Dallas Cowboys

Dallas Cowboys

Just when you thought the Dallas Cowboys might go on an improbable run toward the postseason, they were undone on the road against the Detroit Lions. The offense put themselves in a deep hole early and were playing catch-up against one of the league's most potent offenses. The Cowboys put themselves in a high-octane race against Jahmyr Gibbs and the Lions, and unfortunately, they got lapped. With the loss, Dallas' chances of making the playoffs plummeted.

The Seahawks moved on from Quinton Bohanna today. After getting into a single game with the franchise in 2024, the defensive lineman has appeared in five games this year, collecting three tackles in 32 snaps. As Michael-Shawn Dugar points out, the Seahawks now have two open roster spots, an indication that any of , , and/or could be ready to return to the active roster.

When one team has a tie in its record and another team doesn't, all of that other stuff goes out the window. It comes down to the basic comparison of overall records, and particularly each team's winning percentage. Let's say Dallas finishes the year with a 9-7-1 record: nine wins, seven losses, and one tie. That is a better record with a higher winning percentage (.559) than a 9-8 (.529) record. It's also a worse record than 10-7 (58.8), still keeping things simple.

A whopping 57.2 million viewers watched Dallas' 31-28 Thanksgiving Day victory over Kansas City on CBS, per a source with knowledge of the data. The late-afternoon game's average viewership shattered the previous regular-season record set three Thanksgivings ago, when the Cowboys and Giants drew 42 million viewers in 2022 on FOX. The record was not accidental. The NFL made a strategic decision this year to pit its two most-watched teams against each other on its most-watched day of regular-season football.

Tyler Booker's rookie season at right guard has quietly been very solid overall. By his most recent numbers, he's logged 645 offensive snaps with 416 pass-blocking snaps, allowing just 16 total pressures and one sack, along with six penalties. He's currently at just 4.6% in pressure rate allowed, which is fifth-lowest among guards this year, which is very impressive for a first-year interior lineman.

A few weeks ago in Week 12 the Eagles jumped out to an early 14-0 lead over the Cowboys in the first quarter. They extended that lead to 21-0 after a KaVontae Turpin fumble early in the second quarter, but Dallas was able to put seven points on the board before halftime. After that, it was all the Dallas Cowboys.

The Cowboys run defense was one of the worst, if not the worst, in the league prior to the trade that brought Quinnen Williams to Dallas. His addition to their defensive line has been the catalyst that has dramatically improved the run defense for the better. Since Williams' arrival opponents have only rushed for 204 yards, averaging 68 yards per game. While it's definitely encouraging, they haven't faced a RB duo like Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery.

For the last few weeks we have been talking about the idea of trust relative to the Dallas Cowboys. Early on in the season things were very tense in this regard, but as the franchise has won three games in a row they have seemingly earned some of that benefit of the doubt back. This is what we are curious about today: Do you now trust the Cowboys?

Fan voting began on Thanksgiving Day and will continue until December 15th. The new thing they are doing this year is the Pro Bowl games will be held as part of the Super Bowl Week in San Francisco rather than either before or after by itself. Let me first say, I was born in 1996, but growing up I loved the Pro Bowl being after the Super Bowl and it being in Hawaii every single year.

Here are the players currently in the top ten at their positions: Quarterbacks: Dak Prescott (4th) Running Back: Javonte Williams (9th) Fullback: Hunter Luepke (2nd) Wide Receiver: George Pickens (2nd) Tight End: Jake Ferguson (6th) Center: Cooper Beebe (6th) Guard: Tyler Smith (9th), Tyler Booker (10th) Kicker: Brandon Aubrey (2nd) Long Snapper: Trent Sieg (2nd) Return Specialist: KaVontae Turpin (1st) Special Teams Player: C.J. Goodwin (7th)

Originally drafted by the Jets following a breakout junior year at Pitt, Abanikanda failed to find a role in New York. Working behind Breece Hall and Dalvin Cook in his rookie year, Abanikanda got a few looks near the end of the season but seemingly failed to make much of an impression. The next year saw New York draft Braelon Allen a round earlier than Abanikanda had been taken the year prior, and Abanikanda didn't see any game action before eventually getting waived in December.