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Dallas Cowboys vs. Minnesota Vikings Pick & Prediction NOV 22TH 2020
Andy Dalton threw a go-ahead touchdown pass to Dalton Schultz with 1:37 to go, and the Dallas Cowboys held on for a 31-28 win over the host Minnesota Vikings on Sunday in Minneapolis.
Dalton completed 22 of 32 passes for 203 yards, three touchdowns and one interception for Dallas (3-7), which snapped a four-game losing streak. Ezekiel Elliott had 21 carries for 103 yards to go along with a receiving touchdown out of the backfield.
The loss spoiled a standout performance by Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins, who completed 22 of 30 passes for 314 yards and three touchdowns. Adam Thielen had eight catches for 123 yards and two touchdowns for Minnesota (4-6), which lost for the first time in its past five games.
The Vikings trailed 16-7 at the half before they regrouped. Justin Jefferson put the Vikings on top 28-24 when he split a pair of Cowboys defenders and hauled in a 39-yard touchdown pass from Cousins with 9:37 remaining.
That set the stage for the Cowboys' game-winning drive within the final two minutes. Schultz brought in a 2-yard score to cap an 11-play, 61-yard drive that took only 2:23 off the clock.
Dallas opened the scoring when Dalton found Elliott for a 6-yard touchdown pass with 9:26 to go in the first quarter. The Vikings blocked the Cowboys' extra-point attempt.
Minnesota bounced back on the next possession, which culminated with a 1-yard touchdown run by Dalvin Cook. It was the running back's 13th rushing touchdown, matching his career high from 2019.
The back-and-forth start continued as the Cowboys grabbed a 13-7 lead with 4:55 left in the second quarter. Rookie CeeDee Lamb provided a highlight-reel catch while twisting and falling backward for a 4-yard score.
A 19-yard field goal by Greg Zuerlein increased the Cowboys' lead to 16-7 before halftime.
Minnesota rallied in the second half with back-to-back touchdown passes from Cousins to Thielen.
Thielen's first score, from 2 yards out, came on a remarkable one-handed catch in the back corner of the end zone. The seventh-year wideout secured the ball and tapped both feet inbounds.
The next touchdown reception was much more routine for Thielen, who got open for an easy 3-yard catch that gave the Vikings a 21-16 advantage early in the fourth quarter.
The Cowboys answered on the next drive to regain a 24-21 edge. Pollard sprinted 42 yards to the end zone for his second rushing touchdown, and Lamb converted a two-point conversion.
--Field Level Media
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Dallas Cowboys
Minnesota Vikings
Player | Position | Lineup |
---|---|---|
Chidobe Awuzie | primary: Cornerback | Starter |
Amari Cooper | primary: Wide Receiver | Starter |
Ezekiel Elliott | primary: Runningback | Starter |
Michael Gallup | primary: Wide Receiver | Starter |
Demarcus Lawrence | primary: Defensive End | Starter |
Jourdan Lewis | primary: Cornerback | Starter |
Joe Looney | primary: Center | Starter |
Zack Martin | primary: Right Tackle | Starter |
Connor McGovern | primary: Right Guard | Starter |
Dalton Schultz | primary: Tight End | Starter |
Jaylon Smith | primary: Weak Linebacker | Starter |
Leighton Vander Esch | primary: Middle Linebacker | Starter |
Connor Williams | primary: Left Guard | Starter |
Donovan Wilson | primary: Safety | Starter |
Antwaun Woods | primary: Defensive Tackle | Starter |
Xavier Woods | primary: Safety | Starter |
Anthony Brown | primary: Cornerback | Starter |
Aldon Smith | primary: Defensive End | Starter |
CeeDee Lamb | primary: Wide Receiver | Starter |
Neville Gallimore | primary: Defensive Tackle | Starter |
Andy Dalton | primary: Quarterback | Starter |
