Mailbag: Will early journey have an effect on Cowboys?

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The Cowboys already have one of many hardest power of schedules within the NFL. Now a Sunday evening recreation at New York in Week 1 means arriving again in Dallas early Monday morning. Then in Week 3 there’s the lengthy journey to Brazil. Are you fearful about how the heavy journey at the beginning the season will even have an effect on the group? – Henry Anderson*,* Austin, TX

Nick: As it seems, I feel this query was requested much more the official schedule got here out. I feel post-Brazil is even more durable than the journey earlier than the sport. To me, the one recreation that stands out essentially the most as a problem is Tampa Bay. And that is to not say the Bucs are the perfect group on the slate by any means.

But when you concentrate on having a 10-hour flight after the Ravens recreation in Rio – after which it is a regular week with a Sunday recreation in Houston, that is robust sufficient proper there. But whenever you get again from Houston that evening… neglect that it is solely 7:30 or so and nonetheless daylight. But it is actually a Wednesday, so to talk. The truth the NFL scheduled the Bucs recreation for that Thursday evening, giving the Cowboys three video games in 11 days with two highway video games, together with one to a unique continent – is downright brutal.

So sure, I feel it was have an effect on the group and their legs. And on high of the journey, you are dealing with some good groups. Baltimore was a missed FG away from making the playoffs and if their quarterback is wholesome, that is a greater group in 2025. Houston has the perfect protection within the league and the Bucs are in all probability just like the Cowboys in expertise and final 12 months’s turnout.

Three robust video games with three more durable journey situations round it.