The Dallas Cowboys are looking for their first win of the year, and they’ll try to get on the board in front of their own fans when they kick off their home schedule Sunday against the Giants. They’ve often fared well against this franchise, especially when Dak Prescott suits up, so optimism is a bit […] The Dallas Cowboys are looking for their first win of the year, and they’ll try to get on the board in front of their own fans when they kick off their home schedule Sunday against the Giants. They’ve often fared well against this franchise, especially when Dak Prescott suits up, so optimism is a bit strong right now in Dallas. That’s why it’s perhaps a bit surprising to see the Cowboys favored by just 5.5 points. The Giants were manhandled in Week 1 by a Commanders team that just got manhandled by the Packers, while Dallas lost a close one against the Eagles. Do our writers think it’ll be that tight? Let’s find out. When New York has the ball Take away the big plays The Giants are officially in their Russell Wilson era, though whispers abound that first round-rookie Jaxson Dart could make his debut any day now. Wilson has always loved the deep ball – the Steelers practically built their entire passing game last year out of Wilson throwing moon balls to George Pickens – and he’s at his best when testing defenses vertically. The best thing the Commanders did last week was take that away. Wilson attempted just one pass of 20+ yards, and his average depth of target of 6.7 yards was well below his usual style. The Cowboys got burned on a few deep shots last week, but if they can take away that facet of the game for Wilson, it’ll force the Giants to play a brand of offense they’re not equipped for. When Dallas has the ball Pound the rock The Cowboys ran the ball really well last week, finishing second in rush success rate and seeing lots of production from Javonte Williams. Miles Sanders even looked good before that costly fumble. Their 5.4 yards per carry was fifth-most in Week 1, a strong start considering it came against the Eagles. Well, the Giants were dreadful against the run last week, giving up 6.9 yards per carry. Some of that was inflated by scrambles from Jayden Daniels, but New York still gave up 183 rushing yards on designed runs. The Cowboys want to run the ball, and they should be able to pound the rock early and often in this one. Now onto the predictions from your BTB writers… Tom Ryle (1-0): While there are always worries about a trap game, I have to believe the Cowboys are going to be the much better team. It is troubling that DaRon Bland is likely out, but Russell Wilson isn’t striking fear into anyone. And I expect CeeDee Lamb to be on a mission. Call me foolish, but I’m looking for a big win. Cowboys 36, Giants 16. Matt Holleran (1-0): I think the Cowboys will come out this week and simply be better than the Giants on both sides of the ball. Dallas’ offense puts up plenty of points and their defense forces some turnovers or gives them the lead. Give me the Cowboys, 24-16. Mike Poland (0-1): The Cowboys are 15-1 in their last 16……16 meetings! They are in fact on a 8 game winning streak, and Dallas’ last shutout victory was against the Giants in 2023 when they won 40-0. The Giants are in disarray currently and front runner for one of the top (or even the top) draft picks in 2026. Washington laid out the blue print on how to defeat them and the good news for Dallas, they look as though they now have a running game with Javonte Williams and a physical offensive line. Cowboys win this week 35-17. Brian Martin (1-0): The Cowboys found out the hard way in Week 1 how much a small margin of error can have on the outcome of the game. What likely should’ve been a “W” turned into a “L” because of just a few game altering plays. This week against the Giants should give them a little larger margin of error, but that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t try to play to as close to mistake free as possible. This should be an easy victory, but against a division rival nothings guaranteed. Score prediction: Cowboys 27, Giants 9. Jess Haynie (1-0): Dallas’ offense opens up a can, with the rest of the skill players catching up to Dak Prescott’s level of play from last week. The defense will look strong early and give up some things in garbage time, making a final score that is less lopsided on paper than the game will actually feel. Cowboys 34, Giants 24. David Howman (0-1): Last week’s performance showed me that the Cowboys really have bought in to what Schottenheimer is selling in the locker room. That also means they should come out angry in this one, knowing they missed a golden opportunity last week, and looking to take out their frustrations on a bad Giants team. I think the defense pummels Russell Wilson into submission, giving us a sneak peek at Jaxson Dart a la Daniel Jones’ debut against the Cowboys back in 2019. Javonte Williams gets at least another score, Dak Prescott continues to cook this franchise, and the Cowboys get a big win. If they don’t, then there are very serious problems. Cowboys win 41-6. 0 CommentsSee More: Dallas Cowboys Roster

