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Gimme Some Love

This one is simple for me. Jordan Love has thrown two touchdown passes in every game this season, and now he gets a date with a Dallas defense that has been getting absolutely torched.

By Tom Barton
Gimme Some Love
Jordan LoveCredit: @DailyFumbles

This one is simple for me. Jordan Love has thrown two touchdown passes in every game this season, and now he gets a date with a Dallas defense that has been getting absolutely torched. Under the prime-time lights, I fully expect Love to deliver, and this one could cash before halftime.

Love has been remarkably consistent, throwing 10 touchdown passes against just three interceptions through five games. He's coming off a spectacular performance against the Bears, completing 25 of 31 passes for 367 yards and two touchdowns in Green Bay's 31-7 victory. He's now facing a Cowboys defense that has struggled to stop anybody.

Dallas has been one of the NFL's worst defenses this season, ranking 31st in total defense and allowing 395.4 yards per game through its first five contests. The Cowboys are also surrendering 27.2 points per game, ranking 25th in the league. That's a recipe for disaster against a quarterback who has found the end zone twice in every outing.

The passing numbers are just as concerning for Dallas. The Cowboys have allowed 1,159 passing yards and 10 touchdown passes through five games, an average of 232 passing yards and two touchdown passes allowed per contest. Opposing quarterbacks have completed 72.1% of their passes against Dallas, an alarming number for a defense that now has to deal with Love and the Packers.

I'm not asking Love to have a career night here. He simply needs two touchdown passes to cash this ticket, and he's hit that number in every game so far. Against a Dallas defense that's struggling to get stops, I love the matchup.

THE PICK: JORDAN LOVE OVER 1.5 PASSING TOUCHDOWNS

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