by Vegas Writer
Friday, Aug 15, 2025Dak Prescott went out on a limb and stated it would be the Dallas Cowboys and Los Angeles Rams who would meet in this season’s NFC Championship game. Is he spot on or delusional?
I mean, can the Cowboys even win the NFC East? DraftKings (+550) and BetMGM (+600) have them listed as the third choice to win the division.
With the regular season around the corner, the majority of the players in the league are going to say that their team has a shot at a conference title, but few will be able to back that up. Prescott may be one of those who can’t.
Dallas typically looks great on paper during the preseason, yet the fact remains that they haven’t been to a conference title game in 28 years.
For starters, Prescott enters the year at the age of 32 and has suffered more than his fair share of injuries along the way. And after missing half of last year with a torn hamstring, it’s difficult to gauge his readiness for this campaign, let alone that of the rest of the roster. This is especially troubling when you consider the Cowboys, again, have questions with their depth on the offensive line. We haven’t even gotten to Week 1, and they’ve already seen former first-round left tackle Tyler Guyton go down with a knee injury that may see him miss the remainder of the preseason.
Couple this with an unproven backfield and the fact that Jerry Jones has yet to clean up the team’s messy contract negotiations with defensive end Micah Parsons, and you can see how America’s Team has its hands full already.
As for meeting the Rams in the NFC title game, I'm not sure they're better than the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC West.
The Rams are the second choice in their division, with DraftKings at +195 and BetMGM at +175.
The Rams have their own concerns with quarterback Matthew Stafford. Many believe the Rams can only go as far as he can take them - I'm in that group - and we're talking about a 37-year-old who has also been banged up and has missed a good portion of this year’s training camp with a back injury. This, after they released All-Pro receiver Cooper Kupp and saw All-Pro defensive tackle Aaron Donald announce his retirement.
Neither team appears overly concerned about their respective outlooks. Still, with the Cowboys coming off a dismal 7-10 mark last season, I’m sure Philadelphia, Detroit and Minnesota, among others, will have something to say about all of this when the time comes.
I mean, can the Cowboys even win the NFC East? DraftKings (+550) and BetMGM (+600) have them listed as the third choice to win the division.
With the regular season around the corner, the majority of the players in the league are going to say that their team has a shot at a conference title, but few will be able to back that up. Prescott may be one of those who can’t.
Dallas typically looks great on paper during the preseason, yet the fact remains that they haven’t been to a conference title game in 28 years.
For starters, Prescott enters the year at the age of 32 and has suffered more than his fair share of injuries along the way. And after missing half of last year with a torn hamstring, it’s difficult to gauge his readiness for this campaign, let alone that of the rest of the roster. This is especially troubling when you consider the Cowboys, again, have questions with their depth on the offensive line. We haven’t even gotten to Week 1, and they’ve already seen former first-round left tackle Tyler Guyton go down with a knee injury that may see him miss the remainder of the preseason.
Couple this with an unproven backfield and the fact that Jerry Jones has yet to clean up the team’s messy contract negotiations with defensive end Micah Parsons, and you can see how America’s Team has its hands full already.
As for meeting the Rams in the NFC title game, I'm not sure they're better than the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC West.
The Rams are the second choice in their division, with DraftKings at +195 and BetMGM at +175.
The Rams have their own concerns with quarterback Matthew Stafford. Many believe the Rams can only go as far as he can take them - I'm in that group - and we're talking about a 37-year-old who has also been banged up and has missed a good portion of this year’s training camp with a back injury. This, after they released All-Pro receiver Cooper Kupp and saw All-Pro defensive tackle Aaron Donald announce his retirement.
Neither team appears overly concerned about their respective outlooks. Still, with the Cowboys coming off a dismal 7-10 mark last season, I’m sure Philadelphia, Detroit and Minnesota, among others, will have something to say about all of this when the time comes.
