Tonight at 8:25 p.m. ET on NFL Network the slumping Dallas Cowboys (8-4) will look to avoid a trap game against the Chicago Bears (5-7) at Soldier Field in a Thursday Night Football matchup that can be live streamed online by clicking this link. Cowboys fans can listen to the radio broadcast on 105.3 The Fan, while Bears fans may do the same on 105.9 The Zone.
The Dallas Cowboys are coming off a brutal loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Thanksgiving in a game for the top spot in the NFC East, and have a rematch coming next week. That means this matchup with the Bears has the makings of a dreaded "trap game."
"We got to get focused on beating Chicago," coach Jason Garrett said. "We have to learn from (the Eagles) game, build on the good stuff, correct the bad."
The Cowboys rushing defense was the chief culprit for their struggles. LeSean McCoy toted the rock 25 times for 159 yards and a touchdown against the Dallas defense, and tonight they'll face a similar dual threat in Matt Forte.
"No excuses," defensive tackle Jeremy Mincey said of McCoy's big game. "We just gotta get better. Sometimes it's good to get a good old fashioned butt-kicking to get you going again."
Garrett talked about the threat of Forte, and how stopping him could cripple Chicago's offense.
"He's almost half of their offense if you put it all together," Garrett said. "Very versatile, very productive, and they use him really well -- similar to what Philly does in using their backs a lot of different ways.
"So you know I think teams who do this challenge you and you have to make sure to be on the screws in defending it."
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