Going into this past weekend, the Dallas Cowboys had a five-game winning streak and were looking like a team that could win the Super Bowl.
They headed to New York for a game against the Buffalo Bills, a team that is talented but has struggled all year to play up to their potential.
Instead of extending their winning streak, the Cowboys lost decisively, 31-10, and their chances of winning the NFC East and possibly finishing first in the conference took a big blow.
While pass rusher Micah Parsons claimed people across the nation want Dallas to lose, David Helman said on FS1’s “Speak” it’s more that engagement and big stories regarding the Cowboys are good for business.
.@davidhelman_: Micah Parsons is 100% right about people wanting the Cowboys to lose.
“People root for engagement… Cowboys losing is good for business.” pic.twitter.com/XSpn5BQSXd
— Speak (@SpeakOnFS1) December 19, 2023
The Cowboys have been referred to as “America’s Team” for several decades, and while they may have the league’s biggest fanbase, they also have plenty of haters who love it when the team fails.
Against Buffalo on Sunday, quarterback Dak Prescott, who came in as arguably the favorite to win the regular-season MVP, failed to throw a touchdown pass.
As a result, he has fallen behind multiple players in the MVP odds, and he now seems like a longshot to win the award.
Sunday’s game revived the incessant narrative about Prescott playing poorly in big games, and it is something the Cowboys and their fans need to be concerned about for the rest of this winter.
The team still has a shot at reaching the Super Bowl, but it is hard to imagine it hoisting the Vince Lombardi Trophy for the first time since the 1995 season.
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