The first four weeks may matter in the record books, but for most Dallas Cowboys fans, the Week 5 matchup with the San Francisco 49ers is the true beginning of this season. Losing the opportunity of a face-off with Aaron Rodgers in Week 2 allowed Dallas and its fanbase to sleepwalk to a 3-1 record without a circled-on-the-schedule game. Dallas made three of their four contests non-competitive, failing to show up in the fourth, a blowout loss to Arizona that was expected to be a blowout win.
Now, they’ll go against the team that bullied and eliminated the Cowboys in the last two playoffs, and it brings a fire to the entire organization and fanbase.
The players have already talked about how this game is different. Pundits and analysts have discussed how Dallas needs this game for their mental health. Fans need this win for trust purposes in future matchups with top teams.
This is a dogfight of two of the top three teams in the NFC. It is going to be a battle for four quarters, or more, but how do the Cowboys finally defeat their nemesis, and what could cause them to fall in defeat once again?