There is always further to fall than you think. History has taught us this painful lesson many times, unfortunately. Just when we think that there is no way that the Dallas Cowboys could outdo themselves in the embarrassment department, America’s Team shows up true to form.
This week the Cowboys are coming off of a 34-6 drubbing in their home building against the hated Philadelphia Eagles. Under normal circumstances this would upset many of us, but everything around has been so on fire that we have grown used to the new status quo temperature and are no longer phased when it feels a little warm.
It will not shock you to learn that the rest of the NFL finds the Cowboys to be quite bad, but just how bad do people think they are? The time has come for our latest power rankings and gathering of where outlets across the internet have the Cowboys.
You can view last week’s rankings right here.
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1 – Detroit Lions (LW: 1)
You have to find ways to steal a game or two if you are going to lift the Lombardi at the very end of the season. Detroit did that on Sunday night by winning a game that they were supposed to lose. They are such an impressive team to watch.
2 – Kansas City Chiefs (LW: 2)
Talk about stealing games… my goodness. This is the weakest Chiefs team we have seen (from an organization that has won three Super Bowls since 2019!) and they are undefeated through their first nine games. It must be so nice.
3 – Buffalo Bills (LW: 3)
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They seem to be floating among the contending teams in the NFL at large. Up next for them is a chance to give Kansas City their first loss, although the Bills have made way too big of a deal of regular season games against the Chiefs before. Hopefully Buffalo recognizes this is the battle and not the war and even then not the most important battle (relatively speaking).
4 – Baltimore Ravens (LW: 4)
Another team who stole one! Although I don’t know that Baltimore stole their win as much as they just fought a little bit harder. They remain an elite team that is so fun to watch as well.
5 – Philadelphia Eagles (LW: 7)
It wasn’t even annoying that they beat the Cowboys by a score of 34-6 at AT&T Stadium. That is where we are at.
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6 – Washington Commanders (LW: 5)
Sunday was a tough loss, but this is clearly a very good team that is going to be playing in the middle of January. Their game against Philly on Thursday night will be highly entertaining.
7 – Minnesota Vikings (LW: 6)
It never feels right to drop a team after they win, but Minnesota barely held on against a struggling Jaguars team. Kevin O’Connell is so impressive, but it feels fair to say that the Vikings are losing some steam a bit.
8 – San Francisco 49ers (LW: 8)
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Do you mean to tell me that they did not look like juggernauts in the first game that they played after they played the Cowboys?
Shocked! I am shocked!
9 – Green Bay Packers (LW: 9)
Welcome back from the bye.
10 – Arizona Cardinals (LW: 11)
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I’ve been absorbing Cardinals stock for weeks now and am very happy about it.
Could they seriously win the NFC West?! These are my Cardinals and I am proud of them!
11 – Pittsburgh Steelers (LW: 12)
This whole thing still feels a little like the clock will hit midnight and it will fall apart. But for now Mike Tomlin, Russell Wilson, Mike Williams and everyone else are having the time of their lives.
12 – Houston Texans (LW: 10)
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It feels fair to say they are on a serious fraud watch, but given that they play the Cowboys at AT&T Stadium next Monday night that will stabilize soon enough.
13 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers (LW: 16)
It would be good for the NFL at large if this team made its way into the playoffs. They are tough and Baker Mayfield specifically is a huge reason for that.
14 – Atlanta Falcons (LW: 13)
You cannot lose to the New Orleans Saints. The drop should be more, but I digress.
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15 – Los Angeles Chargers (LW: 17)
Kudos on the win. But my goodness they are so irrelevant in the bigger picture. Maybe playing on Sunday night this week will help with that.
16 – Cincinnati Bengals (LW: 18)
Sometimes a season has a very good team who just caught some poor breaks at the most inopportune times and it all snowballs against them. It feels safe to say that this is the Bengals this year.
17 – Los Angeles Rams (LW: 14)
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They are so up and down these days.
18 – Denver Broncos (LW: 20)
Are we not talking about Bo Nix enough? I know they lost, but wow what an outing at Arrowhead. I’m not ready to crown Sean Payton’s era in Denver as a success but there is no question that this was a step forward, even if they did lose.
19 – Seattle Seahawks (LW: 15)
Another team back from their bye week.
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20 – New England Patriots (LW: 24)
They had nine sacks against the Bears. What. How.
