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Which 2025 Cowboys free agents deserve contract extensions? 4

Dallas Cowboys 2025 opponents are nearly set in stone

With division titles wrapping up as we near the end of the 2024 regular season, the 2025 opponents for the Dallas Cowboys are beginning to take shape. Knowing the matchups is usually the first step of the scheduling process, and is determined by guidelines the NFL schedule-makers have put in place. The Philadelphia Eagles clinched the …

In his Dallas Cowboys uniform, the football player stands on the field, surrounded by fellow Cowboys players post-game, contemplating his future role with the team.

Cowboys release veteran to free agency just before postseason

The Dallas Cowboys have begun roster evaluations for 2025, and they will have plenty of decisions to make in the coming months regarding who will wear a star on their helmet next September. Those evaluations have already started to show results. The team announced earlier this week that the second coming of RB Ezekiel Elliott in …

Cowboys Legends Drew Pearson, Troy Aikman Critical of Cowboys Offense in WC Loss 1

Is Troy Aikman right about this player?

During Monday night’s Lions-49ers game, former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman set off a firestorm. The three-time Super Bowl champion and Hall of Famer weighed in on this year’s NFL MVP chase. Conventional wisdom has it between Buffalo’s Josh Allen and Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson. Aikman chose a different option. Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow. His remarks …

Cowboys could welcome back up to 3 key players vs Commanders

What to watch for during Cowboys season finale against Commanders

Happy New Year! The Dallas Cowboys season finale takes place in four days, and they do so at home against the Washington Commanders. Washington got a huge overtime win in Week 17 that locked up a playoff spot for them, but they still have something to play for against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 18. Washington …

Shane Taylor

Shane Taylor

A Cowboys New Year's Eve Mock Draft

A Cowboys New Year’s Day 2025 Mock Draft

The Dallas Cowboys moved up in the draft after a blowout loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. From the second quarter of the Philadelphia game, the Cowboys looked like a team on the ropes, showing some needs that may not be apparent to some. The game showed that the Cowboys need another elite pass rusher opposite Micah …

Cody Warren

Cody Warren

2025 New Years resolutions the Cowboys need to make

2025 New Years resolutions the Cowboys need to make

As we begin 2025, with hopes of a better ending for the Dallas Cowboys than 2024 provided, here’s some New Year’s resolutions we’d all like to see the Cowboys embrace. Hopefully, some of them will be read by the people mentioned and actually be put into practice. Because after this season, hope is about all we …

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Cowboys loss to Eagles shows the importance of this player

As the Dallas Cowboys prepare for the last game of the season, the blowout loss to the Eagles on Sunday was one that many probably did not think would happen, but rather a game that they could have played a little better in. Cooper Rush threw for only 147 passing yards while also throwing two interceptions. …

Shane Taylor

Shane Taylor

Jerry Jones gets chippy in post-game comments; shows his frustration with the season

Why Jerry Jones won’t allow this to happen makes no sense

The Dallas Cowboys have one more game on their schedule and, given Cooper Rush’s struggles against the Philadelphia Eagles, why won’t Jerry Jones suck up his pride and give us all what we want for the final game of the season? It’ll be Week 18 and, with nothing to fight for, it might happen, but actions …

Shane Taylor

Shane Taylor

These NFC East teams were who we thought they were

These NFC East teams were who we thought they were

As the 2024 season prepared to get underway, most pundits had the Philadelphia Eagles winning the NFC East. Including one or two charged with covering the Dallas Cowboys. The Eagles were missing their starting quarterback. They would be forced to bring in their third-string quarterback for an injured Kenny Pickett before the game was over. And …

Richard Paolinelli

Richard Paolinelli

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Cowboys Wheeling and Dealing Gone Like Super Bowl Runs

The Dallas Cowboys were one of the best teams at wheeling and dealing in the early 90’s, but the trend stopped. What happened to the maverick owner Jerry Jones, who put his money where his mouth was and went out and bought the best players? Is it old age, lack of urgency, or too many chefs …

Cody Warren

Cody Warren

Are The Cowboys Now A Defense-First Team?