The Dallas Cowboys are coming off a tough loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 1 of the 2025 NFL season. They have a chance to get in the win column this week when they host the New York Giants, who are coming off a poor showing and a loss against the Washington Commanders. The […] The Dallas Cowboys are coming off a tough loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 1 of the 2025 NFL season. They have a chance to get in the win column this week when they host the New York Giants, who are coming off a poor showing and a loss against the Washington Commanders. The Cowboys offense looked promising under new play-caller and head coach Brian Schottenheimer, and being directed by the return of Dak Prescott. Only some uncharacteristic drops from CeeDee Lamb kept the team from securing an upset. Meanwhile, the Giants are already in a controversy about who the quarterback should be. But this is the NFL, so you can’t take any game lightly, even with the Cowboys recent dominance over the Giants. The Cowboys desperately need the win and will have to be on their game or face an upset. Info for the game. Cowboys vs Giants game info Important links: Cowboys depth chart | Roster Date: Sept 14th, 2025 Game time: 1:00 PM EST Location: Arlington, TX – AT&T Stadium TV channel: FOX Coverage Map: 506 Sports Radio: 105.3 The Fan | SXM Streaming: Fubo Cowboys record: (0-1) Giants record: (0-1) Odds: Dallas -4.5, courtesy of FanDuel Prediction: Cowboys 31 – Giants 17 Enemy blog: Big Blue View Twitter: @BloggingTheBoys Facebook: Please Like us! 0 CommentsSee More: Dallas Cowboys Game Information

For the second straight week, the Dallas Cowboys will be set to take on a NFC East team early in the 2025 season. For the record, the Cowboys are a better football team than the New York Giants. For the first time in a long time, the question does have to be asked though – […] For the second straight week, the Dallas Cowboys will be set to take on a NFC East team early in the 2025 season. For the record, the Cowboys are a better football team than the New York Giants. For the first time in a long time, the question does have to be asked though – how much better of a team they are than the Giants? Sunday at 1 PM ET, we will get a closer look into how the Cowboys stack up against a ‘bottom half of the league’ team after impressing against the defending Super Bowl champions in week one. Today we will take a look at the positional matchup that will have the biggest effect on who wins the game. The Cowboys offensive line versus the Giants defensive line. For a football team that has had very little success over the last few seasons, the Giants sure have built one heck of a defensive line. Dexter Lawrence is the top defensive tackle in all of football for my money, and the trio of Brian Burns, Abdul Carter, and Kayvon Thibodeaux is one of the better edge groups in the NFL. As good as the Giants defensive line is on paper, they had their struggles last week against the Washington Commanders, most of that likely due to the concern of Jayden Daniels’ legs. Although they struggled to generate pressure in week one, they will likely find much better success against the Cowboys offensive line this week. One of the bigger area of concerns for the Cowboys offense after week one was their offensive tackles struggles in pass protection. Both Tyler Guyton and Terence Steele graded out poorly as pass protectors against the Philadelphia Eagles, despite not allowing a sack. Both Guyton and Steele will have their hands full with Burns, Carter, and Thibodeaux, but rookie guard Tyler Booker will likely see a fair-share of Dexter Lawrence as well, which could make things difficult on the Cowboys offense. This game, more so than last week, will give fans a good glimpse into seeing how Brian Schottenheimer handles games in which his offensive line is facing elite talent. Something we did not get to see last week after the Jalen Carter ejection. 0 CommentsSee More: Dallas Cowboys Roster

