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NFL Staff Writer, CBS Sports. Member of Pro Football Writers of America. Past: Frogs O’War (SB Nation), NFL Network, CBS 11 Dallas-Fort Worth & SNY. Proverbs 3:5.

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Brian Schottenheimer, Cowboys pay homage to Tom Landry during end of win over Jets Dallas' victory included a gesture to the franchise's first Hall of Fame coach

The #DallasCowboys paid homage to Hall of Fame head coach Tom Landry with the “Landry Shift” on their victory formation at the New York Jets on Sunday. Here’s why Schottenheimer believes in continuing the tradition and what goes into it.
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06.10.2025 23:32 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

It was great joining Ryan Hickey on Infinity Sports Network to discuss the action from Week 5 of the NFL season. We chatted the Baker Mayfield-Sam Darnold showdown, the Patriots SNF win vs. the undefeated Bills, the #DallasCowboys win over the Jets and more!
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06.10.2025 20:32 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Overreactions from Cowboys' Week 5 win at Jets: Dak Prescott for MVP? New contract for WR George Pickens ASAP? Five overreactions and reality checks from the Cowboys' 37-22 road win

The #DallasCowboys rolled past the New York Jets in a dominating 37-22 road win in Week 5 in which QB Dak Prescott was without four offensive line starters and All-Pro WR CeeDee Lamb. Here are five key storylines from the win. My latest for CBS Sports:
www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/ove...

06.10.2025 00:11 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Where to watch Cowboys vs. Jets: Prediction, pick, odds, spread Meanwhile, Matt Eberflus and his struggling defense face another ex-Bears QB in Justin Fields

Can #DallasCowboys QB Dak Prescott stay hot and lead his hanged up squad over the winless New York Jets? Here’s my full preview for CBS Sports:
www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/cow...

05.10.2025 16:37 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Rookie RB Jaydon Blue 'very excited' to likely make Cowboys debut vs. Jets in Week 5 The fifth-rounder from Texas has been inactive for the first four games this season

Rookie RB Jaydon Blue was challenged by HC Brian Schottenheimer to be better with “consistency.” After four weeks of being inactive, Blue is “trending” toward making his NFL debut in Week 5 at the New York Jets. Here’s why in my latest for CBS Sports:
www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/roo...

03.10.2025 22:10 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Dak Prescott's passing surge, George Pickens' breakout driving Cowboys 'I'll throw it 60 times a game if they want me to'

QB Dak Prescott feels confident and like he’s “playing the best” football of his #DallasCowboys career entering Week 5 leading the NFL in pass yards (1,119). Here’s why and how WR George Pickens’ connection with Prescott is also exceeding all expectations
www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/dak...

03.10.2025 16:52 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The Matt Eberflus effect: Can Cowboys defense curtail 'explosive ability' of Jets' Justin Fields? Eberflus' maligned unit was embarrassed by Caleb Williams in Week 3; will it be more of the same against Fields?

The #DallasCowboys and defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus will face another one of his former Chicago Bears quarterbacks in Week 5 in New York Jets QB Justin Fields. Can Dallas curtail the “explosive ability” of Fields? My latest for CBS Sports:
www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/the...

03.10.2025 14:42 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Why have there been more blocked kicks in NFL in 2025 season? Cowboys address surprising trend Dallas' blocked PAT they returned for a two-point conversion turned their Week 4 game vs. the Packers around

Why have there been so many blocked kicks to begin the 2025 NFL season? Here is the theory from the #DallasCowboys, whose blocked extra point vs. the Green Bay Packers in Week 4 turned their “Sunday Night Football” matchup around in an eventual 40-40 tie.
www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/why...

03.10.2025 14:21 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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NFL Week 5 bold predictions: Drake Maye's Patriots hand Josh Allen's Bills first loss of 2025 Ring in October with five bold predictions for all the Week 5 NFL excitement

Happy Friday, here’s another round of NFL bold predictions! The Week 5 edition features QB Drake Maye and the New England Patriots, Eagles WR A.J. Brown, the #DallasCowboys defense, the Baltimore Ravens and the Tennessee Titans. My latest for CBS Sports: www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl...

03.10.2025 14:09 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Cowboys' defense still a work in progress under new DC Matt Eberflus, what needs to change? Diggs, Dallas defense growing pains to Eberflus' zone scheme are still in progress

CB Trevon Diggs identified “positioning” as the big issue for Dallas to clean up while adjusting to new #DallasCowboys defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus’ scheme. Here’s what Diggs meant by that and how Eberflus responded. My latest for CBS Sports:
www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/cow...

