Monday Night Football for NFL Week 14 features the Cincinnati Bengals (4-8) and the Dallas Cowboys (5-7). Kickoff from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, is set for 8:15 p.m. ET on ESPN and Youtube TV.
Let's get to my Bengals vs. Cowboys props and my NFL picks for Monday Night Football.
Sam Farley's Bengals vs. Cowboys Player Props
- Cooper Rush Over 230.5 Passing Yards (-113, FanDuel)
- Chase Brown Over 75.5 Rushing Yards (-115, BetRivers)
- Jalen Tolbert Over 2.5 Receptions (-120, DraftKings)
- Andrei Iosivas Anytime Touchdown (+450, DraftKings)
Cooper Rush Over 230.5 Passing Yards (-113)
It has not been pretty for the Cowboys this season, and when Dak Prescott went down it really marked the end of their season.
That said, Cooper Rush hasn’t been quite the disaster that was expected. Yes, Dallas is only 2-2 under Rush, and yes, he’s only had one game with multiple touchdown passes – but he hasn't been diabolically bad.
After a horrific 45-passing-yard performance against the Eagles in his first game as a starter following the Prescott injury, Rush has shown improvement. In three games since — against the Texans, Commanders and Giants — Rush has averaged 265 passing yards.
Now, he faces a Bengals team that is averaging 241 yards allowed through the air per game, the sixth-worst mark in the NFL.
Chase Brown Over 75.5 Rushing Yards (-115)
The season started with Chase Brown and Zack Moss sharing the Bengals backfield, but Brown started to seize full control before Moss’ injury in Week 10.
We’ve seen Brown get double-digit carries in every game since the Bengals' Week 4 win over the Panthers. In the nine games since then, he has averaged 63.6 rushing yards per game — numbers that are more impressive given the game script has seen the Bengals chasing from behind more often than not.
The Bengals are 5.5-point favorites for Monday’s game, meaning we should see a more positive script for Brown.
Given the Cowboys have given up the second-most rushing yards per game, a staggering 147.6 average, that’s very good news.
Jalen Tolbert Over 2.5 Receptions (-120)
While CeeDee Lamb is the Cowboys’ best wideout, the rest of the WR room is fairly even.
Last week we saw Brandin Cooks return, joining Jalen Tolbert and second-stringers KaVontae Turpin and Jonathan Mingo. Tolbert hasn’t put up crazy numbers, but he’s been a consistent target, both for Prescott and now Rush.
Tolbert has had three or more receptions in eight of 12 games this season, carving out a small role in this offense. Most importantly, he’s had at least three targets in all but one game this campaign, with that game being the season opener against the Browns.
Andrei Iosivas Anytime Touchdown (+450)
Over the past four games, we’ve seen Joe Burrow go nuclear, putting up over 1,300 yards and throwing a staggering 15 touchdown passes.
We’re expecting multiple again against a Cowboys defense that is struggling. The question is who finds the end zone?
Ja’Marr Chase is the obvious answer, and he no doubt could — but you’re getting terrible odds. When it comes to value, you can’t look further than Andrei Iosivas.
The second-year wideout has scored five times in 12 games so far, including two touchdowns in the past four weeks. With those numbers, he should be listed at a shorter price than +450.
What’s really interesting is that he compares favorably to Chase and Tee Higgins with red-zone targets. Chase dominates with 14 catches on 21 targets, behind him is Higgins with seven receptions on 12 targets, and Iosivas has just two fewer catches despite five fewer targets.
If you look at numbers inside the 10, Iosivas actually leads Higgins in both receptions and targets, with all of his five touchdowns coming inside the 10.
