Steelers vs. Cowboys: Late interception saves Dallas

Sunday’s overtime victory over Pittsburgh was just the latest in a series of wild games and comebacks by Dallas as they have clawed their way back into the postseason picture:

The only team hotter than Dallas is Washington, who has now won five in a row.

Currently, the Redskins hold the tiebreaker and thus, are technically in sole possession of the top spot in the division. However, Dallas has a chance to unseat Washington from the throne in Week 17, marking the second straight season the Cowboys will play for a the NFC East title in the final week.

Murray has not found the end zone, but his 6.9 yards per carry is the best he has run all season. Coming into this game he averaged 3.9 yards per carry for the year.

Fantasy Impact: Murray is running better than most expected he would against the Steelers, but still has yet to find the end zone after running for a score in each of his last two games.

Here is a complete list of each team’s inactive players.

Cowboys:

KD Drummond from Blogging The Boys says statistically-speaking, Romo isn’t having his best year, but he’s still a valuable leader and signal-caller for the Cowboys:

Neal Coolong from Behind the Steel Curtain says Pittsburgh might be wise in trying to win this game on the ground:

Sunday, Dec. 16, 4:25 p.m. ET

Cowboys Stadium, Dallas, Texas

CBS Sports’ Pete Prisco believes the Steelers will win a close game by a score of 28-20 in Dallas.

The rest of the CBS Sports crew agrees as they have overwhelmingly picked the Steelers to win. The only person to pick the Cowboys to win was Will Brinson.

The line opened as a pick ‘em with neither team favored. As seen on both OddsShark and the SB Nation NFL odds page, four books now have the Steelers favored by one point, while a few others peg them as two-point favorites.

The over-under point total is set at 44 points, which matches up exactly with the two teams’ scoring averages. Dallas is averaging almost 23 points per game, while Pittsburgh averages 21. The Steelers are, however, ranked seventh in the league in scoring defense, giving up 20 points per game.