Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images The Cowboys are huge home underdogs against the in-state rival Texans. The Dallas Cowboys season has officially reached comatose stage. Not even the return of Micah Parsons could jolt the squad to life, although he and DeMarvion Overshown did everything they could to keep the team in the game. It wasn’t enough as the Cooper Rush-led offense was anemic and Dallas lost 34-6. The train doesn’t stop in the NFL, so the Cowboys will have to suit up again next week, this time a home date on Monday night with the Houston Texans. The Texans had a 6-3 record entering their game on Sunday night with the Detroit Lions. There are early odds already out on the Cowboys game with the Texans and as you might expect, Dallas are underdogs at home, a place they haven’t won at since the end of the 2023 regular season. FanDuel has the Cowboys as 6.5-point underdogs to the Texans, which at the moment feels too small of a spread. The offense under Cooper Rush was abysmal versus the Eagles, and even though the defense stabilized for a half, they couldn’t contain the deluge in the third quarter. If you had to bet, would anyone take the Cowboys to cover?

Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images There is only one quarter left for the Cowboys against the Eagles. 3rd Quarter The Eagles began the half by receiving the ball and amazingly the Cowboys pitched a three and out for the first time on the day (they did generate a turnover earlier in a drive earlier in the game). ESPN’s Todd Archer noted it was the first time since Week 1 that Dallas did not allow points to be scored on an opponent’s first possession of the second half. It was more of the same for the Cowboys offense as they went three and out themselves. The AT&T Stadium crowd did not seem too pleased. Soon enough the Eagles were back in the endzone. Jalen Hurts steps up and throws a dart to the rookie Johnny Wilson for his first career TD catch! : #PHIvsDAL on CBS/Paramount+ : https://t.co/waVpO909ge pic.twitter.com/2Gn3BdkzMF — NFL (@NFL) November 10, 2024 It will completely shock you to learn that the Cowboys went three and out after this. Such is life in this current moment for the team that we all know and love. Soon enough, I am not copy-pasting I promise you, the Eagles were back in the endzone once more. After having success through a number of people on the ground it was Jalen Hurts who took it in himself for his second rushing touchdown of the day. Jalen Hurts with his 2nd rushing TD of the day! : #PHIvsDAL on CBS/Paramount+ : https://t.co/waVpO909ge pic.twitter.com/g1Xt51UqYx — NFL (@NFL) November 10, 2024 The next Dallas Cowboys drive was significant as it featured Trey Lance, not Cooper Rush, in at quarterback. But wait! It was only for two plays. Seriously. It really did feel like trolling from the Cowboys, but who knows what it was. Hilariously, Cooper Rush fumbled soon after and the Eagles took over as the third quarter ended. Huff gets the strip sack and the @Eagles get the ball back. : #PHIvsDAL on CBS/Paramount+ : https://t.co/waVpO909ge pic.twitter.com/AiV6f41c2n — NFL (@NFL) November 10, 2024 This is the circus. 2nd Quarter The second period began with Cowboys fans jumping out of their seat as Trevon Diggs looked like his vintage self. Number 7 picked off Jalen Hurts in the endzone. It was one of the prettiest interceptions you will ever see. TREVON DIGGS INT (via @NFL) pic.twitter.com/C7I9o1jiBs — Blogging The Boys (@BloggingTheBoys) November 10, 2024 Another three and out ultimately followed for the offense, though. It was tough sledding early on for the Cowboys offense. It kept feeling like at some point the Eagles would pounce, but that time was at least delayed. The Cowboys defense stood tall and Micah Parsons even got involved with his first sack since returning to keep Philadelphia at bay. The Cowboys responded by putting together their best-feeling drive in some time. It was aided by a few penalties which is important