The Sunday Night Football game for Week 5 of the National Football League features the Dallas Cowboys on the road at the Pittsburgh Steelers. This is the day’s final game on Sunday, before the Monday Night Football game to wrap up the week. The Dallas Cowboys come into the game with a 2-2 record on the season. Dallas is coming off a Week 4 win on the road at the New York Giants. The Cowboys are tied with the Eagles for second place in the divisional standings.
The Pittsburgh Steelers lost in Week 4, after winning three straight games. They lost on the road at the Indianapolis Colts. Pittsburgh is still leading the AFC North by a game over the Baltimore Ravens, who are 2-2.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are small favorites in this game at home. Pittsburgh comes into the game at -2.5 over Dallas.
Prescott Led Cowboys
Dallas won the opener at Cleveland, before dropping back-to-back home games against the Saints and Ravens. In those two games, they allowed 37 points per game. In the win over the Giants, they did not allow a touchdown, just five field goals.
Dak Prescott is the signal caller for the Cowboys. The former Mississippi State quarterback has tossed for over 1070 yards and has six touchdowns on the season. Prescott has two interceptions thrown as well. CeeDee Lamb has been the top target for Dallas. Lamb has 316 yards and two touchdowns on the season.
The Cowboys will head home following this game, and host the Detroit Lions. They will take a bye week after that, before going on the road to the San Francisco 49ers in Week 8.
Fields Led Steelers
The 27 points allowed by Pittsburgh in the loss to the Colts was more than they allowed in their first three games combined. With wins over the Falcons, Broncos and Chargers, they allowed just 26 points.
Justin Fields has been the starting quarterback for Pittsburgh so far from the beginning. He is 77 of 109 for 830 yards and 3 touchdowns on the season. Fields has one interception thrown. His top targets have been George Pickens and Pat Freiermuth. They combine for over 400 yards, but just one touchdown.
Pittsburgh will play in Las Vegas in Week 6. After that, the Steelers have back-to-back primetime home games. They will host the Jets on Sunday Night Football, and then welcome the Giants on Monday Night Football to wrap up October.
Cowboys Grab Road Win
The Dallas Cowboys are on the road again. After winning at the Giants, they hope to stay hot with a win in Pittsburgh. Dallas has not played great football, but a win here would be huge. We like the Cowboys and their offense to beat the Steelers here. We are going to take the underdog in this game on Sunday Night. Bet on the Dallas Cowboys +2.5 over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Consider the Cowboys at +120 on the money line over Pittsburgh. Enjoy the game and best of luck!
