A fair warning to the pessimists out there: this column is overflowing with Kool-Aid. Proceed with caution.

It’s hard not to feel optimistic about the Cowboys right now, though. They obliterated the Commanders on Sunday, which simultaneously catapulted them into second place in the NFC East while dropping their rival – who reached the conference championship game a year ago – under .500 on the season.

Combine that with an Eagles squad that came dangerously close to losing their third straight game this week, and hope abounds, rightfully so.

There was context to consider. The Commanders didn’t have Terry McLaurin or Deebo Samuel, and Jayden Daniels got hurt in the third quarter and never came back. Okay, well the Cowboys were already up 27-15 when Daniels was injured, and that injury cam

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