The first month of the 2025 NFL season is in the books. The Dallas Cowboys are just below .500 with a 1-2-1 record. They’ll have to tighten up on defense to stay in the playoff hunt, but there’s still time left to get that done. Given that, our Week 5 rooting guide remains optimistic of the Cowboys’ chances of making the tournament.

This next game is critical; the Jets are 0-4 and ripe for win total padding. If Dallas can’t take advantage of this matchup, they don’t deserve to be a playoff team. We may shift gears if they flop this Sunday and start focusing more on the draft order.

What about other NFC action this week? Here’s what we’re rooting for:

NFC East • Broncos d. Eagles • Chargers d. Commanders • Saints d. Giants

The first two are no-brainers with our division rivals fac

See Full Page