Not surprisingly, Dak Prescott has excessive hopes for the Dallas Cowboys in 2025. He additionally apparently expects the Los Angeles Rams to be fairly good, too. Previous to Saturday’s preseason opener between the 2 groups, the Cowboys’ quarterback had a notable change with Rams proprietor Stan Kroenke, who was additionally talking with Jerry Jones and different members of the Cowboys’ brass.
“We’ll meet y’all within the NFC Championship,” Prescott advised Kroenke.
The Rams superior final season to the NFC divisional spherical of the playoffs. The Cowboys went 7-10 final yr, however that was largely as a result of Prescott lacking greater than half of the yr as a result of an harm.
The Rams and Cowboys have a wealthy playoff historical past towards each other. The 2 groups have met within the postseason 9 instances, with the Rams holding a 5-4 document in these video games. The latest playoff sport between the 2 came about within the divisional spherical of the 2018 playoffs. Los Angeles recorded a 30-22 win that day en path to an look in Tremendous Bowl LIII.
Dallas and Los Angeles twice met within the NFC title sport, with the Cowboys profitable each video games (in 1975 and in 1978). In 1979, the Rams extracted a measure of revenge by upsetting the Cowboys within the divisional spherical of the playoffs. That was in the end the ultimate sport for future Corridor of Fame quarterback Roger Staubach.
One other notable playoff sport between the 2 groups occurred within the divisional spherical of the 1985 playoffs. That day, Rams future Corridor of Fame operating again Eric Dickerson rushed for a single-game playoff document 248 yards in main Los Angeles to a 20-0 win.
Each groups should overcome some early adversity if they’ll make Prescott’s prediction come to fruition. Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford missed time this summer time after aggravating a disk in his again. He hopes to renew throwing within the subsequent week.
The Cowboys stay in the course of Micah Parsons‘ hold-in and up to date commerce request as seeks a stronger contract. Parsons has been “very engaged” throughout the group’s facility regardless of his commerce request, Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer just lately mentioned.
Dallas hopes to snap a 29-year-old drought with out an NFC title sport look. That’s the NFC’s longest such drought and the third-longest within the NFL behind solely the Cleveland Browns and Miami Dolphins.
