Game-by-game predictions for 2022 Dallas Cowboys schedule
By Adam Weinrib
Week 10 at Packers: Mike McCarthy’s glorious return to Lambeau Field, huh? The winds should be swirling — and not just the hot air coming out of Aaron Rodgers’ mouth, either. Typically, this is when the Pack are at their most inflated, thanks to the national media, and coming off a bye, they’ll be ready to ambush Dallas with their underrated defense. 31-24, Loss.
Week 11 at Vikings: Kirk Cousins is still under center, isn’t he? Dallas won this game with Cooper Rush last season, didn’t they? Minnesota has been the home of delightful wonkiness for several years now. We predict this one ends up, somehow, as another, “How did they lose that one?!” game for the loyal Vikes fans. 21-20, Win.
Week 12 vs. Giants: By now, Schoen and Daboll will have rounded into form. The Giants will be clicking — well, at whatever level a .500 team typically clicks at. But just like their rhyming biblical namesakes Cain and Abel, one of their untalented players will stab them in the back at the worst possible moment with a key failure. 27-24, Win.
Week 13 vs. Colts: Here comes the second “STATEMENT GAME” by a road team in Dallas. Indy, led by Jonathan Taylor’s punishing rushing attack and a veteran QB who understands how to manage a game and can win one by himself, if need be (we swear this time it’s true), the Colts will replicate what they did to the Patriots late in 2021. 31-28, Loss.
Week 14 vs. Texans: Exactly who you want to see the week after the Colts come to town! There’s very little here to speak of. Their top pick was a cornerback. No game-changers. Best of luck to Lovie Smith, a nice man. 41-14, Win.