{"id":370211,"date":"2021-11-21T07:57:33","date_gmt":"2021-11-21T04:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nfl-elite-showdown-with-high-stakes\/"},"modified":"2021-11-21T07:57:33","modified_gmt":"2021-11-21T04:57:33","slug":"nfl-elite-showdown-with-high-stakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nfl-elite-showdown-with-high-stakes\/","title":{"rendered":"#NFL elite showdown with high stakes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#NFL elite showdown with high stakes<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<div class=\"inline-module inline-module--columnist inline-module--author\">\n<div class=\"inline-module--author__img\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"76\" height=\"69\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/mark-cannizzaro1.png?w=76&amp;h=69&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-nyp_columnist size-nyp_columnist\" alt=\"Mark Cannizzaro\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/mark-cannizzaro1.png 76w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/mark-cannizzaro1.png?w=38 38w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 76px) 100vw, 76px\"\/>       <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Two things figure to be true of Sunday\u2019s Cowboys-Chiefs <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> at Arrowhead Stadium:<\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u200a It should be a shootout.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 It should tell us a lot about both teams going forward.<\/p>\n<p>Each of these teams is looking to validate itself as the team each believes it is \u2014 in both cases among the best in the league.<\/p>\n<p>Who are the Cowboys?<\/p>\n<p>The team that was trampled by the Broncos 30-16 at home two weeks ago? Or the team that dismantled the Falcons 43-3 last Sunday?<\/p>\n<p>Who are the Chiefs?<\/p>\n<p>Are they the \u201cbroken\u201d team that scored just 36 combined points across three games recently? Or are they the team that has gone to the past two Super Bowls (winning one) and the one that routed the Raiders last week, 41-14 \u2014 a win that gave them a half-game lead in the AFC West?<\/p>\n<p>A Cowboys win Sunday would give them an 8-2 record and almost assure them of winning the NFC East, which they lead by a commanding 3\u2009\u00b9\/\u2082 games. It, too, would be a quality win that would stamp them as possibly the best team in the NFC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe weren\u2019t ourselves [in the Denver game],\u2019\u2019 Cowboys receiver CeeDee Lamb told reporters after the win against Atlanta.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Prescott.Mahomes.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Dak Prescott and Patrick Mahomes\" class=\"wp-image-20219747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Prescott.Mahomes.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Prescott.Mahomes.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Prescott.Mahomes.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Prescott.Mahomes.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Dak Prescott and Patrick Mahomes<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">USAT TODAY Sports; Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Against Denver, Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott completed just 48.7 percent of his passes. Against Atlanta, he completed 77 percent, threw two touchdown passes and ran for another.<\/p>\n<p>Against Denver, the Cowboys defense allowed 190 rushing yards to the Broncos, who were 8-of-15 on third-down conversions. Against Atlanta, the Dallas defense held the Falcons to three points and one third-down conversion in 11 tries, while Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan threw for just 117 yards.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Those numbers suggest the loss to the Broncos was an aberration for a Cowboys team that entered that game having won six in a row.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re just trying to get better and take it game by game, and when you\u2019re in the game, play by play,\u201d Prescott said. \u201cI think when we do that, we\u2019re capable of accomplishing whatever we want. We\u2019re not going to get overconfident again. That\u2019s what a game like [Denver] does for you _ it leaves that taste in your mouth and keeps you humble.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>A Chiefs win, particularly one in which quarterback Patrick Mahomes and the offense plays well, would validate that they\u2019re back in rhythm and perhaps ready to seize control of the division.<\/p>\n<p>Mahomes, who threw for 406 yards and five TDs in the win over the Raiders, told reporters he felt it was merely a matter of time before the Chiefs regained their offensive mojo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve done it before,\u201d Mahomes said. \u201cWe\u2019ve done it these last few seasons. We were doing it at the beginning of this season. We were moving the ball, we were making a lot of stuff h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>en.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 36 points in three games \u2014 though two of those were in victories \u2014 had led to some panic among Kansas City observers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI knew we were going to click back into it,\u201d Mahomes said. \u201cI\u2019ve been saying that for weeks. We were going to find it.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>With the Chiefs offense appearing to be back on track and the Cowboys averaging 31.6 points per game, the most in the NFL, this has the makings of a shootout.<\/p>\n<p>Defensively, the Cowboys are allowing 21.7 points per game, which ranks 10th in the league. Opposing quarterbacks have an 82.7 rating against Dallas, the fourth-lowest.<\/p>\n<p>Dallas is tied for sixth in the NFL in turnover margin (plus-5) thanks in large part to an NFC-best 14 interceptions \u2014 which is thanks in large part to cornerback Trevon Diggs, who leads the NFL with eight of them. Digg, too, leads the league in interception return yards with 142 and INT returns for TDs with two.<\/p>\n<p>The Kansas City defense has actually carried the Chiefs during the offensive struggles. In the past five games, the Chiefs have allowed more than 17 points only once.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t let that get overlooked, how the defense is playing,\u201d Mahomes said. \u201cThat\u2019s going to make us a great football team.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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