The Dallas Cowboys and San Diego Chargers are set for an NFL preseason game on Thursday night and the matchup from Qualcomm Stadium starts up at 10 pm ET and will be on the NFL Network as Tony Romo, Philip Rivers, Dez Bryant, Joseph Randle and Keenan Allen get the football year started into the 2015 season.
The Cowboys are coming in after a disappointing finish to the season after losing to the Packers in the playoffs and now Tony Romo and company want more. The team could be a Super Bowl contender if things cut right and the division should be fairly easy with the Redskins and Giants still trying to get back to winning. The Eagles will be tough, but the Cowboys are a better team on paper and with Bryant coming back on a contract, the team s ready to contend again.
The Cowboys offense is going to be different without DeMarco Murray in the fold, as he was the leading rusher in the league last season. The Cowboys are confident that they can pick up the slack for Murray, as the team has the one of the best offensive lines in the league. The Cowboys open with the game against the Chargers while they are still out in Oxnard and they will play against the 49ers next before games at home against the Vikings and the Texans.
The Cowboys open the season with the Giants in primetime and that will be a home game, while the Eagles and Falcons are next on the schedule. The Cowboys then will travel to play the Saints in another primetime matchup and following that game the team will have the Patriots, so no rest for the weary. The team then travels to the Giants before a home game against the Seahawks and a Dallas matchup with the Eagles.
The back half of the season for the Cowboys starts with the Buccaneers and Dolphins, while the Panthers and Redskins are on the schedule next. The team plays against the Packers on the road in Lambeau in what should be a great playoff rematch, while the final three games are the Jets at home, Bills on the road and Redskins at home.
The Chargers are looking to get to the playoffs and they have Philip Rivers coming into the final year of his contract this season. The team is playing against the Cowboys, Cardinals, Seahawks and 49ers in the preseason and they will open with the Detroit Lions for Week 1. The team then plays against the Bengals, Vikings and Browns over the next few weeks.