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Baker Mayfield comes home to Texas to face Cowboys with eye on getting Bucs to playoffs

ARLINGTON, Texas — Leading an NFL team into his home state of Texas isn’t new for Baker Mayfield. “There’s a lot of memories that I have,” said Mayfield, who won the Heisman Trophy at Oklahoma and played high school football in the Austin area. “We have enough sarcastic coaches and sarcastic players to insult people to keep everybody grounded so …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Dak Prescott is seeking another opinion before season-ending surgery on hamstring, AP source says

Associated Press

FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott is seeking another opinion while still hoping to avoid season-ending surgery on his torn hamstring, a person with knowledge of the situation said Saturday. The defending division champion Cowboys are on a three-game losing streak, and Prescott’s injury is putting their three-year playoff run in jeopardy. The Cowboys were struggling on offense …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Frustrating mistakes and Dak Prescott injury, Cowboys look closer to top-10 pick than playoffs

New York Times

ATLANTA — Early in the second quarter, the Dallas Cowboys called a timeout facing fourth-and-1 at the Atlanta 44-yard line. “I felt something I’ve never felt,” Prescott said. It was tough to walk on it at that point.” GO DEEPER Despite another Cowboys loss, Jerry Jones says he's still all in and could upgrade roster His status for next Sunday’s …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Dak Prescott isn’t shying from what shapes up as a prove-it year for the Cowboys

Associated Press

FRISCO, Texas — At the moment, quarterback Dak Prescott and coach Mike McCarthy don’t have contracts beyond this season with the Dallas Cowboys. “If we all look personally into the last year of our deal, it’s going to create a little bit of that,” Prescott said. “But when you look to the left or right and there’s so many people …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

QB Dak Prescott still isn’t focused on contract with Cowboys receiver CeeDee Lamb now signed

Associated Press

FRISCO, Texas — Dak Prescott has his No. The $136 million, four-year contract that ended Lamb’s long holdout also begged the obvious question of whether Prescott was next, with last season’s MVP runner-up entering the final year of his deal. It’s about making myself and this team better, getting us in the best position and the most confident to go …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Cowboys ride 16-game home win streak into playoffs as Packers’ Jordan Love makes postseason debut

Associated Press

ARLINGTON, Texas — Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys couldn’t have asked for things to go any better than they did the last two weeks of the regular season. The NFC East champs will see the playoff debut of Green Bay quarterback Jordan Love, future Hall of Famer Aaron Rodgers’ successor, when the Packers visit in a wild-card game Sunday. …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

Cowboys dominate Commanders to claim NFC East title, will face Packers in playoffs

New York Times

By Jon Machota, Saad Yousuf, Greg Rosenstein and Ben Standig The Athletic has live coverage of Packers vs Cowboys in the NFC wild card matchup. The Dallas Cowboys, as a result of a 38-10 win over the Washington Commanders on Sunday, won the NFC East and earned the conference’s No. Two weeks later, the NFL’s best home team is riding …

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1 year ago

NFL Week 14 takeaways: Bills playoff bound? How far can Joe Flacco take the Browns?

New York Times

Cover 7 | Sunday A daily NFL destination that provides in-depth analysis of football’s biggest stories. GO DEEPER Joe Flacco's renaissance pushes Browns to win over Jaguars Meanwhile, the Baltimore Ravens survived the Los Angeles Rams in overtime to take the lead in the race for the AFC’s top seed, a half-game ahead of the Miami Dolphins, who play the …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Cowboys’ offense miserably fails 49ers’ test: 10 points, 4 turnovers, 0 red zone trips

New York Times

The Athletic has live coverage of Monday Night Football featuring the Cowboys vs Chargers. SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Standing outside the Dallas Cowboys’ locker room at The Star last Thursday, CeeDee Lamb said their Sunday night matchup against the San Francisco 49ers was going to answer “a lot of questions” about the Cowboys’ offense. … We’ve got a lot of …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Cowboys score twice on defense in 38-3 blowout of Patriots, Belichick’s worst loss

Associated Press

ARLINGTON, Texas — Dak Prescott is getting used to sitting back and watching the Dallas defense do its thing. DaRon Bland returned one of his two interceptions for a touchdown, Leighton Vander Esch scooped up a fumble for a score and the Cowboys blew out the New England Patriots 38-3 on Sunday. Mac Jones was responsible for all three turnovers …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Jets and Aaron Rodgers are driving a lot of betting action at sportsbooks

Associated Press

LAS VEGAS — The arrival of Aaron Rodgers and the HBO show “Hard Knocks” made the New York Jets the talk of the NFL preseason, and they are a hot topic among bettors as well. The Jets holding up the Lombardi Trophy doesn’t carry quite the same liability at BetMGM, which moved its Super Bowl odds on New York from …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Jones frustrated as Cowboys fall short in playoffs again