02.10.2025 23:32 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Cowboys defensive concerns ahead of game against Jets
YouTube video by CBS TEXAS Cowboys defensive concerns ahead of game against Jets

It was great joining Johnny Resendiz on CBS Sports Texas/CBS News Texas to preview the #DallasCowboys Week 5 game at the New York Jets. We discussed the multi-layered defensive issues, the latest injury news and how critical Week 5 is for Dallas’ 2025 season. youtu.be/WnfQY7BLcAQ

02.10.2025 02:30 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Brian Schottenheimer's Jets return: Can the Cowboys' head coach steal a win in New York? 'It can feel like dog years at times because they have such great fans, and it'll be fun to be back there'

.#DallasCowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer return to New York to face the Jets, the team that gave him his first OC job, in Week 5. Schottenheimer, the longest tenured OC in Jets history (six seasons), reflects on his tenure and it shaped him. www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/bri...

02.10.2025 01:41 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Predicting when each 4-0 NFL team will suffer first loss: Bills run through AFC, Eagles stumble in prime time Buffalo and Philadelphia stand alone as the only unbeatens through the first four weeks of the 2025 season

Only two undefeated teams remain in the 2025 NFL season: the defending Super Bowl LIX champion Philadelphia Eagles and the Buffalo Bills. How could each remain undefeated? When could each 4-0 squad suffer their first loss? My latest for CBS Sports:
www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/pre...

01.10.2025 15:05 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Super Bowl champion Leonard Fournette loves watching Giants rookie Cam Skattebo, pushing for one more NFL shot The Super Bowl champion is using two-a-day workouts and 'Call of Duty' streaming to bide his time ahead of a potential NFL return

It was great chatting with Super Bowl champion RB Leonard Fournette (@_fournette) about his drive to get back into the NFL in 2025, rookie RBs like Ashton Jeanty, Cam Skattebo and Omarion Hampton, Josh Allen and his Call of Duty second act. My latest for CBS Sports:
www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/sup...

30.09.2025 16:46 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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When will Jaydon Blue make his Cowboys debut? Injuries could force rookie RB onto field as soon as Week 5 Brian Schottenheimer said Blue is 'very close' to being active on game day

When will #DallasCowboys rookie RB Jaydon Blue make his NFL debut? Injuries could force him on to the field as soon as Week 5. My latest for CBS Sports:
www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/whe...

30.09.2025 01:27 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Who's winning the Micah Parsons trade? Revisiting Cowboys' blockbuster with Packers after first month Parsons is statistically living up to his top-dollar Green Bay deal while the Dallas defense is in disarray

The #DallasCowboys and Green Bay Packers tied at 40 last night, but that doesn’t mean their blockbuster trade returns that sent Micah Parsons to Green Bay are even. Here’s a review of who’s winning the deal four weeks in. My latest for CBS Sports:
www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/who...

29.09.2025 21:02 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Dak Prescott has been money this season for Cowboys, earning 'indispensable' paycheck from Jerry Jones Prescott balled out against Micah Parsons and the Packers without his No. 1 weapon CeeDee Lamb

Jerry Jones said #DallasCowboys QB Dak Prescott is “indispensable” after Dallas’ 40-40 tie with Micah Parsons’ Green Bay Packers. Here’s how Prescott has been proving Jones right and earning every cent from his four-year, $240 extension this season
www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/dak...

29.09.2025 16:48 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Cowboys' George Pickens announces his presence during wild tie on 'Sunday Night Football' George Pickens announced his presence in Dallas on Sunday

QB Dak Prescott may have another No. 1 wide receiver after George Pickens produced one of the best games of his young career in the #DallasCowboys 40-40 tie with the Green Bay Packers on Sunday night. My latest for CBS Sports:
www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/cow...

29.09.2025 14:53 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Cowboys' Jerry Jones and Packers' Micah Parsons beef continues as Jones takes another jab at Green Bay star Parsons and Jones exchanged additional barbs in the wake of the Cowboys' and Packers' 40-40 tie

Jerry Jones took another jab at former #DallasCowboys edge rusher Micah Parsons after his AT&T Stadium return with the Green Bay Packers. Parsons reveals when he felt his personal connection with the Cowboys fade. My latest for CBS Sports:
www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/jer...

29.09.2025 14:42 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Garrett Podell CBS Sports HQ: Cowboys-Packers tie recap, George Pickens stars, Micah Parsons returns
YouTube video by Garrett Podell Garrett Podell CBS Sports HQ: Cowboys-Packers tie recap, George Pickens stars, Micah Parsons returns

It was great joining Keiana Martin on CBS Sports HQ after the #DallasCowboys and Green Bay Packers thrilling 40-40 tie in Micah Parsons’ Dallas return. We discussed Parsons, Dak Prescott’s connection with George Pickens, the tie and more. Check it out! youtu.be/HNyHOg-HaKI?...

