Colts vs. Cowboys: Who has advantage in Week 9 matchup?

After a heavy road stretch over the last month, the Indianapolis Colts return home this week and take on the 3-5 Dallas Cowboys. So who has the advantage, and where in this week's matchup? When looking at this week's game, as we know, the game is not played on paper. However, where these two teams r

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After a heavy road stretch over the last month, the Indianapolis Colts return home this week and take on the 3-5 Dallas Cowboys.

So who has the advantage, and where in this week's matchup?

When looking at this week's game, as we know, the game is not played on paper. However, where these two teams rank in these key statistical areas could provide us with some valuable insight into where the Colts may have the upper hand in this game and also where they may not.

With so much information out there nowadays, I did my best to boil this article down to the need-to-know statistics for this matchup that do still carry a lot of weight.

With help from Team Rankings and Pro Football Reference, here is how the Colts match up stat-wise with the Cowboys.