More reinforcements are coming.
This year, the Cowboys travel to the other annual Turkey Day home team, the Detroit Lions. The Lions typically have a tough offense to corral, so Sunday’s initial injury report gets a lot of attention as both sides have intriguing situations to monitor. The Lions lost wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown in their Thanksgiving Day loss to the Green Bay Packers. The Cowboys have been playing without starting cornerback Trevon Diggs for more than a month.
On Sunday, the Cowboys activated Diggs’ 21-day practice window, a clear indication that he will return to the field soon.
Diggs is making $9.5 million in cash this season with a cap hit of just over $12 million. He has appeared in just 19 games since signing a $97 million extension before the 2023 season.
The Cowboys have battled injuries at cornerback all season. Last week, they played without second-year player Caelen Carson (hamstring), while DaRon Bland (foot) missed several snaps against the Chiefs, although he returned. Adding Diggs to the 53-man roster would help bolster the depth, as rookie Shavon Revel played 100% of the snaps last week in just the third game of his career.
On the opposite end of the spectrum, things aren’t looking good for Tyler Guyton.
When the team takes the field, it will be one week since Dallas’ Thanksgiving victory over the Kansas City Chiefs to extend its winning streak to three games.
Unfortunately, the week’s rest between games doesn’t appear to be enough for starting left tackle Tyler Guyton, who suffered a sprained ankle in Week 12. Guyton missed the win over the Chiefs and is once again expected to be sidelined for another week.
According to longtime Cowboys insider Ed Werder, “Brian Schottenheimer didn’t seem optimistic about Tyler Guyton’s play.”
It is Guyton’s second injury this season. During training camp, the Cowboys suffered another injury when Guyton suffered a broken bone in his right knee. The injury forced Guyton to be out of action for the entire preseason.
The good news, however, is that Nate Thomas impressed in relief duties in Week 13. Schottenheimer praised the offensive tackle for his performance. This season, Thomas has appeared in 12 games, two of them starts.
There are many stories ahead of next Thursday.
St. Brown injury? – Pro Bowl receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown suffered an ankle injury against the Packers and did not return. Initial reports were that he could be out for the entire season, but now it looks like it’s more “week to week.” Head coach Dan Campbell called it “good news” that St. Brown wouldn’t be out for a long time, but also said he could still miss “a week or two, maybe, if we’re lucky.” According to his coach, it seems like the receiver would have little chance of playing against Dallas in just seven days.
Problems with Ragnow and O-line – The Lions haven’t gotten much good news regarding the offensive line in a while. The latest setback was that recently retired center Frank Ragnow could return to the team but failed his physical due to a hamstring injury. After all, the Lions announced that Ragnow would not be joining the team in 2025. The Lions were missing two starters on the O-line against Green Bay and the other three starters were also on the injury report.
There’s still a long way to go to make the playoffs, but Edelman sees the Cowboys as a contender.
The Cowboys already completed their Week 13 stretch with a Thanksgiving Day victory over the Kansas City Chiefs, but they were still the center of conversations over the weekend. Speaking on FOX NFL on Sunday, Edelman explained exactly why Dallas has become so dangerous.
He said, “They have a team that can compete. They have a completely different defense than they had at the beginning of the year. Showing up too much, from sideline to sideline, is scary. Logan Wilson is creating a role. Quinnen Williams is stopping the run. On offense, CeeDee Lamb and Pickens, they are a problem.”
He even went so far as to compare the Cowboys to the Giants teams that won two Super Bowls against him more than a decade ago. He said, “They look like an upward team, and they give me a little reminder. They remind me of those old Giants teams that got hot at the end of the season and did damage in the playoffs.”
It’s wonderful to see Dak getting the recognition he deserves.
Many fans may not remember, but Steve Young never had the biggest arm, he didn’t throw 70-yard bombs and he didn’t outrun defenses, he dissected them.
Young became an NFL legend because he had a game-winning formula, elite accuracy, efficient decision-making and enough mobility to keep defenses honest.
Those three traits are the same ones we see when Dak Prescott plays his best football.
Fans, analysts, and really anyone who watches football know that quarterback rating is a pretty good barometer of whether a quarterback is doing well.
When we look at Dak Prescott’s career quarterback rating against Steve Young, we get a match.
Steve Young had a 96.8 quarterback rating in his 15-year career. Dak Prescott currently has a quarterback rating of 98.6.
When we break it down further:
young steve he had 33,124 passing yards, an 8.0-yard average, 232 touchdowns and 107 interceptions.
Dak Prescott He has 34,698 passing yards, a 7.6-yard average, 238 touchdowns and 90 interceptions.
Very similar at this point, but Prescott is currently in year ten, while Young retired after fifteen years.