The Dallas Cowboys are off a very nice 12-4 season, which included winning the NFC East. Dallas did beat Detroit in the Wildcard round of the playoffs, but then lost to Green Bay by 5 points in the Divisional round. This year Vegas has their Win Total set at 9.5 (O -150), so they are expected to take a slight step beck. Vegas odds have the Cowboys at +130 to win the NFC East, +700 to win the NFC Title and +1400 to win Super Bowl 50. A season preview of the Dallas Cowboys along with their 2015 Schedule are below.

Last year the Cowboys offense ranked 5th in scoring, at 29.2 ppg, while also ranking 7th in total yards (383.6 ypg), 16th in passing (236.5 ypg) and 2nd in rushing (147.1 ypg). The Dallas Cowboys scored the second most points in team history last year and they did it with a superb ground attack that finished 2nd in the league, but now they may have to take to the air a bit more as Demarco Murray will now be toting the ball in Philadelphia. The Cowboys did sign Darren McFadden, but he is not the back he used to be and he is no where near the back that Murray was.  McFadden will put up decent numbers, especially since he will be running behind one of the better OLs in the league, that added some depth when they drafted Chaz Green in the third round and Laurence Gibson in the 7th. Tony Romo still leads this offense and is coming off his best season in his 14 years in the league. A big reason for his success was that teams had to worry about the run, which opened up lanes for him to throw downfield and when he did he was connecting to one of the best wideouts in the league in Dez Bryant, who reeled in 16 TD passes. Bryant and Terrance Williams form probably the best one two punch at WR in the game.  Cole Beasley and Devin Street add solid depth. This offense may take a step back as Romo will be asked to do more, which is not the best thing for him. 

Defensively the Cowboys ranked 15th in points allowed (22.0 ppg), 19th in yards allowed (355.1 ypg), 26th vs the pass (251.9 ypg) and 8th vs the run (103.1 ypg). The run defense for the Cowboys was very solid last year, but it was their pass defense that bit them at crucial times in the year. The defensive line was solid at stopping the, but they had issues in getting pressure on the QB and they had hoped that they really addressed that when they signed Greg Hardy, but the former Carolina Panther is suspended for the first 10 games of the season. The Cowboys also lost George Selvie to free agency, so until Hardy can play this will be a very average DL. The LB corps was solid last year and they get a boost this year with the return of Sean Lee, who missed all of last year. Then Cowboys did sign Jasper Brinkley and Andrew Glacknar in free agency, plus took LBs in the 3rd, 4th and 7th rounds of the draft. This is a deeper and better unit, especially with Lee back. The secondary was an issue for this team last year and with their third pick they went and got CB Byron Jones, who has the tools to be a solid playmaker in the NFL. He will step in and help right away, but still this is not a good secondary overall, especially with Sterling Moore taking his talents to Tampa Bay.

The Cowboys last year used their powerful ground attack to win the division, but this year that ground game just won't be there. Romo did have a very good year, but he doesn't have the ground game to fall back on and that means he has to make more plays, which is something that he has not been able to in his career. Another thing that the Cowboys did last year was to use their ball control offense to mask the deficiencies on defense and they will not be able to do that this year. This year's defense is not that good, especially without Hardy in there and a very weak secondary. They will be picked apart by their opponents passing game for much of this year, or at least till Hardy comes back to give them a strong pass rush. The Cowboys will battle the Eagles for the top spot in the NFC East, but their lack of defense and running game will keep them from winning it. I will call for them to hit 9 wins and fall just short of their posted Win Total.  

Info Gathered From Pro Football Weekly & Athlon Sports

2015 Dallas Cowboys Schedule 

Sept. 13 New York Giants, 8:30

Sept. 20 at Philadelphia Eagles, 4:25

Sept. 27 Atlanta Falcons, 1

Oct. 4 at New Orleans Saints, 8:30

Oct. 11 New England Patriots, 4:25

Oct. 18 BYE

Oct. 25 at New York Giants, 4:25

Nov. 1 Seattle Seahawks, 4:25

Nov. 8 Philadelphia Eagles*, 8:30

Nov. 15 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1

Nov. 22 at Miami Dolphins, 1

Nov. 26 Carolina Panthers (Thu), 4:30

Dec. 7 at Washington Redskins (Mon), 8:30

Dec. 13 at Green Bay Packers, 4:25

Dec. 19 New York Jets (Sat), 8:25

Dec. 27 at Buffalo Bills, 1

Jan. 3 Washington Redskins, 1

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Dallas Cowboys: 2015 NFL Free Picks & Betting Odds
Pro bettors Teddy Covers and Steve Fezzik aren’t buying that the Dallas Cowboys will have another season on par with the one they had in 2014. The biggest issue is that the schedule is substantially more difficult than it was last season. The Cowboys have the single-biggest jump in strength of schedule and this team is not equipped to compete. The Dallas defense was terrible in 2013, but they seemed better last year. Covers says that isn’t the case—the defense just spent less time on the field. With DeMarco Murray gone, that won’t be the case and Dallas will be in a world of hurt.