The Dallas Cowboys lined up for their traditional Thanksgiving Day game this year against the Kansas City Chiefs like a team on the rise in the National Football League. And that's because they are. After out-battling KC, 31-28, the Cowboys are now 6-5-1 in 2025, and sounding like they're ready to make a push for the postseason.
"We'll play anybody, anywhere," coach Brian Schottenheimer said, according to Todd Archer of ESPN. "You can see that by what we've done the last couple of weeks. The moment's not too big for us."
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Dallas had previously defeated their first-place division rival, the Philadelphia Eagles, on Sunday, only to come back on a few days' rest to outlast Kansas City. It was quite a feat for any team to accomplish against a pair of perennial powerhouses and last year's Super Bowl contestants. When asked if he had ever experienced five days like that in his career, Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott gave his honest assessment.
"I'm not sure if I have, honestly," Prescott said. "On top of where we've put ourselves right before these games and just the place that we're in of having to get these wins against two elite teams. I mean the two teams that played in the Super Bowl last year. Last year's last year, but you're talking about two organizations that obviously know how to win, and we just beat them both in two great games."
Cowboys offense has been impressive
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While they still trail the Eagles in the standings, the Cowboys have emerged as one of the most offensively outstanding teams in the NFL. The addition of George Pickens has been a huge boost to the team, as he has taken double-teams off teammate CeeDee Lamb.
Pickens had 88 yards receiving on Sunday, while Lamb registered seven catches, 112 yards, and one touchdown. Prescott passed for 320 yards and two touchdowns in the victory, as the Dallas offense sometimes looked like it could move the ball at will.
"To me, this is a tough business, man," Schottenheimer said. "And if you don't celebrate these amazing times and these big wins, then why are we working so hard? Why do we sacrifice what we sacrifice - of time with our family and things like that, if you're not going to enjoy it and have fun?"