colts hang around for three quarters before taking advantage of a string of Matt Ryan turnovers to blow them out while the Cowboys needed a late rally to get past the one-win Houston Texans in Week 14.

Those two games were at home and now Dallas hits the road as 4.5-point favorites against the surging Jacksonville Jaguars, who have wins over the Baltimore Ravens and Tennessee Titans in their past three games. Jacksonville is improving at the right time and has a path to catch the struggling Titans in the AFC South so they need to win this game a lot more than the Cowboys do.

There is also a danger that Dallas looks past the Jaguars with a huge rematch against the Eagles looming in Week 16 at AT&T Stadium. Failing to take Jacksonville seriously could result in the Cowboys picking up a big loss that could cost them a chance to win their division.