My how time flies. For the second season in a row, Dallas has a 6-2 record after eight weeks of the season. Back in early September, Cowboys Wire ran an exercise where we went game by game in predicting Dallas’ win-loss record. That prediction, found here, had Dallas sitting with a 5-3 record at this point in the season. Those predictions flipped the results from the first two games (losing against Tampa and winning over Cincinnati) and clearly over-estimated the returning prowess of the Super Bowl champion Rams.
During these activities, it’s impossible to predict how injuries will impact a season, so saying Dak Prescott would miss five of eight games would’ve sunken those predicions. But after a 4-1 stretch by Cooper Rush and two straight wins after Prescott’s return gives plenty of additional information about just how good this Cowboys team could be. So here’s a fresh look at the remaining nine regular season games, and the potential playoff appearance.