Houston at Dallas

The battle for Lone Star State supremacy goes off at Texas stadium on Sunday. It probably won't be much of a battle considering how bad the Houston Texas are. There's a little light at the end of the tunnel for the Texans as #1 draft choice Mario William finally got going last game, notching 1.5 sacks vs. Miami prior to their bye week. Drew Bledsoe is off a seven-sack game vs. the Eagles but don't count on the Texans getting too much pressure on the Dallas QB. Parcells and the coaching staff will adjust and Houston's overall defense is just really bad. They've given up an average of 28.3 points per game and in their single road game, they allowed 43 points to Indianapolis. Manning threw for 390 yards. Donovan McNabb lit them up for 311 yards in game one. Think Terrell Owens and Terry Glenn are licking their chops? How about Julius Jones? Clinton Portis and the Redskins scorched Houston's defense for 234 yards rushing two weeks ago. Really, the only team the Texans have kept in check is Miami - a team that has averaged 12.2 points per game. The bottom line is Houston's defense is horrible and Dallas's offense is very good. They are ranked 3rd in the league in scoring (Houston is second to last in points allowed) and the Cowboys should absolutely go off here for at least four touchdowns plus some field goals. The 'Boys defense is ranked 20th in points allowed which allows for the possibility of Houston getting 14-21 on their own. I like this one to go OVER the total.