As Week 1 of the NFL preseason comes to a close, the final game is between the Dallas Cowboys and Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium. Starting quarterbacks Dak Prescott and Matthew Stafford aren’t playing, but there are still plenty of intriguing storylines to follow.
Here’s everything you need to know about the preseason matchup between the Cowboys and Rams, including how to watch, how to listen, the start time, and more.
Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Rams Start Time
- Start time: Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, 4:30 p.m. ET
- Channel: NFL Network
- Live stream options: NFL App, NFL+, Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV
- Radio stations: Cowboys Radio Network, 710 AM ESPN
- Starting QBs: Trey Lance, Stetson Bennett
- Betting lines:
- Spread: DAL -4.5
- Total: 35
- Moneyline: DAL -218, LAR +180
The Cowboys have had a very intriguing offseason of doing … just about nothing to change the roster.
Dallas has seemingly made no headway on extensions for QB Dak Prescott, WR CeeDee Lamb, or LB Micah Parsons. With three franchise cornerstones waiting to be paid, the price is only getting higher as time passes. While Dallas did minimize some losses, it couldn’t save everyone, as RB Tony Pollard and LT Tyron Smith left in free agency.
While the Cowboys would reunite with RB Ezekiel Elliott, he and Rico Dowdle are not enough to replace the touches left by Pollard’s void.
Additionally, with Lamb’s holdout reaching new heights, if the first-team All-Pro WR doesn’t get a deal or end his holdout, the roster depth chart behind him looks a bit lackluster.
Lamb has led the Cowboys in receiving since 2021 and had more than double the amount of receiving yards than the next WR in 2022 and 2023.
While Prescott and Lamb won’t see much preseason action, getting those issues settled means a lot for the future. Fans will likely get their first glimpse of former 49ers 2021 third-overall pick Trey Lance in a Cowboys uniform as the quarterback gets set to make his Dallas debut.
2023 Stat Leaders
- QB:
- Cowboys: Dak Prescott, 410 cmp/590 att, 4,516 yards, 36 TDs, nine INTs
- Rams: Matt Stafford, 326 cmp/521 att, 3,965 yards, 24 TDs, eleven INTs
- RB:
- Cowboys: Tony Pollard, 252 carries, 1,005 yards, six TDs, one fumble lost
- Rams: Kyren Williams, 228 carries, 1,144 yards, twelve TDs, one fumble lost
- WR:
- Cowboys: Ceedee Lamb, 135 rec/181 targets, 1,749 yards, twelve TDs, two fumbles lost
- Rams: Puka Nacua, 105 rec/160 targets, 1,486 yards, six TDs
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