{"id":1010874,"date":"2026-09-26T02:12:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T02:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/1010874\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T02:12:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T02:12:20","slug":"cowboys-defense-faces-major-test-against-ravens-rushing-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/1010874\/","title":{"rendered":"Cowboys defense faces major test against Ravens rushing attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/texas\/tag\/baltimore-ravens\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ravens fans<\/a> who traveled more than 4,000 miles to Rio de Janeiro to watch history unfold at Maracan\u00e3 Stadium on Sunday are quick to remind <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/texas\/tag\/dallas-cowboys\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Cowboys fans<\/a> what happened in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Not that Cowboys fans need the reminder, but Derrick Henry rushed for more than 150 yards against Dallas the last time the Cowboys and Ravens met in the regular season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Incredible player. What we have to do is create knockback,&#8221; Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer said. &#8220;Our front has to play really well because if you can make Derrick hesitate, slow his speed a little bit, it gives you the best chance to slow him down.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Stopping the run has already been a problem for the Cowboys this season. Dallas has allowed nearly 350 rushing yards through its first two games.<\/p>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/gettyimages-2296497400.jpg#.jpeg\" alt=\"BRAZIL-NFL-RIO-DALLAS-COWBOYS-TRAINING \" height=\"416\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\"  loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  Dallas Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer takes part in a training session at Flamengo training center in Vargem Grande neighborhood, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sept. 25, 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                MAURO PIMENTEL \/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Now, in addition to Henry, who ranks among the NFL&#8217;s top three in rushing yards through two weeks, the Cowboys have to account for quarterback Lamar Jackson. The two-time NFL MVP can hurt defenses with his legs while still stretching a secondary downfield.<\/p>\n<p>That presents another challenge for a Cowboys secondary already reaching deep into its depth chart.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There are challenges. The challenges are real,&#8221; Schottenheimer said. &#8220;I think you lean on the veteran makeup of a Marquese Bell, that he can step in there for us. Shavon Revel needs to play, and that&#8217;s part of it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Still, Dallas doesn&#8217;t have to look far for evidence that Baltimore&#8217;s rushing attack can be slowed.<\/p>\n<p>New Orleans did just that in its 24-17 upset of the Ravens in Week 2, holding Henry to 68 rushing yards and limiting him to 17 yards on five carries in the second half.<\/p>\n<p>For a Cowboys defense still searching for answers against the run, the Saints may have provided a blueprint.<\/p>\n<p>\n          More from CBS News\n        <\/p>\n<p class=\"content__tags__label\">In:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Most Ravens fans who traveled more than 4,000 miles to Rio de Janeiro to watch history unfold at&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1010875,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2066],"tags":[117,230,229,257,2461,7,122,6,963,51],"class_list":["post-1010874","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas-cowboys","tag-baltimore-ravens","tag-cowboys","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-cowboys","tag-dallascowboys","tag-football","tag-national-football-league","tag-nfl","tag-north-texas","tag-texas"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/117334923690767544","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1010874","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1010874"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1010874\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1010875"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1010874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1010874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1010874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}