It wouldn’t be a stretch to say that this week has carried the least quantity of optimism from Dallas Cowboys followers to date on the season. Clearly we’re solely three weeks in, however the temper and vibe have been low.
Such is the case if you find yourself coming off of a 44-19 loss and one of only 11 teams in NFL history to permit 44+ factors to be scored towards you in consecutive video games at residence (playoffs included). It goes with out saying {that a} win might go a good distance round right here.
Oddsmakers consider that’s unlikely although as Dallas is a house underdog towards the Baltimore Ravens this week. Now we have seen oddsmakers be improper in every of the final two Cowboys video games at residence although as Dallas was favored considerably in each of them solely to be blown out in every contest.
What about Madden, although? What does the online game need to say? Each week we run a simulation to see the way it has the Cowboys doing and this week the sport is looking for extra unhealthy vibes. Madden has Dallas dropping to Baltimore by a last rating of 21-14.
Coming into Week 3, Madden had not been form to the Cowboys as final week the sport called for Dallas to lose a high-scoring affair and whereas that was midway true the Cowboys didn’t reside as much as any form of high-scoring output themselves. Clearly they did lose.
Madden predicted a Dallas win in Week 1 just for the Cowboys to stroll away with a easy victory. To date this season the sport is in every single place.
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Week 1 Madden Prediction: Dallas Cowboys lose to Cleveland Browns, 18-17
Week 1 In Actuality: Dallas Cowboys beat Cleveland Browns, 33-17 -
Week 2 Madden Prediction: Dallas Cowboys lose to New Orleans Saints, 36-29
Week 2 in Actuality: Dallas Cowboys lose to New Orleans Saints, 44-10
This specific simulation was fascinating although because it had Dak Prescott getting harm down the stretch with Dallas attempting to tie issues up. Cooper Rush pulled off some superb throws on a 3rd and fourth right down to get Dallas right down to the purpose line, however Ezekiel Elliott was stopped on the 1-yard line. Amazingly the Cowboys received the ball again round midfield with the rating the identical and beneath a minute to go, however a Rush checkdown to Elliott landed 4 yards shy of the endzone for the sport’s last play.
Ought to the Cowboys lose they are going to fall to 1-2 on the season, a record they have had 12 times in franchise history. They’ve solely made the playoffs on 4 of these cases (Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott had been a part of the group who pulled it off in 2018), however Madden appears to assume they are going to quickly need to try to do it once more.
