This is an interesting spot for the Cowboys, who come into the game with an ailing Amari Cooper expected to play. Him being knocked out of the game would seriously hurt the offense, though the Vikings have shown this season they are not as solid defensively as they have been in the past. Ultimately, I like the Dallas defense to bottle up Dalvin Cook and make Minnesota a bit one-dimensional. If it can do that, Ezekiel Elliott could grind things out on the ground for a home primetime win.

The Vikings could be in a bounce-back spot here after losing at Kansas City, which was playing with back-up QB. It ended a four-game win streak for the Vikings. But I like the Cowboys bounce-back to keep going better in this spot. After losing three straight, they’ve scored 37 points in each of their last two. Cowboys to cover.

Vikings QB Kirk Cousins is doing fine, thank you, without ace WR Adan Thielen. Though Thielen (hamstring) has essentially missed the past two games, Cousins’ passer rating has risen to No. 3 in the league. A beneficiary is RB Dalvin Cook, in the midst of a monster season. Dallas is dealing with multiple injuries and a short week following its Monday nighter. Minnesota has covered in the four most recent meetings.

Dallas really shut down Saquon Barkley last week. The Cowboys' defense is pretty healthy. This is a primetime game, which means Kirk Cousins isn't going to play well. On the other side, Minnesota's secondary is vulnerable and Amari Cooper is unstoppable right now. Lay the points.

This is another primetime test for Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins, who cooled down last week at K.C. Dallas is coming off of a big win and needs another to maintain its lead over Philadelphia in the NFC East. Dak Prescott is better than Cousins in the clutch and big-game situations. Don't expect that to change on Sunday Night Football.

The Vikings offense dazzled through inferior competition in October then went to Kansas City and was held to just 308 yards of offense as Kirk Cousins looked inaccurate throughout the day. While in most cases I would expect positive regression after that type of performance against a top offense, there's no chance I can trust Cousins against an excellent team on the road on primetime. The Cowboys defense had yet another game holding their opponent under 300 yards on Monday night, giving them five such performances on the year. I like them to get a sixth in this one while the Vikings offense has trouble slowing a balanced, elite offense.