The Dallas Cowboys have slipped below .500 with a 3-4 record, losing their last two games against playoff teams Detroit and San Francisco. Their upcoming schedule includes three of four games against division leaders, starting with a match at Atlanta.
Quarterback Dak Prescott views the Week 9 game as crucial, emphasizing the need to secure wins at home and against the Falcons on the road.
Prescott stated, “Yeah. Yeah. Hell, to me every game is but obviously 3-4, as I’ve said, a lot of season left. But the first start to be able to say that confidently is getting back even, especially having a couple of home ones after that. Yeah,” according to ESPN’s Todd Archer.
The Cowboys will host games at AT&T Stadium against the Falcons and the Philadelphia Eagles in the next two weeks. A victory against the Falcons would bring their record back to .500, with the Eagles and Texans also being pivotal for their playoff aspirations. Prescott’s performance has faced criticism, completing 63.7% of his passes for 1,845 yards, with ten touchdowns and eight interceptions, indicating he needs to improve for his team.
Discussing preparations for the Falcons, Prescott expressed enthusiasm for the game plan, saying, “Excited about this game plan. Think we’ve got a great one in the making. Now it’s about for us just locking in, being focused to it, and going out there and not only implementing it but executing it to the way that we want to.”
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Cowboys DE Sam Williams receives three-game suspension for breaching NFL personal conduct policy
The NFL has suspended Dallas Cowboys defensive end Sam Williams for three games due to a violation of the league’s personal conduct policy.
Williams has been on injured reserve throughout the season after tearing the ACL in his left knee during training camp drills in August, which required season-ending surgery. The suspension will result in a loss of pay for the next three weeks, but he is eligible for reinstatement on November 11 and will not miss any games when he returns from injury.
In 2023, Williams was arrested twice for traffic-related incidents. After being pulled over in Frisco, Texas, shortly after the team returned from training camp in California, he faced charges for possession of a controlled substance and unlawful carrying of a weapon. This incident occurred seven months after he was charged with reckless driving following a crash just before Christmas 2022, where he was driving nearly 100 mph and swerving through traffic, colliding with a vehicle driven by a 71-year-old woman. Fortunately, neither driver sustained serious injuries.
Prior to his injury this year, the 6-foot-4, 261-pound Williams was anticipated to play a larger role as an edge rusher, especially after the departures of defensive end Dorance Armstrong and outside linebacker Dante Fowler during the offseason.
A second-round draft pick from Mississippi in 2022, Williams has participated in 32 regular-season games over the last two seasons, including all 17 games last year, and has recorded 8 1/2 career sacks.
