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Cowboys injuries: DeMarvion Overshown, Ryan Flournoy DNP Tuesday 

As the Dallas Cowboys’ season is closing, they play the Washington Commanders on Christmas Day. Neither team has anything left to play for besides pride. Hoping to gift their division rivals a season sweep, here is the team’s current status on injuries.  For the second day in a row, no sign of Tyler Guyton (ankle) […]

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2025 NFL Week 17 Power Rankings: Cowboys fall after being eliminated

The Dallas Cowboys were officially eliminated from playoff contention on Saturday evening and played exactly like such was the case a day later. Times are tough as Santa prepares to bring us all toys and trinkets. Their Super Bowl and/or NFC Championship Game drought is now officially going to hit 30 years of life which […]

about 2 months ago | 1 read

Cowboys survey: For fun, let’s see how Dallas fans are seeing the future

At this point, most Dallas Cowboys fans are just ready for the season to be over. The latest loss to the Los Angeles Chargers after already being eliminated from playoff contention was emblematic of the Cowboys season. The offense looked good for a while, sputtered a bit in different areas, and ultimately faded. But that […]

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Dallas Cowboys may have clause in Tyler Smith’s contract for tackle switch

Some interesting news emerged after Sunday’s Dallas Cowboys game when Brian Schottenheimer noted that Tyler Smith was going to play left tackle for the final two games of the season. This is significant to say the least and requires a bit of a TL;DR on how we got here: Tyler’s deal was a four-year, $96M […]

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5 Cowboys players make the initial roster of the Pro Bowl

The NFL Pro Bowl certainly isn’t the same thing it once was after the fear of injury basically wiped out any competitive spirit of the game. It’s now turned into more of an after-season celebration which is fine given the need to protect high-contract players from needless injury. It is still a nice honor for […]

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BTB Tuesday Discussion: What one thing could inspire hope for you?

It was once said that Christmas is the season of perpetual hope. To be clear it was Kate McCallister in Home Alone who said this, but it was said nonetheless. On the subject of hope there seems to be very little with regards to the Dallas Cowboys. There is obviously not any in terms of […]

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Dallas Cowboys history: The defense is all-time bad

The Dallas Cowboys have one of the worst defenses that the franchise has ever seen. Statements like this are often made in frustration and sound hyperbolic, but the reality of who the Cowboys are in 2025 is that this is true. There are still a pair of games left before they will pack it up, […]

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Cowboys news: Dak Prescott to remain starter in Week 17

‘This is our job’: Dak Prescott to play Week 17 despite Cowboys missing playoffs – Todd Brock, The Cowboys Wire QB1 is staying in that role to end the regular season. In the moments following a listless 34-17 defeat at the hands of the Chargers in the team’s 2025 home finale on Sunday, the veteran quarterback […]

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2025 NFL Week 17: Dallas Cowboys vs. Washington Commanders

The Dallas Cowboys are set to visit the Washington Commanders on Christmas Day, the penultimate game of the season for both teams. Christmas is on a Thursday here in 2025 and it marks the fourth game that Dallas will have played on a Thursday specifically. There truly is no rest for the weary in the […]

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4 reasons why the Chargers turned the lights out on the Cowboys 

New week, same result. Even with the Dallas Cowboys being eliminated from the postseason, the hope was that the team could find some positives in the last few weeks of the 2025 season. Unfortunately, that didn’t really happen on Sunday. The Cowboys suffered another crushing loss at home, and quarterback Dak Prescott watched the final […]

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10 thoughts on the Cowboys 34-17 loss to the Chargers

The Dallas Cowboys lost again. For those keeping track, that’s three straight. It wasn’t all that long ago when we were crossing our fingers that this team could fight its way back into playoff contention. Alas, those carrots are cooked. While the game teased us with the belief we might see something good, it eventually […]

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Pride turns out to not be enough as Cowboys fall into same bad habits

The Cowboys knew they’d likely be in this situation. After their last loss, Dak Prescott admitted their playoff odds were all but extinguished, even though Dallas wouldn’t be officially eliminated until Saturday. Prescott spoke about playing for pride and wanting to finish the season strong even if the postseason was no longer an option. Perhaps […]

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Cowboys news: Jerry Jones sells an optimistic future after missing playoffs

Jerry Jones: Cowboys ‘underachieved’ in 2025 but bullish on future – Todd Archer, ESPN The Cowboys owner is always selling. But Jones does not believe that the Cowboys are far from making an extended postseason run. “We’ve got a team that I think has got a top future, as far as next year’s concerned,” Jones […]

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Cowboys are pretty big favorites over the Commanders in Week 17

When an NFL season reaches the point that this one has for the Dallas Cowboys, ginning up some enthusiasm can be tough. Unless you are actively rooting against the team in hopes of getting a higher draft pick in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft. At this point, that does give you something […]

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Brian Schottenheimer: Tyler Smith will remain at left tackle for rest of season

The Dallas Cowboys lost to the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday, but they did so with something interesting happening along the offensive line. Tyler Smith played left tackle. We joke about the names along the offensive line so to be clear we are saying it again. Tyler Smith played left tackle, as in the normal […]

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Cowboys vs. Chargers: The good, the bad, and ugly from Week 16

The Dallas Cowboys entered the Week 16 matchup with the Los Angeles Chargers with nothing to play for after the Philadelphia Eagles victory over the Washington Commanders officially eliminated them from the playoffs. While the Cowboys seem to make a effort, it was no surprise to see them lose 34-17 to the Chargers Sunday afternoon. […]

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Cowboys vs. Chargers recap: Dallas embarrassed by Los Angeles in 34-17 loss

The Dallas Cowboys began Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers with the knowledge that they were eliminated from playoff contention. That always makes things a bit wonky when it is the case. You could argue that the Cowboys played like they were counting down the quarters for their season to end. Consider that the […]

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