The Dallas Cowboys are flying high after a dominant win over the Washington Commanders in Week 7. But now, their attention turns to the Denver Broncos . Playing at Empower Field, which sits 5,280 feet above sea level, brings a whole new kind of challenge. And while Troy Aikman brushed off the high-altitude talk as no big deal, not everyone in The Star locker room agreed.

Dallas tight end Jake Ferguson isn’t buying the idea that altitude is overrated.

“I’ve experienced it, and I feel like it’s a real deal thing,” Ferguson, who has his family roots there, said . “it’s real. I think it just feels like someone’s stepping on your chest a little-bit.”

Ferguson has been through it before and knows what separates those who handle it from those who don’t.

“I think, you know, i

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