Dallas Cowboys – We are now officially in Week One of the NFL season as the Buccaneers will play later tonight.
In what has been a particularly tumultuous off season for our Tampa Bay Buccaneers…. with the retirement of Tom Brady, the un-retirement of Tom Brady, the retirement of Ali Marpet, the departure of key veteran free agents, hiring of Todd Bowles to replace Bruce Arians as he moves into an advisor role, the retirement of Gronk, and more drama surrounding Tom Brady(leaks of his plans to join the dolphins and then his absence from the team which now appears to be due to personal issues at home)….. There has been plenty to unpack for our team.
However, here we are with football being back.
The Buccaneers will kick their season off against the Dallas Cowboys in the primetime game later tonight.
Last year, we started our season against the same team, and it proved to be a nail-biter in the first game as we barely pulled out a 31-29 win against the Cowboys. Dak Prescott threw for over 400 yards in last year’s version of this game, and controlling their passing game will have to be a focal point for Tampa Bay this year.
One big difference for the Cowboys this year is the loss of Amari Cooper, who was their team’s leading receiver in last year’s game against us and was second on their team for the year. Trading Cooper to the Browns was a bit of a questionable move as it definitely takes a dynamic playmaker off their team, however they have a lot of faith in CeeDee Lamb, their leading receiver last year, to continue to carry the load along with Michael Gallup and rookie Jalen Tolbert.
Helping them out will be the efficiency of Dak Prescott, who had the fourth-highest completion percentage in the league last season, which should certainly make his receivers look better.
Our corners will need to be aggressive at the line and throw their receivers off their routes to be able to give our line some more time to get pressure to Dak, which should lead to less accurate passes. Carlton Davis, Jamel Dean, and Sean Murphy-Bunting will all be very busy with this Dallas offense that likes to pass the ball a lot!
Our run defense should be really effective again this year, even with the loss of Ndamakong Suh, as we still have Vita Vea eating up space in the middle and one of the best linebacker groups in the game.
In terms of our offense, we need to know where Micah Parsons is lining up on every single play. Parsons is a game changer who can get after the passer with ease, drop back into coverage, and sniff out ball carriers before they even make it to the line of scrimmage. This guy is aggressive, and he makes a big impact on the game, so we definitely need to make sure he’s accounted for.
The Cowboys defense also forced more Turnovers than any other team in the league last year, including forcing four(two fumbles and two interceptions) last time we played them, so taking care of the ball will be extremely important this time around.
A lot of that starts with Trevon Diggs, The Dallas cornerback who led the league in interceptions last year. One thing to note, however, is that while Diggs forced a lot of turnovers, he also gives up a TON of yards, giving up over a thousand by himself last year, which makes him very high risk, very high reward. Diggs was able to pick off Brady last year, so it will be up to Tom and his receivers to minimize Diggs’ risk this year and minimize his reward.
Another key piece to success on Sunday night, will be to come at the Cowboys with a balanced attack. Last year, Tampa rushed for the 7th most yards in the league, and if we can make Dallas respect the threat of the run, that should slow down their lethal pass rush, and take some of the pressure off of our offensive line to hold their blocks for as long. The Cowboys rush defense tied for 8th worst in the league in terms of opposing yards per carry, and that’s something that Leonard Fournette will need to capitalize on to truly impact the game this year.
All in all, I think we are in for another very close game this first week of the season, and I can’t wait to break down the win (hopefully) with you guys.
15 Curious Dallas Cowboys Facts About The Popular American Football Team
Deemed to be the most valuable National Football League NFL team, the Dallas Cowboys are wildly famous!
Their fan base is so loyal that all their games sell out completely. To watch the Dallas Cowboys playing in a stadium is therefore something that you might have to be lucky for!
Players like Emmitt Smith and Bob Hayes, who now belong to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, once played for this legendary team. The Cowboys have won more games than we can list out and have won no less than five Super Bowls as well. Needless to say, this team deserves every bit of the fame and fandom that it has.
The team was a long-lasting dream that Clint Murchison Jr. had and he had to go through a lot to have the chance to realize his dream. Even though the team flourished under the head coach Ton Landry, the road towards setting so many records was not easy. Keep reading to know all about the Dallas Cowboys!
Dallas Cowboys History And Origin
The Dallas Cowboys is one of the most famous sports teams in the world – and we are not even being specific to football when we say this! Established in the year 1960, this sport has been the centerpiece of everyone’s attention given their successful career.
- The Dallas Cowboys are an expansion team and were established in the year 1960.
- The team was established by Clint Murchison Jr.
- Dallas Cowboys team was a long-lasting dream of Murchison and he was being hindered from realizing it by George Preston Marshall.
- Marshall was the owner of the Washington Redskins and did not want Murchison to own a team that could potentially become a competitor.
- In an excellent example of the lengths that people can go to when they are passionate about a sport, Murchison had to practically hold leverage against Marshall to get his vote and finally be able to establish the team.
