The old question of “What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object?” could not be better to describe the Dallas Cowboys week eight matchup versus the Denver Broncos. Through seven weeks, the Cowboys offense ranks second in EPA/play, ninth in success rate, third in dropback EPA, and fifth in rush EPA. In the […] The old question of “What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object?” could not be better to describe the Dallas Cowboys week eight matchup versus the Denver Broncos. Through seven weeks, the Cowboys offense ranks second in EPA/play, ninth in success rate, third in dropback EPA, and fifth in rush EPA. In the same time frame, the Broncos defense ranks fourth in EPA/play, first in success rate, third in dropback EPA, and 17th in rush EPA. What that tells us is this is going to be a battle for both parties. The Cowboys have had struggles with the Denver Broncos for the last few decades. It has been 30 years since the Cowboys beat the Denver Broncos and 33 years since the Cowboys have beat the Broncos in Denver. But it’s fair to say this Cowboys offense of 2025 is unlike any offense that has taken the field against the Broncos in quite some time. While the wide receiver/tight end and cornerback matchup will get a lot of the attention with Patrick Surtain II, Riley Moss, and Ja’Quan McMillian lining up against CeeDee Lamb, George Pickens, and Jake Ferguson, the matchup in the trenches will likely be the deciding factor in the game. The Cowboys offensive line will have its hands full on Sunday with the Broncos defensive front. Denver is ranked as one of the best defensive lines in football in terms of pressure rates, sacks, and pass-rush win rates, which could give the Cowboys some problems with Tyler Guyton, Tyler Smith, Tyler Booker, and Cooper Beebe (who is eyeing a return from IR) on the injury report this week. Excluding Thursday Night Football, Broncos’ edge rusher Nik Bonitto currently has the third-best pass rush win rate in the NFL and has single-handedly destroyed games for opposing offenses so far this season. Along with Bonitto, Zach Allen, John-Franklin Meyers, and Jonathan Cooper are all forces in the trenches and do a very nice job of creating pressure and stuffing the run up front. Dak Prescott has been phenomenal this season. In his first seven games, Prescott ranks first in adjusted EPA and it has shown in almost every game the Cowboys have played so far this season. Along with Prescott playing at an MVP-level, Javonte Williams is heading back home to face his former team, after starting off the season posting incredible numbers. The game will likely come down to how those two players take advantage of their opportunities. If Prescott and Williams are able to keep up with the pace they are currently on to start the season, the Cowboys should have no issues winning in Denver for the first time in over thirty years. But if it’s an off day for the Cowboys signal caller and RB1, it could turn into a tough game given the different ways the Broncos can beat you with their defense. If the Cowboys pull off another win scoring north of 30 points, it will prove that 1) Dak Prescott is truly one of the top three MVP candidates in the National Football League and 2) This team has a chance to make a run. See More: Dallas Cowboys Roster

The Dallas Cowboys travel to play the AFC West-leading Denver Broncos for Week 8. The Cowboys have been alternating between good and bad performances, mostly based on well their defense is playing at any given minute. With a record of 3-3-1, Dallas hopes to get into winning territory for their overall record for the first […] The Dallas Cowboys travel to play the AFC West-leading Denver Broncos for Week 8. The Cowboys have been alternating between good and bad performances, mostly based on well their defense is playing at any given minute. With a record of 3-3-1, Dallas hopes to get into winning territory for their overall record for the first time in 2025. The Cowboys offense has been the primary driver of the team’s success, but this week they face a very stout Broncos defense with lockdown corner Patrick Surtain. Denver also do a fantastic job of rushing the passer, so Dak Prescott and his offensive line will be in for a a battle all day long. The Cowboys defense is the real mystery element in all of this. If they play like they did last week versus the Washington Commanders, things could go their way. If they play like most of the rest of 2025, Dallas will have to win in a shootout. Here is info for the game. Cowboys vs Broncos game info Important links: Cowboys depth chart | Roster Date: Oct 26, 2025 Game time: 4:25 PM EST Location: Denver, CO – Empower Stadium TV channel: CBS Coverage Map: 506 Sports Radio: 105.3 The Fan | SXM Streaming: Fubo Cowboys record: (3-3-1) Broncos record: (5-2) Odds: Dallas +3.5, courtesy of FanDuel Prediction: Cowboys 31- Broncos 20 Enemy blog: Mile High Report Twitter: @BloggingTheBoys Facebook: Please Like us! See More: Dallas Cowboys Game Information

