Cowboys draw favorable schedule
Posted by ESPN.com's Matt Mosley
The only surprising thing about the Cowboys' schedule is that they received only five prime-time games instead of the maximum six. As I explained earlier, NBC wanted the Giants to open the season against the Cowboys, but FOX wasn't about to let that happen after losing several marquee games last season.
The Giants will host the Cowboys on FOX two days before the presidential election on Nov. 2. The network also has the Browns hosting the Cowboys during the opening weekend. In one season, Cleveland has suddenly become a national draw. The Browns will appear three times on ESPN's "Monday Night Football."
Dallas has two back-to-back road trips, but the latter one is interrupted by a bye week. The first back-to-back trip sends the Cowboys to Arizona and St. Louis, which shouldn't be that tough of a stretch.
The Cowboys will host Seattle on Thanksgiving, which doesn't seem right. I'm not sure why, but Seattle's not a team I expect to be watching on Thanksgiving.
The biggest disappointment for Cowboys fans is that the last game at Texas Stadium will involve the Baltimore Ravens. Nothing against the Ravens, but the final game in Texas Stadium should be against the Redskins, Eagles or Giants.
After looking over the schedule, I have the Cowboys going 12-4. They'll lose at Green Bay, at Pittsburgh, at New York and at Philly. OK, now I'm going to take a peek at some of the other NFC East teams.
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The only surprising thing about the Cowboys' schedule is that they received only five prime-time games instead of the maximum six. As I explained earlier, NBC wanted the Giants to open the season against the Cowboys, but FOX wasn't about to let that happen after losing several marquee games last season.
The Giants will host the Cowboys on FOX two days before the presidential election on Nov. 2. The network also has the Browns hosting the Cowboys during the opening weekend. In one season, Cleveland has suddenly become a national draw. The Browns will appear three times on ESPN's "Monday Night Football."
Dallas has two back-to-back road trips, but the latter one is interrupted by a bye week. The first back-to-back trip sends the Cowboys to Arizona and St. Louis, which shouldn't be that tough of a stretch.
The Cowboys will host Seattle on Thanksgiving, which doesn't seem right. I'm not sure why, but Seattle's not a team I expect to be watching on Thanksgiving.
The biggest disappointment for Cowboys fans is that the last game at Texas Stadium will involve the Baltimore Ravens. Nothing against the Ravens, but the final game in Texas Stadium should be against the Redskins, Eagles or Giants.
After looking over the schedule, I have the Cowboys going 12-4. They'll lose at Green Bay, at Pittsburgh, at New York and at Philly. OK, now I'm going to take a peek at some of the other NFC East teams.
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posted by The Gryphon at 9:26 PM
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