{"id":1698,"date":"2015-10-02T18:00:37","date_gmt":"2015-10-02T22:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/?p=1698"},"modified":"2022-08-30T17:37:22","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T21:37:22","slug":"looking-ahead-to-nfl-week-5-patriots-open-favorites-at-dallas-cowboys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2015\/10\/02\/looking-ahead-to-nfl-week-5-patriots-open-favorites-at-dallas-cowboys\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking Ahead To NFL Week 5: Patriots Open As 8.5 Point Favorites At Dallas Cowboys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday of each week the Westgate in Las Vegas posts early odds for the following week&#8217;s NFL games. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\" title=\"New England Patriots at PatsFans.com\"><strong>New England Patriots<\/strong><\/a> have opened up as 8\u00bd-point favorites for their week 5 game at Dallas. The Cowboys will first be playing Sunday night at New Orleans, where the Saints are listed as 3-point favorites. The Pats will have plenty of time to prepare for the game at <em>Jerry World<\/em>, as they have a bye this week after throttling the Jacksonville Jaguars by the score of 51-17. Interestingly the Cowboys don&#8217;t have any home field advantage recently; they were only 4-4 at home in 2014, but were 8-0 on the road.<\/p>\n<p>The story in Dallas was expected to be how <strong>Brandon Weeden<\/strong> underwhelmed in relief of <strong>Tony Romo<\/strong> as the starting quarterback, but the Cowboys scored 28 points last week and on the season Weeden has now completed 29-33 passes (88%) for 305 yards. What was not expected was a meltdown by the Dallas defense, specifically in the run game. Backup Atlanta running back <strong>Devonta Freeman<\/strong> rushed for 141 yards and three touchdowns in his first NFL start; the previous week the Cowboys limited 2014 NFL rushing leader <strong>DeMarco Murray<\/strong> to two yards on 13 carries. Dallas could not make a stop all game against the Falcons; they were on the field for 13 more snaps against Atlanta than they were for their first two games combined.<\/p>\n<p>The primary issue for the Cowboys was that their defensive line was banged up, resulting in backups having to play large roles in the Atlanta game. Starting defensive end <strong>Jeremy Mincey<\/strong> (yes, the same player the Pats drafted in the sixth round in 2006 but was cut at the end of training camp) was out due to a concussion. Dallas\u00a0also placed backup defensive tackle <strong>Terrell McClain<\/strong> on injured reserve prior to that game due to a sprained big toe that will require surgery. Backup <strong>Jack Crawford<\/strong> was forced to make his first NFL start and was on the field for 54 snaps, while fifth-round draft pick <strong>Ryan Russell<\/strong> was active for the first time, and logged 33 snaps. Mincey &#8211; who <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/dallas-cowboys\/20151001-with-family-in-mind-cowboys-jeremy-mincey-sees-his-playing-with-concussion-as-selfish.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">says he regrets playing through his concussion in week two against the Eagles<\/a> &#8211; has passed the NFL&#8217;s concussion protocol and is expected to play Sunday; McClain is out for the season.<\/p>\n<p>In regards to Mincey, despite being cut by <strong>Bill Belichick<\/strong> he has <a href=\"http:\/\/espn.go.com\/blog\/dallas\/cowboys\/post\/_\/id\/4735237\/football-journey-jeremy-mincey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nothing but love for the Hoodie<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I\u2019ll respect coach (Bill) Belichick until the day I die. I remember him asking me about my father, who was a former drug addict. I remember going home one time and my daddy said he talked to Bill Belichick for a good long time. I listened to him, but I didn\u2019t believe him. I went back to New England and he called me into his office. I thought I was going to get cut, but he told me he talked to my father and I was like, \u201cWow.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>When I got released, he told me the truth. He said he loved my energy and I had some guys ahead of me like <strong>Roosevelt Colvin<\/strong>, <strong>Mike Vrabel<\/strong> and <strong>Junior Seau<\/strong> just signed, and I was playing linebacker and I barely knew how to play defensive end.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here is a full look at Westgate&#8217;s opening NFL week 5 odds, with their current records after Baltimore&#8217;s Thursday night victory at Pittsburgh. Note: theses odds were posted <em>prior<\/em> to the Ravens-Steelers game, and do not reflect any updates since that result. Home team is listed last; won-loss record is current as of Friday, October 2.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday, October 8<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"AOLMsgPart_2_3fa3c493-dd34-4a4b-89f5-6dfdeb93f9ce\">\n<div id=\"rolx_body\" class=\"aolReplacedBody\">\n<div>\n<div>1-2 Indianapolis Colts (-1)<\/div>\n<div>1-2 Houston Texans<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Sunday, October 11<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>1-2 Jacksonville Jaguars<\/div>\n<div>1-2 Tampa Bay Bucs (-4)<\/div>\n<div>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/div>\n<div>2-1 Buffalo Bills (-3)<\/div>\n<div>1-2 Tennessee Titans<\/div>\n<div>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/div>\n<div>1-2 Cleveland Browns<\/div>\n<div>1-3 Baltimore Ravens (-8\u00bd)<\/div>\n<div>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2013<\/div>\n<div>1-2 Washington Redskins<\/div>\n<div>3-0 Atlanta Falcons (-7\u00bd)<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014-<\/div>\n<div>0-3 Chicago Bears<\/div>\n<div>1-2 Kansas City Chiefs (-12)<\/div>\n<div>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014-<\/div>\n<div>0-3 New Orleans Saints<\/div>\n<div>1-2 Philadelphia Eagles (no advanced line)<\/div>\n<div>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014-<\/div>\n<div>1-2 St. Louis Rams<\/div>\n<div>3-0 Green Bay Packers (-9)<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014-<\/div>\n<div>1-2 Seattle Seahawks (-2\u00bd)<\/div>\n<div>3-0 Cincinnati Bengals<\/div>\n<div>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2013<\/div>\n<div>3-0 Arizona Cardinals (-2\u00bd)<\/div>\n<div>0-3 Detroit Lions<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/div>\n<div>3-0 New England Patriots (-8\u00bd)<\/div>\n<div>2-1 Dallas Cowboys<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014-<\/div>\n<div>3-0 Denver Broncos (-6\u00bd)<\/div>\n<div>2-1 Oakland Raiders<\/div>\n<div>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014-<\/div>\n<div>1-2 San Francisco 49ers<\/div>\n<div>1-2 New York Giants (-7)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Monday, October 12<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>2-2 Pittsburgh Steelers<\/div>\n<div>1-2 San Diego Chargers (-6\u00bd)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Bye Week<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>3-0 Carolina Panthers<\/div>\n<div>2-1 Minnesota Vikings<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>2-1 New York Jets<\/div>\n<div>1-2 Miami Dolphins<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New England Patriots opened as 8\u00bd point favorites in advanced betting lines for NFL week 5. 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