How good will the Dallas Cowboys be in 2023? That’s the question on the minds of every fan of Cowboys Nation as the new season approaches. The NFL season kicks off with the Detroit Lions and world-champion Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday, and Dallas gets going on Sunday night when they travel to New York.
The Chiefs are universally considered the favorites to go back to the Super Bowl, but opinions vary beyond them. Dallas is generally considered one of the three best teams in the NFC, but where they rank overall seems to depend on how good the analyst thinks the AFC field is. Everyone considers Dallas a top-10 team, but no one has them in the top five. There are even a couple of outlets who are predicting Dallas to go to the Super Bowl but ranked them as low as 10th.
If you want to document just where opinions on Dallas sat to begin the season, here’s your rundown of the Week 1 Power Rankings.