NFL Power Rankings: pre-Week 2 Edition
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Dallas Cowboys. 3. player. 123. <p>The Cowboys break the top three of these NFL power rankings for pulling out the big divisional win against the Giants on Sunday night. It’s not easy to overcome a 10-point deficit with just over five minutes left on the clock (it wouldn’t have been so close if the Cowboys had held onto the ball in the first quarter).</p> <p>It’s tempting to put the Cowboys ahead of the Seahawks, but Dez Bryant’s foot injury spells trouble for the team as a whole. Bryant will be out for at least month, and it will hinder the Cowboys’ offensive production. They will have to rely on Cole Beasley, a poor man’s Julian Edelman, that much more.</p><div class=. NFC East. 1-0
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Dallas Cowboys
NFC East, 1-0
The Cowboys break the top three of these NFL power rankings for pulling out the big divisional win against the Giants on Sunday night. It’s not easy to overcome a 10-point deficit with just over five minutes left on the clock (it wouldn’t have been so close if the Cowboys had held onto the ball in the first quarter).
It’s tempting to put the Cowboys ahead of the Seahawks, but Dez Bryant’s foot injury spells trouble for the team as a whole. Bryant will be out for at least month, and it will hinder the Cowboys’ offensive production. They will have to rely on Cole Beasley, a poor man’s Julian Edelman, that much more.
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