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Reeling Cowboys visit Dan Quinn's overachieving Commanders in a franchise role reversal

Nov. 21, 2024 14:23 PM EST

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — When Dan Quinn left the Dallas Cowboys after three years as their defensive coordinator to coach the Washington Commanders, it looked as if he was leaving a perennial playoff contender for a rebuilding project. Instead, Quinn's Commanders are in the thick of the...

Cowboys and Commanders ride losing streaks into the NFC East rivals' 1st meeting this season

Nov. 21, 2024 12:16 PM EST

Dallas (3-7) at Washington (7-4) Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, Fox BetMGM NFL Odds: Commanders by 10 1/2 Against the spread: Cowboys 2-8; Commanders 7-4 Series record: Dallas leads 78-48-2. Last meeting: The Cowboys clinched the NFC...

Home is where the heartache is for the Cowboys, but the road might not bring much relief

Nov. 19, 2024 14:54 PM EST

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dak Prescott isn't coming back this season, and the Dallas Cowboys finished their latest home loss without three of their five starting offensive linemen or their top tight end. Talk of a fourth consecutive trip to the playoffs is long gone. ...

Cowboys fall at home again after piece of roof comes down before loss to Texans

Nov. 19, 2024 01:02 AM EST

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Things were literally falling from the sky even before the Dallas Cowboys lost yet another home game. The roof at AT&T Stadium can be fixed. As for the problems plaguing the Cowboys this season, especially in their home building, maybe not after a 34-10...

Cooper Rush subbing for injured Cowboys QB Dak Prescott isn't new, but bouncing back from a loss is

Nov. 17, 2024 12:19 PM EST

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Cooper Rush's eighth career start filling in for Dak Prescott as quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys will be his first trying to bounce back immediately from a poor performance in a loss. Rush won his first four starts in 2022 as the backup to the franchise QB...

Both Texans and Cowboys need skid-stopping win in their matchup. That's where the similarities end

Nov. 14, 2024 21:54 PM EST

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The NFL's two Texas teams have just one victory between them over the past month. That's not to say they're in similar situations heading into the seventh meeting of a series that started with Houston celebrating its inaugural game with a victory over Dallas...

Dak Prescott's injury leaves difficult assessments for owner Jerry Jones and the Cowboys

Nov. 11, 2024 17:32 PM EST

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — While the Dallas Cowboys wait for word on possible season-ending surgery for Dak Prescott's torn hamstring, they don't have a healthy quarterback or head coach under contract beyond this season. The pursuit of a fourth consecutive playoff trip isn't dead yet,...

CeeDee Lamb throws shade after losing the ball in the sun as Jerry Jones bristles over curtains

Nov. 11, 2024 10:19 AM EST

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — CeeDee Lamb was unhappy about losing a ball in the sun on an incompletion that helped keep Dallas from scoring a go-ahead touchdown in the first half of a 34-6 loss to Philadelphia on Sunday. Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones was perturbed that...

An unraveling season isn't getting any better for the Cowboys, with more injury issues to boot

Nov. 04, 2024 17:56 PM EST

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Mike McCarthy slammed a tablet. That was after the Dallas Cowboys coach already had reacted angrily to his failed fourth-down play call. Dak Prescott grimaced badly on a throw when something the quarterback said he'd never felt before ended up being a hamstring...

Cowboys QB Dak Prescott out at least 1 game as team evaluates hamstring injury

Nov. 04, 2024 17:12 PM EST

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott will miss at least one game with a hamstring injury that the team said Monday is still being evaluated. Coach Mike McCarthy ruled out Prescott for Sunday's game at home against Philadelphia. Prescott was injured in the...