21 – Carolina Panthers (LW: 29)
You can’t help but feel happy for Bryce Young what with everything he has been through. They are going to really enjoy that bye week.
22 – Tennessee Titans (LW: 22)
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Another team who is simply existing right now.
23 – Indianapolis Colts (LW: 23)
Their season feels lost in a different way than Dallas’.
Either way, they are not very good at all.
24 – New Orleans Saints (LW: 31)
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They finally got their first win since blowing the doors off of the Cowboys way back when.
25 – Cleveland Browns (LW: 25)
Maybe the bye week helped out here. Who knows.
26 – Miami Dolphins (LW: 32)
Monday night was certainly impressive, but I maintain that Mike McDaniel is not taking enough national criticism for his team being so flat overall. That says a lot about Miami and its significance, really insignificance, in the national conversation.
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27 – Jacksonville Jaguars (LW: 26)
Floating in the wind.
28 – New York Jets (LW: 19)
They are so unbelievably bad and chaotic. We know that life.
29 – Dallas Cowboys (LW: 27)
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See what I mean?
30 – Chicago Bears (LW: 21)
It is a bummer to see Matt Eberflus go out like this. We had such good times together.
31 – Las Vegas Raiders (LW: 28)
Blah.
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32 – New York Giants (LW: 30)
Imagine if they beat the Cowboys on Thanksgiving Day.
NFL.com: 24 (LW: 23)
Only a drop of one spot. Interesting.
One day, someone will write the book on how the Cowboys went from winning 16 straight home games to losing five straight at AT&T Stadium — and trailing by 20 or more points in each defeat. It might not be a record, but it sure feels like one. Granted, we all kind of knew what was coming, with a rising Eagles team meeting a down-and-out Cowboys club without its quarterback, Dak Prescott — now for the rest of the season, per Jerry Jones. The roof has metaphorically caved in over the past month, with four straight losses, and Dallas has a Monday night meeting with the Texans and a road trip to face the Commanders on deck. That losing streak could certainly continue. Micah Parsons returned to the lineup and had two drive-stopping sacks in the second quarter, but the Eagles’ offense eventually got cooking, CeeDee Lamb dropped a would-be TD because the curtains weren’t closed and Dallas turned the ball over five times, so it was all for naught.
ESPN: 23 (LW: 22)
This still feels a bit too high, if we are being honest.
They also had a non-quarterback MVP and this one is easy.
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Non-QB MVP: Kicker Brandon Aubrey
When a kicker is under consideration for a team’s MVP, that tells you what type of situation the squad is in. That’s no knock on Aubrey, who has been tremendous. But who else could you pick from a defense that struggles stopping people and an offense that can’t score? Aubrey has made 22 of 24 field goal attempts on the season and is 9-of-10 from 50 yards or more (his only other miss came on a block). Five of his makes have been from 55 yards or longer, including a 65-yarder. — Todd Archer
USA Today: 29 (LW: 26)
Get comfortable down this low.
It’s rare when a team gets rid of the same player a year too early and a year too late. But these are the Cowboys, who never should’ve re-signed washed-up RB Ezekiel Elliott, now averaging 3.2 yards per carry … when he’s actually active.
Yahoo: 24 (LW: 23)
Again, feels kind of high!
Will the Cowboys win another game? Maybe against the Giants on Thanksgiving … maybe. Presumably, we’re going to see Trey Lance soon after Cooper Rush’s awful start, not that Lance will fix anything.
CBS Sports: 25 (LW: 25)
I repeat, too high!
They are done. Their quarterback is out for the year, and the backups aren’t any good. See ya.
The Athletic: 25 (LW: 23)
This is a popular range, it seems. Also please note that this was likely written before Tuesday’s news that Dak Prescott will in fact be having season-ending surgery.
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Dak Prescott is 31 years old, and he could be about to have season-ending surgery to repair a hamstring that is torn off the bone. It wasn’t going great when Prescott was healthy. He’s 27th in EPA per dropback (minus-.05), which is not what the Cowboys were expecting when they made him the highest-paid player in the NFL in the offseason at $60 million annually. Cooper Rush, Dallas’ primary backup since 2021, passed for 45 yards on Sunday, and Trey Lance had 21 yards and one interception on six passes as the Cowboys dropped their fourth straight.
