are desperate. The momentum on a very promising 2023 season has faded, and the San Francisco 49ers (-7) emphatically exposed the Cowboys in all phases of the game last week. On top of that, Dallas heads into their bye week after Monday night’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers (+1.5). No team likes going into their bye week with a loss, especially one stacked on top of the 49ers debacle. All of that leads to a desperate team.
Then there is the Kellen Moore factor. Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy essentially fired Moore and took over the play-calling duties for Dallas.