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Dallas Cowboys will get plenty of national exposure in 2017

By Stephen Francis

Nov 26, 2015; Arlington, TX, USA; A view of the stadium and fans before the game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Carolina Panthers on Thanksgiving at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 26, 2015; Arlington, TX, USA; A view of the stadium and fans before the game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Carolina Panthers on Thanksgiving at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oakland Raiders will host Dallas Cowboys in week 15
Jalen Richard, Amari Cooper and the Oakland Raiders will welcome the Dallas Cowboys to Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in week 15. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /

Week 15 — Sunday, December 17 @ Oakland Raiders, 7:30 PM CST, NBC

After a one week hiatus, the Dallas Cowboys will return one final time to the national stage for their fifth primetime game of the season. In what will mark their third Sunday Night Football appearance of the year, they’ll take on the Oakland Raiders, who finished an impressive 12-4 with a Wild Card berth in 2016.

They have one of the game’s bright and talented young quarterbacks in Derek Carr and second year running back Jalen Richard becomes the lead back for an already solid offense. Although he didn’t start last season, he has an offensive line in front of him that led the league’s sixth best rushing offense a year ago to average 120.1 yards per game.

They’re vulnerable defensively, finishing last season in the bottom third yardage-wise in total, rushing and passing defense. That will likely be their focal point of the upcoming draft and if it is, it could make this matchup a lot more interesting.

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But as it stands, expect some great yardage through the air for Prescott and several passes to Bryant and Witten. Elliott will have a great day on the ground, too to lead the offense up and down the field.

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