Sports Illustrated: 26 (LW: 24)
Maybe everybody just thinks that other teams stink more than Dallas.
I understand that Mike McCarthy and Cooper Rush had a rapport and that Rush has a good record as a spot starter for Dak Prescott. I also understand that it’s okay to label Trey Lance a project not worth reclamation at this moment in time. I realize I can’t have it both ways, supporting Shane Steichen for benching Anthony Richardson and chiding McCarthy for not playing Lance. But if you were McCarthy and could read the room, getting Lance some easy completions, running a few empty draws, moving the football in a fun way with a quarterback you could attach some modicum of positivity to … isn’t that infinitely better?
Dallas Cowboys Movement Week To Week
Every week (per suggestions from you wonderful BTBers) we will update this graph to note how the Cowboys moved in power rankings according to each of the outlets that we curate.
The Dallas Cowboys (7-8) have another chance to play spoiler this weekend.
Despite being eliminated from playoff contention last week, the Cowboys came up with a key win over Tampa Bay on its quest to finish the season strong. Like the Buccaneers, the Philadelphia Eagles (12-3) are fighting for playoff positioning ahead of their meeting with Dallas.
The Eagles face a few questions before the Week 17 game in Philadelphia, with an extra emphasis placed on Jalen Hurts’ availability. The quarterback went down with a concussion in Philly’s 36-33 loss to Washington last week. Will Hurts return to face the Cowboys?
Here’s everything to know about Cowboys-Eagles on Sunday:
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How to watch Cowboys-Eagles
When: Noon Sunday, Dec. 29
Where: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
Betting line: Eagles (-9.5) Over/Under: 40.5 (via ESPNBet, as of Tuesday)
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TV: Fox Streaming: NFL App
Broadcasters: Joe Davis, Greg Olsen and Pam Oliver (sideline)
Radio: 105.3 The Fan (KRLD-FM), 107.5 La Grande in Spanish (KMVK-FM)
Cowboys-Eagles regular season series record
Dallas has a 71-56 record against the Eagles all-time for the regular season. The longtime rivals have already faced off once this season, with Philadelphia claiming a 34-6 win over the Cowboys on Nov. 10 at AT&T Stadium. That was the Cowboys’ fifth-largest loss against the Eagles. Philadelphia can clinch an NFC East title with a Week 17 win over Dallas.
Find more Cowboys coverage from The Dallas Morning News here.
As the year 2024 comes to a close, Dallas is ready with all sorts of ways to celebrate New Year’s Eve: from classical music to cover bands, from rooftop parties to masquerade balls. Here are the nine most interesting choices to help get 2025 off to a great start.
Gaylord Texan presents Glass Cactus New Year’s Eve Bash Gaylord Texan in Grapevine will ring in the New Year at their nightclub, Glass Cactus, with performances by cover bands Infinite Journey and Nerd Halen. General admission includes a sparkling rosé toast at midnight, while VIP admission includes a sparkling rosé toast at midnight passed hors d’oeuvres, one drink ticket, and early entrance to club that includes a private 15-20 minute acoustic set from Infinite Journey.
Dallas Symphony Orchestra presents New Year’s Eve Before the ball drops, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra will kick off New Year’s celebrations with an evening of music, conducted by Moritz Gnann. Among the selections will be four compositions from Johann Strauss II, Bernstein’s Divertimento Waltz, “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” from The Wizard of Oz, and more. The concert takes place at Meyerson Symphony Center.
Waterproof presents Countdown in the Sky Waterproof, the rooftop lounge at The Statler Hotel in downtown Dallas, will present Countdown in the Sky, a night of music and spectacular views. The Couples package includes two VIP entry tickets with front-of-the-line access, one Champagne bottle, one high-top table and New Year’s Eve party favors. Additional packages are available for groups of 6 to 12 people.
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Texas Live presents NYE Live! At NYE Live! at Texas Live in Arlington, guests can welcome the New Year in style with entertainment, food and drink options, and a vibrant atmosphere. There will be live music, entertainment, decor, champagne toasts, and celebrations all night long.
Pegasus City Brewery presents NYE Bash Pegasus City Brewery in Dallas will present a Monte Carlo/Casablanca/Gatsby style New Year’s Eve Bash for their fourth annual celebration. The evening will feature casino-style games, a performance by the David Washburn Jazz Band, an old-school photo booth, a Mexican food dinner, and a choice of 18 taps with beer, cider, and seltzer, plus wine and champagne, zero-proof options, and sodas. It all ends with a toast at midnight.
