Dallas Cowboys to play first Tuesday game in franchise history
As the NFL continues to make things work amidst a pandemic, the Dallas Cowboys' schedule has changed again. Originally set to be played on this week's Thursday Night, the Cowboys' game against the Baltimore Ravens was originally pushed back to next Monday. However, as the Ravens continue to deal with COVID-19 positive tests, they won't […]
As the NFL continues to make things work amidst a pandemic, the Dallas Cowboys' schedule has changed again. Originally set to be played on this week's Thursday Night, the Cowboys' game against the Baltimore Ravens was originally pushed back to next Monday. However, as the Ravens continue to deal with COVID-19 positive tests, they won't be able to play their Week 11 game until Wednesday.
Therefore, their Week 12 date against the Cowboys has been pushed back yet again. This time the date is Tuesday, December 8th. And you guessed it, it's a primetime game at 7:05 p.m. CT. Because why not? They might be 3-8, but they're still the Dallas Cowboys.
This means the Dallas Cowboys will get another long break. Basically, it'll serve as a second bye week for the NFC East's bottom team. Whether or not it serves the Cowboys remains to be seen, but one has to imagine it'll do some good to a team that was steamrolled by the Washington Football Team on Thanksgiving.
It'll also give the Cowboys more time to dwell with the loss of Strength Coach Markus Paul, who passed away last week at 54 years old. Coach Paul was a beloved figure within the Cowboys' organization and players and coaches have spoken about it in the past few days. Prior to the game against Washington, the Cowboys honored Paul with a tribute video. The team also wore "MP" stickers on their game day helmets.
Mike Nolan talked about the Cowboys' handling of Markus Paul last week, via Jon Machota from The Athletic:
“If you’re going to tell everybody that you put family first, and that is important to do in my belief, that was what we did and it was good. Mike’s a great parent, and he shows that to his football team when things like this occur. I think that’s the real key. It’s hard to say the right thing because there are so many things going through so many people’s minds at the time. A lot of people are thinking about themselves, some people are thinking about the person who obviously passed, but there are tons of things."
Hopefully, the extended time between games helps both players and coaches from the Cowboys in dealing with such a tough loss.
When they get back, they'll face a Ravens' team that could still be shorthanded. In recent days, Lamar Jackson has tested positive as have other key players like running backs J.K. Dobbins and Mark Ingram.
When they finally take the field next time, it'll be the first time in franchise history the Dallas Cowboys play a regular season game on a Tuesday.
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