The Cowboys are preparing for their home opener against the Giants, and have had a few extra days of rest following their competitive loss to the Eagles last Thursday. In a bit of a twist, the Cowboys were the more disciplined team in that one, drawing just four penalties to the Eagles’ nine. Of course, […] The Cowboys are preparing for their home opener against the Giants, and have had a few extra days of rest following their competitive loss to the Eagles last Thursday. In a bit of a twist, the Cowboys were the more disciplined team in that one, drawing just four penalties to the Eagles’ nine. Of course, that wasn’t much of a surprise to those who read our referee report last week. And in this week’s report, we’re looking at veteran zebra Bill Vinovich. The most senior official in football, Vinovich has been calling games for a long time. He started out as a side judge back in 2001 and was promoted to head referee three years later. However, he stepped away after the 2006 season due to a near-fatal heart condition that required emergency surgery at the time. Several years later, he got back into the swing of things, and gradually worked his way back into being a head referee again. Returning to that role for the start of the 2012 season, Vinovich technically isn’t the longest tenured referee these days, but he has been around the officiating game the longest. As such, there’s a ton of data on him as a referee, and Vinovich has earned a reputation as an official who prefers to let teams play with minimal interruption. Since returning as a head referee, Vinovich’s crew has finished in the top half of the league in penalties called just once. There have been six occasions where his crew has been in the bottom three of the league in penalties called, and has finished dead last three different times, most recently in 2022. Only one crew threw fewer flags than Vinovich’s in Week 1. In short: don’t expect to see many flags thrown Sunday. Well, unless Dexter Lawrence decides to spit on a Cowboys player, or something like that. Vinovich’s hands-off, let-them-play approach has historically benefitted the home team. Since coming back to the field, home teams are 109-103 when Vinovich is present. However, that record has gotten a lot closer in recent years. As homefield advantage has generally declined since 2017, home teams are just 63-73 in Vinovich-called games. There’s a theory that officials like Vinovich bode well for the more physical team, rather than the home team, simply because it’s easier for that team to dominate and overpower their opponent when they don’t have to worry about being constantly penalized. That would seem to bode well for the Cowboys, as Brian Schottenheimer has emphasized physicality and trench warfare since taking over as head coach. All in all, Vinovich has called 21 Cowboys games. They are 12-9 in those games, with a 6-3 record at home. Ironically, the winner of those home games has been the more penalized team in all but one contest: 10 years ago, opening up the season at home against the New York Football Giants. As for Big Blue, Vinovich has called 11 Giants games over the course of his lengthy career. New York is 7-4 in those games, but 2-2 as the visiting team. This will be the first game (and possibly last) of the Brian Daboll era that is played on the road with Vinovich on the call. Vinovich is a bit of a throwback official, preferring to let teams just beat each other without having the game hinge on his calls. As a result, it’s harder to expect what the outcome will be. It would be fair to say that the more physical team wins more often than not when Vinovich is around, and that should help the Cowboys. Emphasis on the word “should.” 0 CommentsSee More: Dallas Cowboys Roster

The Dallas Cowboys have a long-term deal in place with offensive lineman Tyler Smith. It is massive. The deal is reportedly worth $24M per year, in terms of the extension, for Smith. All told it is a 4-year extension worth $96M with $81.2M guaranteed. Todd France and Athletes First are the same team who the […] The Dallas Cowboys have a long-term deal in place with offensive lineman Tyler Smith. It is massive. The deal is reportedly worth $24M per year, in terms of the extension, for Smith. All told it is a 4-year extension worth $96M with $81.2M guaranteed. Todd France and Athletes First are the same team who the Cowboys went against in the Dak Prescott negotiations. That deal, the most recent one at least, went down the final minute of the eleventh hour. Unlike with Prescott, unlike with a lot of players recently, the Cowboys are taking take of Tyler Smith early. Smith, the team’s 2022 first-round pick, is only one game into his fourth season with the franchise. He became eligible for an extension at the beginning of the offseason and the Cowboys appeared motivated to get a deal done with him throughout it, and particularly so once they traded away Micah Parsons. Nobody wants to make everything about Parsons, but the reality is that everything the Cowboys do for a while will be tied to that trade contextually. Since sending Parsons to the Green Bay Packers the Cowboys have negotiated long-term deals with DaRon Bland, Hunter Luepke and now Tyler Smith. They have also expressed interest in bringing in a player like Jadeveon Clowney. We have said this before, but things do feel a bit different. As it all relates to Tyler Smith, this is a no-brainer decision. He has been one of the very best guards in the NFL since first stepping into it, even though he played so much left tackle his rookie year, and now he is with the Cowboys for the foreseeable future. 0 CommentsSee More: Dallas Cowboys Roster

