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Revised prediction: Dallas Cowboys
November, 7, 2014
By Todd Archer | ESPNDallas.com
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Dallas Cowboys reporter Todd Archer revises his season prediction at the midway point of the season:
Preseason prediction: 8-8
Revised prediction: 10-6
Why the Cowboys will finish better: Maybe I’m going out on a limb here with this prediction revision two days before the Cowboys play the Jacksonville Jaguarsat Wembley Stadium. If the Cowboys don’t beat Jacksonville, then I might stick with 8-8, which would be quite a fall from their 6-1 start.
The Cowboys understand their formula for success: Run the ball, control the clock, protect the defense, don’t turn the ball over. That’s how they won six straight games. When they didn’t do that, they lost three times. It’s pretty simple. This team is not so talented that it can just show up and win. They need a lot of things to go right. Oh yeah, they need to have Tony Romo too.
To a degree this comes down to a math equation. I believe the Cowboys will beat the Jaguars and get to 7-3 entering the bye week, so now they just need to finish 3-3 the rest of the way. They have rematches against the New York Giants, whom they beat already, and Washington Redskins, whom they lost to in overtime. They have to play the Philadelphia Eagles twice. The other two games are against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field and home against the Indianapolis Colts.
I think there are three wins there at the minimum. The Giants are beat up and the Redskins are beatable, even if they beat Dallas two weeks ago. From there, I envision a split with the Eagles even with Nick Foles out of both meetings.
Getting to 11-5 is not inconceivable either, but that might be overboard.
The Cowboys' two-game losing streak should be a worry. If this turns into a three-game skid on Sunday, can we revise the revision?
November, 7, 2014
By Todd Archer | ESPNDallas.com
» AFC: East | West | North | South » NFC: East | West | North | South | Preseason picks
Dallas Cowboys reporter Todd Archer revises his season prediction at the midway point of the season:
Preseason prediction: 8-8
Revised prediction: 10-6
Why the Cowboys will finish better: Maybe I’m going out on a limb here with this prediction revision two days before the Cowboys play the Jacksonville Jaguarsat Wembley Stadium. If the Cowboys don’t beat Jacksonville, then I might stick with 8-8, which would be quite a fall from their 6-1 start.
The Cowboys understand their formula for success: Run the ball, control the clock, protect the defense, don’t turn the ball over. That’s how they won six straight games. When they didn’t do that, they lost three times. It’s pretty simple. This team is not so talented that it can just show up and win. They need a lot of things to go right. Oh yeah, they need to have Tony Romo too.
To a degree this comes down to a math equation. I believe the Cowboys will beat the Jaguars and get to 7-3 entering the bye week, so now they just need to finish 3-3 the rest of the way. They have rematches against the New York Giants, whom they beat already, and Washington Redskins, whom they lost to in overtime. They have to play the Philadelphia Eagles twice. The other two games are against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field and home against the Indianapolis Colts.
I think there are three wins there at the minimum. The Giants are beat up and the Redskins are beatable, even if they beat Dallas two weeks ago. From there, I envision a split with the Eagles even with Nick Foles out of both meetings.
Getting to 11-5 is not inconceivable either, but that might be overboard.
The Cowboys' two-game losing streak should be a worry. If this turns into a three-game skid on Sunday, can we revise the revision?