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Expect Eagles RT Lane Jonhson to continue dominating DeMarcus Lawrence

By Geoffrey Knox

EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - OCTOBER 13: Demarcus Lawrence #90 of the Dallas Cowboys stretches during warm ups prior to the game against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on October 13, 2019 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Steven Ryan/Getty Images)
EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - OCTOBER 13: Demarcus Lawrence #90 of the Dallas Cowboys stretches during warm ups prior to the game against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on October 13, 2019 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Steven Ryan/Getty Images) /
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Sometimes, one guy just has another one’s number. Just ask Cowboys defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence about Eagles right tackle Lane Johnson.

You can kind of see it if you pay close enough attention. Lane Johnson is in DeMarcus Lawrence’s head. Now, if you’re a Dallas Cowboys fan, you probably can’t see it. That fanbase has long been incapable of noticing things about their team that the rest of us can, but if you look at the rivalry that features the so-called ‘America’s Team and the Philadelphia Eagles one thing is certain.

Lane Johnson has always had DeMarcus Lawrence’s number, and if the fans and the media have noticed, you know that Lawrence has.

In what’s been a brilliant six-year NFL career, Lawrence has racked up 36.5 sacks. Not one of them has occurred in a game versus the Philadelphia Eagles. He knows it. The fans know it, and you can best believe Lane Johnson knows it.

It doesn’t help that Lawrence likes to trash talk when it comes to Philly, and the Eagles’ two-time Pro Bowl right tackle always seems to have a response.

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Just take this week for instance. Much has been made about Eagles head coach Doug Pederson and what’s been called his guarantee of an Eagles win in Week 7. Though Pederson stated later that same day that it’s impossible to guarantee wins in the NFL and his goal was to demonstrate confidence in his team, Lawrence took the time to formulate a response, going so far as to advise Pederson to ‘shut up’ (and that’s putting things mildly).

Leave it Johnson to get under Lawrence’s skin again. Take a look at what ’65’ had to say en lieu of Lawrence’s statement.

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You don’t think he’s gotten to the Cowboys’ star slightly? Here’s the thing. Lawrence is a fierce competitor, but so is Lane Johnson. Lawrence seems to chirp a little more loudly when ‘The Biirds’ are the topic of conversation, and he does so in ways that some might call ‘loud’.

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Lane Johnson has never backed down from anyone though. Don’t expect him to start doing so on Sunday Night Football, and from looking at things, both closely and with an objective eye, there’s no reason to believe his mastery of Lawrence won’t continue in Week 7. Expect another dominating performance by Philly’s right tackle.

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