{"id":203997,"date":"2025-10-11T00:54:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T00:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/203997\/"},"modified":"2025-10-11T00:54:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T00:54:07","slug":"nfl-analyst-on-why-cowboys-have-edge-over-vulnerable-panthers-pass-defense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/203997\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL analyst on why Cowboys have edge over \u2018vulnerable\u2019 Panthers pass defense"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s a revenge game of sorts for Carolina Panthers<\/a>\u2019 running back Rico Dowdle<\/a>, who faces the team he was a member of the previous five seasons. The Dallas Cowboys <\/a>are in Charlotte on Sunday, and Brian Schottenheimer brings the top-ranked offense into this game.<\/p>\n

Ali Bhanpuri <\/a>of NFL.com broke down this week\u2019s Cowboys\u2019\/Panthers\u2019 clash. It\u2019s worth noting that Carolina\u2019s 239-yard rushing performance last Sunday means that Dave Canales\u2019s ground game is now ranked 10th in the NFL. Meanwhile, Dallas is eighth in rushing yards per game. Bhanpuri produced this scenario when it came to Sunday\u2019s contest.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u201cSo let\u2019s say the ground games cancel each other out. Then it\u2019s a matter of who has the edge through the air. That would be Dallas. The Panthers\u2019 pass defense, which started out hot, has been vulnerable over the past two weeks. They rank 31st in Completion Percentage Over Expected (10 percent) and passer rating allowed (131.6) during that span, with the latter registering six points higher than the 30th-ranked Jets (125.1)\u2014whom (Dak) Prescott<\/a> torched in Week 5 (4 TDs, 0 picks).\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAs promising as Tetairoa McMillan<\/a> has looked early in Year 1,\u201d added Bhanpuri, \u201chis Panthers are far from offensive dynamos, reaching the 30-point threshold only once this season. Dak and company are averaging 30.2. I\u2019ll take Dallas in a potentially high-scoring affair.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Chau<\/p>\n

Sep 21, 2025; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Carolina Panthers cornerback Chau Smith-Wade (26) scores a touchdown after intercepting the ball in the third quarter at Bank of America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-Imagn Images \/ Bob Donnan-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Bhanpuri makes a good point. In the recent split with the Patriots and Dolphins, Carolina allowed a total of five scores through the air and did not come up with an interception. In the team\u2019s first three games this season,<\/a> the Panthers gave up only two scoring tosses and picked off four passes\u2014including Chau Smith-Wade\u2019s 11-yard interception return of a Michael Penix Jr. throw in Carolina\u2019s 30-0 shutout win over the Falcons<\/a> in Week 3.<\/p>\n

Of course, there\u2019s one other thing to keep in mind that might throw a monkey wrench into Bhanpuri\u2019s theory. No team in the league has given up more passing yards per game this season than the Cowboys. And only the Baltimore Ravens (13) have surrendered more scores this season through the air than Schottenheimer\u2019s team (12).<\/p>\n

What Dave Canales said about Chuba Hubbard-Rico Dowdle conundrum<\/a><\/p>\n

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