Cameron Erving | primary: Left Tackle | Starter |
Dorance Armstrong | primary: Defensive End | Substitution |
Noah Brown | primary: Wide Receiver | Substitution |
Tyrone Crawford | primary: Defensive Linesman | Substitution |
Luke Gifford | primary: Linebacker | Substitution |
C.J. Goodwin | primary: Cornerback | Substitution |
Randy Gregory | primary: Defensive End | Substitution |
Brandon Knight | primary: Offensive Tackle | Substitution |
Tony Pollard | primary: Runningback | Substitution |
Adam Redmond | primary: Center | Substitution |
Cedrick Wilson | primary: Wide Receiver | Substitution |
Darian Thompson | primary: Safety | Substitution |
L.P. Ladouceur | primary: Long Snapper | Substitution |
Sean Lee | primary: Linebacker | Substitution |
Greg Zuerlein | primary: Kicker | Substitution |
Blake Bell | primary: Tight End | Substitution |
Justin Hamilton | primary: Defensive Tackle | Substitution |
Francis Bernard | primary: Linebacker | Substitution |
Sean McKeon | primary: Tight End | Substitution |
Terence Steele | primary: Offensive Tackle | Substitution |
Rico Dowdle | primary: Runningback | Substitution |
Joe Thomas | primary: Linebacker | Substitution |
Steven Parker | primary: Safety | Substitution |
Rashard Robinson | primary: Defensive Back | Substitution |
Hunter Niswander | primary: Punter | Substitution |
Eli Ankou | primary: Defensive Tackle | Substitution |
Justin March-Lillard | primary: Linebacker | Not active |
Reggie Robinson II | primary: Safety | Not active |
Bradlee Anae | primary: Defensive End | Not active |
Ben Dinucci | primary: Quarterback | Not active |
Ron'Dell Carter | primary: Defensive End | Not active |
Malik Turner | primary: Wide Receiver | Not active |
Greg Senat | primary: Offensive Tackle | Not active |
Garrett Gilbert | primary: Quarterback | Did not play |
Player | Position | Lineup |
---|---|---|
Kris Boyd | primary: Cornerback | Starter |
Garrett Bradbury | primary: Center | Starter |
Dalvin Cook | primary: Halfback | Starter |
Kirk Cousins | primary: Quarterback | Starter |
Anthony Harris | primary: Free Safety | Starter |
Jalyn Holmes | primary: Left End | Starter |
Jaleel Johnson | primary: Defensive Tackle | Starter |
Brett Jones | primary: Right Guard | Starter |
Eric Kendricks | primary: Middle Linebacker | Starter |
Brian O'Neill | primary: Right Tackle | Starter |
Ifeadi Odenigbo | primary: Right End | Starter |
Riley Reiff | primary: Left Tackle | Starter |
Kyle Rudolph | primary: Tight End | Starter |
Irv Smith Jr. | primary: Tight End | Starter |
Harrison Smith | primary: Strong Safety | Starter |
Shamar Stephen | primary: Nose Tackle | Starter |
Adam Thielen | primary: Wide Receiver | Starter |
Eric Wilson | primary: Weak Linebacker | Starter |
Dakota Dozier | primary: Left Guard | Starter |
Justin Jefferson | primary: Wide Receiver | Starter |
Jeff Gladney | primary: Right Cornerback | Starter |
Chris Jones | primary: Left Cornerback | Starter |
Chad Beebe | primary: Wide Receiver | Substitution |
Mike Boone | primary: Runningback | Substitution |
Tyler Conklin | primary: Tight End | Substitution |
C.J. Ham | primary: Fullback | Substitution |
Bisi Johnson | primary: Wide Receiver | Substitution |
Hercules Mata'afa | primary: Defensive Tackle | Substitution |
Alexander Mattison | primary: Runningback | Substitution |
Oli Udoh | primary: Offensive Tackle | Substitution |
Armon Watts | primary: Defensive Tackle | Substitution |
Britton Colquitt | primary: Punter | Substitution |
Dan Bailey | primary: Kicker | Substitution |
Rashod Hill | primary: Offensive Tackle | Substitution |
Ameer Abdullah | primary: Runningback | Substitution |
Cameron Dantzler | primary: Cornerback | Substitution |
D.J. Wonnum | primary: Defensive End | Substitution |
