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Cowboys Fans Concerned Another Loss Could Make It Difficult For Team To Choke In Playoffs
Babylon Bee ^ | 10/26/2026 | Babylon Bee

Posted on 10/26/2026 12:06:08 PM PDT by DFG

ARLINGTON, TX β€” Cowboys fans expressed growing concern this week that another regular-season loss could jeopardize the team's opportunity to suffer a humiliating collapse in the first round of the playoffs.

Supporters warned that unless Dallas turned things around soon, the team could find itself watching the postseason from home instead of getting everyone's hopes up, choking in the first round, and then watching the playoffs from home.

"We have to start winning some football games if we want to the chance to embarrass ourselves in January," said lifelong fan Mike Hensley. "I would hate to give up on the Cowboys now instead of getting strung along all season. The glimpses of talent, the 11-6 record, the brutal meltdown, it's all part of our tradition. We have a reputation to uphold."

The Cowboys have struggled out of the gate, falling to a 2-4 record ahead of tonight's tilt against the Philadelphia Eagles. "It's been disappointing. This isn't what we expected from the Dallas Cowboys," said CBS sports analyst Kent Traylor. "They're supposed to play well right up until it counts, then completely choke it all away. They're running out of time to make it happen."

At publishing time, fans of the other 31 NFL teams had also expressed hope that Dallas would make the playoffs and play their team in the first round.


TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: arlington; choke; cowboys; nfl

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1 posted on 10/26/2026 12:06:08 PM PDT by DFG
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To: DFG

Painfully true!


2 posted on 10/26/2026 12:17:29 PM PDT by jagusafr
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To: DFG

Once again The Bee skiifully rides that razor thin edge between satire and reality.

Nobody does it better. 😁


3 posted on 10/26/2026 12:19:42 PM PDT by V_TWIN (America....so great even the people that hate it won't leave!)
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To: DFG

NFL officials and Judges on election decisions, not much difference. The games all get flipped in the last ten minutes.


4 posted on 10/26/2026 12:22:36 PM PDT by blackdog (The philosophy of the schoolroom in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.)
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To: DFG

The best thing about the Cowgirls has always been their cheerleaders with costumes originally from a Dallas strip club. In Philly, we love to see the Cowgirls lose anytime.


5 posted on 10/26/2026 12:24:55 PM PDT by Dr. Franklin ("A republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: DFG; dfwgator

A lot of people blame Jerry. I blame his sons.....................


6 posted on 10/26/2026 12:27:50 PM PDT by Red Badger (Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
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To: DFG

It’s the Dallas Cowgirls, right?

Wrong league for that sex.


7 posted on 10/26/2026 12:28:13 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: DFG

Saw this comment recently: “Down in Texas there are several 5A & 6A high schools football teams that have better defenses than the Cowboys”

Unfortunately true ...


8 posted on 10/26/2026 12:28:51 PM PDT by ByteMercenary (Election 2020 was stolen by mail-in voting. Mail-in voting and RCV counting should be abolished.)
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To: DFG

I used to be a long suffering Jets fan. Because there is no other kind.


9 posted on 10/26/2026 12:29:24 PM PDT by MortMan (Americans are increasingly isolated by their connectivity.)
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To: jagusafr

I came upon the realization that there are Cowboys fans that are under 40 that have NEVER SEEN THE COWBOYS IN A SUPERBOWL.................


10 posted on 10/26/2026 12:30:32 PM PDT by Red Badger (Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
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To: jagusafr

It is time for Cowboy fans to recognize the blinding flash of the obvious. Number one: They aren’t going to the playoffs this season. Number two: Jerry jones needs to retire so they can get a needed change in ownership. Number three: The new owner needs to overhaul to whole team from top to bottom. Number four: The vision needs to be develop a team to compete for a Super Bowl appearance three to four years in the future (Patience, Patience, Patience).


11 posted on 10/26/2026 12:30:54 PM PDT by Old Retired Army Guy (That's)
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Even a bad Dallas D-line is going to frustrate Tanner McKee, and the Giants could lose their next 4 and that would surprise no one. Which still plays straight into the Bee’s playoff projection.


12 posted on 10/26/2026 12:33:25 PM PDT by StAnDeliver (Trump II)
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To: Dr. Franklin

I think we are going to get smoked tonight. Too banged up.


13 posted on 10/26/2026 12:37:38 PM PDT by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA!)
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To: DFG
fans of the other 31 NFL teams had also expressed hope that Dallas would make the playoffs and play their team in the first round.

that shoukd read 15 other NFC teams. as. the Cowboys cannot play any of the 16 AFC teams in Round 1.
14 posted on 10/26/2026 12:45:20 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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To: DFG

I always like to see that egotistical ass hat Jerry Jones lose.


15 posted on 10/26/2026 12:57:37 PM PDT by Hyman Roth
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To: MortMan
I used to be a long suffering Jets fan. Because there is no other kind.

No need to worry.

Any day now, the Jets will trade away a few more draft picks for some of the current Dallas Cowboy "stars."

16 posted on 10/26/2026 1:08:35 PM PDT by Ronaldus Magnus III (Do, or do not, there is no try. )
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