Dallas Cowboys staff members did not just preview Sunday’s game in Indianapolis — they split on it. One saw a 35-19 Cowboys win, another picked the Colts 28-27, and a third said Dallas could roll to a 40-20 victory if it finally strings together four full quarters on both sides of the ball.
That debate landed for good reason. The Cowboys had made their first trip to Indianapolis in eight years, and they had not scored a point inside Lucas Oil Stadium in 16 years, which gave this meeting a little more edge than a normal October visit. The Colts, meanwhile, came in after four straight losses, with a fired GM and two key pieces traded away this year, so the game carried a feel of two teams trying to decide what they were before kickoff.
Nick framed the matchup in plain terms, saying there was a real difference between 2-6 and 3-5 and pointing to the Cowboys and Colts as the clearest example. His 35-19 pick suggested belief that Dallas could turn the page after last week’s fourth-quarter collapse, when it let a game get away late. Patrik went even further, saying the Cowboys could blow the doors off if they finally put together four full quarters of football for the first time this season, and he noted that they usually get a win after a loss.
Tommy was the one who cut against the bounce-back script. He said, “Is it bad to say I have no idea anymore?” and later added that it depends which version of the Cowboys shows up. His 28-27 Colts pick was not just a gut call. He pointed to Jonathan Taylor as a big test for a Cowboys defense that has been 32nd against the run this year, which is the sort of mismatch that can flip a close game fast.
That is why Sunday matters beyond the predictions themselves. The Cowboys are trying to prove that last week’s collapse was a flaw they can fix, not a warning about what they are, while the Colts are trying to stop a slide that has already dragged through four straight losses. If Dallas brings the cleaner version of itself, the score Nick and Patrik picked looks possible. If it does not, Tommy’s one-point upset in Indianapolis starts to look less like a contrarian take and more like the most honest read in the room.
