Richard Paolinelli
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 schedule in the weeks that follow. The 49ers, …
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 conversion when the teams last met back in …
The history between the Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers is one of the most documented in the NFL. The two teams have met three times in the Super Bowl. With Dallas winning the last meeting nearly 30 years ago after the Steelers narrowly won the first two. Pittsburgh’s two championship wins were by a combined eight …
The Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants will meet for the 125th and 126th time this season. In the last seven season – 14 games – the Giants have only recorded one victory in the series. That was a four-point win on Jan. 3, 2021, in New York. The year Dak Prescott played in the first …
The Dallas Cowboys and Baltimore Ravens will meet for only the seventh time since 2000. That was the first year of the new Baltimore franchise’s existence. Given the Ravens 5-1 record in the previous six meetings, Dallas would likely prefer to see the team fly off somewhere else. There’s also the matter of the Ravens winning …
When the New Orleans Saints arrive at AT&T Stadium in the second week of the season they will do so at a disadvantage historically. The Saints haven’t beaten the Cowboys in Dallas since Dec. 23, 2012. And they had to go into overtime after blowing a late 14-point lead to do it. The Cowboys have won …
When the Dallas Cowboys open the 2024 season – their 65th in the NFL — in Cleveland on Sept. 8th, they will have two streaks in play. First, they will look to win their second straight season-opening game after dropping three in a row from 2020-23. Second, they will look to beat the Browns for the …
The reactions to the New York Giants’ new alternate jersey for 2024 have been – mostly – brutal. And with good reason. They might just be one of the ugliest uniforms in NFL history. And given the way some of the older uniforms looked, that’s saying something. Judge for yourself. I’m not sure who put this …
Going into the 2024 season, if there is a single position room on the Dallas Cowboys’ roster that is locked down it is the defensive backs. It is certainly the strongest of the three rooms on the defensive side of the ball. Even if the Cowboys decide not to bring back free agent Stephon Gilmore. Prior …
The NFL officially released its 2024 schedule Wednesday night. The Dallas Cowboys have the 12th-toughest schedule for the season. The league didn’t do them too many favors with where and when the Cowboys play in 2024 either. Dallas will only play eight games on the road this season. But they play three of their first games …
Early last week the NFL informed more than one of its franchises that the 2024 regular season schedule was coming out on Thursday, May 9th. Everyone got ready. Everyone got set. Then the NFL said: “Go…away until next week.” No explanation was given for the last-minute, six-day delay – unprecedented in NFL history. But there were …
Even if Micah Parsons and Sam Williams split time on the line and at linebacker there is one big issue in Dallas: The Cowboys are thin at this position in 2024. And it doesn’t look like there’s any help coming. Both Parsons and Williams are listed as defensive ends on the depth chart. Both can move …
I’m going to preface this article with an admission. Last year I watched both the USFL and XFL spring football leagues religiously. This year, not so much. Primarily because when the two leagues merged they axed the two teams I rooted for. With the departure of the New Orleans Breakers (USFL) and the Seattle Sea Dragons …
Last year I postulated that anything less than an NFC Championship game appearance would spell the end of Mike McCarthy as Head Coach of the Dallas Cowboys. Dallas suffered another early playoff exit despite a third-straight 12-5 season. But McCarthy still has his job – for now. He’s on the last year of his contract and …
The Achilles heel of the Dallas Cowboys’ defense in 2023 was its’ interior defensive line. Once the Cowboys’ inability to stop the run up the middle was exposed, it was game over. One game into the playoffs, it was season over. Part of the problem was the lack of production from last year’s first-round pick, Mazi …
Whether or not the Dallas Cowboys rise or fall in 2024 will likely come down to the play of its offensive line. That’s the main reason why the Cowboys drafted lineman with two of their first three picks last month. Dallas shed age with the departure of Tyron Smith. They also lost a lot of experience …
The 2024 NFL schedule is expected to be released either this Thursday evening or on the 16th at the latest. The NFL has always released the schedule on a Thursday. A few years ago it switched for releasing the schedule in April to early May. There will be a schedule release show on the NFL Network, …
While the Cowboys wait to see which quarterback emerges as the long-term answer – and the running back room scares no one – there is one big question: Who is going to be catching the ball in Dallas? CeeDee Lamb – assuming he doesn’t hold out for a contract extension – is the clear WR1 in …
As we look at the state of Jerry Jones’ “All-In” plan – which seemingly includes a game of Survivor at quarterback – it doesn’t get any better at running back. Because they’ve switched to a game of Russian roulette in the backfield. And that’s a game that rarely ends well. The Cowboys passed on what was …
The Dallas Cowboys will head into the season with three quarterbacks. And all three are in the final year of their respective contracts. Dak Prescott is the unquestioned starter. He brings with him a 73-41 regular season record. He also is saddled with a 2-5 career post-season record. Cooper Rush has been the back up in …
At the beginning of the month I wrote a pre-draft/free agency prediction post regarding the NFC East. For those of you not wanting to jump over and review it the gist of it was that the Eagles were predicted to win the division in 2024. The Cowboys were in second, just barely above .500. The Giants …