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‘Let’s find the best of times together’ and other hopeful quotes of the week
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“I can’t believe we lost to Jersey.” — Emmitt Smith, former Dallas Cowboys running back, reacting to FIFA’s announcement that the World Cup Final will be held in MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., on July 19, 2026. (Sunday, Feb. 4, The Dallas Morning News)
“To prevent speculation and in the hope it may assist public understanding for all those around the world who are affected by cancer.” — A statement by Buckingham Palace on the reasoning for sharing King’s Charles III diagnosis (Monday, The New York Times)
“And we think it’s gonna be a long, long time before we get another call like this again.” — A social media statement by the Bellevue Police after an inert rocket that could carry a nuclear warhead was found in the garage of a home of a deceased resident in Washington state. (Sunday, Feb. 4, The Associated Press)
“There were great people who lived here, and this is their story. … [This designation has] been a long time coming.” — Sheniqua Michael Cummings, member of Remembering Black Dallas and Preservation Dallas Board, after the White Rock Cemetery Garden of Memories was designated a historical landmark. (Tuesday, The Dallas Morning News)
“I looked at him and said, ‘Well, bud, we’ve been through the worst of times, so let’s find the best of times together here.’” — Former Dallas District Attorney Susan Hawk, recalling the moment she adopted a new pup, Dickens, during recovery from mental illness. (Thursday, The Dallas Morning News)
“We barreled ahead with a vote. We did not need to embarrass ourselves. We could have simply waited until the math was different and gone ahead.” — Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., one of three Republicans who broke with the party to oppose the impeachment vote of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. (Wednesday, The New York Times)
“I started to do this at the age of 7 years old because I wasn’t able to play sports due to some medical issues, but I still like the sports environment.” — Jeremiah Fennell, an 11-year-old from Las Vegas who was conducting interviews like an old pro at the Super Bowl LVIII Opening Night. (Tuesday, Sports Illustrated)
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Morton started 15 games in 1972 for an injured Staubach, who eventually returned in the playoffs. The Cowboys decided to trade Morton in 1974 to the Giants, who sent back a first-round pick, which turned out to be the No. 2 overall pick in 1975. The Cowboys used that selection to take Randy White, a 10-time Pro Bowler and future Hall of Famer.
Ironically enough, White’s best game was likely Super Bowl XII, when he was named Co-MVP with Harvey Martin. The Cowboys’ Doomsday defense dominated the Broncos, who were quarterbacked by Morton.
Overall, Morton played for the Cowboys, Giants and Broncos before officially retiring at the end of the 1982 season.
His career ended with 27,908 passing yards, ranking him 71st in NFL history, just ahead of Hall of Famer Joe Namath (27,663).
With the official NFL schedule coming this week, the Dallas Cowboys have revealed when, where and against who their Week 1 contest will be.
The Cowboys announced that they will square off against the New York Giants on the road in Week 1, with the game set for Sunday, Sept. 13, at 7:20 p.m. CT. So, it’s prime time for the Cowboys to start the season.
This is the second game we know about for the Cowboys this year. Of course, we know they will be playing on Thanksgiving, also.
The official schedule will drop on May 14, the NFL announced last week. Schedules for all 32 teams will be revealed on ESPN and the NFL Network, but each team will unveil its own schedule on social media, also.
The Cowboys were always likely to play a road game in Week 1 because of an Usher and Chris Brown concert taking place at AT&T Stadium that week.
Dallas will also be impacted by an Ed Sheeran concert in Week 7, so that’s another potential road game. They could also play on Monday or Thursday that week, or have a bye.
Cowboys’ strength of schedule
According to Warren Sharp of Sharp Football Analysis, the Cowboys are not going to have an easy road to make the postseason.
The Cowboys have the fourth-toughest schedule in the NFL going into the 2026 season, with only the Arizona Cardinals, Miami Dolphins and Carolina Panthers having tougher slates.
Dallas’ schedule is also the third-toughest in the NFC, and the most difficult in the NFC East.
Sharp does his strength of schedule rankings based on win totals from Vegas oddsmakers rather than utilizing the previous season’s records because that metric doesn’t factor in offseason changes.
The Cowboys will play home games against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Tennessee Titans, Baltimore Ravens, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders.
On the road, Dallas will square off against the Giants, Eagles, Commanders, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers.
Of those opponents, seven of them made the postseason in 2025, a list that includes the Jaguars, 49ers, Eagles, Texans, Rams, Seahawks and Packers.
All of those teams should be as good in 2026, and teams like the Colts, Titans, Ravens, Bucs, Giants and Commanders have a very real chance to be improved as well.
It won’t be an easy road for Dallas to get back to the playoffs in 2026, but there’s at least hope following a defensive overhaul.
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