Associated Press

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Two more interceptions from Dak Prescott. Prescott had two turnovers and led only one touchdown drive and the Cowboys fell short of the NFC title game for the 12th straight postseason trip, losing 19-12 to the San Francisco 49ers in the divisional round on Sunday. “Frankly, I wouldn’t say surprised, I would say just real disappointed …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Cowboys’ Dak Prescott, Kellen Moore have defining performances at perfect time

New York Times

As a lifelong hockey enthusiast, I will tell you that there are few things as enjoyable as the NHL playoffs. I could have grabbed 20, but in the interest of time … Qtr: 1 – 6:34 – second-and-10 – TB 22 – D.Prescott pass deep right to D.Schultz for 22 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Qtr: 2 – :34 – second-and-4 – TB …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Jones: Tom Brady didn’t get his storybook ending, and the next chapter is a mystery

New York Times

TAMPA — This is not how Tom Brady drew it up. Monday’s 31-14 throttling at the hands of the Dallas Cowboys in an NFC wild-card playoff game was not what Brady envisioned when he ended his 40-day retirement late last winter for one more stab at glory with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. GO DEEPER Cowboys rout Buccaneers in NFC wild-card …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Elliott has revamped role in 4th playoff trip with Cowboys

Associated Press

FRISCO, Texas — Ezekiel Elliott enters his fourth trip to the playoffs with the Dallas Cowboys in a position unlike any of the previous three. “He’s a huge part of the temperature of that locker room,” said Dak Prescott, who was the 2016 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in a toss-up vote with his teammate. “However we have to …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Dallas Cowboys’ dreadful performance fuels fan base’s doubts entering playoffs

New York Times

This 2022 Cowboys story has yet to be written. GO DEEPER Cowboys end regular season with their worst performance before wild-card matchup vs. Bucs Dallas’ performance Sunday in Washington was dreadful. The Cowboys had a chance to feel confident that they aren’t the same team from Week 1, so when Tampa Bay takes the field a week from tonight, there …

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1 year, 11 months ago

WR Lamb looks like leading man as playoffs loom for Cowboys

Associated Press

In the second half of the season, CeeDee Lamb has looked a lot like the No. Lamb’s fifth 100-yard game in eight weeks in a 27-13 victory over shorthanded Tennessee leaves little question where the playoff-bound Cowboys will turn in the passing game as they try to advance deep in the postseason for the first time in 27 years. “I’ve …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Cowboys poised for playoffs with history of failure hovering

Associated Press

FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys have matched their 6-2 record from a season ago, when they won the NFC East, under more difficult circumstances this year given quarterback Dak Prescott’s thumb injury. A franchise with five Super Bowl titles hasn’t even reached the NFC championship game since the 1995 season and hasn’t made consecutive trips to the playoffs in …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Analysis: NFC East goes from least to beast in 2 years

Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA — The NFC East went from least to beast in less than two years. “There’s no doubt this is one of the great rivalries,” Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said after securing his first win over Dallas. The NFC East hasn’t sent three teams to the playoffs since 2007 when Tony Romo led the Cowboys to a division crown and …

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3 years ago

Cowboys play Washington again with eye toward playoffs

Associated Press

ARLINGTON, Texas — The last time the Dallas Cowboys played in prime time on a Sunday, they had to figure out how to win without Dak Prescott. “I’m not gonna approach anything just saying, ‘Well, I hope we can finish this year with a winning record,’” coach Ron Rivera said. While Ezekiel Elliott, hobbled by a knee injury, and the …

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Baker Mayfield comes home to Texas to face Cowboys with eye on getting Bucs to playoffs

Dak Prescott is seeking another opinion before season-ending surgery on hamstring, AP source says

Frustrating mistakes and Dak Prescott injury, Cowboys look closer to top-10 pick than playoffs

Dak Prescott isn’t shying from what shapes up as a prove-it year for the Cowboys

QB Dak Prescott still isn’t focused on contract with Cowboys receiver CeeDee Lamb now signed

Cowboys ride 16-game home win streak into playoffs as Packers’ Jordan Love makes postseason debut

Cowboys dominate Commanders to claim NFC East title, will face Packers in playoffs

NFL Week 14 takeaways: Bills playoff bound? How far can Joe Flacco take the Browns?

Cowboys’ offense miserably fails 49ers’ test: 10 points, 4 turnovers, 0 red zone trips

Cowboys score twice on defense in 38-3 blowout of Patriots, Belichick’s worst loss

Jets and Aaron Rodgers are driving a lot of betting action at sportsbooks

Jones frustrated as Cowboys fall short in playoffs again

Cowboys’ Dak Prescott, Kellen Moore have defining performances at perfect time

Jones: Tom Brady didn’t get his storybook ending, and the next chapter is a mystery

Elliott has revamped role in 4th playoff trip with Cowboys

Dallas Cowboys’ dreadful performance fuels fan base’s doubts entering playoffs

WR Lamb looks like leading man as playoffs loom for Cowboys

Cowboys poised for playoffs with history of failure hovering

Analysis: NFC East goes from least to beast in 2 years

Cowboys play Washington again with eye toward playoffs