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Colts host wounded Cowboys: slumps, stars collide at Lucas Oil

The Colts arrive on a three-game skid while Dallas lands smarting from a 33-30 shootout loss — form is the only compass here.

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Something has to give at Lucas Oil Stadium on November 8. The Colts arrive winless in three, humbled 42-7 by Jacksonville before narrow defeats to Minnesota and Tennessee. Dallas landed in Indianapolis smarting too — a 33-30 heartbreaker against Arizona sandwiched by a 38-21 romp in Philadelphia and a loss in Green Bay. With no recent head-to-head meetings to consult, recent form is the only guide.

Head to head

The names on this card are heavyweight. Dak Prescott has thrown for 4,552 yards and 30 touchdowns this season, while counterpart Daniel Jones counts 3,101 passing yards and 19 scoring strikes. And the star power runs far deeper than the quarterbacks on either sideline.

Watchlist
  • Jonathan Taylor's ground game — his 1,585 rushing yards and 18 rushing touchdowns give the Colts their clearest formula for controlling the clock against Dallas.
  • George Pickens (93 catches, 1,429 yards, 9 TDs) and CeeDee Lamb (1,077 yards) against a Colts defense that just surrendered 42 to Jacksonville.
  • Alec Pierce (1,003 receiving yards) and Michael Pittman Jr. (784) stretching the visiting secondary early to open space for Daniel Jones.

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