The Cowboys are officially underdogs this week.
The Dallas Cowboys have had such a poor season that they are now underdogs to the Carolina Panthers in Week 15. Fanduel has Dallas as 1.5-point dogs.
It wasn’t long ago that the Panthers were labeled as the worst team in the league, but lately they have been making strides. The New York Giants and Las Vegas Raiders are now battling for the crown of worst franchise… for now.
It would have been interesting to see what these odds would have been had the Cowboys resisted touching that blocked punt and blowing the game. If Dallas just left that punt alone, they would have gotten the ball already within Brandon Aubrey’s range. Would a win in that game meant totally different odds for this week? We’ll never know.
Another interesting thing to take into account now is that the Bengals’ game effectively ended any playoff hopes for Dallas. Just how much will that loss, and the way they lost it, affect the team going forward? Will effort still be there? Will players be less likely to push through injuries and will assistant coaches start working on their résumés?
Anyway, it all adds up to the Cowboys being underdogs on the road to the Panthers. It’s that kind of season.
