WEEK 17
DALLAS COWBOYS (11-4) @ TENNESSEE TITANS (7-8)
DATE: Thursday (12/29/22)
STADIUM: Nissan Stadium
TIME: 8:15 PM ET
REFEREE: Shawn Hochuli
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Cowboys lead all-time series, 8-7
STREAKS Titans have won 2 of last 3
LAST GAME 11/5/18: Titans 28 at Cowboys 14
LAST GAME AT SITE 9/14/14: Cowboys 26, Titans 10
DALLAS COWBOYS
LAST WEEK W 40-34 vs. Philadelphia (Sat.)
COACH VS. OPP. Mike McCarthy: 1-2
PTS. FOR 28.9
OFFENSE 366.1
PASSING Dak Prescott: 281-316-2,450-20-12-97.2
RUSHING Tony Pollard: 186-988-5.3-9
RECEIVING CeeDee Lamb: 91-1,207-13.3-8
PTS. AGAINST 20.2
DEFENSE 332.5
SACKS Micah Parsons: 13
INTs DaRon Bland: 5
TAKE/GIVE +12 (30/18)
PUNTING (NET) Bryan Anger: 48.9 (43.1)
KICKING Brett Maher: 128 (47/49 PAT; 27/30 FG)
COWBOYS NOTES
• QB DAK PRESCOTT completed 27 of 35 atts. (77.1 pct.) for season-high 347 yards & 3 TDs vs. INT for 124.3 rating last week. Has 5 games with 75+ comp. pct. (min. 25 atts.) in 2022, tied-most in NFL. Has 2+ TD passes in 7 of his past 8. Aims for his 3rd in row with 3+ TD passes & 100+ rating. Has 3+ TD passes & 100+ rating in 3 of his past 4 primetime starts.
• RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT ranks tied-5th in NFL with 11 rush TDs in 2022 & can become 5th player since 2000 with rush TD in 9 straight games within single season. Needs 79 scrimmage yards to become 4th player ever with 1,000+ scrimmage yards & 8+ TDs in each of 1st 7 seasons. Aims for his 4th in row in primetime with rush TD.
• RB TONY POLLARD has career highs with 1,359 scrimmage yards (988 rush, 371 rec.) & 12 TDs (9 rush, 3 rec.) & needs 12 rush yards for 1st-career 1,000+ rush yard season. Aims for his 4th in row on road with 100+ scrimmage yards.
• WR CEEDEE LAMB had 10 receptions for 120 yards & 2 rec. TDs last week, his 2ndcareer game with 10+ catches, 9th-career game with 100+ rec. yards & 5th=career game with 2 rec. TDs. Is 1st Dal. player with 90+ catches (91), 1,200+ rec. yards (1,207) & 8+ rec. TDs (8) in single season since 2013 (Dez Bryant).
• LB MICAH PARSONS is 3rd player (Aldon Smith & HOFer Reggie White) since 1982 with 13+ sacks in each of 1st 2 NFL seasons. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with sack & 7th in row on road with TFL. Has 4 sacks in his past 3 on Thursday.
• CB DARON BLAND had 5th INT of season last week, 2nd-most among rookies.
• S JAYRON KEARSE had 4th-career INT & 3rd-career FR last week. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with TFL & 5th in row overall with PD.
TENNESSEE TITANS
LAST WEEK L 19-14 vs. Houston (Sat.)
COACH VS. OPP. Mike Vrabel: 1-0
PTS. FOR 17.9
OFFENSE 294.4
PASSING Malik Willis (R): 31-61-276-0-3-42.8
RUSHING Derrick Henry: 319-1,429-4.5-13
RECEIVING Robert Woods: 44-448-10.2-1
PTS. AGAINST 20.8
DEFENSE 359.7
SACKS Denico Autry: 8
INTs Kevin Byard, David Long: 2
TAKE/GIVE -3 (16/19)
PUNTING (NET) Ryan Stonehouse (R): 53.4 (44.4)
KICKING Randy Bullock: 62 (26/26 PAT; 12/15 FG)
TITANS NOTES
• QB MALIK WILLIS (rookie) completed 14 of 23 atts. (60.9 pct.) & had career-high 43 rush yards & 1st-career rush TD last week. Has 40+ rush yards in 2 of 3 career starts.
• RB DERRICK HENRY aims for 4th in row with 100+ rush yards & rush TD. Had rush TD in last meeting. Has 654 scrimmage yards (109 per game) & 7 rush TDs in 6 career games on TNF. Ranks 2nd in NFL with 1,429 rush yards & tied-2nd with 13 rush TDs & can become 1st player ever with 1,500+ rush yards & 15+ rush TDs in 3 seasons.
• WR ROBERT WOODS had 6 catches for 105 yards in his last game vs. Dal. (9/13/20 w/ LAR). Aims for his 7th in row on TNF with 5+ catches. Needs 52 rec. yards for 10th-straight season with 500+ rec. yards.
• TE AUSTIN HOOPER had TD catch in his last game vs. Dal. (10/4/20 w/ Cle.) & has rec. TD in 2 of 3 career games vs. Dal.
• DT JEFFERY SIMMONS has 1.5+ sacks in 2 of 3 career games vs. NFC East. Has PD in 2 of his past 3 in primetime.
• DL DENICO AUTRY had season-high 7 tackles, 2 TFL, 2 PD, sack & FF last week. Has sack & PD in 2 of his past 3 at home. Had sack in last meeting. Has sack in 4 of his past 5 in primetime. Leads team with 8 sacks, his 3rd season with 8+ sacks.
• LB BUD DUPREE has sack in 2 of his past 3 on TNF.
• LB MONTY RICE aims for 5th in row with 5+ tackles.
• LB JACK GIBBENS (rookie) had 7 tackles & 1st-career INT last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 6+ tackles.
• S KEVIN BYARD had 8 tackles in Week 16 & aims for his 3rd in row with 5+ tackles. Had INT in last meeting.
