Fish forecasts the Cowboys vs. Lions playoff preview.

Fish forecasts the Cowboys vs. Lions playoff preview.

Do you want playoff ramifications? Have a “vibe” for the playoffs? Would you like to change the script that was somewhat similar last week in Miami?

You’ve come to the right place, Dallas Cowboys. House.

The 11-4 and postseason-bound team will take on the 10-5, five-point favorite Cowboys on Saturday night at AT&T Stadium. Here’s the reason I’m purchasing that: This scenario is the opposite of what happened last week.

Everything that Dallas performed admirably in a 22–20 loss at Miami can be improved upon here. A few brief remarks about my fish prediction and why this game ought to be an attack-first one…

* Detroit’s offense: The Lions have scored thirty points or more in three of their past four games. David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs will be licking their chops as they take on a Dallas defense that has given up a total of 62 carries for 335 yards and two touchdowns in the last two weeks (at the Bills and the Dolphins), with a 5.4 yards-per-carry line.

Oh, and the quarterback for Detroit, Jared Goff, is lighting up the short-term chart with a 6:0 TD-to-INT ratio in the last two weeks.

Oh, and wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown is on a long-term hot streak. In 13 of his previous 14 games, he has either scored a touchdown or accumulated 100 yards.

*Offense of the Cowboys: How about a track meet? Alright. Come race with us at AT&T!

Dallas has won 15 straight games and all seven of them this year. What is the secret? Right now, it just matters that it “is.”

The Dolphins last week knocked down quarterback Dak Prescott sixteen times and sacked him four times. Tyron Smith’s (back) return should hopefully address that.

Perhaps a defensive weakness for the Lions—which allows the fifth-most yards per pass attempt (7.6) in the NFL while only ranking 27th in pressure rate—might also be helpful.

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