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Here are our thoughts on Sunday’s Cowboys win… one day later
The Dallas Cowboys took care of business on Sunday against the Cleveland Browns and needless to say it was the kind of thing that we all needed to see from this team.
Just about every headline about the team between last season’s playoff loss to the Green Bay Packers and kickoff on Sunday in Cleveland had to do with a lack of free agency activity or contract extensions that were not happening. The Cowboys took care of extensions for both CeeDee Lamb and Dak Prescott recently and on Sunday the team in no way looked like one under the cloud that appeared to hover over them to this point.
It was impressive in this respect. We do not need to overreact and plan a trip to New Orleans, incidentally Dallas plays the Saints next, but we can celebrate that this looks like one of the better teams in the league.
Context matters in all discussions which is why we perform the exercise we are about to every week.
Here are our thoughts on Sunday’s Dallas Cowboys game, one day later.
The Eric Kendricks signing may have been a much bigger deal than we originally made it out to be
Remember that Eric Kendricks initially agreed to terms with the San Francisco 49ers. No, seriously. This happened.
It was an eleventh hour sort of thing how the Cowboys got the player who might wind up winning NFC Defensive Player of the Week with how he played in Cleveland. Kendricks was the first free agent signing that Dallas made and given all of the “all in” stuff, the initial deal with San Francisco and Dallas’ history with free agency in general, it was kind of a yawn sort of reaction from folks.
Kendricks was a star on Sunday against the Browns. While the Cleveland offense is hardly one to brag about slowing down, Kendricks was everywhere and manning the group with serious authority.
What’s more is that Kendricks did something the Cowboys franchise has not seen in almost 40 years. He joined Tommy Haynes and Jim Jeffcoat as the only three players to record two sacks and an interception in a single game.
Dallas Cowboys LB Eric Kendricks recorded 2 sacks and 1 interception during Sunday’s win against the Cleveland Browns.
This is the first time a player has done this in Cowboys franchise history in 37 years and only the third overall.
Tommy Haynes (1987) and Jim Jeffcoat (1985)… pic.twitter.com/ILhfxpDS5J
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It would be foolish to expect these kind of performances every single week, and for what it’s worth while Kendricks’ name is the one in the history books, Micah Parsons deserves an enormous amount of credit for the statistics he picked up.
But that is sort of the thing. Dallas finally has a linebacker capable of capitalizing on the chaos created by the teammates around him. Kendricks may have been the perfect fit for what this team has needed in the heart of its defense.
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Along those lines, Mike Zimmer may have been exactly what this team needed
It will be interesting to measure this defense against Derek Carr’s Saints next week (what a time to be saying this in total seriousness), but right now Mike Zimmer looks like the perfect person for the Cowboys to have turned the defense over to.
I’ll admit that I was skeptical and ultimately was down on the move. It felt like Dallas doing something comfortable and not trying hard to change, but maybe that’s because they knew the exact kind of change needed and the perfect person to implement it.
All throughout training camp we heard Cowboys players talking about the level of accountability that Zimmer was instilling within them. Cleveland ultimately put some points on the scoreboard in this game, but they happened when the Cowboys had called off the horses with the game well out of reach.
Maybe the Cowboys had a plan all along and it actually worked. Respect.
The Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb connection will define this team, both now and long-term
CeeDee Lamb “only” had five catches for 61 yards in this game, but the majority of his work came early on when the game was competitive. As Dallas put it on ice he also got a chance to rest.
That Lamb looked so good in the first bit of action we have seen him during was highly impressive. The same can be true for his quarterback in Dak Prescott, and seeing how the organization just made substantial commitments to them for the next half-decade, what the team does or does not accomplish will rest largely on their shoulders.
It is not hyperbole to say that the success of this relationship is among the most very important things going on with the Dallas Cowboys for the next handful of years. Seeing their connection and chemistry thrive on Sunday, albeit in a small sample size, was a great reinforcement on the idea that Dallas has made the right bet here.
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At least 4 injured after vehicle drives into Dallas crowd, driver arrested
At least four people were injured after a vehicle drove into a crowd of people in Dallas on Thursday evening.
Dallas police responded to an “Assist Officer call with an Ambulance” at approximately 7 p.m. in the 300 block of West Davis Street.
Authorities learned that a vehicle drove into a crowd, injuring multiple people. At least four have been taken to a local hospital for treatment. Police said no one was in critical condition.
The driver of the vehicle was arrested at the scene, police said. Authorities are still working to determine if this driver could have been drunk or if this could have been a medical episode.
According to police, there is no indication that the crash was terrorism related.
The investigation is ongoing.
This story will be updated as we learn more.
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FOX’s Kasper Schmeichel compares England to Dallas Cowboys, so who are their other sports analogs?
Scottish World Cup fans reportedly drink Boston dry
Dana Perino announces that Scottish World Cup fans have caused an unprecedented beer shortage in Boston, emptying bars and liquor stores. Jesse Watters playfully observes that Europeans visiting America seem to “love it,” despite negative media portrayals, while Greg Gutfeld adds a satirical comment about “liberal mayors” and local resource management, contrasting Boston’s beer woes with LA’s water and Chicago’s Bears.
