ESPN claims Cowboys Super Bowl odds dwarf Eagles’ chances
By Adam Weinrib
In the wake of the Dallas Cowboys swarming the Indianapolis Colts in a phenomenal fourth quarter, ESPN views Mike McCarthy’s club as a far safer bet to capture a Super Bowl this February than the 11-1 Eagles.
Read it again. Take it in. Savor this moment.
The two teams meet up for the second time during 2022’s regular season on Christmas Eve, when the NFC East could very well be on the line. The Eagles look like a well-oiled machine, at the moment, so it’s hard to envision them losing in the interim … but on any given Sunday, anything can happen in this league.
At the very least, that Dec. 24 matchup will feature the NFC’s elite teams clashing, and will potentially pit the two most complete teams of the conference against one another.
The Cowboys have more playoff pedigree than Jalen Hurts, DeVonta Smith and Co., but all of Dak Prescott’s runs have fallen short of expectations, too. Both clubs are relative neophytes when it comes to advancing in the dance…
…But that hasn’t stopped ESPN from having far more faith in McCarthy to pilot his team through the conference. According to the Worldwide Leader’s projections, the Cowboys have a 29.3% chance to hoist the Lombardi. Philly? Just 12.5%, behind Kansas City and Buffalo.
FUZZY MATH#Cowboys 'Overwhelming' Super Bowl Favorites - Twice As Likely as #Eagles, Claims ESPN https://t.co/Wr0fuluJQ0 via @fishsports
— fishsports (@fishsports) December 8, 2022
Cowboys Super Bowl Odds: More likely winner than Eagles? Let’s…go?
Cowboys fans must continue to be careful what they wish for, but it seems like Round 3 of Dallas-Philadelphia this postseason wouldn’t be out of the question.
Philly is just five years removed from their Super Bowl miracle, when they navigated the NFC Playoff picture in the wake of Carson Wentz’s season-ending injury, which changed the calculus on what had been an incredible season to that point.
Most importantly, the Eagles have never pulled off a Super Bowl victory as a heavy favorite instead of an underdog. Mike McCarthy and the Cowboys will have to hope they can take it to Philly on their home turf — with Dak in Cooper Rush’s place — and parlay that momentum into making ESPN’s projections a reality.