Every week here at Blogging the Boys, we’ll spotlight the biggest college matchups and the players who could soon wear the Star. If you want to get a jump on who might help America’s Team in the years to come, this is your weekly college football guide. GAME OF THE WEEK There’s college football, and then […] Every week here at Blogging the Boys, we’ll spotlight the biggest college matchups and the players who could soon wear the Star. If you want to get a jump on who might help America’s Team in the years to come, this is your weekly college football guide. GAME OF THE WEEK There’s college football, and then there’s college football at night in Baton Rouge. The lights, the band, and the air that tastes like jambalaya and danger. This Week 3 matchup drops the Florida Gators into LSU’s Death Valley, where visiting dreams go to die. Both sides have game-breakers, wide receivers who can teleport after the catch, backs who cut once and vanish. One slip, six points. This isn’t just plays, it’s posture. Florida wants to plant a flag on the road and say, “give us attention.” LSU on the other hand wants to slam the door and say, “not this time.” Scripted openers matter, but so do mid-game answers when things get tough for either team. Game Overview Matchup: Florida vs. LSU (3) September 13th, at Tiger Stadium. Kickoff Time: 7:30 p.m. (EST) LSU favored by 7 points Off to a strong start and opening SEC play at home, LSU has the night kickoff game which will set the stage for great prime-time atmosphere. Player Watch Florida: Jake Slaughter, OC Jake Slaughter is the kind of center who stabilizes an offensive line, he’s the steady voice in a room full of noise. He brings intelligence, technique, and consistency. If he continues polishing his lower-body strength and refining his nuanced technique (especially hand work and anchor), he projects as a Day 1 starter in pro systems that value communication and positional discipline. There’s a chance he could be the first center off the board next year. Tyreak Sapp, DE Sapp plays like a lever, he pries open edges with power and then snaps through with a compact burst. He’s not a pure speed merchant, his calling card is sturdy, assignment-sound edge defense with enough pop and counters to finish. Keep the pad level cleaner and the counter move on a shorter trigger, and you’re looking at a dependable three-down end who can moonlight inside on money downs and grind out production without needing schematic gimmicks. Caleb Banks, DT Banks is a space-eater with pass-rush teeth, think pocket-denter first, block-shedding run plug second. If he strings together lower pad level with earlier, firmer hand fits, he projects as a scheme-flex interior lineman who can live on early downs and stay on the field for money downs to collapse launch points. Eugene Wilson III, WR Wilson is Florida’s ignition switch, run him to the perimeter and the offense hums. He wins by getting open instantly and staying slippery after the catch, and the Gators are leaning into that with a heavy quick-game to let him do damage in space. If the staff sprinkles in more intermediate shots to keep safeties honest, his volume-plus-YAC profile plays like a down-to-down stress test for defenses rather than just a gadget spark. LSU: Garrett Nussmeier, QB We covered Nussmeier in Week 1. Since then, he’s put up 237 yards and one touchdown against Louisiana Tech, and also 230 yards with one touchdown against Clemson. So far this year, Nussmeier has done well to keep the offense on-schedule, played low-mistake football, and willing to ignore playing hero-ball for field position. If the intermediate/deep explosive plays return while keeping the turnover profile this tame, his box score will catch up to the wins. Harold Perkins, LB Perkins plays well when he’s on form to collapse pockets. He tilts down with burst and menace, and when LSU lets him hunt rather than hover, game tempo bends his way. Keep the run-fit discipline steady, you’re looking at a weekly problem offenses must solve before they solve anything else. Nic Anderson, WR Anderson profiles as LSU’s go-long receiver, a speed threat who can widen safeties and cash in if the secondary can’t keep up. If the Tigers push his route tree back to more posts, seams, and fades, his impact should scale quickly from chain-mover to coverage-dictator. Texas A&M (16) vs Notre Dame (8) Week 3 drops a blueblood crossover with serious pageantry as No. 16 Texas A&M rolls into South Bend to meet No. 8 Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish snagged the first act last year, the rematch flips to South Bend with the stakes ratcheted up. Marcel Reed’s dynamism