The Dallas Cowboys will begin the 2025 NFL season against the Philadelphia Eagles on the road on Thursday night. There are going to be many questions about the Cowboys as the 2025 NFL season approaches.
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Aug 22, 2025; Arlington, Texas, USA; Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) before the game against the Atlanta Falcons at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images
Dallas might have one of the worst defenses in the NFL after trading away Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers. It will be interesting to see how the Cowboys will perform as a team on Thursday night against the Eagles on the road. There is a chance that this game is a potential personnel mismatch between the two franchises.
NFL Insider Questions About How Far the Dallas Cowboys Have Fallen in the NFC
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Aug 16, 2025; Arlington, Texas, USA; Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) warms up before the game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Baltimore Ravens at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
Mike Sando of the Athletic talked to many different executives across the league about each NFC team as the 2025 season approaches. Well, the Cowboys are ranked 13th in the NFC. Only the New York Giants, the New Orleans Saints, and the Carolina Panthers are ranked behind Dallas. Sando questions the Cowboys and said,
“The Cowboys are 36-15 (.706) over their last three seasons in which Dak Prescott started more than half the games. Have they really fallen this far after trading Parsons, replacing Mike McCarthy with Brian Schottenheimer and welcoming back Prescott from injury?
“Recency bias could be playing into it,” one of the execs said.
Dallas’ stated intention to run the ball might be easier if the Cowboys’ running backs were better.
“Javonte Williams did not look the same after his injury, so it will be up to that rookie (Jaydon Blue) to give them any juice at all,” another voter said. “Otherwise, they have to air it out. They still have playmakers on defense in (DaRon) Bland and (Trevon) Diggs, and once they get (DeMarvion) Overshown back, that will be huge. We might be overreacting putting them so low.””
Dallas has a chance to be in last place in the NFC East this season and also be one of the worst teams in the NFL as well. The Cowboys are in for a long year potentially. Owner Jerry Jones has made a lot of headlines this offseason. It is not a surprise that Dallas is one of the worst teams in the NFC after the Parsons trade also.
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