Cowboys vs. Ravens: Week 3 matchups to watch for the Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys (1-1) will host the Baltimore Ravens (0-2) at AT&T Stadium on Sunday afternoon in what is shaping up to be a very important game for both organizations. The Cowboys are coming off an embarrassing loss and the Ravens are still looking for their first win of the season. To the victor go the spoils.
The Cowboys may have a slight edge this week with home-field advantage, however, even that didn’t help them last week against the New Orleans Saints. They will need to be at their best to beat a very good Ravens team, who is surprisingly winless this year. To walk away with the “W” Dallas will need to win it some key matchups, which we discuss below.
LB DeMarvion Overshown vs. QB Lamar Jackson
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After seeing his snap count cut significantly in Week 2 against the Saints, don’t be surprised if DeMarvion Overshown doesn’t see a huge uptick in playing time in the Week 3 matchup with the Baltimore Ravens. Overshown’s sideline-to-sideline speed and agility could make him the perfect weapon to deploy as a spy on Lamar Jackson, arguably the best dual-threat QB in the league. Dallas can’t afford to allow the Ravens QB to run wild on them if they want a chance of winning and Overshown is their best chance to contain him this week.
DE Micah Parsons vs. Ravens’ OL
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Micah Parsons and the rest the Cowboys pass rush need a huge bounce back game after the no-show performance they had against the Saints last week. Fortunately, the Ravens offensive line has been wildly inconsistent through the first two weeks of the season and was victimized in their Week 2 loss to Las Vegas Raiders. Maxx Crosby absolutely terrorized them the entire game and helped sway the outcome in the Raiders favor. Micah Parsons needs to do the same for Dallas this week.
WR CeeDee Lamb vs. CB Marlon Humphrey
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The entire Cowboys offense runs through CeeDee Lamb. As he goes, so does the offense. The Ravens surely know this as well and will do their best to contain him in this Week 3 matchup. They could choose to bracket him in coverage with multiple players or deploy their best coverage man CB Marlon Humphrey. Using Humphrey to shadow him makes sense as it would free up other of their defensive players to be utilized elsewhere. This could be a matchup that helps decide the outcome.