For at least one week, the Cowboys looked to have figured things out defensively. Matt Eberflus got a bit of a break in facing a Commanders offense that was without its top two receivers, but there was still plenty to feel good about in last week’s win. The Broncos, on the other hand, present a […] For at least one week, the Cowboys looked to have figured things out defensively. Matt Eberflus got a bit of a break in facing a Commanders offense that was without its top two receivers, but there was still plenty to feel good about in last week’s win. The Broncos, on the other hand, present a different type of challenge. Sean Payton is the head coach and the play-caller, as he’s always been. The longtime head coach has a very well-established way of doing things, especially in how he calls his offense. It’s a big reason why he was never going to pair well with Russell Wilson when the two joined forces back in 2023, and a big reason why Payton pounded the table for Bo Nix in last year’s draft. Payton is a strict adherent to the West Coast offense, largely owing to the fact that his first NFL job came as the quarterbacks coach for then-Eagles offensive coordinator Jon Gruden. Payton would later grow his profile, and develop his signature gruff personality, under Bill Parcells, first with the Giants and then the Cowboys. The scheme, though, is all Gruden. It’s a very traditional West Coast offense, built on zone running and short, quick passes designed to make defenses cheat up. Payton caught lightning in a bottle with Drew Brees, and the chemistry between the two helped turn around the Saints franchise. The key to those offenses was knowing the exact right time to call the deep shot, and Brees was surgical on both the underneath stuff and the big plays. In Nix, the longtime college quarterback who finished his studies at Oregon, Payton seemed to think he was finding the next Brees. Nix was a rhythm passer who excelled at the quick game and whose unusually long playing career in college gave him a leg up as far as being able to read defenses quickly. He also offers above-average athleticism, a necessity in today’s NFL. Last year, Nix seemed to pick up Payton’s offense fast. Were it not for Jayden Daniels, Nix very well may have taken home the league’s highest rookie honors after helping lead Denver to the playoffs. Coming into this year, many anticipated Payton and Nix to reach the next level. That hasn’t quite been the case. The Broncos currently rank 14th in EPA/play and 19th in offensive DVOA. The run game has been their saving grace, too: Denver is 19th in EPA/dropback and 21st in pass DVOA while ranking 12th in EPA/rush and 15th in run DVOA. Nix, in particular, has taken a step back. He’s completing just 62.5% of his passes with a -3.0 completion percentage over expected (CPOE); that’s 28th in the league, just narrowly ahead of rookies Jaxson Dart and Cam Ward. Nix is also 20th in EPA/play, behind Dart and several backups in Mac Jones and Carson Wentz. There are a few reasons for this, but much of it has to do with Payton. Once renowned as one of the game’s most creative offensive minds, Payton now appears to be playing catch up. Many of the criticisms that Mike McCarthy fielded during his tenure in Dallas are much more true of Payton than they ever were for McCarthy. Namely, Payton is extremely predictable with his formations. He’s running 11 personnel on nearly 70% of his plays and Nix is lining up in the shotgun on just over 60% of plays. The worst part is that Payton refuses to help his quarterback with pre-snap motion: Denver has a player in motion at the snap just 26% of the time, and they use any sort of pre-snap movement just 48% of the time. The former is dead last in the league, while the latter is third from the bottom, only ahead of the Giants and Titans, who are starting rookie quarterbacks. The crazy part is that Nix’s skill players are doing their part. The Broncos pass-catchers are averaging 3.7 yards of separation at the catch, tied for second in the league, while the run game is second in the league in rushing yards over expected (RYOE). Usually those two factors would lead to an explosive offense, but the Broncos are firmly in the middle of the pack, if not lower. Nix is dealing with a sophomore slump and Payton seems uninterested in modifying his scheme to help out his struggling quarterback. Perhaps the only fix is facing the Cowboys defense, as it has been for several other teams this year. That said, Eberflus and his unit have a little swagger right now, and they may be looking to prove they’re no longer a get-right week for struggling offenses. See More: Dallas Cowboys Roster

The Dallas Cowboys have placed cornerback Trevon Diggs on injured reserve. The mothership’s Nick Eatman was the first to report the news on Saturday afternoon. Matters surrounding Diggs have been interesting to say the least for the last week and a half. Late last week Diggs reportedly showed up to the team’s facility after having […] The Dallas Cowboys have placed cornerback Trevon Diggs on injured reserve. The mothership’s Nick Eatman was the first to report the news on Saturday afternoon. Matters surrounding Diggs have been interesting to say the least for the last week and a half. Late last week Diggs reportedly showed up to the team’s facility after having suffered a concussion at home, and ever since then all points of leadership have been rather quiet and vague when talking about him in their public appearances. As he has been placed on injured reserve, Trevon must now miss at least four games for the Cowboys. Again, the likes of Jerry Jones, Stephen Jones, and Brian Schottenheimer have been reluctant to offer any details here so it is hard to know what to expect from Diggs when he is eligible to return. It should be noted that he is now on injured reserve through the trade deadline. Diggs has been the subject of some consternation for some time now. Back in the offseason the Cowboys fined him for not meeting minimum workout time with the club and then during the team’s opening press conference at training camp Jerry Jones openly doubted whether giving Trevon an extension a few years ago was the right move. Again, this whole thing has been rather strange. All the best to Trevon on injured reserve. See More: Dallas Cowboys Injuries

