A Rebirthed Team

The Offense:

The Dallas Cowboys have came into town! This game was heavily looked at as the Vikings were 8-1 coming into the day. The Cowboys coming off a disgusting loss to the Green Bay Packers, were looking flat and not a serious team in the NFC East. However they showed up! Dak Prescott played one of his best games this year, and the return of Ezekiel Elliot helped the offense keep a steady pace. However, if you watched any of the last few games, we can see that Tony Pollard is more than capable of being a true number 1 back for the Cowboys. Rushing for +80 yards in the last 4 games, and two of them being over 100 yards rushing. This last week he almost had 200 all purpose yards, hauling in 109 receiving yards and exactly 80 rushing yards. The offensive line looks amazing and this is all without Tyron Smith who has returned to practice this week. With this flashy offense making a statement Sunday showing they can be a top offense in the league, this only brings more traction for Odell Beckham Jr, to sign with the Dallas Cowboys. Almost Immediately after the big win, he sent out a tweet saying "They went Krazy today." Meaning he is watching and he is ready to join. It is rumored Jerry Jones can strike a deal almost immediately after he visits the cowboys leaving the Giants no opportunity to even offer him a deal. Adding him would make the cowboys one of the scariest offenses and defenses in the NFL. Lastly, Brett "Money" Maher, has gotten no love from me this season however, has shown he's a consistent kicker and when he's needed he will show up, Making multiple 60+ yard field goals just this game!

The Defense:

On the defensive side of the ball, we had 7 sacks and continue to hold the number one spot in the league for most sacks this year. Micah Parsons only 3 sacks behind the numbed 1 spot in the league. I said this week 1 and over and over again this season, he is the Dallas Cowboys playmaker and what makes everything work on this side of the ball. Trevon Diggs also shut down a young scary playmaker in Justin Jefferson holding him to only 2 catches for 19 yards when covered by Diggs. He has shown consistent improvement this year and not allowing big plays. He was close multiple times this game in getting his 4th interception this year. Damone Clarke a young rookie from LSU had a fantastic opportunity and he showed he can be a fast backer for the cowboys, he's still getting his feet wet but he looks like a future cornerstone of this defense. In the same position, Leighton Vander Esch has shown he is worth the money, also playing very consistent and fast. Lastly, the Texas A&M product Donovan Wilson is the teams leading tackler and also has shown why he is starting, he brings the boom when its needed and rarely misses open field tackles. This defense is at its best right now and cowboys fans cant get enough of it. Defense wins championships, lets hope this defense brings it home!

Upcoming:

The cowboys face a division rival on thanksgiving in the New York Giants, coming off a loss to the Detroit Lions, the giants are looking to get back on track and take sole possession of second place, however, the cowboys have the same goal. It's looking like whoever wins this game gets OBJ, the cowboys better show up and have a happy thanksgiving!

Current record: 7-3

Upcoming schedule:

Wk 12 Giants @ Cowboys Thanksgiving Day game

Wk 13 Colts @ Cowboys

Wk 14 Texans @ Cowboys

Wk 15 Cowboys @ Jaguars

Record prediction after these games: 11-3

NFC East standings as of 11/22/22

Philadelphia Eagles 9-1

Dallas Cowboys 7-3

New York Giants 7-3

Washington Commanders 6-5