WEEK 15
DALLAS COWBOYS (10-3) @ JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (5-8)
DATE: Sunday (12/18/22)
STADIUM: TIAA Bank Field
TIME: 1:00 PM ET
REFEREE: Shawn Smith
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Cowboys lead all-time series, 4-3
STREAKS Cowboys have won past 2
LAST GAME 10/14/18: Jaguars 7 at Cowboys 40
LAST GAME AT SITE 11/9/14: Cowboys 31, Jaguars 17
DALLAS COWBOYS
LAST WEEK: W 27-23 vs. Houston
COACH VS. OPP. Mike McCarthy: 2-1
PTS. FOR 27.7
OFFENSE 359.6
PASSING Dak Prescott: 168-251-1,847-14-9-92.2
RUSHING Tony Pollard: 158=894-5.7-9
RECEIVING CeeDee Lamb: 74-961-13.0-6
PTS. AGAINST 17.6
DEFENSE 310.9
SACKS Micah Parsons: 12
INTs DaRon Bland, Trevon Diggs: 3
TAKE/GIVE +8 (23/15)
PUNTING (NET) Bryan Anger: 49.0 (42.8)
KICKING Brett Maher: 102 (39/41 PAT; 21/24 FG)
COWBOYS NOTES
• QB DAK PRESCOTT had season-high 284 pass yards & TD pass in Week 14. Has 2+ TD passes in 5 of his past 6 & aims for his 4th in row on road with 2+ TD passes. Had 3 TDs (2 pass, 1 rush) & 107.5 rating in last meeting.
• RB TONY POLLARD had 1st-career game with both rush & rec. TD last week & aims for his 3rd in row with 2+ TDs. Has career highs in scrimmage yards (1,173), rush yards (894) & scrimmage TDs (12) in 2022. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in 10 of his past 11 on road & aims for his 3rd in row on road with 125+ scrimmage yards & TD.
• RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT had 9th rush TD of season in Week 14 & has rush TD in 6 straight games, longest active streak by RB in NFL. Has 4 rush TDs in 4 road games in 2022. Since 2016, leads NFL in rush yards (8,102) & ranks 2nd in rush TDs (65).
• WR CEEDEE LAMB had 5 catches last week. Is 1 of 3 (Tyreek Hill & Justin Jefferson) with 11 games of 5+ catches in 2022. Aims for his 6th in row on road & 7th in row overall with 5+ receptions.
• TE DALTON SCHULTZ had 6 catches for season-high 87 rec. yards last week.
• LB MICAH PARSONS leads team with 12 sacks & can become 3rd player (Aldon Smith & HOFer Reggie White) since 1982 with 13+ sacks in each of 1st 2 NFL seasons.
• LB LEIGHTON VANDER ESCH led team with season-high 14 tackles in Week 14.
• DE DEMARCUS LAWRENCE aims for his 3rd in row on road with sack & 4th in row on road with TFL. Has 10 TFL in his past 8 on road.
• DE DORANCE ARMSTRONG has sack in 4 of his 5 road games in 2022.
• CB TREVON DIGGS had 1st-career FR in Week 14. Since 2020, ranks tied-1st in INTs (17) & ranks 2nd in PD (48).
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
LAST WEEK: W 36-22 at Tennessee
COACH VS. OPP. Doug Pederson: 4-6
PTS. FOR 22.6
OFFENSE 357.5
PASSING Trevor Lawrence: 303-458-3,202-20-6-95.4
RUSHING Travis Etienne: 163-814-5.0-4
RECEIVING Christian Kirk: 67-874-13.0-7
PTS. AGAINST 22.6
DEFENSE 368.7
SACKS Dawuane Smoot: 5
INTs Andre Cisco: 3
TAKE/GIVE +5 (20/15)
PUNTING (NET) Logan Cooke: 50.4 (43.8)
KICKING Riley Patterson: 88 (25/26 PAT; 21/25 FG)
JAGUARS NOTES
• QB TREVOR LAWRENCE completed 30 of 42 atts. (71.4 pct.) for career-high 368 yards with 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 121.9 rating & had rush TD last week. Became youngest player ever (23 years, 66 days) with 350+ pass yards, 3+ TD passes & rush TD in single game. Aims for 6th in row with 0 INTs. Has 2+ TD passes in 3 of past 4. Needs 298 pass yards to become 8th QB in NFL history with 3,500+ pass yards in each of 1st 2 seasons.
• RB TRAVIS ETIENNE has 100+ scrimmage yards in 4 of his past 5 at home & rush TD in 3 of his past 4 at home.
• WR CHRISTIAN KIRK aims for 3rd in row with 5+ catches. Has 75+ rec. yards in each of 2 career games vs. Dal. Needs 126 rec. yards for 1st-career 1,000+ rec. yard season.
• WR ZAY JONES had 8 catches for 77 yards & 2nd TD of season last week. Has 8+ catches in 3 of his past 4 & 75+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3.
• WR MARVIN JONES had 2 TD catches in his last game vs. Dal. (11/17/19 w/ Det.).
• TE EVAN ENGRAM led team with 11 catches for career-high 162 yards & 2 TDs in Week 14, becoming 6th TE in NFL history with 10+ catches, 150+ rec. yards & 2 TDs in single game. Since 2017, ranks 5th among TEs with 315 catches & 3,376 rec. yards.
• LB FOYESADE OLUOKUN can become 2nd player since 2000 with 14+ tackles in 4 straight games (Zach Thomas – 2005). Has TFL in 4 of his past 5 at home. Has 30 tackles (10 per game) in 3 career games vs. Dal. Leads NFL with 142 tackles in 2022.
• LB TRAVON WALKER (rookie) had sack & 1st-career FF in Week 14.
• DE/LB JOSH ALLEN had 4th sack of season & FR last week. Has TFL in 2 of past 3.
• S ANDREW WINGARD had 7 tackles & 1st INT of season in Week 14.
• CB TRE HERNDON had season-best 2 PD last week & has PD in 2 of past 3.
