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We highlighted the upcoming kickoff changes for the 2024 season yesterday. Especially their impact on the Cowboys’ special teams unit. But today let’s take at look at all four teams in the NFC East and try to determine which team benefits most from the changes. And which of … Read more
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The NFL poached one major rule from the spring football leagues – and it’s a big one. Starting this year, the NFL has adopted the kickoff format first used by the XFL – now the UFL after that league merged with the USFL this year. We haven’t even … Read more
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There is a photo being passed around by Dak Prescott’s more ardent defenders as proof that Prescott is an “Elite” NFL quarterback. Let’s take a look at it shall we?: On the face of it the photo does seem to make a compelling argument in the Dak Pack’s … Read more
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The Dallas Cowboys had the best defensive backfield in the NFC East in 2023. It was arguably one of the best in the NFL. Want to know what terrifies the Cowboys’ divisional rivals? Dallas’ defensive backfield in 2024 is likely to be even better. And that doesn’t even … Read more
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In yesterday’s post about the Cowboys’ defensive line I offered the option of moving Micah Parsons to a full-time linebacker in 2024. The primary reason for that suggestion is simple. The Cowboys do not have a solid group at linebacker on the depth chart. The loss of Leighton … Read more
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In Mike Zimmer’s second turn as the Dallas Cowboys’ Defensive Coordinator, he has three rooms in various need of improvement. In the case of the defensive line, he has a lot of work to do. The interior of that line was the Cowboys’ Achilles Heel in 2023 and … Read more
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Every team in the NFC East shares one thing in common — they will start the 2024 season with different offensive lines than those with which they ended the 2023 season. All four teams in the NFL’s NFC East division have large question marks hanging overhead as the … Read more
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When Dalton Schultz departed Dallas for Houston prior to the 2023 season, many felt the Cowboys were weak at tight end. Instead, they arguably have the best tight end in the NFC East. They could have the best tight end room in the division too. In his second … Read more
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For the most part, the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles have the best rooms at every position in the NFC East. This fact is never more apparent than when the four teams’ receivers rooms are examined. And the difference between Dallas and Philadelphia in this case is razor-thin. … Read more
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Barring a move between now and September’s opening kickoff, the Dallas Cowboys will go into the 2024 without a strong RB1. True, Ezekiel Elliott will likely be the starter, but the Cowboys will be a running back by committee team. They’ll likely be a pass-first team too. The … Read more
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The question posed by the headline above is not so simple because it depends on which part of the season we’re in when the question is asked. If you are talking during the regular season then it is Dak Prescott hands down. But the water gets murky when … Read more
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The Dallas Cowboys and Tampa Bay Buccaneers have met 22 times since Tampa Bay joined the NFL in 1976. Dallas has won 16 of those 22 games. The Cowboys are 12-2 at home but just 4-4 against the Bucs in Florida. The original orange creamsicle uniforms are no … Read more
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When the Carolina Panthers entered the league in 1995 nobody expected them to succeed early. The Dallas Cowboys certainly would have preferred not to have seen them the first three seasons the Panthers played in the NFL. The first two times the teams met the Panthers walked off … Read more
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The 15th all-time meeting between the Dallas Cowboys and the Cincinnati Bengals will have more than one storyline. Dallas is 10-4 all-time against Cincinnati – 7-1 at home but just 3-3 in Ohio. The Cowboys haven’t lost to the Bengals in 20 years. It has been 36 years … Read more
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It isn’t as if the rivalry between the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Commanders needed any extra spice. For what will be a 65th season, the teams have slugged it out. Many times with the divisional title, playoffs and even a trip to the Super Bowl at stake. Back … Read more
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The Houston Texans arrive at AT&T Stadium in Week 11. It will be the seventh meeting between the two franchises since Houston joined the NFL in 2002. The Cowboys hold a 4-2 advantage in the win column for the series. But the Texans are an up and coming … Read more
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The Dallas Cowboys will not encounter the Philadelphia Eagles in 2024 until the 10th week. They will meet again in Week 17. Last year they played in Week 9 and again in Week 14 and somehow the Cowboys overcame an early division lead by the Eagles. This year … Read more
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When the Cowboys travel to Atlanta for their Week 9 showdown, they might want to leave some baggage behind. Namely, they aren’t that good when they play the Falcons in Georgia – at least in the regular season. Dallas is 2-0 in the postseason when they play in … Read more
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The rivalry between the Dallas Cowboys and the San Francisco 49ers is one of the most iconic in the NFL. In addition to 31 regular season meetings – dating back to 1960 – the teams have clashed nine times in the playoffs. Six of those games were for … Read more
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The Dallas Cowboys could be sitting anywhere in between 5-1 and 1-5 when they reach the seventh week of the 2024 NFL schedule. Whether they are sitting atop the standings (5-1), or wondering what happened (1-5), the week off is timely. They start a crucial stretch of the … Read more
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You have to figure that the Detroit Lions immediately circled their Week 6 game when the schedule was released on May 15th. They return to what they consider the scene of an unforgivable crime. And they’ll be looking for payback. The Lions feel they scored the game-winning two-point … Read more
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