Dallas is stuck in a win-loss loop and Green Bay is flying high after a 31-7 rout, setting up a pivotal Sunday showdown in Wisconsin.
The Dallas Cowboys have a pattern to break on Sunday 18 October. Through five games they have gone loss, win, loss, win, loss, and that seesaw has kept them hovering around .500. The good news is that the NFC East has been forgiving. No team in the division has more than three wins, and the Philadelphia Eagles, the presumptive favorites, have stumbled early. Nine wins could be enough to take the division, but Dallas has to start stringing victories together.
The task in Green Bay will be a hard one. The Packers have been dealing with serious injury problems, yet they looked reborn last week with a 31-7 win over the Bears. Chicago was down to backup quarterbacks Tyson Bagent and Case Keenum, which helps explain their meager output. Even so, the Green Bay offense played with a sharpness that turned heads.
That puts pressure on a Dallas defense that has not yet held an opponent under 20 points this season. Ten days ago that unit lost to a rookie quarterback, and a unit that has struggled to slow people down now has to contain a Packers attack that is clicking. Road games like this show what a team is made of, and the Cowboys need to prove they can win away from home.
Fans across Africa can follow the action by checking their local NFL broadcaster or streaming provider for kick-off time and channel details in their region. Dallas wants to break the cycle, and Green Bay wants to build on a statement win. Sunday should be a big one.