James Lynch | primary: Defensive Tackle | Substitution |
Troy Dye | primary: Linebacker | Substitution |
Harrison Hand | primary: Cornerback | Substitution |
K.J. Osborn | primary: Wide Receiver | Substitution |
Josh Metellus | primary: Safety | Substitution |
Ryan Connelly | primary: Linebacker | Substitution |
Hardy Nickerson | primary: Linebacker | Substitution |
Todd Davis | primary: Linebacker | Substitution |
Andrew DePaola | primary: Long Snapper | Substitution |
Aviante Collins | primary: Offensive Tackle | Did not play |
Austin Cutting | primary: Long Snapper | Not active |
Sean Mannion | primary: Quarterback | Did not play |
Tajae Sharpe | primary: Wide Receiver | Not active |
Ezra Cleveland | primary: Guard | Not active |
Dan Chisena | primary: Wide Receiver | Not active |
Jordan Brailford | primary: Defensive End | Not active |
Curtis Riley | primary: Safety | Not active |
Dylan Mabin | primary: Cornerback | Not active |
Dallas Cowboys
Minnesota Vikings
- Match Start
- Period 1
-
MIN 2
- scoring-play
- Touchdown
- Rush
- 1 Yards
- Rusher: Dalvin Cook
- Conv Kicker: Dan Bailey
-
MIN 9
- scoring-play
- Touchdown
- Pass
- 6 Yards
- Conv Kicker: Greg Zuerlein
- Passer: Andy Dalton
- Pass Receiver: Ezekiel Elliott
- Period 2
-
MIN 0
- scoring-play
- Field Goal
- 19 Yards
- FG Kicker: Greg Zuerlein
-
MIN 4
- scoring-play
- Touchdown
- Pass
- 4 Yards
- Pass Receiver: CeeDee Lamb
- Conv Kicker: Greg Zuerlein
- Passer: Andy Dalton
- Period 3
-
MIN 9
- scoring-play
- Touchdown
- Pass
- 2 Yards
- Passer: Kirk Cousins
- Conv Kicker: Dan Bailey
- Pass Receiver: Adam Thielen
- Period 4
-
MIN 1
- scoring-play
- Touchdown
- Pass
- 2 Yards
- Passer: Andy Dalton
- Conv Kicker: Greg Zuerlein
- Pass Receiver: Dalton Schultz
-
MIN 9
- scoring-play
- Touchdown
- Pass
- 39 Yards
- Passer: Kirk Cousins
- Conv Kicker: Dan Bailey
- Pass Receiver: Justin Jefferson
-
MIN 12
- scoring-play
- Touchdown
- Rush
- 42 Yards
- Conv Rusher: CeeDee Lamb
- Rusher: Tony Pollard
-
MIN 14
- scoring-play
- Touchdown
- Pass
- 3 Yards
- Conv Kicker: Dan Bailey
- Passer: Kirk Cousins
- Pass Receiver: Adam Thielen
- Match End
GAMES
Last 10
- @N.Y. Giants L 19 - 23
- Philadelphia W 17 - 37
- San Francisco W 33 - 41
- @Cincinnati W 30 - 7
- @Baltimore L 17 - 34
- Washington L 41 - 16
- @Minnesota W 31 - 28
- Pittsburgh L 24 - 19
- @Philadelphia L 9 - 23
- @Washington L 3 - 25
- @Detroit W 37 - 35
- @New Orleans L 33 - 52
- Chicago L 33 - 27
- @Tampa Bay L 14 - 26
- Jacksonville W 24 - 27
- Carolina W 27 - 28
- Dallas L 31 - 28
- @Chicago W 19 - 13
- Detroit W 20 - 34
- @Green Bay W 28 - 22
Last Meetings
American Football Conference
AFC East | W | L | D | PRC | GB | HOME | AWAY | PA | ST | L10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buffalo Bills | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7-1 | 6-2 | 9-0-1 |
Miami Dolphins | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5-3 | 5-3 | 7-0-3 |
New England Patriots | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5-3 | 2-6 | 5-0-5 |
New York Jets | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1-7 | 1-7 | 2-0-8 |
AFC North | W | L | D | PRC | GB | HOME | AWAY | PA | ST | L10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7-1 | 5-3 | 6-0-4 |
Baltimore Ravens | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5-3 | 6-2 | 6-0-4 |
Cleveland Browns | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6-2 | 5-3 | 7-0-3 |
Cincinnati Bengals | 4 | 11 | 1 | .267 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3-5 | 1-6 | 3-1-7 |
AFC South | W | L | D | PRC | GB | HOME | AWAY | PA | ST | L10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tennessee Titans | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5-3 | 6-2 | 6-0-4 |
Indianapolis Colts | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6-2 | 5-3 | 7-0-3 |