The Dallas Cowboys have been rolling offensively in 2025. A huge reason for that, and it’s no surprise to anyone, is the play of quarterback Dak Prescott who is second in the NFL with 1,881 passing yards. Last week, he got his No. 1 option back in All-Pro wide receiver CeeDee Lamb who posted 110 […] The Dallas Cowboys have been rolling offensively in 2025. A huge reason for that, and it’s no surprise to anyone, is the play of quarterback Dak Prescott who is second in the NFL with 1,881 passing yards. Last week, he got his No. 1 option back in All-Pro wide receiver CeeDee Lamb who posted 110 yards on five receptions and a touchdown. When the Cowboys travel to play the Denver Broncos this Sunday, Lamb will have a big challenge on his hands. He’ll be going up against the reigning Defensive Player of the Year in All-Pro cornerback Patrick Surtain. So far this season, Surtain has two games in which he didn’t allow a reception. However, never one to backdown from competition, Lamb feels he and company are ready for the matchup. We’re absolutely ready for the challenge. I don’t know if he’s going to follow (one of us), but if he does, it’s going to be a battle. We know what he brings on the other side of the field and he knows what we bring. So it’s going to be a big-on-big battle whoever he does follow. It’s going to be fun. Looking forward to it. When Lamb says us, there’s one guy in particular that he’s referring to, and that’s George Pickens. So far this season, Pickens has been everything the Cowboys could have imagined he’d be when they traded for him back in May. Currently, he’s fourth in the NFL with 607 receiving yards and tied for second in receiving touchdowns with six. Surtain plays mostly on the outside much like Pickens does as a pass catcher. So, there will certainly be some opportunities for them to compete one-on-one, and Pickens had some success against him last season when he was with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Pickens is also ready for this test against Surtain. Definitely. High competition. I definitely know and believe that we got the guys to compete. The Broncos have one of the top defenses in the league against the pass as they rank fifth in yards allowed per game. That’s aided by being the top team in sacks with 34 due to guys like Nik Bonnito who is second in the league with eight on the year, and Jonathon Cooper with six which is third in that category. However, if the Cowboys offensive line can hold up, Lamb and Pickens are more than capable of giving Surtain problems when the matchup is across from him. Lamb can run every route in the route tree and is dangerous in the open field with the ball in his hands. Pickens with his 6-foot-3 frame and big catch radius, along with being able to stack cornerbacks once he gets pass them off the line of scrimmage, will be a challenge for Surtain. Pickens could also find himself going up against Riley Moss quite a bit as well; he has allowed the lowest completion percentage of any defensive back this season, making that another matchup to watch. If they can have success, that will open up the running game for Dallas with Javonte Williams and his 592 yards which rank second in the league. All eyes will be on Lamb and Pickens in terms of what they do against Surtain. As Hall of Fame wide receiver Terrell Owens once said, get your popcorn ready. See More: Dallas Cowboys Roster

The NFL’s trade deadline is a week and a half away and it seems like the Dallas Cowboys are going to do something. Exactly what that something is remains to be seen, obviously. According to a report from The Athletic’s Dianna Russini on Saturday morning… Jerry Jones is prioritizing a defensive player that is not […] The NFL’s trade deadline is a week and a half away and it seems like the Dallas Cowboys are going to do something. Exactly what that something is remains to be seen, obviously. According to a report from The Athletic’s Dianna Russini on Saturday morning… Jerry Jones is prioritizing a defensive player that is not a pass rusher. Earlier this week the Cowboys were connected to both Maxx Crosby (by Trey Wingo) and Trey Hendrickson (by ESPN) as far as trade rumors are concerned. Both of those players are in fact pass rushers so this latest report runs a little bit counter to that idea. The jokes write themselves as far as the idea of Dallas pursuing pass rushers what with how they traded away Micah Parsons a week before the season began. Given recent signs of positivity from players like Donovan Ezeiruaku and Jadeveon Clowney though… an argument could certainly be made that Dallas can survive there (relatively speaking) and should prioritize something like linebacker or cornerback. To be clear the Cowboys have plans of sorts in place there. DeMarvion Overshown and Shavon Revel are both slated to return at some point this season which will aid both position groups; however, counting on players coming back from significant injuries (the latter of which has never even played in the NFL) is risky to say the least. Obviously this could all be gamesmanship and Jerry trying to throw people off the scent. We will see what the Cowboys have in store. See More: Dallas Cowboys Rumors

