Game Preview - Week 12: New York Jets at Dallas Cowboys

New York Jets: The Jets have been mired in a dismal season up until last week's shocking win over the Steelers, which ended a 6-game losing steak. Nobody saw that coming, at least yours truly didn't and if they pull the double dip this week against the Cowboys I will retire from the prognostication business. The Jets are starting a rookie quarterback (Kellen Clemens), will be without their top receiver (Laveranues Coles) because of an ankle injury and their starting running back, Thomas Jones, hasn't scored a touchdown all year. And they expect to beat the Cowboys? Ain't gonna happen. If you need a sleeper tight end, Chris Baker seems to be a favorite of Clemens. He's caught 8 passes the last two weeks, one for a score, and should see more looks with Coles out of the lineup.

Start: N/A
Consider: TE Chris Baker, RB Thomas Jones, WR Jerricho Cotchery
Sit: QB Kellen Clemens, WR Laveranues Coles RB Leon Washington

Dallas: The Cowboys and their second-rated offense will be on display Thursday against the Jets who rank in the bottom of third of total defense. Dallas is averaging 32.4 points per game and while they'll likely be without wide receiver Patrick Crayton, who missed practice Tuesday with a sprained left ankle, there are plenty of weapons still available for Tony Romo. Terrell Owens has already topped the 1000-yd mark for the season to go along with 12 touchdowns. Tight end Jason Witten is having a career year (55-695-5) and the committee approach at running back is keeping both Jones and Barber fresh. Dallas is 25-14 on Thanksgiving and while a look-ahead matchup looms with the Packers next week, the fresh reminder of Pittsburgh's loss to the Jets a week ago should keep Dallas' attention.

Start: QB Tony Romo, WR Terrell Owens, TE Jason Witten
Consider: RB Marion Barber, RB Julius Jones, Cowboys D/ST
Sit: WR Patrick Crayton, WR Terry Glenn (inj)

Krueger's Rankings/Projections

New York Jets
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 23	Kellen Clemens	Pass: 220, 2 Rush: 0, 0
RB 25	Thomas Jones	Rush: 70, 0 Rec: 4-25, 0
WR 24	Jerricho Cotchery	Rec: 5-70, 1
WR 56	Justin McCareins	Rec: 3-40, 0
WR 61	Brad Smith	Rec: 4-50, 0
TE 13	Chris Baker	Rec: 3-30, 1

Dallas Cowboys
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 5	Tony Romo	Pass: 270, 2 Rush: 0, 0
RB 21	Marion Barber	Rush: 40, 1 Rec: 2-15, 0
RB 23	Julius Jones	Rush: 75, 1 Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 2	Terrell Owens	Rec: 8-105, 1
WR 57	Patrick Crayton	Rec: 5-60, 0
TE 2	Jason Witten	Rec: 6-65, 1

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Past Results and Remaining Schedule

New York Jets
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-09	NE	H	L 14-38	-24
2	2007-09-16	BAL	A	L 13-20	-7
3	2007-09-23	MIA	H	W 31-28	+3
4	2007-09-30	BUF	A	L 14-17	-3
5	2007-10-07	NYG	A	L 24-35	-11
6	2007-10-14	PHI	H	L 9-16	-7
7	2007-10-21	CIN	A	L 31-38	-7
8	2007-10-28	BUF	H	L 3-13	-10
9	2007-11-04	WAS	H	L 20-23	-3
10		Bye
11	2007-11-18	PIT	H	W 19-16	+3
12	2007-11-22	DAL	A	L 3-34	-31
13	2007-12-02	MIA	A
14	2007-12-09	CLE	H
15	2007-12-16	NE	A
16	2007-12-23	TEN	A
17	2007-12-30	KC	H

Dallas Cowboys
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-09	NYG	H	W 45-35	+10
2	2007-09-16	MIA	A	W 37-20	+17
3	2007-09-23	CHI	A	W 34-10	+24
4	2007-09-30	STL	H	W 35-7	+28
5	2007-10-08	BUF	A	W 25-24	+1
6	2007-10-14	NE	H	L 27-48	-21
7	2007-10-21	MIN	H	W 24-14	+10
8		Bye
9	2007-11-04	PHI	A	W 38-17	+21
10	2007-11-11	NYG	A	W 31-20	+11
11	2007-11-18	WAS	H	W 28-23	+5
12	2007-11-22	NYJ	H	W 34-3	+31
13	2007-11-29	GB	H
14	2007-12-09	DET	A
15	2007-12-16	PHI	H
16	2007-12-22	CAR	A
17	2007-12-30	WAS	A

Offense Stats Comparison

	NYJ Offense	DAL Offense	NFL Average
Points for	16.0	28.7	21.5
Rushing yards	125.0	96.3	108.0
Rushing yards per attempt	4.38	3.91	3.98
Completion %	54.8%	72.5%	61.5%
Passing yards	171.3	260.3	218.6
Passing yards per completion	10.24	11.63	10.55
Passing yards per attempt	5.61	8.44	6.49
Interceptions	1.0	1.0	1.0
Fumbles lost	0.7	0.0	0.8
Sacked	3.0	1.7	2.2

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 6 to 11 of the 2007 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 6 to 11 with no adjustment.

Defense Stats Comparison

	NYJ Defense	DAL Defense	NFL Average
Points against	18.3	20.0	21.5
Rushing yards	146.7	82.3	108.0
Rushing yards per attempt	4.56	3.70	3.98
Completion %	61.5%	60.5%	61.5%
Passing yards	202.7	268.3	218.6
Passing yards per completion	12.56	10.27	10.55
Passing yards per attempt	7.73	6.21	6.49
INT return	1.0	1.0	1.0
Fumble recoveries	0.0	1.0	0.8
Sacks	1.7	3.0	2.2

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Team vs. Team History

New York Jets vs. Dallas Cowboys
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2003	4	2003-09-28	DAL	NYJ	17-6	DAL

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2006 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.

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