Meow Wolf Grapevine presents New Year’s Eve Adultiverse On New Year’s Eve, reality takes a backseat as Meow Wolf Grapevine presents a special edition of Adulti-Verse. Guests 21 and over can enjoy Meow Wolf’s unique experience in style as the interdimensional soirée features a full-service bar and a performance by Night Shade Burlesque, as well as a champagne toast at midnight. Food & beverage will be available for purchase at the cafe.
Catbird presents NYE Met Gala Catbird, the restaurant and bar at Thompson Dallas, will present a Met Gala-themed New Year’s Eve party, an opportunity for guests to wear over-the-top outfits. The event will transform the lounge into a prestigious and glamorous fashion event, complete with a red carpet, paparazzi, champagne, and special guest DJ Christopher Reid.
The Statler presents Royal Masquerade Ball While the Statler’s rooftop bar will be hopping, their Grand Ballroom will transform into a Royal Masquerade Ball, complete with extravagant decorations, an open bar, casino games, and party favors. The festivities begin with DJs spinning Top 40 and hip-hop mashups. General admission tickets include access to an open bar and an evening of celebration. Before the ball, guests can dine in The Statler’s private dining space, a three-course dinner featuring premium wine and beer and a chef-curated menu.
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Lone Star NYE at Reunion Tower Reunion Tower will once again ring in the new year by presenting the annual Lone Star NYE at Reunion Tower fireworks show. The show will feature a display of over 5,000 pyrotechnic special effects, a 259 LED light display, and nearly 300 drones. There is no viewing allowed near the tower; viewing can be done at nearby parties or city streets. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth / KXAS will broadcast the event, and The Spot (98.7 FM), will simulcast the celebration.
Are you looking for a spot to sip on no-alcohol or non-alcoholic drinks in Dallas-Fort Worth? Options aren’t as slim as they once were for Dry January (or a dry or drier lifestyle) as more restaurants and bars add mocktails and other balanced, refreshing concoctions without the booze.
Beyond the Bar in Richardson
This was D-FW’s first no-alcohol bottle shop. Find unique zero-proof beverages of all sorts when you stop in.
101 S. Sherman St. B, Richardson. Open Tuesday through Sunday.
Community Beer Co. in Dallas
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The Dallas brewery can pour NA beers. The sprawling venue, which changed locales in recent years, also has a robust food menu. Grab a table outside when it’s sunny.
3110 Commonwealth Dr., Dallas. Open Wednesday through Sunday.
Doughbird near University Park
There’s a zero-proof section at the recently opened restaurant in Inwood Village, near the intersection of Inwood Road and Lovers Lane. Find a cheery blackberry rickey, made with mint, blackberry jam, fresh lime, and fizzy water, or southern peach tea, comprised of clover honey, peach and sparkling yuzu sour.
5560 W. Lovers Lane, Dallas.
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HG Sply Co.
Consult the “non-spirited” section of HG’s menu when stopping in. Mocktails with a healthful twist – think twists like beets or turmeric – are a point of emphasis at nutrition-conscious restaurant.
Multiple locations.
Ida Claire in Addison
Find six mocktails during Dry January at Ida Claire. Those include the Like a Virgin, with pineapple, grapefruit, lemon, blackberry, agave and soda, and Dazed & Confused, which includes Pamos THC spirit, pineapple, lemon, blueberry simple syrup and yuzu lime soda. The beverages are available all day through Jan. 31.
5001 Beltline Rd., Dallas.
Ladylove Lounge & Sound in Bishop Arts
Skip to the elixirs section of the cool lounge’s menu for a some surprising, well-balanced non-alcoholic flavor pairings. The elixirs are also included in Monday-Friday happy hour specials, which isn’t the most typical move.
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Open daily. 310 W. Seventh St., Dallas.
Uchi in Dallas
Along with Uchiba and Loro in Dallas and Uchiko in Plano, Uchi has a menu filled with both low ABV and no-ABV beverages. Loro, a Japanese and barbecue fusion restaurant, has zero-proof options that include the spicy cucumber with lime, yuzu and ghost agave.