Every week, Yardbarker previews prime-time NFL video games on Thursday, Sunday and Monday nights, predicting the results of every. Listed below are our Week 5 picks.
Towards Tampa Bay, Cowboys cornerback Joey Porter Jr. — just lately acquired in a commerce with the Pittsburgh Steelers — ought to play extra after lining up on simply 25 snaps in a 34-30 Week 4 win over the Houston Texans.
“I am a canine on the finish of the day, and I wish to be on the market with the fellows,” Porter said following the win over Houston. “So I’ve to show why they acquired me right here, and I really feel like I did that [Sunday].”
Porter, who allowed no receptions in Week 4 (via Pro Football Focus), ought to preserve backing up the speak towards the Buccaneers. Tampa Bay is with out beginning QB Baker Mayfield (proper thumb). Jalon Daniels, an undrafted free agent from the Kansas Jayhawks, changed him in Week 4 and flopped, tossing two interceptions in a 17-14 loss to the Green Bay Packers.
Dallas ranks twenty fourth in passing yards allowed (239.3 YPG). However with Porter within the fold, the unit ought to start gaining momentum in a possible mismatch.
Prediction: Cowboys, 31-23
Security Jessie Bates mentioned the Falcons are a “whole different team” with QB Michael Penix Jr. within the lineup; he is proper. In two video games with Penix beginning, Atlanta has averaged 40 PPG and 239.5 passing yards per recreation. Within the two video games backup QB Cooper Rush began, it logged eight PPG and 144 passing yards per recreation.
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