29.09.2025 05:57 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Where to watch Cowboys vs. Packers: Prediction, pick, odds, spread for Micah Parsons' return to Dallas on SNF The All-Pro pass rusher returns to AT&T Stadium for a Sunday night showdown

New Green Bay Packers All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons makes his AT&T Stadium return against the #DallasCowboys tonight. Here’s everything you need to know about the matchup plus a final score prediction. My latest for CBS Sports:
www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/cow...

28.09.2025 16:37 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Hall of Fame QB Roger Staubach professes 'love' for Cowboys, calls Brian Schottenheimer his 'favorite coach' Schottenheimer met Staubach for the first time after "Captain Comeback" interrupted his Friday presser

Pro Football Hall of Fame QB Roger Staubach surprised the #DallasCowboys and head coach Brian Schottenheimer at his Friday press conference. Staubach encouraged the head coach and expressed his “love” of the Cowboys.

“I can still throw,” Staubach said.
www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/hal...

26.09.2025 18:03 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Cowboys defense dealing with Micah Parsons-sized hole, but Kenny Clark has answer to stopping Jordan Love The Dallas defense is struggling mightily in 2025 without their former All-Pro pass rusher

The #DallasCowboys defense is struggling with a Micah Parsons-sized hole in 2025. It’s why they’re allowing 30.7 PPG, the fourth-most in three games of a season in team history. However, ex-Packer/new Cowboys DT Kenny Clark knows how to stop Green Bay QB Jordan Love
www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/cow...

26.09.2025 14:39 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Who becomes Cowboys' No. 1 receiving target with CeeDee Lamb out vs. Packers? George Pickens? Jake Ferguson? George Pickens will be called upon to be Dak Prescott's new No. 1 target

Who will be the #DallasCowboys  No. 1 target with WR CeeDee Lamb (ankle sprain) out vs. the Green Bay Packers? It would seem like WR George Pickens would be next in line, but TE Jake Ferguson’s 27 catches are the second-most in the NFL entering Week 4. www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/who...

26.09.2025 14:31 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Cowboys, Dak Prescott prepared for Micah Parsons, but concerns don't end there as Packers have strong defense It's finally time for Dallas to welcome back their former All-Pro teammate on 'Sunday Night Football'

QB Dak Prescott and the #DallasCowboys know All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons very well. However, their concerns about the Green Bay Packers No. 1 scoring defense don’t end with Parsons. My latest for CBS Sports:
www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/cow...

26.09.2025 14:23 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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NFL Week 4 bold predictions: Raiders' Ashton Jeanty breaks out, Bengals end Broncos' home winning streak Enjoy five bold predictions for the Week 4 NFL action

Happy Friday, which means another round of NFL bold predictions. This week’s batch features Bengals vs. Broncos, Chiefs vs. Ravens, Buccaneers vs. Eagles, Bryce Young and Ashton Jeanty. My latest for CBS Sports:
www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl...

26.09.2025 14:15 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Cowboys offense is looking for certain players to step up with no CeeDee Lamb
YouTube video by CBS TEXAS Cowboys offense is looking for certain players to step up with no CeeDee Lamb

It was great joining @BreeAldridge on CBS Sports Texas/CBS News Texad to preview the #DallasCowboys offense vs. former teammate Micah Parsons and the Green Bay Packers defense. Check out our preview chat!
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26.09.2025 00:30 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Cowboys' Jadeveon Clowney hopes to spark Dallas' lackluster pass rush just in time for Micah Parsons' return The Cowboys' QB pressure rate is the seventh-worst in the league

New #DallasCowboys edge rusher Jadeveon Clowney looks to boost a Dallas pass rush desperate for juice just in time for Micah Parsons’ Dallas return with the Green Bay Packers. My latest for CBS Sports:
www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/cow...

25.09.2025 15:00 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Cowboys' Kenny Clark set to face former team as Dallas welcomes Packers' Micah Parsons back Clark, a three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle in nine seasons in Green Bay, will also face his former team

All-Pro DE Micah Parsons has a revenge game opportunity when his Green Bay Packers face the #DallasCowboys this week. So does Dallas three-time Pro Bowl DT Kenny Clark. Clark remembers being “the most shocked” he’s ever been when the Packers traded him.
www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/rev...

25.09.2025 14:29 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Packers vs Cowboys Preview: Predictions and Best Bets, Micah Parsons returns to Dallas | NFL Week 4
YouTube video by CBS Sports Packers vs Cowboys Preview: Predictions and Best Bets, Micah Parsons returns to Dallas | NFL Week 4

It was great joining TiffanyBlackmon and Tyler Sullivan on CBS Sports HQ for an early preview of the #DallasCowboys Week 4 SNF matchup with Micah Parsons and the Green Bay Packers. We chatted Parsons, George Pickens filling in CeeDee Lamb, Tyler Booker and more. Check it out youtu.be/A3sLd9ATNlU?...

24.09.2025 15:09 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

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