context, but Cooper Rush was staying calm and collected in the face of chaos. He even helped pick up a fourth down by way of a quarterback sneak. Despite Rico Dowdle having success on the drive in question the Cowboys handed the ball to Ezekiel Elliott near the goal line and he fumbled. Pain. The ball is fumbled into the end zone! @Eagles recover! : #PHIvsDAL on CBS/Paramount+ : https://t.co/waVpO909ge pic.twitter.com/NUsE5hK67m — NFL (@NFL) November 10, 2024 Needless to say this zapped any feeling that the day could provide something special out of the air. But then Micah Parsons got a chance once more! MICAH!!!!!!!! (via @dallascowboys) pic.twitter.com/KRWLBMDG9O — Blogging The Boys (@BloggingTheBoys) November 10, 2024 This set the Cowboys up with the ball on the Eagles’ 6-yard line. If you are assuming that this would have led to an easy touchdown, well boy do I have news for you. Dallas ultimately had to settle for a field goal and discussion around the sun reared its ugly head once more. CeeDee Lamb appeared to lose a ball in it… this is what he was staring at. CeeDee Lamb literally lost the ball on what could have been a touchdown for the Dallas Cowboys because he was staring into this. Jerry Jones willfully doing things that hurt his football team remains one of the most frustrating things going on with the Cowboys. pic.twitter.com/f4wJumQgMi — RJ Ochoa (@rjochoa) November 10, 2024 Philadelphia got to work quickly and was able to go 84 yards in under a minute and a half. If it is not obvious that was good enough for a touchdown to effectively close out the half. 1st Quarter The Dallas Cowboys won the toss and as they have more often than not this season when they have done so… they took the ball. This disposition has yet to work out for the Cowboys this year and such was the case once more. Dallas went 3 and out and didn’t even burn up 2 minutes of game clock in the process. It seemed like the Eagles were going to move down to score rather easily, but Carl Lawson helped stop a drive that DeMarvion Overshown fully took the life out of. OVERSHOWN SACK (via @dallascowboys) pic.twitter.com/xXYTHPGaEP — Blogging The Boys (@BloggingTheBoys) November 10, 2024 Unfortunately whatever optimism came from this moment was short-lived. On the very first offensive play that Dallas had next, there was a turnover on the snap. The @Eagles defense recovers the fumbled snap! : #PHIvsDAL on CBS/Paramount+ : https://t.co/waVpO909ge pic.twitter.com/6XzL46Sepx — NFL (@NFL) November 10, 2024 Philly only had to travel 17 yards as a result of the turnover and did so successfully over 4 plays. Jalen Hurts capped it off with the Eagles’ signature play at the goal line. KaVontae Turpin’s return right after helped set the Cowboys up with promising field position at their own 40-yard line. Ultimately the endzone remained unconquered territory, but Dallas did get close enough for Brandon Aubrey to boot a 46-yard field goal and put points on the board. The quarter ended with Philadelphia threatening to score on their

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Scott Galvin-Imagn Images Here are our bold predictions for this week’s matchup between the Cowboys and Eagles. The Dallas Cowboys are back in action on Sunday afternoon as they return home to host the division-rival Philadelphia Eagles. Things can’t get much worse for the Cowboys, so we’ll see if they can pull a rabbit out of their hat on Sunday and keep this game competitive. Before the two teams square off, here are three bold predictions for the matchup. Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images 1) Trey Lance scores the second rushing touchdown of his NFL career When the news broke this week about the severity of Dak Prescott’s hamstring injury, the 2024 Cowboys’ competitive window closed. Even with a healthy Prescott, the Cowboys didn’t have a great shot to make the playoffs. Without him, they have no chance. Even in a lost season, in Prescott’s absence the Cowboys will need to find ways to move the ball on offense. At this point in his career, it’s pretty clear Cooper Rush isn’t the type of quarterback that can be the sole reason you win games. Rush needs a solid ground game and a good defense behind him to succeed, two things the Cowboys currently lack. Dallas will need to use some creativity on offense to help offset the drop in talent from Prescott to Rush. One way they could do this is by finding ways to get 24-year-old quarterback Trey Lance involved. Lance didn’t do a lot of things all that well during the preseason, but he did have success running the football. The former third-overall pick is a great athlete and he consistently showed off his impressive ability to get outside the pocket and take off and run if nothing was available to him. This is why you don’t give up on Trey Lance. His ability to be a game changer is CLEARLY THERE. He made these defenders with angles look like they were running in place. pic.twitter.com/mBY1xUEo7o — Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) August 24, 2024 With many calling for the Cowboys to give Lance some playing time, Jerry Jones spoke publicly this week about the Cowboys potentially using him in some specific packages moving forward. The coaches might not like this, but Jerry Jones on Trey Lance to @1053thefan: “Oh there is a window for Trey Lance. There’s packages that we can work on … Let me be clear that’s not just to get Lance some playtime. That’s to bring to the table some offense for us.” — Todd Archer (@toddarcher) November 8, 2024 The Cowboys finally show some creativity on offense this week and it comes in the form of using Trey Lance as a runner. The quarterback breaks a 25+ yard run and goes the distance, scoring the second rushing touchdown of his NFL career. Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images 2) Eagles consistently gash the Cowboys on the ground, recording their second 250-yard rushing day of the season If there is one thing the Eagles do well on offense it’s run the football. Eight games into the season, Philadelphia is top five in rushing yards, rushing touchdowns, and Rush EPA. Saquon Barkley, who the Eagles signed from the rival New York Giants this offseason, has been healthy and playing arguably the best football of his career. The 27-year-old running back leads the league with an average of 116 rushing yards per game and is top 10 among qualified running backs in EPA/Rush and Explosive Rush percentage. Barkley is on pace to shatter his career-highs in rushing yards and rushing touchdowns and has proven to be the X-Factor the Eagles were missing on offense. This week the Eagles go up against a Cowboys’ defense that is one of the worst units against the run in the entire league. According to Rush EPA (0.093), Dallas is the worst run defense in the NFL this season. When facing good competition, the Cowboys have been consistently dominated on the ground. The Ravens, Lions, and 49ers have all had their way with the Cowboys running the football. The Eagles will follow suit and have another dominant day on the ground. Barkley and the Eagles’ running backs are the stars of the game as Philadelphia rushes for over 250 yards in a game for the second time this season. Brett Davis-Imagn Images 3) Jalen Brooks scores his first NFL touchdown With CeeDee Lamb a bit banged up, the Cowboys will need to feature some of their young receivers more prominently in this game. 24-year-old wideout Jalen Brooks will likely see much more playing time if Lamb is only able to play a limited amount of snaps. After high expectations coming into the year, Brooks has had a bit of a slow start to the season. The former seventh-round pick has caught just seven passes for 103 yards and has four games where he has recorded one or no receptions. This week, Brooks will do something he’s never done in his NFL career. With the game slipping away in the second half, Brooks hauls in a 37-yard reception, recording his first NFL touchdown and keeping Dallas within striking distance.