Cowboys somehow lead the NFL in this important stat

It has been a difficult season to be a fan of the Dallas Cowboys. It’s been a difficult few years, actually. If you’re in your late 30s or older like I am, it’s been a long 29 years since we last felt the thrill of a deep playoff run, much less a Super Bowl victory. That …

Mario Herrera Jr.

Mario Herrera Jr.

Cowboys did something on Sunday they haven’t done in 65 years 4

Cowboys did something on Sunday they haven’t done in 65 years

Considering that the Dallas Cowboys are playing in Year 65 of the franchise’s existence, it’s very hard to find franchise firsts these days. Yet, in Sunday’s brutal 41-7 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, the Cowboys did something for the first time since the 1960 season. Did you catch it? It’s right there in black and white. …

Richard Paolinelli

Richard Paolinelli

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Cowboys’ Week 17 effort falls flat as Eagles dominate 41-7

In Week 16, we saw an inspired effort that led to a Dallas upset win over Tampa Bay. One week later in Philadelphia, the opposite happened, as the Cowboys’ Week 17 outing ended in a 41-7 blowout loss. Heading into this game as a 7.5-point underdog, Dallas was always going to face an uphill battle, but …

Mark Heaney

Mark Heaney

DAL at PHI: 6 plays that altered the outcome of the game

There’s still something for Dallas to play for today

The playoffs are no longer in play. For the 29th straight season, the Dallas Cowboys will not make it to an NFC Championship or a Super Bowl contest. However, that doesn’t mean that the Cowboys don’t have something to play for at noon today in Philadelphia. And no, we’re not just talking about the tired old …

Richard Paolinelli

Richard Paolinelli

Has Rico Dowdle solved the Cowboys running back problem? 2

Cowboys’ RB eyes milestone for first time in career

The Dallas Cowboys are officially eliminated from playoff contention, but you wouldn’t be able to tell after the way they handled business at home against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last Sunday night. A surprisingly efficient offense led by QB Cooper Rush got out to an early lead, and an opportunistic Cowboys defense held on late to …

Mario Herrera Jr.

Mario Herrera Jr.

A Dallas Cowboys player stands on the field during Week 11, looking down with his hand near his face.

Week 17 Injury Report: Both Cowboys and Eagles without key player

As the Dallas Cowboys prepare for their last two games of the season, they will do so without having to prepare for a key piece of the Eagles starting lineup. Back on the road, the Dallas Cowboys were eliminated from the playoffs last week even though they won their Sunday night matchup with the Tampa Bay …

Shane Taylor

Shane Taylor

Two football players in Dallas Cowboys uniforms, with Dak Prescott leading the animated conversation, are on the field.

The Cowboys have something most other teams don’t have

The NFL is an ever-changing entity, constantly evolving with each new offensive scheme that is born from the next great offensive mind. It works the same way for the defense, as well. Once a defensive genius figures out how to stop an offense, it causes a new one to be born. It’s a cycle that never …

Mario Herrera Jr.

Mario Herrera Jr.

Mistake-filled 3rd quarter dooms Cowboys; McCarthy to blame

The Cowboys’ final 2 regular season games are far from meaningless

Well, the introductions in nearly every one of my articles over the past month or so have hinted at the Dallas Cowboys’ season nearing an end. The day has finally come. Despite defeating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this past Sunday, the Washington Commanders’ upset of the Philadelphia Eagles officially eliminated the Cowboys from postseason contention. You …

Mario Herrera Jr.

Mario Herrera Jr.

Cowboys shut down CeeDee Lamb after injury update

Cowboys shut down CeeDee Lamb after major injury update

One of the few bright spots for the 2024 Dallas Cowboys is now dimmed; the team announced on Thursday that superstar Wide Receiver CeeDee Lamb is being shut down for the remainder of the year. Lamb, 25, has dealt with a nagging shoulder injury for most of this season. After a new diagnosis showed the injury …

Mark Heaney

Mark Heaney