Dallas: Stayin’ alive

December 25, 2020

The GIST: You lose some, you (hopefully) win some. The Mavericks might have dropped their season-opener, but the Cowboys could still turn things around in the Big D with a big win this weekend.

SOURCE: TOM FOX/DALLAS MORNING NEWS

🏀Mavericks: Despite MVP candidate Luka Dončić’s impressive 32-point showing, the Mavs fell to the Phoenix Suns 106–102 last night. Womp womp.

They’ll have a chance to turn things around with a primetime Christmas Day showdown against the defending champion LA Lakers at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT. A win against this talented Lakers squad would be the perfect — albeit unexpected — gift.

🏈Cowboys: The ’Boys face the Philadelphia Eagles in a crucial NFC East matchup Sunday at 4:25 p.m. ET/3:25 p.m. CT. Dallas needs to string together a third consecutive win (and see a Washington Football Team loss) to keep their playoff dreams alive.

The Eagles took down the Cowboys 23–9 earlier this season, but Philly has struggled as of late, losing five of their last six games.

And luckily, star Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott — who missed the first game of his career due to an injury last week — thinks he’ll be ready to play again by Sunday. Keep your fingers crossed!