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Week 9 · 2026-11-08 · 13:00 · Lucas Oil Stadium · fieldturf
Last 5 yrs H2H: DAL 10 IND
Vegas line (context)
Game total O/U
Final (away–home)
MODEL is the power-ratings spine — preseason, prior-only until 2026 snaps exist. Calibrated most-likely, no proven edge vs the close; the book number is shown beside it on purpose. Not a pick.

On the Field 2025 unit strength

DAL OFFENSE vs IND DEFENSE
IND DEFENSE DAL OFFENSE CB S S CB LB LB LB DE DT DT DE WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB
Balanced · 41% run Avg pace
IND OFFENSE vs DAL DEFENSE
DAL DEFENSE IND OFFENSE CB S S CB LB LB LB DE DT DT DE WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB
Balanced · 43% run Ball-control
Unit strength weaker · avg · stronger
Position groups are shaded by team-unit strength (2025 pass/rush EPA, offense and defense) — not individual players. The defensive front you see is the wall this offense has to run into.

Unit Matchups 2025 · rank of 32

DAL OFFENSE vs IND DEFENSE
+0.16 #5 Pass attack OFF +14 #19 +0.04
+0.01 #15 Run game even #9 -0.05
279 #1 Pass yards OFF +30 #31 262
126 #9 Rush yards even #7 102
1.8 #10 Pass pro vs rush even #15 2.3
43% #8 3rd down OFF +18 #26 43%
62% #17 Red zone DEF +12 #5 55%
IND OFFENSE vs DAL DEFENSE
+0.06 #12 Pass attack OFF +19 #31 +0.22
+0.09 #3 Run game OFF +28 #31 +0.09
240 #8 Pass yards OFF +24 #32 266
118 #17 Rush yards even #23 125
1.7 #8 Pass pro vs rush OFF +16 #24 2.0
43% #7 3rd down OFF +24 #31 48%
68% #7 Red zone OFF +24 #31 72%
Rank gaps are where games tilt — a bottom-8 defense meeting a top-8 offense is the mismatch worth knowing about. 2025 regular-season data; EPA from play-by-play. Context, not a pick.

Pressure Matchup sacks · 2025

DAL PASS RUSH vs IND PASS PRO
Rashan Gary LB 7.5 sacks '25
James Houston DE 5.5 sacks '25
Kenny Clark NT 3.0 sacks '25
1.7 #8 sacks allowed /g #15 2.0
IND PASS RUSH vs DAL PASS PRO
Laiatu Latu DE 8.5 sacks '25
DeForest Buckner DT 4.0 sacks '25
Adetomiwa Adebawore DT 4.0 sacks '25
1.8 #10 sacks allowed /g #24 2.3
A top pass rush against a line that already leaks sacks is where pressure rate breaks a game open — the left rank is the blocking side, the right is the rush.

Position Matchups 2025 per-game · last-10 form

DAL

Dak Prescott QB vs #19 PASS D 267.8 pass y/g 6/10
Javonte Williams RB vs #9 RUN D 75.1 rush y/g 5/10
CeeDee Lamb WR1 vs #19 PASS D 82.8 rec y/g 4/10
George Pickens WR2 vs #19 PASS D 84.1 rec y/g 4/10
Ryan Flournoy WR3 vs #19 PASS D 31.7 rec y/g 4/10
Jake Ferguson TE vs #19 PASS D 35.3 rec y/g 4/10

IND

Daniel Jones QB vs #31 PASS D 238.5 pass y/g 5/10
Jonathan Taylor RB vs #31 RUN D 93.2 rush y/g 2/10
Alec Pierce WR1 vs #31 PASS D 66.9 rec y/g 7/10
Josh Downs WR2 vs #31 PASS D 35.4 rec y/g 5/10
Ashton Dulin WR3 vs #31 PASS D 8.8 rec y/g 3/10
Tyler Warren TE vs #31 PASS D 48.1 rec y/g 2/10
Dot strips are each player's last 10 games against his own 2025 average — form, not a prop grade; we hold no lines yet. Grey team tags mark stats earned elsewhere. No pick.