Thursday Night Breakdown: Cowboys, Riding Win Streak, Face Vikings
By Danny Cox It’s been a rather strange 2016 season in the NFL. Teams expected to be among the top contenders (Colts and Packers) are fighting for their playoff lives, while teams not expected to do...
View ArticleKeidel: Why The Cowboys’ Win Streak Continues
By Jason Keidel No team in any American sport has been more overhyped than the Dallas Cowboys. Unless you’re one of their more jaded, frothing fans — and there are millions of you — you simply can’t...
View ArticleKeidel: Calm Down, Cowboys Fans
By Jason Keidel The NFL’s haunting vocational acronym, Not For Long, has long applied to the length of the average football player’s career, which hovers around three years. But it could also apply to...
View ArticleWhat If The NFL Were Like European Soccer And Had A Loan System?
Tom Bogert, CBS Local Sports In European soccer, there are no trades and there is no draft. Players are developed through youth systems, some starting as young as eight years old, or they’re purchased...
View ArticleKeidel: NFL Playoff Contenders Square Off In Divisional Round
By Jason Keidel WFAN host Mike Francesa has long said the second round of the NFL playoffs is the best pure weekend of football every year. It’s hard to argue with that. While Wild Card Weekend has its...
View ArticleKeidel: Where Should Tony Romo Go?
By Jason Keidel While the media and masses play spin the bottle with Tony Romo’s career, it feels like there are more candidates for the Cowboys QB’s services than there are NFL clubs. Depending on the...
View ArticleReports: Tony Romo Expected To Replace Phil Simms In CBS Broadcast Booth
DALLAS (KDKA) – According to the Sports Business Journal, former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo is expected to replace Phil Simms in the CBS broadcast booth next season. BREAKING: Sources:...
View ArticleKeidel: Is Cowboys’ Ezekiel Elliott A Leader Or Headcase?
By Jason Keidel In perhaps the least surprising news of the summer, there are reports that Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott got into an altercation at a Dallas nightclub Sunday night. This, along...
View ArticleKeidel: Dallas Cowboys Traveling Circus
By Jason Keidel Now that the fairy dust has faded from the 2016 season, we once again see what a traveling circus the Dallas Cowboys really are. Players getting cut for crimes they didn’t commit....
View ArticleKeidel: Does Ezekiel Elliott Deserve Six-Game Suspension?
By Jason Keidel Few things are as ugly as domestic violence. But this escalating tete-a-tete between the NFL and the NFLPA over Ezekiel Elliott’s suspension is growing ugly, rancorous layers, from a...
View ArticleKeidel: Rams, Cowboys Not The Teams We Expected
By Jason Keidel There may not be season-ending games in Week 4 — unless you’re the New York Giants — but there surely are statement games. When we thumbed through the NFL schedule this summer, there...
View ArticleKeidel: Can Packers Overcome Injuries Against Cowboys?
By Jason Keidel The Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers have felt historically fused for about 60 years. And, oddly enough, it started in New York City. For those who don’t obsess over NFL history,...
View ArticleJerry Jones: NFL Can’t Tolerate Players Disrespecting Flag
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – Dallas owner Jerry Jones says the NFL can’t leave the impression that it tolerates players disrespecting the flag and that any of his Cowboys...
View ArticleKeidel: Cowboys, Redskins To Resume Rivalry
By Jason Keidel One of the oldest, most rancorous rivalries in the NFL resumes on Sunday, when the Washington Redskins play the Dallas Cowboys. More than bragging rights are at stake. The winner nudges...
View ArticleCBS Sports’ Dan Fouts On Week 9 Broncos-Eagles Matchup, More
By Matt Citak This week’s matchup between the Denver Broncos and Philadelphia Eagles features two teams trending in very different directions. The Eagles are currently the hottest team in the National...
View ArticleKeidel: This Year’s Eagles Are Last Year’s Cowboys
By Jason Keidel Had I told you the Cowboys and Eagles would enter the final week of December with 13-2 and 8-7 records, you’d nod your head. But not if I told you which team had the better record....
View ArticleKeidel: Dez’s Only Distraction Was His Pending Cap Hit
By Jason Keidel For the first few years of his career, Dez Bryant was an NFL cliche. Equal parts productive and impetuous, the wildly gifted wideout was the latest in a growing line of pass-catchers...
View ArticleBiggest Questions Facing Eagles, Patriots Heading Into Training Camp
Ryan Mayer Training camp gets underway this week for most of the NFL, which means we’re just about a month and a half away from our first football action of the 2018-19 season. After a wild 2017-18...
View ArticleRay Lewis: ‘Raiders’ Start Concerns Me The Most, Cowboys Not Far Behind’
Ryan Mayer Three weeks into the NFL season, fanbases begin to get concerned if their team has stumbled out of the gate. Patriots, Cowboys and Raiders fans know that feeling well at the moment, as the...
View ArticleCowboys-Redskins Week 7 Matchup
By Norm Elrod As Super Bowl champions, the Philadelphia Eagles were the obvious favorites to represent the NFC again come January. It’s not quite working out that way, at least not yet. The Washington...
View ArticleKey Matchups For NFL Wild Card Weekend
Ryan Mayer The regular season is officially behind us, and the sprint for Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta has begun. Four Wild Card weekend matchups await, beginning late Saturday afternoon with the Texans...
