Look for: Before a Dallas snap, pick the deepest Packers defender on one side of the field.

If you see it: He moves toward a different area just as the play begins.

Here's what it means: The coverage Prescott expected may have changed. Watch whether he releases immediately or has to hold the ball and find another throw.

Look for: On a Green Bay pass, watch whether a second Dallas defender moves toward the targeted receiver.

If you see it: Two defenders follow that receiver while another Packers receiver has only one nearby.

Here's what it means: Extra attention has a cost somewhere else. A throw away from the heavily covered receiver may show that Packers quarterback Jordan Love has found the defense’s tradeoff.

Dallas Cowboys · Quarterback (QB)

He has thrown three interceptions and taken six sacks through five games. Watch how quickly he releases when a receiver has only one defender nearby; Green Bay wants to make that picture less obvious.

Green Bay Packers · Quarterback (QB)

Across his two meetings with Dallas, including the playoffs, he has thrown six touchdowns without an interception. Those games explain why Green Bay can welcome a passing contest, even as its defense tries to avoid another shootout.

Dallas Cowboys · Wide Receiver (WR)

He caught seventeen passes for 189 yards against Houston two weeks ago. Watch whether Green Bay tackles him where he catches the ball or allows him to keep running.

Dallas Cowboys · Wide Receiver (WR)

He had nine catches for 130 yards even in last week’s low-scoring loss. If Green Bay sends extra help toward Lamb, Pickens is a reason that choice may be costly.

Green Bay Packers · Safety (S)

Williams described the need to disguise coverage against Prescott. Watch his starting position before the snap and where he goes afterward; a late change can make the quarterback reconsider an expected opening.

If Lamb draws two defenders and Pickens makes the next catch, Dallas has gained something from the attention even without getting Lamb the ball. Judge Green Bay’s coverage by how the whole possession ends. A smaller individual receiving total is not much comfort if the Cowboys keep moving.

Green Bay’s five takeaways against Chicago were a major benefit. Against a quarterback who has thrown only three interceptions through five games, the defense also needs ordinary stops: a tackle short of the first-down line, a disrupted throw or a possession ending in a punt. Those less dramatic outcomes can keep the offense from having to answer every Dallas score.

When Prescott holds the ball, the coverage may have removed the quick option he expected. When Love throws away from a receiver attracting extra attention, the defense may have helped choose the destination. Those decisions connect the safeties’ movement to the result on screen; a completion alone does not explain who gained the advantage.

Last season’s meeting ended 40–40. That is a useful reminder of how much each offense can ask of the other defense. This time, watch whether an early stop actually interrupts the scoring or simply gives way to another long touchdown drive.

Dallas scored only sixteen last week, but Pickens still had 130 receiving yards. Moving the ball and finishing drives are different problems.

If Green Bay keeps Lamb quiet but Pickens has a big night, how much has the coverage really accomplished?

After last year’s 40–40 tie, an ordinary punt might feel like a defensive highlight.