When the Dallas Cowboys take on the Washington Commanders in Week 2 on Sunday, wide receiver CeeDee Lamb, tight end Jake Ferguson and kicker Brandon Aubrey will all be in the lineup.
Caleb Downs got a long look in his first NFL game. The Dallas Cowboys’ first-round pick played 60 defensive snaps against the New York Giants, finishing with seven tackles, three quarterback pressures and a sack.
The first full week of NFL action gave us a ton of impressive performances from the league’s biggest names, but not every star lit up the stat sheet in their regular-season opener.
Tell Dallas not to do something, and they will somehow find a way to do exactly that. Their desperation to win the opener only made the collapse uglier.
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FRISCO, Texas — Caleb Downs said Friday that he has to make the play on the slant Isaiah Likely caught against him in the Dallas Cowboys’ season opener.
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FRISCO, Texas — Caleb Downs said Friday that he has been watching Stefon Diggs on TV since he was about 12 years old. On Sunday, the Dallas Cowboys rookie faces Diggs and the Washington Commanders at AT&T Stadium.
FRISCO, Texas — Jayden Daniels is where the Dallas Cowboys have to start with the Washington Commanders offense, Stephen Jones said Friday. Washington may be cutting back some of Daniels’ reps to prevent injury, Jones said on 105.3 The Fan’s “G-Bag Nation.” “You got to start with number five,” Jones said.
FRISCO, Texas — Stephen Jones said Friday that the hug he gave Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Christian Parker at practice this week was just him saying hi.
FRISCO, Texas — Tyler Goodson was already at the top of the Dallas Cowboys’ running back list before they needed him, Stephen Jones said Friday. Dallas signed Goodson off the Atlanta Falcons practice squad Tuesday.
FRISCO, Texas — Stephen Jones said Friday that the Dallas Cowboys coaching staff’s decision to give rookie linebacker Jaishawn Barham the green dot for Sunday shows its confidence in him.
FRISCO, Texas — Brandon Aubrey said Friday that his missed 48-yard extra point in the Dallas Cowboys’ season opener began with a break in his routine. Dallas had waved him off for a two-point try, and he had started preparing for the kickoff when a penalty sent him back out.
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Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys opened Week 1 against the New York Giants with confidence in a defense they had retooled all offseason. But the Giants pulled off a 28-20 win, and Dallas looked too familiar on defense, with no push against the run, little pressure on the quarterback, and defenders a step behind all afternoon.
Dallas announced the elevation of linebackers Curtis Robinson and Justin Barron ahead of Week 2. Robinson, 28, originally signed with the Broncos as an undrafted free agent out of Stanford back in 2021.
The Cowboys dropped the season opener with a 28-20 road loss to the New York Giants, a team that wasn't supposed to be a match, at least on paper.
Jerry Jones has tipped his proverbial cap toward the Dallas Cowboys’ division-rival New York Giants. The Giants outclassed Jones’ Cowboys during their Week 1 clash at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.
The Dallas Cowboys officially ruled out S Malik Hooker and LB DeMarvion Overshown for Week 2 against the Commanders, per Jane Slater. Earlier this week, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reported that Hooker suffered a fractured bone in his forearm.
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver George Pickens endured a rough outing in Dallas' Week 1 28-20 loss to the rival New York Giants. What will Week 2 bring?
Before the Giants' Week 1 win over the Cowboys, Giants star wide receiver Malik Nabers hadn't played since he tore his ACL and meniscus last season. And Nabers says it showed.
On paper, a Week 2 game of any NFL season is technically not a "must-win" contest for an 0-1 team. Don't tell that to quarterback Dak Prescott.
The Cowboys are 0-1 after Sunday night's 28-20 loss at the New York Giants.
It took less than four full quarters of regular-season action for the honeymoon involving first-year Cowboys DC Parker and Cowboys fans to come to an end.
Maxx Crosby looked solid in his Las Vegas Raiders season debut, which has seemingly ramped up trade speculation after the Ravens backed out of a deal for the star pass rusher over medical concerns.
What was expected to be a much-improved Cowboys defense largely failed to impress in the club's 28-20 Week 1 "Sunday Night Football" loss at the rival New York Giants on Sept. 13.
Once again, the Dallas Cowboys drew Super Bowl hype for most of the offseason. They certainly didn't look the part in Week 1, with their revamped defense producing a particularly disappointing effort.
A Dallas Cowboys offense that was advertised by some as the "greatest offense there is" looked out of sorts during portions of the club's 28-20 loss to the rival New York Giants this past Sunday night. Somewhat surprisingly, Cowboys wide receiver George Pickens was credited with a pair of drops in the defeat.
The Cowboys defense gave up 394 yards of offense and 28 points in the first test of the season, dropping the opener to a seemingly lesser New York Giants team.
What was expected to be a much-improved Dallas Cowboys defense has come under heavy criticism following the club's 28-20 Week 1 loss at the rival New York Giants.
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