Bengals vs. Cowboys Picks, Predictions NFL Week 2: Can Dallas Win without Prescott?

Dallas Cowboys lost to Tampa Bay Buccaneers and quarterback Dak Prescott to injury in Week 1. They are big underdogs against Cincinnati Bengals, who lost in overtime to Pittsburgh Steelers in their season opener.

Bengals are favored to beat Cowboys 7-7. The opening line of Cowboys -2.5 has changed to Bengals -7 and the Over/Under has dropped from 50 to 41.

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Cooper Rush started for Dallas in place of injured Dak Prescott. He threw for 325 yards and two touchdowns in his first start. The Cowboys will stick to the running game in Dak's absence. They could cause problems for the Cincinnati offensive line. Cincy was sloppy in the season opener and their offensive lineman, Joe Burrow, missed a lot of training camp.

Cincinnati hasn't played a game with a total this low since 2020. The Bengals moved the ball with ease last week against Pittsburgh and managed 20 points despite turning the football over five times. Dallas was the highest-scoring team in 2021, averaging 31.2 points per game. Even with Prescott out, the Cowboys are up against a decent but not dominant defense.

Elliott is Dallas' second-highest paid player. He's had over 50 rushing yards in each of the last eight games when Rush has been given 16-plus carries.

Bengals vs. Cowboys picks made 9/16/2022 at 9:28 a.m. ET.