Week 10 was the epitome of 'Any Given Sunday'

The same Panthers team that edged the Cowboys a few weeks back.

The Texans erased a 19-point deficit going into the final quarter by scoring 26 unanswered points for a 36-29 win. They did it with a backup quarterback, Davis Mills.

Then there were the near misses.

The Giants blew a 20-10 lead to lose 24-20 to Chicago while the Falcons failed to hold a late three-point lead and lost in overtime to the Colts.

Maybe it’s a good thing Dallas wasn’t playing the Raiders this week. They might have ended up joining the fallen favorites.

Gloomy Week 10

Week 10 of the 2025 season was filled with gloomy news off the field.

Thursday morning’s shocking news of Marshawn Kneeland’s death by his own hand was just the start, it seems.

Sunday morning brought news of the passing of former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue. The league’s fifth commissioner, Tagliabue succeeded Pete Rozelle in November 1989.

He served in the role until 2006, when Roger Goodell succeeded him.

Both Tagliabue, who would have turned 85 on the 24^th, and Goodell have been committed to expanding the league overseas.

The World League of American Football was Tagliabue’s brain child. He would be elected to the Pro Football Hall Of Fame and enshrined in 2021.

The NBA also saw the passing of a former star player and head coach.

Lenny Wilkens, elected to the basketball’s Hall of Fame as both a player and as a coach, passed away on Sunday at the age of 88.

Cowboys’ Streak Alive

Last week we pointed out a curious stat regarding Cowboys’ opponents in 2025. Namely, they struggled to score the week before playing Dallas and again the week after.

But when they play the Cowboys?

It was like someone threw a switch.

On Sunday, the Arizona Cardinals continued the run, scoring just 22 points against Seattle. Last week they put up 27 against Dallas.

While the five points might now seem like much of a drop-off, the Cardinals were down 35-0 at one point.

The Seahawks clearly let up on the gas.

But still, the streak lives on until next Monday night when Dallas plays the Raiders in Las Vegas.

Parsons Poison Pill

Though it wasn’t noticed at the time, it seems both the Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys took an extra measure to ensure the players they traded for each other in August stayed away from divisional rivals.

In Dallas’ case, the Packers cannot send Micah Parsons to any NFC East team, but especially the Eagles, without having to send Dallas their 2028 first round pick. The same held for Kenny Clark not heading to an NFC North team.

That move would have Dallas sending the Packers its 2028 first round pick.

For now, unless Parsons or Clark gets cut, they are on their current team through the end of the 2027 season or playing for a team not in their former division.