FOX Soccer analyst Kasper Schmeichel came prepared for this year’s World Cup on American soil.
The former Danish goalkeeper may not be from around these parts, but that didn’t stop him from dropping an eerily accurate comparison between two overconfident but long-suffering sports programs.
With England and Croatia warming up inside AT&T Stadium, the home of the Dallas Cowboys, Schmeichel decided he would roast two fanbases with one stone, comparing the Cowboys to the Three Lions with a hilarious one-liner.
Funny, but also painfully true if you’re a supporter of either team.
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I made a comparison last week between the English national team and Notre Dame, but Schmeichel got me thinking, who are the sports analogs to England from the four major North American leagues (NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA)?
Today, I will be doing exactly that, including giving a slightly better NFL comp than the Cowboys (shocking, I know).
Without further ado, let’s piss off our neighbors from across the pond.
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NFL – Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears helmets are displayed before the game against the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nev., on Sept. 28, 2025. (Kiyoshi Mio/Imagn Images)
While the Dallas Cowboys are a fine comparison for the English national soccer team, I think I can do one better.
Schmeichel mentioned that England “won it once and have never stopped talking about it,” and although the second part of that statement applies to both, the Cowboys are five-time Super Bowl champions, having won it most recently in January 1996, a good three decades after England.
If you really want a team that more accurately mirrors the hard luck of the English, it would have to be the Chicago Bears.
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They have one Super Bowl win to their name, which came 40 years ago, and really don’t have much else to show for it.
Also, having lived in the DFW area for the better part of a decade, I can confidently say Cowboys fans are a little too arrogant and cocky to be compared to the English.
Sure, England will say things like “it’s coming home,” but they are far more self-deprecating and aware of their faults, even nihilistic in some cases.
The Bears hang onto their history because they know things will inevitably go bad for them on the biggest stage.
Speaking of which…
NHL – Toronto Maple Leafs
Spencer Carbery, assistant coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs, looks on from the bench during the third period against the Washington Capitals at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ont., on April 14, 2022. (Kevin Sousa/NHLI via Getty Images)
The Toronto Maple Leafs actually line up with England more closely than either fanbase would like to admit.
While the Leafs have a litany of Stanley Cups to their name, their most recent win was back in 1967, less than a full year after England won their first and only World Cup.
As far as expectations go, both constantly go into their respective tournaments with the weight of the world on their shoulders, only to come crashing down in the most horrific ways imaginable.
For the Leafs, it comes in the form of blowing big leads in the playoffs, while English fans and players alike can’t even hear the words “penalty kicks” without having a mental breakdown.
England and Toronto are both long-suffering cities, but their fans keep showing up expecting a different outcome.
Insanity? No, just sports fandom.
NBA – New York Knicks
Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks celebrates a three-point basket with Karl-Anthony Towns during Game Two of the 2026 NBA Finals at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas, on June 5, 2026. (Ronald Cortes/Getty Images)
This one would have been an even better comparison if the New York Knicks hadn’t gone and won the whole damn thing this year, but these two sports teams are still eerily similar.
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Think of the Knicks’ 2026 NBA Championship run as a window into what it would look like if England captured a World Cup (on American soil, no less).
Before this year, the Knicks famously had not won a Larry O’Brien trophy in over 50 years, yet they were still considered one of the “blue bloods” of the NBA.
Decades of heartache didn’t change that; it only made their fans more insufferable, but their triumph earlier this month in the NBA Finals exorcised all those demons.
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A win in the World Cup Finals would probably do the same for England fans, as you could probably feel that sigh of relief from the other side of the Atlantic.
MLB – New York Mets
New York Mets outfielder Juan Soto reacts after scoring a run on an RBI double by infielder Bo Bichette against the San Francisco Giants during the first inning at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on April 2, 2026. (Robert Edwards/Imagn Images)
Hello again, New York.
The Big Apple certainly has its fair share of winners, but it also has plenty of franchises that are aching to make a trip back down the Canyon of Heroes, none more so than the Mets.
Year after year, the Mets are near the top of MLB in terms of spending, with little to show for their efforts.
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They won a World Series back in 1986 and have been chasing that high ever since.
The common thread between England and the Mets (along with all the other teams on this list) is expectations relative to results, and it seems like the Mets are sort of a Schrödinger’s baseball franchise in that regard, expected to both compete for a World Series with their high-priced talent and flame out in spectacular fashion all the same.
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England always has flashy players heading into World Cup play, but the results haven’t been there, and they’ve often been sent home in brutal fashion, offering a great parallel to the Mets’ clockwork-like midsummer swoons and late-season meltdowns.
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Dallas Police Seize Glock Switch in Deep Ellum
Guerrocastillo was taken into custody without incident and charged with Prohibited Weapon, a third-degree felony; Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon, a class A misdemeanor; Possession of Marijuana under two ounces, a class B misdemeanor; and Public Intoxication, a class C misdemeanor.
“Foot patrols are a foundational part of policing, and our Deep Ellum Task Force officers are making great arrests and providing increased security by walking a beat,” said Deputy Chief Devon Palk, who is commander of the Central Patrol Group. “Having our officers on foot, on horseback, and in our new Polaris utility vehicle puts officers exactly where we need them during peak hours in the area.”
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