Cowboys vs Packers final predictions: Jordan Love has monster game, veteran puts Dallas on his back, and how Micah Parsons will do

The last time the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers played each other, it was a franchise-altering matchup.

The Cowboys suffered one of their worst losses in team history, as the Packers became the first seventh-seed ever to win in the NFL Playoffs. By halftime, the score read 27-7. Dallas looked stunned. Meanwhile, the Packers saw Jordan Love confirm he was the next franchise quarterback for the team.

Now, both teams square off in an early-season game but that carries significance. The Packers are trying to establish themselves as NFC favorites by bouncing back from an unexpected loss to the Cleveland Browns. At 1-2, the Cowboys are already trying to save the season. And of course, it's Micah Parsons returning to AT&T Stadium.

It's big game vibes again for these two teams and to get ready for it, we got our experts for Cowboys (Mauricio Rodriguez) and Packers (Wendell Ferreira) to predict how the Week 4 game is going to go. From how Parsons is going to perform to bold predictions and final scores, let's dive in.

Micah Parsons stat prediction

Ferreira: Parsons has averaged five pressures per game so far this season for the Packers. So I add a little extra motivation because it's the Cowboys, plus the fact that Green Bay faced some good offensive lines so far, and I'd say seven pressures and one sack, plus a tackle for loss.

Rodriguez: Parsons is one of those players that can smell blood in the water and turn it up when he knows he's got a mismatch. On Sunday night, I believe he will have one as the Cowboys navigate multiple O-line injuries and poor pass protection from their tackles. I think he gets two sacks against Dak Prescott in eight pressures.

Bold prediction

Ferreira: Jordan Love goes nuclear: The Packers' offensive line has been mediocre so far this season, but Jordan Love has still been highly efficient and explosive. Yes, the Browns' game last Sunday left a bad taste, but Love played much better than the narrative would indicate—the interception was huge for the outcome, but the quarterback played relatively well given the circumstances on a down-to-down basis. The Cowboys are 31st in defensive EPA/dropback, and every QB seems to play better against Dallas than they do against everyone else. If that happens with Love this week as well, you could see a special performance for him at AT&T Stadium once again.

Rodriguez: Javonte Williams puts the team on his back to make a competitive game. The Cowboys running back has been one of the best in the NFL three weeks into the season and it's not only been because of the O-line and scheme. Williams has forced broken and missed tackles at the fourth-highest rate in the NFL this season, per Sports Info Solutions. I would expect Schottenheimer to call a heavy dose of runs on Sunday. Give me a 100-yard plus performance from Williams.

Score prediction

Ferreira: Green Bay is too young and wild to be reliable at this point, but I'd expect a strong bounce-back after an underwhelming performance in Cleveland. The defense, yes, has been excellent and sustainable, so I expect another good game despite the Cowboys having a great quarterback in Dak Prescott and some talent around the unit. For the offense, Zach Tom not playing is an obvious issue, but it was bigger against the Browns than it will be against basically any other team—Tom didn't play against the Commanders either and the Packers were just fine. Packers 31, Cowboys 17.

Rodriguez: I need to see something drastically different from the Cowboys defense before I trust them against a quarterback like Jordan Love. I've seen enough from Dallas' run game and Dak Prescott to think it can be close early on. But the Packers' pass rush is elite and the Cowboys' has yet to show up this season. Packers 30, Cowboys 20.

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