The Dallas Cowboys finished the 2021 season with a 12-5 record, which was good for first place in the NFC East standings. Despite their success, they were knocked out of the playoffs in the Wildcard game. This season, they are hoping to make a deep playoff run and get back to the Super Bowl for the first time since the 1995 season.
Dallas averaged 31.2 points per game last season, which led the league. They gave up 21.7 points per game, which was seventh in the league.
Dak Prescott completed 68.8 percent of his passes for 4,449 yards, 37 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions. Ezekiel Elliott led the team with 1,002 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns. While CeeDee Lamb led the team with 1,102 receiving yards and six touchdowns.
Prescott, Elliott and Lamb will be back with the team this season. But they lost former Pro Bowl wide receiver Amari Cooper. Right tackle La’el Collins, receiver Cedrick Wilson Jr. and defensive end Randy Gregory.
They signed James Washington and Dante Fowler Jr. and they’re hoping. They will be as efficient as the players they will be replacing.
Defensively, the loss of Gregory won’t hurt as much because Fowler was just as productive. If not more with Atlanta where he played under current defensive coordinator Dan Quinn. They also drafted former Ole Miss linebacker Sam Williams in the second round of the draft. And expect him to contribute to their defense this season.
With All-Pro defenders Micah Parsons and Trevon Diggs coming off an impressive rookie campaign. Dallas’ defense will be one of the best in the league once again.
With Philadelphia being the only team that is expected to give Dallas a run for its money in the NFC East this season. The Cowboys shouldn’t have any problem winning the division for the second consecutive season and the oddsmakers seem to agree with this assessment, with their Super Bowl 2023 odds currently at +1500, which is the fourth-best in the league.
