The Cowboys suffered a brutal loss to the Washington Commanders on Sunday, losing an embarrassing 26-6. After this game, I do not see how anyone thinks they are Super Bowl contenders. This is hands down the worst loss this year and it is not even close. In his first game, Dak Prescott, the same QB on a record 160 million dollar contract, got outplayed by rookie Sam Howell from North Carolina. Their running game was pitiful, to say the least, with Tony Pollard having 19 yards for seven carries. The Cowboys had ten three-and-outs and put up 187 yards of offense to Washington’s 309 yards. One good thing about this game is that Cowboy’s defense looks good during this game. This game made me wonder if the Cowboys are repeating the same path as last year. 

Familiar Woes

Last year the Cowboys saw their slow decline as they looked less and less like a contenders and more like pretenders, and this year is no different. The Cowboys went on an early hot streak, and then they slowly started to fall apart. By the end of the season, we were merely lying to ourselves, trying to reassure ourselves that they were still Super Bowl contenders. Like last year our offense looks horrible, having no run game and an okay passing game. Our defense is the only bright spot on this team.

It feels like we are repeating the same storyline as last year and are about to face the same heartbreaking disappointment as last year. The Cowboys should be able to beat an 8-9 Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Still, they should have been able to beat the Washington Commanders. The Cowboys have the same record as last season, which is 12-5. There is a lot of similarity between this Cowboys’ team and prior Cowboys’ teams.

(Sam Howell getting sack by a Cowboy defender)

Odd’s Time

Did you know according to FiveThirtyEight, the Cowboys have the largest 1-week one change with an -69. The next closest team is the Browns at -31, which is not even Half of what the Cowboys have. Currently, according to FiveThirtyEight, the Cowboys have an five percent chance of winning the Superbowl, which is the sixth best odds. On the odd’s side of the ball Vegas Insider have the Cowboys as the sixth best odds to win it, with the best odd line being an +1100. SportsBettingDime gives the Cowboys a +950 odds, which is still the sixth best.

( Odds for the Superbowl champions provided by SportsBettingDime) 

Conclusion

The Cowboys are frauds this year. They will not beat the Eagles to go to the Super Bowl, and I am unsure of their chances of even beating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers next week playing in Tampa, Florida. And, if they lose to them, will we even care? Will we be so numb to Cowboy’s disappointment that it will just be another Sunday for us?

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