The 3-4-1 Dallas Cowboys might still be living just on the edge of “must win” territory going into their first Monday Night Football game of the season, but winning the games you’re supposed to is always a hallmark of teams with real playoff viability. The Cowboys upcoming three-week stretch will include two such games they need to win in the worst way, both on Monday nights. Dallas can start to be taken slightly more seriously this season with primetime wins in front of national audiences, not because of the perceived quality of these wins, but because they would have a winning record for the first time in 2025 ahead of tougher spotlight games on Thanksgiving against the Chiefs, a Thursday night in December at the Lions followed by a Sunday night against the Vikings, and Christmas at the

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