Andrew Dieb-Imagn Images Your Sunday morning Cowboys news. Cowboys LB Micah Parsons to return after 4-game absence-Todd Archer, ESPN The Cowboys will get one of their premier players back in their lineup. Micah Parsons will make his return to the Dallas Cowboys’ defense Sunday against the Philadelphia, sources told ESPN Saturday. Parsons missed the past four games with a high left ankle sprain suffered in the fourth quarter of the Cowboys’ Week 4 win against the New York Giants. He was able to take part in three practices during the week on a limited basis and was officially listed as questionable. Despite the prolonged absence, Parsons still leads the Cowboys in quarterback pressures (21) and is two off the team lead in sacks, currently held by DeMarcus Lawrence with three. Lawrence, with a midfoot sprain, has also missed the past four games. Asked Wednesday whether he would see a full allotment of snaps if active Sunday, Parsons said, “Once I’m playing, I’m playing. That’s just the competitor in me. I was banged up plenty of times and I’m just like once I’m competing, I’m competing. It’s hard to restrain that.” The Cowboys, however, are expected to keep a close eye on his work during the game. Parsons played in 85% of the defensive snaps in the first four games of the season. He was credited with 18 tackles, 1 sack, 1 tackle for loss and 1 pass deflection. Dak Prescott injury update: Cowboys QB likely to undergo season-ending surgery on hamstring – Jordan Dajani, CBS Sports It’s looking very likely that Dak Prescott’s season is done. Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott suffered a partially torn hamstring in the Week 9 loss to the Atlanta Falcons. He was originally expected to miss several weeks, but now reportedly faces to miss the remainder of the 2024 season. Prescott is expected to undergo season-ending surgery on his hamstring, with a final decision coming early next week, CBS Sports NFL insider Jonathan Jones reports. Prescott was not placed on injured reserve Saturday, which led many to wonder if he would miss more than four weeks, or return in fewer than four weeks. Ultimately, it appears likely Prescott will be turning his attention to 2025. Cooper Rush will replace Prescott as the Cowboys’ starting quarterback, although head coach Mike McCarthy told CBS Sports’ Tracy Wolfson that there’s a chance we see former No. 3 overall pick Trey Lance in some packages. This week, NFL Media reported Prescott’s initial diagnosis was a partial avulsion of his hamstring tendon, meaning the hamstring was partially torn off the bone. Cowboys COO Stephen Jones said on 105.3 The Fan, (H/T The Athletic), that Prescott would be placed on injured reserve, but didn’t know if the QB would be sidelined four weeks, six weeks or the entire season. 50% of Cowboys’ cap space, $127 million, won’t see field vs Eagles in Week 10, K.D. Drummond, Cowboys Wire Money (not) well spent. There’ll be a lot of money on the sidelines when the Cowboys play tomorrow. The Dallas Cowboys and Jerry Jones have not come close to capitalizing on their investment in 2024. After spending the entire offseason telling fans that they had to protect the books, the financials are kicking their tails on the way to a lost season. Thanks to a myriad of offseason decisions and untimely injuries, the Cowboys are going to take the field Sunday with barely 50% of their cap space in use against the Philadelphia Eagles. How much? $105.7 million worth; over 41% of 2024’s salary cap of $255.4 million.. When combined with their $21 million in available space, that brings the total to $126.7 million of space that won’t be on the field in Week 10. Led by Dak Prescott’s $40 million and DeMarcus Lawrence’s $20 million cap hits, Dallas has over 20 entries in their ledger of players who will not be able to contribute to the team against the Eagles Cowboys veterans that could be benched as 2024 season falters – Mark Heaney, Inside the Star With the Cowboys season on the rocks, is time running out for Elliott? Last week, Ezekiel Elliott was suspended for a game by the team for “disciplinary” reasons. As it turns out, he had missed three team meetings through the season, and his absence on Fridays before the Falcons game was the “last straw.” I saw quite a few Cowboys fans, including myself, asking the same question: why is he still on the roster? At this point, there shouldn’t be any reason that Elliott gets snaps over them, and if he isn’t being helpful in the locker room as a veteran presence, he doesn’t need to be on the roster. I was a fan of the signing this offseason, but it’s clear that this reunion is just not turning out well. It’s time to move on and start remembering the good times with Zeke. Cowboys Point/Counterpoint: To tank or not to tank, David Howman & Tom Ryle, Blogging the Boys Should the team lose if they ultimately want to win? Tom: Count me in on team tank. Barring a near superhuman performance from Rush, and a lot better play from just about everyone else still healthy enough to take the field, this is as you said a lost cause. I’d even say to just name Trey Lance the starter now. The team needs to see what they have in him, because Prescott just cannot seem to stay healthy. They need to come up with a plan for the future at quarterback, and putting Lance out there to both evaluate and develop would let them know where they stand. The biggest problem with that is getting Mike McCarthy to go along. That is highly questionable unless he has given up on keeping his job. We all know he is gone, but that doesn’t mean he is ready to give up the fight. It would take a direct order from Jerry Jones. That to me is not