Behind Enemy Lines: Top intel on Dallas before Chiefs vs. Cowboys

The Kansas City Chiefs and Dallas Cowboys are nearly set to take the field for an epic Thanksgiving Day showdown at AT&T Stadium in Week 13 that could make or break both teams' seasons.

At 6-5, Kansas City is potentially a win away from being back in the AFC playoff picture, while the 5-5-1 Cowboys are likely one loss from seeing their postseason hopes ended.

This week, Chiefs Wire sat down with K.D. Drummond of Cowboys Wire to get a better idea of what Dallas might bring to the table in today's game.

Take a look at his responses to our questions below:

How has Dallas’ defense evolved after the Micah Parsons trade?

"It's taken a long while to have any vision of a plan, but they have clearly found something with Quinnen Williams. Admittedly, facing the Raiders and Eagles' simplistic offenses helps a lot, but Dallas has added a ton of athleticism to their front seven in adding Williams and LB DeMarvion Overshown. Williams' disruption and forced focus has leveled up the rest of the defensive line. The young corners, Caelen Carson and Shavon Revel are much better than Kaiir Elam, who started much of the year but has now been released. The real test though will be Thursday, because Mahomes is so skilled and so inventive on the fly, Dallas needs to know what they actually are beyond taking away first reads."

What would a win over Kansas City mean for the 5-5-1 Cowboys?

"The Cowboys hadn't won two games in a row all season before Sunday, so making it three would be huge. They dug such a big hole with losses to Carolina and Arizona, they probably have to win out to make the playoffs, though one AFC loss might be forgivable. But being able to say they've defeated both Super Bowl teams in back-to-back weeks, that's a huge accomplishment. Being able to stick a feather in the cap for that one, especially going from Monday to Sunday to Thursday after dealing with the tragic loss of Marshawn Kneeland, that would likely galvanize the team's belief in itself and that can do wonders heading down the stretch."

Final score prediction: Who wins and why?

"It feels a bit homer to predict this defense suddenly being good enough to slow down Mahomes, because it legitimately was one of the worst ever through 10 weeks of the season. As much as I'd love to predict a Dallas win... I'm going to predict a Dallas win. Cowboys 30, Chiefs 28; Brandon Aubrey nails a 63-yarder as time expires."

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