Mtp.The Dallas Cowboys Have Officially Changed the National Conversation: From Punchline to Legitimate Super Bowl Contender

ARLINGTON, Texas – In one Thanksgiving afternoon at AT&T Stadium, the Dallas Cowboys did what nobody thought they could do all season: they forced the entire country to look at them in a completely different light.

A 28-24 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs – the team with the NFL’s best record and the reigning dynasty led by Patrick Mahomes – wasn’t just a win. It was a statement. A haymaker to every doubt, every “Cowboys choke in December” meme, and every joke that America’s Team had become nothing more than a nostalgic brand.

And now, even the ones who jumped ship are turning around with something they haven’t shown in years: belief.

Stephon Gilmore, the former Cowboys cornerback and current Minnesota Viking, didn’t mince words on his own podcast: “I’m just gonna say it – Dallas has everything it takes to win the Super Bowl this year. Dak is playing the best football of his career, that defense is possessed, and Schottenheimer… man, he’s calling games like he’s inside the other team’s huddle. I wouldn’t be shocked if they get to the Super Bowl and win the whole thing.”

When a two-time All-Pro who’s stared down Tom Brady in a Super Bowl says that about his former team, you listen.

Dak Prescott: No Longer “Good But Not Good Enough”

Dak threw for 3 touchdowns and zero turnovers against the NFL’s No. 3 scoring defense. He picked apart Steve Spagnuolo’s blitzes like they were middle-school coverages, kept finding CeeDee Lamb in windows that shouldn’t exist, and then dropped the dagger – a 38-yard touchdown strike to Jalen Tolbert late in the fourth that made the entire country go, “Wait… when did the Cowboys start playing like THIS?”

But the scariest part? The calm. No more trying-too-hard, choke-under-pressure Dak. This version plays with the quiet confidence of a man who knows he’s at his absolute peak – and knows his team is peaking at the perfect time.

Brian Schottenheimer: The Most Underrated Man in Football

Who would’ve thought the guy laughed out of Seattle and fired from the Jets would turn out to be the mastermind behind one of the NFL’s most explosive offenses right now?

Schottenheimer isn’t running gimmicks. He’s running chess moves. Motion, bunch sets, deep play-action, red-zone RPOs – everything executed with surgical precision. Since Mike McCarthy handed over play-calling duties, the Cowboys are averaging 32.7 points per game over their last five – the highest in the league in that span.

The Defense: From “Soft as Butter” to Absolute Nightmare Fuel

Micah Parsons had 3 sacks in the first half alone against the Chiefs. Three. Chris Jones on the other sideline probably didn’t even finish his Gatorade before Parsons was in his face again.

DaRon Bland comes back from injury and immediately takes one to the house. Trevon Diggs is playing like he never tore his ACL. And don’t sleep on Mazi Smith – the former first-rounder once labeled a bust is now collapsing pockets like a wrecking ball.

The Cowboys’ defense now ranks 4th in sacks, 5th in takeaways, and 2nd in points allowed since Week 8. This isn’t the “blitz and pray” unit anymore. This is a swarming, violent, perfectly synced monster.

The Remaining Schedule? Sorry, But Dallas Isn’t Scared of Anyone

Left on the docket: Giants (already beat), Bengals, Panthers, Eagles, Commanders (already beat), Eagles.

Translation: six games, at least four gimmes, and two winner-take-the-division clashes with Philly.

But this time it feels different. These aren’t the Cowboys who look pretty in September and implode in January. These are the hottest team in football, the most confident team in football, and most importantly – the team other teams are starting to fear.

Patrick Mahomes said it himself after the game: “They beat us in every phase today. That’s a scary football team.”

When Patrick Mahomes calls you scary, you’re scary.

Final Word

The Dallas Cowboys didn’t just win a football game on Thanksgiving. They rewrote the entire 2025 season narrative.

From “they only beat bad teams” to “nobody wants to see them in the playoffs.”

From “Dak can’t win the big one” to “Dak is playing MVP-level football at the perfect moment.”

From “Same old Cowboys” to… “Is this actually their year?”

Six games left. But for the first time in a long time, the entire country is asking the same question:

Are the Dallas Cowboys actually about to win the Super Bowl?

And this time, nobody’s laughing when they hear it.

How ‘bout them Cowboys? For once, the whole world is nodding: Yeah… them Cowboys.