View ArticlePittsburgh Steelers Rank 5th In NFL Fandom According To Emory University Study
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Steelers rank in the top five for NFL fandom, according to a recent study. Emory University’s business school conducts a yearly review for all NFL teams to determine where each...
View ArticleSteelers Awarded Wide Receiver Brandon Reilly
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Steelers have been awarded free agent wide receiver Brandon Reilly after claiming him off of waivers. Reilly was most recently with the Detroit Lions and was released. The...
View ArticleCowboys-Jets Preview: ‘Both Have Something To Prove,’ Says Tracy Wolfson
(CBSNY/CBS Local) — The New York Jets probably aren’t looking forward to facing another NFC East opponent after the beating they took from the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. That is, unless that team...
View ArticleMike McCarthy Hired As Coach Of Dallas Cowboys
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh native and former Green Bay Packers Head Coach Mike McCarthy has reportedly been hired as the coach of the Dallas Cowboys. Only one day after parting ways with longtime...
View ArticlePine-Richland’s Ben DiNucci Ready For Life In The NFL After Getting Drafted...
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — If you drive around Pittsburgh, you won’t see many Dallas Cowboys flags flying outside. But there’s a reason behind a lone-star flag flying in Pine-Richland as native son Ben...
View ArticlePittsburgh Steelers, Dallas Cowboys Agree To Move 2020 Hall Of Fame Game To...
CANTON, Ohio (KDKA) – The Hall of Fame Game scheduled for Aug. 6 between the Steelers and Cowboys has officially been moved to next year. The Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony is being postponed as...
View ArticleGiants-Cowboys Preview: Can The Giants’ Defense Slow The Cowboys’ Passing Game?
(CBSNewYork) — The NFC East is shaping up to be competitive, though probably not in the way its teams had hoped. After Week 4, the Philadelphia Eagles lead the division with a 1-2-1 record. The...
View ArticleNFL Week 6 NFC East Picks: Don Bell Says Ravens ‘Physicality’ Will Be Too...
(CBS Philadelphia) — Should the NFC East just go ahead and change their name to the NFC Least? Heading into Week 6, the division currently has four wins among its four teams. For reference, the...
View ArticleMike Tomlin Welcomes Avery Williamson; Pine-Richland Star Ben DiNucci May...
PITTSBURGH (AP/KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Steelers are welcoming new inside linebacker Avery Williamson with open arms. The Steelers acquired Williamson from the New York Jets to help bolster a linebacker...
View ArticleSteelers-Cowboys Preview: Pittsburgh Looks To Stay Undefeated Against Dallas
(CBS Pittsburgh) — The Pittsburgh Steelers are coming off a thrilling win over the AFC North rival Baltimore Ravens to remain undefeated. The Dallas Cowboys endured an ugly loss to fellow NFC East...
View ArticleBen Roethlisberger Leaves The Game With A Knee Injury, Expected To Return
By: KDKA-TV News Staff DALLAS (KDKA) – After throwing a touchdown pass to James Washington, Ben Roethlisberger left the game with a knee injury. The Steelers have said that Ben was taken to the locker...
View ArticleSteelers Improve To 8-0 For The First Time In Franchise History, Beat Dallas...
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger threw all three of his touchdown passes after shrugging off a knee injury, rallying Pittsburgh to a 24-19 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday and...
View ArticleNFL Week 14 NFC East Picks: ‘Arizona Offense Is Really The Difference In Why...
(CBS New York) — Judging by the standings, and many other metrics, the NFC East is the worst division in football. The New York Giants, winners of four in a row, sit atop the pile with a 5-7 record....
View ArticleNo Ben, No Dak, Few Starters: Stars Will Shine Off The Field In...
CANTON, Ohio (AP) — If you’re looking for stars during Hall of Fame enshrinement week, concentrate on the museum itself and the inductions this weekend. You won’t find many, if any, stars playing...
View ArticleSteelers Use Strong 2nd Half To Beat Cowboys 16-3 In Hall Of Fame Game
CANTON, Ohio (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers followed a stumbling first half with a strong final 30 minutes to beat the Dallas Cowboys 16-3 on Thursday night in the first NFL preseason game in two...
View ArticleReport: Former Pine-Richland, Pitt Quarterback Ben DiNucci Released By Dallas...
By: KDKA-TV News Staff PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — One year after being drafted by the Cowboys, Ben DiNucci is going to be looking for a new team to play for. The former Pine-Richland and Pitt quarterback has...
View ArticleCowboys-Chargers Preview: Dak Prescott Leads A Depleted Dallas Team Into Los...
(CBS DFW) — The Los Angeles Chargers continue their NFC East matchups this week against the Dallas Cowboys. Second-year quarterback Justin Herbert handled a difficult Washington Football Team defense...
View ArticleCowboys-Patriots Preview: Dallas ‘Very, Very Difficult To Stop,’ Says NFL On...
(CBS DFW) — The Dallas Cowboys have left little doubt that they’re the class of the NFC East. With Sunday’s thrashing of the New York Giants, the Cowboys have won four straight and extended their...
View ArticleRaiders-Cowboys Preview: Can Las Vegas Or Dallas Bounce Back On Thanksgiving?
(CBS DFW) — It’s been a rough month for the Las Vegas Raiders (5-5) and Dallas Cowboys (7-3). The Raiders started November atop the AFC West, having overcome a scandal-induced coaching change to win...
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