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Week 3 went pretty poorly for our Cowboys, both in terms of their loss to Chicago and results from around the league. Just about everything we hoped for in last week’s guide went the other way. Hopefully, the Week 4 slate will work out far better for Dallas’ interests.
Even one of the more surprising results, the Packers’ loss to the Browns, was of debatable merit. While it did give Green Bay its first defeat of 2025, it also may serve as a wake-up call just before facing the Cowboys. And the Packers hardly needed any additional advantages this Sunday night.
Dallas will need its best game yet to deal with Jordan Love, Micah Parsons, and the rest of the Packers. Even if they do pull it out and get to 2-2, and especially if they don’t, they’ll need help from the rest of the NFC action. Thursday night’s game between Arizona and Seattle could’ve really gone either way, with both teams entering at 2-1. The Seahawks got the valuable division win in what’s shaping up to be an ultra-competitive NFC West.
Here’s what to root for from the rest of the Week 4 schedule:
Tampa Bay improving to 4-0 isn’t ideal, but it’s far preferable to Philadelphia reaching the same mark. Even if the Cowboys can claw their way back into contention, some teams will likely be out of reach. We’d much rather they not be in our own division.
A Washington loss to Atlanta puts both teams at 2-2 and helps Dallas in the NFC East, so that’s an easy pick. The same goes for the G-Men losing to another AFC team, especially with QB Jaxson Dart getting his first start. We’re not quite ready to throw in the towel on the 2025 season and focus on draft order, but give it a few weeks.
It’s a huge slate of interconference games this week. As just mentioned, we’re not getting into how these games impact Dallas’ potential 2026 draft position just yet. If so, we might root for the Bears or Panthers to win. But for now, we’re still viewing NFC teams as obstacles to this year’s postseason goals.
That said, we’re making an exception with New Orleans. The 0-3 Saints are every bit as bad as their record says, with a league-worst -43 point differential in those losses. They’re not a perceivable threat in 2025, but they could be a team we want to eventually get ahead of in the draft. Also, them being the ones to give Buffalo its first loss of the season would be pure hilarity.
