Richard Paolinelli
Three of the top scorers in fantasy football for the 10th week of the season played for the Dallas Cowboys. Dak Prescott topped all NFL players with 56.5 points – based on a standard PPR league scoring system. Prescott is averaging over 41 points over the last four weeks. CeeDee Lamb was third-highest with 46.1 and …
The rookie class of 2023 has not had many moments of note so far this year. But Sunday’s 49-17 romp over the Giants offered them some chances to shine. For the most part they took advantage of the opportunity. Mazi Smith and Jalen Brooks were the stars of the week among the rookies. Brooks had a …
The Cowboys’ 32-point blowout win over the Giants – along with the Eagles off and the Commanders losing in Seattle – was the best possible outcome in Week 10. Dallas (6-3) moved to within two games of the idle Eagles (8-1) with the win. They now have a 2.5-game cushion over Washington (4-6). The Giants are …
That was a lot more like it. Coming off the disappointing loss to the Eagles the concern for a Dallas letdown was there. The Cowboys showed few signs of a letdown on Sunday. The redzone play-calling – and personnel – was concerning in the early going. Tony Pollard might not be the back to hand the …
The Cowboys have played a total of 59 Week 10 games in their history. They have had three Week 10 byes and lost one final game to the 1982 strike. Coming into Sunday’s home game against the Giants, Dallas is 32-26-1 all-time in Week 10 contests. They are 13-11-1 at home and 19-15 on the road. …
Prior to the trade deadline on Halloween, Cowboys’ Owner – and faux General Manager — Jerry Jones, declared he was fine standing pat. “I’m not seeing anything right at this moment,” Jones said just hours before the deadline on 105.3 The Fan. “I see us right now having a pat hand.” So here’s the question, Cowboys …
In real life, the Cowboys 28-23 loss to the Eagles was disappointing. But fantasy football owners with Cowboys on their rosters had a solid week. So, if KaVontae Turpin is still available on your waiver wire it’s time to pick him up. Maybe even Jalen Tolbert too. He is starting to make an impact on special …
The 2023 rookie class in Dallas – aside from placekicker Brandon Aubrey – continues to underwhelm this season. While Aubrey was setting a new NFL record on Sunday, Luke Schoonmaker was coming up short in a crucial situation. But at least he got on the stat sheet. Which is more than the others can claim. It’s …
The Eagles held on for dear life on Sunday and now enjoy a 2.5-game lead in the NFC East over Dallas. The Commanders are 3.5 games back and the fading Giants are six full games behind pace. Philadelphia still has a tough schedule ahead. But they can now afford a couple of losses over the second …
Six yards. Four plays and 27 seconds on the clock. That was all that stood between the Cowboys on Sunday and a signature, season-defining victory. And they literally backed away from the moment. A sack, an incomplete pass, and a delay of game penalty. Suddenly first-and-five at the six turned into third-and 26 at the 27. …
The battle for the NFC East has been joined. The Cowboys hold a 17-14 lead after the first half as they look to pull to within a half-game of the Eagles. Dallas started off with a win hours before the game even started. Tyron Smith was announced as active for the big showdown. The first half …
Looking at the all-time record of the Dallas Cowboys during their scheduled Week 9 games one might be concerned. Coming into today’s Week 9 matchup against the Eagles, Dallas’ all-time Week 9 record of 29-31 doesn’t bode well. But the Cowboys are 19-18 in Week 9 games played on the road. They have won their last …
I think we can all safely admit that when Trevon Diggs went down for the season with a torn ACL in practice we were greatly concerned. Diggs was a ball hawk. Looking over the roster at the time, it didn’t look like there was another in the flock. Turns out there was one after all and …
If you were a fantasy owner with one member of the Cowboys on your roster last week you probably were happy. If you had two or more, then you likely won your matchup going away. Dallas put up a monster number on the board against Rams on Sunday. Several of their players were following suit on …
The Cowboys’ 2023 rookie class had a slightly better showing Sunday against the Rams compared to two weeks ago against the Chargers. But not by much. The rookies are not making nearly the impact for the Cowboys that many of their peers are across the NFL. This trend needs to change soon. Especially as Dallas failed …
Admit it, if you’re an old geezer like me your heart skipped a beat when the Cowboys took the home field in their blue jerseys. Those jerseys used to be the kiss of death for Dallas. So it was a bit of a surprise to see the team wearing them at home on Sunday. Usually bad …
The Dallas Cowboys’ Week 8 win over the Rams on Sunday looked a lot like their season-opening win over the Giants. The Cowboys were scoring points on both sides of the ball and keeping the other team’s offense off the field. Dallas’ offense ran 19 plays on their first two drives to generate a 10-3 lead. …
The Dallas Cowboys are 37-18 all-time in Week 8 contests with seven byes and one game lost to a strike year. But they are just 10-10 in Week 8 games played during this this century. Dallas is 25-9 at home when playing Week 8 games at home. They’ll look to use that dominance at home when …
Since the Cowboys were on a bye last week there aren’t any numbers to post for Week 7 of fantasy football. So why not compare where the 2023 Cowboys are in relation to the 2022 team at this point of the season? Using my league’s PPR scoring system as a guide, with six games played in …
The NFL started scheduling bye weeks back in 1990. They even scheduled two bye weeks in the 1993 season. For the most part, the 34 bye weeks have resulted in much-needed rest for the Cowboys. And about 68% of the time it has led to a win the next game following that week off. In 1993, …
Appearing on 105.3 The Fan this morning, Jerry Jones dropped this little nugget regarding the upcoming trade deadline: “The initiation of an opportunity to make a trade at this time that would help us principally has to start over on the other end… I like where we are with our personnel today.” So, unless Jones is …