Cowboys LB DeMarvion Overshown says he’s stronger, faster, more explosive since knee injury – Jon Machota, The Athletic Overshown’s recovery has been amazing, and he feels better than ever. There’s been a noticeable difference at Dallas Cowboys practice the last two days. There’s a defensive player wearing the No. 0 jersey with pink tape on […] Cowboys LB DeMarvion Overshown says he’s stronger, faster, more explosive since knee injury – Jon Machota, The Athletic Overshown’s recovery has been amazing, and he feels better than ever. There’s been a noticeable difference at Dallas Cowboys practice the last two days. There’s a defensive player wearing the No. 0 jersey with pink tape on his wrists and ankles. For the first time since his season-ending knee injury last December, linebacker DeMarvion Overshown has returned to practice. He has been limited Wednesday and Thursday, focusing on individual drills as the Cowboys opened his 21-day practice window with a targeted return date of Week 11. “It’s a blessing just to be out there,” he said this week. “Been watching for 300-plus days now. So when you’re a guy like me that football is more than just a game to you, it’s a way of life, you play with a passion and that energy, when you’re able to do it again, you never take it for granted. Each period, play I had out there, I was dancing, having fun with it because I know it can be taken away from you at any point and time.” After missing his entire rookie season because of a torn left ACL he suffered in Dallas’ second preseason game in 2023, Overshown played in 13 games last season before suffering a torn ACL, MCL and PCL in his right knee. Before the most recent injury, Overshown showed signs of being a dynamic playmaker. He had 90 tackles, eight tackles for loss, five sacks, a forced fumble, an interception and four passes defended. But will that same athleticism return after such a significant injury? “Stronger, faster, can jump higher, more explosive,” Overshown said of where his testing numbers currently stand. “You name it, I’m all of it. My game is not going to slow down. I know how to play one way and that’s full speed. That’s what you’re gonna see.” Tyler Smith, Cowboys expecting physical, gritty battle against Broncos – Tommy Yarrish, DallasCowboys.com There’s likely to be a plethora of bumps and bruises after the Cowboys and Broncos lock horns on Sunday. FRISCO, Texas – The Cowboys have invested heavily in their offensive line in recent years, looking to carry on the tradition of strong play at the position dating all the way back to The Great Wall of Dallas, The Wall 2.0, and so on and so forth. One of their biggest returns on investment has been Tyler Smith, a first round pick out of Tulsa in 2022. He’s been coined the next in line to lead the Cowboys’ next chapter of offensive line greatness, and the next opportunity to do so comes Sunday against a stout Denver Broncos defense that Smith is impressed by. “I think they’ve got dynamic guys on the line,” Smith said. “I think they know their strengths, they know their weaknesses. One thing that they really harp on is ball get off, I think that’s something that their defensive line coach and other people around their organization kind of harp on is getting off the ball and affecting the passer.” “So I think it’s just on us to be on our keys and fundamentals and make sure that we’re doing the stuff that we’re trained to do.” Earlier in the week, QB Dak Prescott discussed how this was a game that the Cowboys would need to “win dirty,” speaking in terms of grit going against an equally gritty, grimy Denver team that’s always hard-nosed. Smith views the matchup the same way, and trusts he and his teammates are prepared for any situation that arises on Sunday. “There’s definitely games where you know it’s going to be more physical,” Smith said. “I think physicality is always gonna be the name of the game. I think we’re an extremely physical offense, I think they’re an extremely physical defense, so I think ultimately it’ll come down to who fights longer.” “And I know the people we got in our corner, the guys I got on my left and my right, we’re gonna fight all game. Even if it goes after four quarters, we can do that too.” Where would the Dallas Cowboys be without running back Javonte Williams – Joseph Hoyt, Dallas Morning News Williams has been arguably to the top addition to the Cowboys roster in 2025. The Cowboys, in Schottenheimer’s first season, elected to almost completely remodel their backfield. They let Dowdle, a 1,000-yard rusher for them, hit free agency. They ultimately signed veteran Miles Sanders later in free agency and drafted two running backs in Jaydon Blue and Phil Mafah to round out a backfield that included fullback Hunter Luepke. But the backfield needed a centerpiece. On the first day of free agency, the Cowboys — often inactive in the initial wave of free agency — targeted Williams. Cowboys co-owner Stephen Jones said recently that Williams was someone they liked in the draft when he was a second-round pick out of North Carolina in 2021. Multiple people around the Cowboys mentioned recently that they remember when he and the Broncos came to AT&T Stadium during his rookie season in 2021. Williams, young and healthy, had his first 100-yard rushing game that day in a win over the Cowboys. The gamble, however, was not based on what Williams was back then, but what he was recently. Williams suffered a torn ACL during his second season in the NFL. Prior to the injury, he was averaging 4.4 yards per carry. In his two healthy seasons after in Denver, Williams averaged 3.6 yards per carry. Broncos head coach Sean Payton, according to Williams, told him after