This Saturday the (0-1) Dallas Cowboys and the (0-1) Los Angeles Chargers will play their preseason week 2 game. This game will kick off at 10:00 PM EST inside SoFi Stadium. Both of these teams suffered a loss in the first week of the preseason, and they will both be looking to bounce back in this one.
The Dallas Cowboys are coming into this one after losing to the Denver Broncos, 17-7. The Cowboys struggled without their stars on the field and they continued to commit pointless penalties that came back to hurt them.
The Los Angeles Chargers are entering this one after falling to the defending Super Bowl Champions in the first week of the preseason. The Rams took it to them in the second half of this game, as they scored late to take the final lead. The Chargers will be looking to be better on the defensive side of the ball in this one.
The Dallas Cowboys have to be happy that the first week of the preseason is over, as they continued to make little mistakes that came back to hurt them. The Broncos took advantage and did a great job of slowing down this Cowboy's offense. I don't expect to see many of the Cowboy's starters in this game either. They might play a series or two, just to get their feet wet, but the Cowboys can't risk losing any of their stud players. It doesn't seem like Mike McCarthy cares too much about winning these games either. According to Walterfootball.com, Dallas is now (0-5) in their last five preseason games with McCarthy as the head coach. Get ready to watch Cooper Rush and Ben DiNucci battle for the backup job behind Dad Prescott. Both guys looked capable of running this offense, but I'd have to give the nod to DiNucci. He went 9/16 for 112 yards and 1 touchdown. Cooper Rush only threw for 84 yards and he did commit a turnov er. Without their starting receivers on the field, the Cowboys had a difficult time getting the ball into the end zone. They did put up 316 total yards of offense, though. The Cowboy's backups showed that they could move the ball, as the Broncos' defense tightened up once they got into the red zone. Watch for Dallas to lean on the run, as the Chargers gave up 109 rush yards to the Rams last week.
On the defensive side of the field, the Dallas Cowboys also had issues against the Broncos. They continued to commit little penalties that hurt them throughout this entire game. They also got lit up through the air, as the Bronco's backup QB, Josh Johnson shredded them in the first few quarters of this game. The Cowboys gave up 285 passing yards, as Denver's backup wide receivers continued to get open against the Cowboy's secondary. Their defense did look better in the second half, though. They shut down the Broncos third stringers, as they kept th e Broncos off the scoreboard for the final 30 minutes of this game. The Cowboys did fail to create a turnover, as they will need to put more pressure on the Charger's quarterbacks in this one. I also expect the Cowboys to continue testing their depth, as they will have multiple backups coming in and out of this game. I wouldn't expect to see many starters on the field, as they can't risk losing any main guys before the regular season starts.