- Dallas Cowboys is such a famous team that it is often referred to as ‘America’s Team’. Needless to say, it is absolutely thrilling for any team to have such a prestigious title.
- This professional team has won many games in NFL history and is a multiple-time Super Bowl Winner.
- This valued NFL team has a current net worth of $6.5 billion!
- The team’s national exposure started formally in the year 1966 when they tied up with the Detroit Lions to play a home game on Thanksgiving Day.
- One of the fascinating facts about the Dallas Cowboys is that the team does not play from Dallas.
- For the longest time, the Dallas Cowboys had the Texas Stadium as their home ground.
- The Texas Stadium was their home field from the year 1971 to 2008.
- Dallas Cowboys are famous for having won many NFL Eastern Conferences.
- Many players from the Dallas Cowboys are now a part of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
- The Dallas Cowboys have won five Super Bowl Championships in total.
- It was in the year 2015 that the Dallas Cowboys became the first sports team to be valued at a staggering $4 billion.
- A few years later, in the year 2018, the Dallas Cowboys became the first NFL franchise that had a net worth of over $5 billion.
- This made them the team with the most net worth on the Forbes’ List for the 12th year in a row.
- In the year 2014, the team generated revenue of a staggering $620 million.
- Dallas Cowboys has one of the world’s most loyal fan bases. This is exemplified through the fact that the team holds the NFL record for the most sell-outs consecutively.
- The Cowboys’ streak of having sell-outs makes them a lot of money on an annual basis.
- One of the rather interesting facts about the team is that they have not won a Super Bowl since 1996.
- The fact that the fans would stick around for such a long time in spite of the lack of wins in Super Bowls in so many years tells a lot about their popularity.
- The last NFL championship that the Dallas Cowboys won was Super Bowl XXX.
- The Dallas Cowboys made their first Super Bowl appearance with a lost game against the Baltimore Colts.
- Their Super Bowl first victory was in a game against the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl VI!
- Tom Landry was the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys during what is famously regarded as the ‘glory years’ of the team.
- The team was sold to Jerry Jones in the year 1989.
- It was Jerry Jones who replaced Tom Landry as the head coach who plummeted the team towards many victories and helped in building the most trustworthy fan base in the history of American football!
- The team mascot of the Dallas Cowboys, unsurprisingly, is a cowboy!
- The Dallas Cowboys mascot is named Rowdy, and he adds a definite charm to the stadium during games!
- There are many team nicknames but some of the most famous ones are The Boys, Big D, and America’s Team.
- The Cotton Bowl in which the Cowboys played in the year 1960 was probably the most unsuccessful in the history of the team itself.
- The winning streak and the unending fandom started with the sixth season of the team, in the year 1965.
- 1965 was the year when the Dallas Cowboys started their 20-year NFL winning streak!
- The Dallas Cowboys had their first Regular-Season Win against the Pittsburgh Steelers team.
- Super Bowl VI was the first Super Bowl that the Dallas Cowboys team had ever won.
- The team was initially known as the Dallas Steers and then briefly as the Dallas Rangers.
- The name was changed after it created confusion with the American Association Dallas Rangers, which is a baseball team.
- The Cowboys have won 11 games in the 2021-22 season.
What NFL Championships Have Dallas Cowboys Played?
The Dallas Cowboys have played in 10 NFL (National Football League) championships so far, and have won five of them.
- All five NFL (National Football League) championships that the Dallas Cowboys have won so far have been Super Bowls.
- The last Super Bowl that the Cowboys won was played in the year 1996.
- The Cowboys have also won no less than eight NFC (National Football Conference) championships.
- Fans and commentators find it quite unfortunate that most of these championships were won during the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s.
- The last NFC championship that the Cowboys won was held in the year 1995.
- The Cowboys are also famous for being the first football them to have 20 consecutive winning seasons.
- This streak lasted from the year 1966 to 1985.
- They won the NFL championship in the years 1970, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1992, 1993, and 1995.
- The Dallas Cowboys also won the NFL Capitol Division Championships in the years 1967, 1968, and 1969.
- They played and won the NFC Eastern Division championships in the years 1970, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1985, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1998.
- The Cowboys won the NFL Eastern Conference Championships of the years 1966 and 1967.
Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl Wins
The Dallas Cowboys have been playing for several years and during the time that is termed as their glory years, this sports team also won many Super Bowls. The Dallas Cowboys won Super Bowls VI, XII, XXVII, XXVIII, and XXX.
Who Are Dallas Cowboys Players?
Many Dallas Cowboys players are now part of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
- Some of the Dallas Cowboys players that now belong in the Pro Football Hall of Fame are Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, and Michael Irvin.
- Dallas Cowboys is deemed to be the most valuable NFL franchise and rightly so since the team has a stupendous net worth of no less than $6.5 billion.
- This net worth is according to an estimation drawn in 2021.
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