Now at 3-5 and having misplaced QB Dak Prescott for a number of weeks, if not the remainder of the season, the Cowboys’ probabilities in 2024 have all however evaporated. However as eyes flip away from the playoffs, we now concentrate on the 2025 NFL Draft and the way excessive up the board Dallas may now land. Which means, with adjusted priorities, we should always nonetheless be very concerned about how the remainder of the league is doing from week to week.
Our rooting guides have beforehand targeted on playoff contenders within the NFC. However as we flip our consideration to the draft, the AFC turns into equally essential. The Jaguars can simply as simply trump the Cowboys for a better decide because the Panthers, so we’ll be widening our scope for the remainder of the season.
After all, something can occur with 9 video games nonetheless to play. If Dallas in some way will get again into the playoff image then we’ll pivot once more. However we’re preserving it actual and going with what appears way more attainable for our struggling crew.
Listed here are the present standings on the backside of the NFL. As we get nearer to Week 18 we’ll dive extra into tiebreakers like power of schedule and head-to-head wins. For now, we’ll simply hold it easy with the general data and hope for extra readability because the season goes.
Due to some groups having not had their bye weeks but, the Cowboys are the one 3-5 crew within the league. A number of groups (Bengals, Bucs, Colts, Seahawks) are proper behind them with 4-5 data, and we’ll pull them into the record if they begin getting in Dallas’ manner. However for now, the Cowboys would have the eleventh decide within the 2025 Draft.
They’ll doubtless transfer up the board this week with the Eagles coming to city. Dallas would’ve been the underdogs even with Prescott, and now Cooper Rush is within the unenviable place of coping with Philly in his first begin since 2022. Even when Micah Parsons makes his return, the Cowboys nonetheless really feel woefully outmatched on this one.
So with draft positioning now the main focus, what do you have to root for in the remainder of the Week 10 schedule?
Giants over Panthers
Each are 2-7, so why choose New York profitable over Carolina? The G-Males have an arguably harder schedule the remainder of the best way, particularly with Baltimore, Atlanta, Indianapolis, and Philadelphia making up their remaining 4 weeks. The Panthers do have some robust ones left themselves like Kansas Metropolis in Week 12, however they might simply snag just a few extra wins in a weak NFC South. If the objective is to get under each of those groups within the standings, a Giants win may give Dallas a greater shot.
Buccaneers over 49ers
This one’s slightly attention-grabbing as a result of if 4-5 Tampa beats 4-4 San Francisco, that might flip issues between them by way of a .500 crew and a shedding crew. Between them each, the Niners really feel extra more likely to cool down and make a run within the again half of the season. Christian McCaffrey must be again quickly and that may doubtless propel San Francisco away from the Cowboys.
Patriots over BearsDolphins over RamsBengals over RavensColts over BillsSaints over FalconsJaguars over VikingsJets over CardinalsTitans over Chargers
These are all straightforward picks; shedding groups getting upsets over opponents with .500 or higher data. Among the margins are slim, like these Patriots-Bears or Dolphins-Rams video games, nevertheless it’s all concerning the standings math at this level. If the Cowboys are going to have a foul yr, then all we will do is hope for some sort of reward for it by means of the draft.
There are three different video games on the Week 10 schedule: Broncos @ Chiefs, Steelers @ Commanders, and Lions @ Texans. However with Denver at 5-4 and the remaining even higher, these outcomes really feel irrelevant to the Cowboys.