has juiced A&M’s offensive explosiveness early. Across the sideline, CJ Carr settles into the biggest home stage of his young career. Game Overview Matchup: Texas A&M (16) vs. Notre Dame (8) September 13th, at South Bend Kickoff Time: 7:30 p.m. (EST) Notre Dame favored by 6.5 points Irish favored by just under a touchdown, total hovering around 49–50. The oddsmaker’s way of saying this will be a good one. Player Watch Texas A&M: Taurean York, LB York sets the defense’s rhythm and bites when it’s time. The floor is high, the missed-tackle rate low, and the trust from coaches is obvious. Clean up the shed-through-contact and he profiles as a three-down starter who keeps a unit on schedule and steals drives with timely pressures. Ar’maj Reed-Adams, OG Reed-Adams is a tone-setter on the line, he tilts the line with leverage and torque, then finishes with nasty energy. Keep the hands earlier and lower, and you’ve got a plug-and-play interior starter who can power zone and gap schemes alike while bringing captain-level reliability to a huddle. Kevin Concepcion, WR What an addition Concepcion has been to the roster this year. Through two games he’s at nine catches, 145 yards, three receiving touchdowns, plus four

Jerry Jones acknowledges risk of Micah Parsons trade but had no regrets – Todd Archer, ESPN Jerry is doubling down on the shocking decision to part ways with Micah Parsons. FRISCO, Texas — As Micah Parsons spoke following the Green Bay Packers‘ win against the Washington Commanders Thursday, the fans had a message for Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones. […] Jerry is doubling down on the shocking decision to part ways with Micah Parsons. FRISCO, Texas — As Micah Parsons spoke following the Green Bay Packers’ win against the Washington Commanders Thursday, the fans had a message for Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones. “Thank you, Jerry. Thank you, Jerry,” they chanted. Speaking Friday at The Star, Jones acknowledged the risk involved in trading away the Pro Bowl pass rusher but expressed no regret. “If anybody doesn’t think that this is rolling the dice, I don’t know what rolling the dice looks like,” Jones said. “You make decisions like this and the consequences usually when they have this type of critique or this type of impact, you’re not out here playing pinochle. You really aren’t if you’re taking risk. And we all are there, and if it weren’t risk then you wouldn’t have so many people probably disagreeing with my decision.” When Jones acquired Charles Haley from the San Francisco 49ers in 1992, he said the Cowboys couldn’t spell Super Bowl without Haley. Does he worry he’s done the same for the Packers in sending them Parsons? ”I worried when we did Herschel Walker to Minnesota. Of course,” Jones said. “A great player, I’ve had some real success with great players. Deion Sanders and I would put Charles Haley in there too, OK. But we also know there was a lot of other supporting cast around Deion and a lot of supporting cast around Charles Haley, too. I weighed that [in the Parsons’ trade]. I did that for months around here, weighing that very good.” The Cowboys acquired the Packers’ two first-round picks in 2026 and 2027 as well as defensive tackle Kenny Clark for Parsons. “Remember you cannot have it all. You just cannot have it all,” Jones said. “There’s not room to have it all. And so looking at how this best suits us over these next three or four years, and this year as well, that’s where Kenny Clark is such a big deal. I wouldn’t talk to anybody that didn’t have a serious football player ready to go for us.” Brian Schottenheimer says DaRon Bland is out for Week 2, likely won’t be on IR – Tommy Yarrish, DallasCowboys.com The injury to DaRon Bland appears to be short-term. FRISCO, Texas – On Friday, Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer confirmed the team will be without CB DaRon Bland (foot) on Sunday against the New York Giants. “I’m not going to put a timetable on it, I think he’ll get back as soon as he can, but we will be without him this week.” Schottenheimer said. Bland injured his foot earlier in the week during practice and first popped up on the injury report Wednesday. This injury is on his right foot, not his left foot that he fractured in training camp last season which caused him to be sidelined until Week 12. The good news for Dallas is at this point in time, the team doesn’t think Bland’s injury is serious enough to place him on injured reserve, where he’d have to miss four games. “We don’t think that that’s what it’s going to require,” Schottenheimer said. “I’d say no decision is ever final, but we don’t think it’s going to be something that significant.” So, what will the Cowboys do without Bland on the field? “We’ve got some different packages that we’re going to use,” Schottenheimer said. “We’ll use the safety down