The Dallas Cowboys are nearing the quarter pole of the 2024 season

The Dallas Cowboys are nearing the quarter pole of the 2024 season. Technically, it will be exactly one-fourth of the way after the end of the first quarter of next Sunday’s game.

They have navigated the first four games with a 2-2 record.

A two-game losing streak, to New Orleans and Baltimore, sandwiched between wins over Cleveland and the Giants.

A dark road lies ahead for the Cowboys when you look at their upcoming schedule.

They travel to Pittsburgh, which begins today’s play with a 3-0 record. Dallas then comes back home to face the Lions, who are 2-1 going into tomorrow night’s game against Seattle.

You can bet that Detroit has had their return to AT&T Stadium circled on their calendar since the schedule was released back in May.

The Cowboys were extremely fortunate to win the last meeting back in December. The Lions are still seething over it and will be motivated to play.

The hard fact is that Dallas could very well be 2-4 going into their bye in the seventh week.

The five games that follow aren’t shaping up to be cakewalks either. Dallas hits the road for back-to-back weeks in San Francisco and Atlanta.

They will then host the Eagles and Houston before heading east to face the surprisingly good Commanders and their old defensive coordinator, Dan Quinn.

How the Cowboys navigate this stretch of the season will determine their postseason fate. They could be 7-4 going into their Thanksgiving Day game against the Giants in late November.

They could also just as easily be 4-7, or worse, by then and already looking ahead to 2025.

But for now, let’s briefly review the first quarter of the 2024 season.