The Cowboys are now sitting two games under ,500, at 3-5 on the 2024 season, losers of three games in a row. The team hasn’t seen the victory column in over a month, the win against the Justin Fields-led Pittsburgh Steelers seems another lifetime ago when there was still hope things could work out.
One of the things that’s been hoped for has been improved health, and now it seems that cannot come without trading some away in return. The Cowboys have struggled to create a pass rush all season, but that became much worse once the team lost Micah Parsons to a high ankle sprain against the New York Giants in a Week 4 win. They’ve now been without the three-time All-Pro for four straight contests, but will things change in Week 10?
It appears they will. Parsons was given the game designation of Questionable, but after practicing all week and not seeming to have suffered a setback, all signs put to one of the NFL’s best defenders returning.
Parsons has a great matchup to return to as well, with the Philadelphia Eagles missing their left tackle Jordan Mailata and instead trotting out Fred Jones. The drop off in talent level there is severe and works in the Cowboys’ favor who hope to be able to stabilize a defense that hasn’t done enough in 2024.
The Cowboys are returning to AT&T Stadium this weekend, where they are 0-3 on the season.
With DeMarcus Lawrence and Marshawn Kneeland both on returnable IR, along with the season-ending preseason loss of Sam Williams, the pass rush has lacked significant punch, made worse by the free agent defections of Dorance Armstrong and Dante Fowler in the offseason.