What to know when the Vikings travel to play the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night:
Vikings at Cowboys
When: 7:20 p.m. Sunday
Where: AT&T Stadium
TV: NBC
Radio: KFAN
Line: Cowboys -5.5
Over/Under: 48.5
Keys for the Vikings
— The main objective for the Vikings centers on making life easier for young quarterback J.J. McCarthy. He’s fresh off the best game of his career because the Vikings were able to run the ball effectively, which, in turn, made it so McCarthy didn’t feel as though the weight of the world was on his shoulders. The recipe for success for the Vikings is finding a way to repeat that recipe If the final box score shows McCarthy was asked to throw more than 30 passes, that more than likely means the Vikings ended up in a bad spot against the Cowboys. He shouldn’t be asked to do much heavy lifting if the Vikings want to have a chance to pull off the upset.
Keys for the Cowboys
— Though the conventional answer would point to the Cowboys needing to be able to move the ball on offense, they shouldn’t have much of a problem doing that with veteran quarterback Dak Prescott and all the weapons at his disposal. There’s little chance Prescott has trouble scoring while throwing to star receivers CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens. The game will be won for the Cowboys on defense. If they can stop the run with consistency, they will be able to force the Vikings into known passing situations. That will more than likely put too much pressure on McCarthy and he will probably turn the ball over a couple of times.
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