there some, we can play a little more base defense, but also you’re going to see Reddy Stewart play a lot of football.” Stewart is a second year corner out of Troy who spent last season with Matt Eberflus and the Bears before playing for the Vikings practice squad in the 2025 preseason. His familiarity and ball-hawking ability, highlighted by 12 interceptions in college at Troy, is what gives Schottenheimer and his staff trust in the young slot corner they acquired just over two weeks ago. Dallas Cowboys in holding pattern with free agent pass rusher Jadeveon Clowney – Calvin Watkins, Dallas Morning News The Cowboys continue to monitor Jadeveon Clowney after his recent visit. FRISCO – The Cowboys are still in a holding pattern with free agent pass rusher Jadeveon Clowney. “We are just communicating,” Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones said Friday. “He would improve our pass rush.” Clowney, 32, visited The Star on Wednesday and while the Cowboys have a roster spot available, nothing has occurred regarding a contract as the team prepares for a Week 2 contest against the Giants on Sunday. “Yeah, good visit,” coach Brian Schottenheimer said. “Talked to him again yesterday, and this is one of those deals where it’s a business decision. There’s two sides that have to come together. I think that it was a great visit, and we’ll kind of see how it plays out. But it was great seeing him and hearing about what he’s doing when I talked to him yesterday.” Mazi Smith likely inactive again in Week 2 with Cowboys coaches needing more ‘consistency’ – Calvin Watkins, Dallas Morning News The former first-round pick remains in the doghouse. FRISCO — The last time defensive tackle Mazi Smith missed a game was the 2020 season when he was a sophomore at Michigan. Smith has played in every college and NFL game since then. Until now. Smith, a 2023 first-round pick, was inactive last week for the first time in his pro career and isn’t expected to be active for Sunday’s home opener against the Giants. “I’m just trying to do what’s best for the team and listen to my coaches and do

The Dallas Cowboys didn’t look so hot defensively in the first half against the Philadelphia Eagles, but they completely turned things around in the second half by giving up just three points. However, despite the pretty good overall success as a defensive unit, second-year linebacker Marist Liufau wasn’t that involved in the game plan. To […] The Dallas Cowboys didn’t look so hot defensively in the first half against the Philadelphia Eagles, but they completely turned things around in the second half by giving up just three points. However, despite the pretty good overall success as a defensive unit, second-year linebacker Marist Liufau wasn’t that involved in the game plan. To lay it all out there, Liufau played just six snaps for the Cowboys. It was very surprising that this was the case considering the potential he showed as a rookie in 2024 and his performance in training camp and the preseason. As the Cowboys get set to take on the New York Giants, it appears that Liufau could potentially see more playing time in the Cowboys’ home opener. Cowboys defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus spoke on Liufau getting more snaps. Everything is a competition, and it’s all about how you practice. Damone [Clark] did a really good job at camp, and so did Marist. Marist has practiced his tail off last week and this week and he’s earned his right for those reps. Jack Sanborn, Kenneth Murray, and Damone Clark combined for 150 snaps versus the Eagles. Respectfully, it wasn’t a pretty sight when it came to reading and dissecting plays. They always looked a half step behind. Although Saquon Barkley was neutralized to just 60 rushing yards, quarterback Jalen Hurts killed Dallas with timely runs as he extended plays and moved the chains. Liufau is a downhill type of player who can fill the gaps against the run and even rush the passer from the second level. He might have been useful for the Cowboys in Week 1 in helping to limit some of Hurts’ effectiveness on the ground. In Week 2, the Cowboys will face quarterback Russell Wilson. Granted, he can’t move like he used to, but he can still make some plays with his feet. The aforementioned Hurts can be extremely effective with his legs and so can Jayden Daniels of the Washington Commanders, and Dallas plays all of these guys twice a year. Also, the Cowboys play quarterbacks such as Patrick Mahomes and Justin Herbert this season who can make plays on the ground. That’s quite a menu of mobile quarterbacks that Dallas will face. The Cowboys need to see if Liufau can help stop mobile quarterbacks coming up on the schedule. Hopefully, this ramping up of Liufau’s opportunities will lead to the second-year jump for him that many have anticipated. 0 CommentsSee More: Dallas Cowboys Roster