Houston Texans | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2-6 | 2-6 | 3-0-7 |
Jacksonville Jaguars | 1 | 15 | 0 | .063 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1-7 | 0-8 | 1-0-10 |
AFC West | W | L | D | PRC | GB | HOME | AWAY | PA | ST | L10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6-2 | 8-0 | 9-0-1 |
Las Vegas Raiders | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2-6 | 6-2 | 5-0-5 |
Los Angeles Chargers | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4-4 | 3-5 | 5-0-5 |
Denver Broncos | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2-6 | 3-5 | 3-0-7 |
National Football Conference
NFC East | W | L | D | PRC | GB | HOME | AWAY | PA | ST | L10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Washington Football Team | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3-5 | 4-4 | 6-0-4 |
New York Giants | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 5-0-5 |
Dallas Cowboys | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4-4 | 2-6 | 4-0-6 |
Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 11 | 1 | .267 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3-4 | 1-7 | 3-1-7 |
NFC North | W | L | D | PRC | GB | HOME | AWAY | PA | ST | L10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green Bay Packers | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7-1 | 6-2 | 8-0-2 |
Chicago Bears | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3-5 | 5-3 | 3-0-7 |
Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3-5 | 4-4 | 6-0-4 |
Detroit Lions | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1-7 | 4-4 | 2-0-8 |
NFC South | W | L | D | PRC | GB | HOME | AWAY | PA | ST | L10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Orleans Saints | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6-2 | 6-2 | 8-0-2 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5-3 | 6-2 | 7-0-3 |
Carolina Panthers | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2-6 | 3-5 | 2-0-8 |
Atlanta Falcons | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2-6 | 2-6 | 3-0-7 |
NFC West | W | L | D | PRC | GB | HOME | AWAY | PA | ST | L10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seattle Seahawks | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7-1 | 5-3 | 7-0-3 |
Los Angeles Rams | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6-2 | 4-4 | 6-0-4 |
Arizona Cardinals | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4-4 | 4-4 | 4-0-6 |
San Francisco 49ers | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1-7 | 5-3 | 3-0-7 |
Last Injuries
Trends
Minnesota Trends
- TrendUnder is 14-3 in Vikings last 17 games as a favorite of 10.5 or greater.Hit %82.40% (17)O/U3|14Push0W/L
- TrendUnder is 5-2 in Vikings last 7 games as a home underdog.Hit %71.40% (7)O/U2|5Push0W/L
- TrendUnder is 7-3 in Vikings last 10 games as an underdog of 0.5-3.0.Hit %70.00% (10)O/U3|7Push0W/L
- TrendOver is 4-0 in Vikings last 4 games as a favorite of 0.5-3.0.Hit %100.00% (4)O/U4|0Push0W/L
Dallas Trends
- TrendUnder is 6-2 in Cowboys last 8 games as a favorite of 10.5 or greater.Hit %75.00% (8)O/U3|14Push0W/L
- TrendUnder is 10-4 in Cowboys last 14 games as a road underdog.Hit %71.40% (14)O/U4|10Push0W/L
- TrendUnder is 20-9 in Cowboys last 29 games as an underdog.Hit %69.00% (29)O/U9|20Push0W/L
- TrendOver is 12-2 in Cowboys last 14 games as a favorite of 3.5-10.0.Hit %85.70% (14)O/U12|2Push0W/L
Meetings Trends
- TrendCowboys are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 meetings.Hit %0.00% (5)O/UPush0W/L0|5
- TrendCowboys are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 meetings in Minnesota.Hit %0.00% (5)O/UPush0W/L0|5
- TrendHome team is 5-2 ATS in their last 7 meetings.Hit %71.40% (7)O/UPush0W/L5|2