The set-up: Two teams that find themselves at the opposite ends of the spectrum early collide in Week 3 of the NFLX preseason. The Cards are 2-0 after beating the Saints 20-15 last week, while the Cowboys are 0-2 after falling 21-13 at home to Cincinnati in Week 2. I think Dallas is going to open up the playbook tonight though and with the Cards matching pace, I look for this total to sneak over before the end.

The teams: Sam Bradford started for the Cards last week and he went 6 for 6 for 61 yards. Rookie Josh Rosen then went 10 of 16 for 107 yards and a TD. Chad Kanoff took over at the end and he went 5 of 10 for 43 yards. The defense looked sharp, but note that New Orleans' star QB Drew Brees did not receive a single snap as the veteran wasn't risked in the meaningless contest. I think Arizona will have a much more difficult time against a first string offense this week.

Dak Prescott was 10 of 15 for 88 yards a TD last week for the Cowboys, while Mike White was 8 of 16 for 76 yards. Note that RB Ezekiel Elliot is expected to see some time tonight as well. Clearly the Cowboys would love to get off the schneid with a victory tonight for the home town crowd.

The pick: I'm not convinced whatsoever that the Cards are as good as their 2-0 record would indicate and I don't think the Cowboys are as bad as their 0-2 mark would point to either. But I do think that Dallas puts the foot on the gas from start to finish and with the visitors needing to match pace, expect this total to eclipse the number sooner, rather than later.