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Breaking Down DeMarcus Lawrence's League High 5.5 Sacks Through Week 4

Breaking Down DeMarcus Lawrence’s League High 5.5 Sacks Through Week 4

The Dallas Cowboys defensive line, expecting to add Defensive Tackle David Irving back into the rotation this week, faces a favorable match up against a Houston Texans offense that’s allowed 17 sacks this season. Second only to Buffalo, the Cowboys will be relying on their defense once again on Sunday night, led by DeMarcus Lawrence at …

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Cowboys Road Game in Houston a Chance for Perspective on QB Dak Prescott 1

Cowboys Road Game in Houston a Chance for Perspective on QB Dak Prescott

The Dallas Cowboys “travel” to Houston this weekend for a Sunday Night Football match up with the Texans. The Cowboys are coming off a win they desperately needed at home against the Lions. Now, they’ll get an equally desperate team in the 1-3 Texans, fighting for relevance after managing their first win of 2018 in overtime at the …

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Cowboys en Español: El Futuro Incierto de David Irving

Defensive Tackle David Irving Returns to Dallas Cowboys

The lasting image from the Dallas Cowboys week four win may be Brett Maher’s game-winning field goal, and the drive Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott orchestrated to get within range, but once again the Cowboys defense was stout in limiting the Lions offense. The Cowboys did struggle in the secondary more than at any point this …

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The Dallas Cowboys Aren't Fooling Anyone At All With Offense, Coaching

The Dallas Cowboys Aren’t Fooling Anyone At All With Offense, Coaching

The Dallas Cowboys are a hard football team to watch right now, particularly on offense. At 1-2 on the 2018 season, it may not be long until the Cowboys are forced to start digging into the problems that have diminished Dallas from an NFC contender in 2016 to relative obscurity this season. Recognizable faces like Dez …

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Sean's Scout: Poor Execution on Offense, Timely Seahawks Passing Game Doom Cowboys in Seattle

Sean’s Scout: Poor Execution, Timely SEA Passing Game Doom Cowboys

The Dallas Cowboys have yet another disappointing loss to put behind them, or at least attempt to, as their struggles on offense carried into Seattle for week three. A desperate team in search of their first win at home, the Seahawks took full advantage of the Cowboys lack of preparation in the first half before capitalizing …

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Could Cowboys DT Datone Jones Earn Starting Role with Maliek Collins Out?

Could Cowboys DT Datone Jones Earn Starting Role with Maliek Collins Out?

Dallas Cowboys Defensive Tackle Maliek Collins is out for Sunday’s game at the Seahawks with a sprained knee, further opening the door for Datone Jones to earn his spot among the “Hot Boyz”. The moniker given to the Cowboys front seven this season, the team’s depth up front has been a strength in totaling nine sacks …

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Kris Richard's Impact for Cowboys Goes Beyond Defense in Meeting at Seattle 1

Kris Richard’s Impact for Cowboys Goes Beyond the Defense in Seattle

Through just two games, the Dallas Cowboys addition of Kris Richard to their revamped coaching staff appears to be the team’s best move of the offseason. Defensive Coordinator Rod Marinelli revealed that Richard is calling the team’s plays on defense, which explains their attacking style of play so far. It was the Cowboys blitzes that disrupted …

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Sean's Scout: Cowboys Blitzes Keep Giants Play Makers in Check

Sean’s Scout: Cowboys Blitzes Keep Giants Play Makers in Check

Coming into their week two match up against the New York Giants, the Dallas Cowboys knew they could control the game with — for the first time in years against Eli Manning — their pass rush and strong secondary. Exposing a weak Giants offensive line went well beyond the Cowboys front four in this win though. …

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Cowboys Defense is Ready to Win Now, Time for Offense to Prove the Same

Cowboys Defense is Ready to Win Now, Time for Offense to Prove the Same

The Dallas Cowboys lead the NFC East at 1-1, and have a favorable schedule ahead of them. With such an inexperienced roster, early season growing pains were expected, and likely should be still as the team comes off their first win to play in Seattle on Sunday. Through a season opening clunker in Carolina and hard-earned …

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Cowboys, 49ers Are WR Josh Gordon's Preferred Teams in Trade/Free Agency

Cowboys, 49ers Are WR Josh Gordon’s Preferred Teams in Trade/Free Agency

It’s Sunday morning and the Cleveland Browns are expected to make a questionable decision by tomorrow, which is far from news for a Dallas Cowboys team waiting around for a crucial Sunday Night Football home game tonight. With Cleveland expected to part ways with troubled wide receiver Josh Gordon though, the Cowboys have understandably been linked to Gordon, …

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Cowboys Rookie LB Leighton Vander Esch May Be New Starter at SAM

Cowboys Rookie LB Leighton Vander Esch May Be New Starter at SAM

Rookie Linebacker Leighton Vander Esch has had quite the journey to the Dallas Cowboys, their 19th overall pick in this year’s draft out of Boise State. The Cowboys drafting another player off the blue turf of Boise was nothing new, but they did make Vander Esch the first player in league history to be drafted from …

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Giants S Landon Collins May Finally Know How to Beat Cowboys Offense

Giants S Landon Collins May Finally Know How to Beat Cowboys Offense

When New York Giants star safety Landon Collins has taken shots at the Dallas Cowboys offense, it hasn’t exactly gone his team’s way. The Cowboys and Giants have split the six meetings since Collins joined the team, with the Cowboys sweeping them in Dak Prescott’s second year (after being swept in 2016 for two of three …

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Who Deserves Blame for Cowboys Lack of Passing Game in Carolina?

Who Deserves Blame for Cowboys Lack of Passing Game in Carolina?

The most frustrating part of the Dallas Cowboys 16-8 loss on the road in Carolina is that they once again failed to disprove a popular narrative about them. It will stick with the Cowboys returning home for an NFC East “elimination” game against the 0-1 Giants. Met with constant questions about their lack of proven receivers, …

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Sean's Scout: Cowboys Defense Pushed to the Brink in Week 1 Loss

Sean’s Scout: Cowboys Defense Pushed to the Brink in Week 1 Loss

The Cowboys entered their season opener in Carolina with plenty of hype on the defensive side of the ball, and just as much cautious optimism on offense. With the Panthers defense having other ideas, it was the Dallas defense that made the most lasting impression from this otherwise forgettable week one performance. Falling 16-8 with only …

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