A week off followed by a “Monday Night Football” game could not have come at a better time for this Chargers team.
Justin Herbert has been able to nurse a fractured finger, while los Angeles returns Austin Ekeler and Derwin James from their respective injuries.
The Cowboys are champing at the bit to rebound from the 42-10 massacre they endured from the 49ers last week.
Cowboys vs. Chargers prediction
Dallas started the year allowing 10 total points through two games, and we figured it was going to be impossible.
That was against the Giants and Jets.
The San Francisco defeat, along with granting four scores to the Cardinals, now begs the question of whether it can fend off forces from higher weight classes.
The Chargers bring balance to the scale with a passing attack that’s stockpiling 300 total yards and 5.9 yards per offensive play.
Ekeler’s return will improve efficiency from the Chargers’ backfield too.
Last we saw him in Week 1, he picked up where he left off last year with 7.3 yards per carry.
He draws a Cowboys defense that has sunk to 21st in stopping the run (123.4 yards).
And to quite literally add insult to injury, linebacker Leighton Vander Esch is the latest Dallas defensive player to hit the injured reserve list.
We also have no idea which Dak Prescott we are going to see each week. At best, he’s been serviceable.
But when he can’t find rhythm, everyone suffers — especially CeeDee Lamb, who is seeing 5.4 targets and has netted one touchdown.
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One cause for the potential regression is that Prescott no longer has trusty offensive coordinator Kellen Moore in his ear. Instead, he will face him on the other sideline Monday.
As Moore’s innovative attack plans are cast against his former team, this recharged Chargers front will keep this game within arm’s reach.
THE PLAY: Chargers +1.5 (-110, Caesars)