Thursday, May 17th, 2012
The Dallas Cowboys will travel for an NFL pro football game against the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday afternoon.
Kick off time from Indianapolis is scheduled for 4:15PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by FOX.
The point spread opened up with the home team Indianapolis Colts favored by -5 points with an over under of 48 points.
The early money has come in on the home team as the Indianapolis Colts are now favored by -5 ½ points. The total has seen movement upward to 50 ½ points.
Indianapolis Colts money line gamblers will lay -235 odds with the road underdog Carolina Panthers bringing back +210 odds to earn the upset win without the aid of taking the points.
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These two clubs are meeting for the first time since the 2006 season that saw the Dallas Cowboys post the 21-14 home victory against the Indianapolis Colts at a pick. The game landed under the closing total of 49 points.
The Cowboys travels to Indianapolis with a record of 3-8 on the season. The team puts up 23 points and 365 yards per game.
Dallas is on the road for the sixth time on the season where they are 2-3. Their lone two road wins came at the New York Giants and Houston Texans.
They are coming off a 30-27 home defeat at Thanksgiving against the New Orleans Saints as a +3 point underdog.
The Cowboys fell behind 17-0 and rallied for a 27-23 lead before surrendering the winning Saints touchdown with just under two minutes remaining in the game.
The team put up 457 yards and converted on 7 of 15 on third down with a balanced attack. They ran it effectively with 144 yards on 32 carries for a 4 ½ yards per rush average. They turned it over 3 times and took two away from the Saints.
Quarterback Jon Kitna completed 30 of 42 passes for 313 yards with no touchdowns and 1 pick.
On the ground Felix Jones had 13 rushes for 44 yards. Miles Austin took an end around for a 60 yards touchdown.
Tight end Jason Witten led the team with 10 catches for 99 yards. Roy Williams contributed with 5 catches for 83 yards.
Dallas on defense allows its opponents 27 points and 358 yards per game.
The game gave up 414 yards to the Saints last week and 6 of 14 on third down. The Cowboys allowed their NFC South opponent to get in the end zone in 3 of 4 red zone tries.
Dallas got crushed through the air as they allowed the opposing signal caller to hit on 23 of 39 passes for 352 yards with a touchdown and pick.
Indianapolis enters play with a record of 6-5 on the season. The team puts up 25 points and 380 yards per game.
The Colts have lost two straight games. They are at home for the fifth time this season where they are 4-1.
They have notable wins at home to the New York Giants and Kansas City Chiefs. The team is coming off a 36-14 blowout loss last week to the San Diego Chargers as a -1 ½ point home favorite.
Indianapolis put up 303 yards and converted on only 3 of 12 on third down. The team ran it 13 times for only 24 yards. They did get in the end zone in two of two tries inside the red zone. The Colts gave away the game with five turnovers and forced none from their AFC West opponent.
Quarterback Peyton Manning completed 31 of 48 passes for 285 yards with two touchdowns and 4 picks. Two of his interceptions were returned for Chargers touchdowns.
Running back Donald Brown had just 11 carries for 224 yards. He contributed out of the backfield with 5 catches for 47 yards.
Pierre Garcon led the receiving corps with 5 catches for 72 yards. Tight end Jamie Tamme contributed with 7 catches for 64 yards and a score.
The defense gives up 22 points and 340 yards per game.
They allowed the Chargers last week 301 yards and 0 of 8 conversions on third down. The Colts defense was stout in the red zone allowing just 1 touchdown in 5 tries. Indianapolis allowed the San Diego quarterback to hit on 19 of 23 passes for 185 yards with no touchdowns and picks.
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