NFL Preseason Week 1 Preview: Dallas Cowboys vs. Oakland Raiders

Dallas Cowboys Preseason Week 1: @ Oakland Raiders

Location: Oakland-Alameida County Coliseum

Time: Thursday, August 13, 2009, 9 p.m.
Tickets: Dallas Cowboys Tickets as low as $45 at StubHub!

Last season: No meetings. Oakland Raiders went 3-13, Dallas Cowboys went 9-7. The two teams will meet at Cowboys Stadium this year, however, as the annual Thanksgiving Day game for the Cowboys.

Key Additions:

Dallas Cowboys: LB Keith Brooking (Free Agent), S Gerald Sensabaugh (FA), DE Igor Olshansky (FA), QB Jon Kitna (Trade)

Oakland Raiders: S Keith Davis (FA), LB Greg Ellis (FA)

Key Subtractions:

Dallas Cowboys: LB Greg Ellis, WR Terrell Owens, S Roy Williams, CB Anthony Henry

Oakland Raiders: None

Predictions/Game Breakdown: It is kind of hard to truly break down a preseason game. It is also very quite unnecessary. However, a post similar to this one will be up for each of the Cowboys’ games this season, so we thought we would get some practice breaking down some COWBOYS FOOTBALL!!!! Here’s the breakdown for this game: As long as no one for the Cowboys gets hurt, this game is a win. I’m interested to see how the defense looks and how David Buehler kicks. Other than that, there’s not much that truly interests me about this game. The NFL preseason is not exactly the most compelling television, but the games do get big ratings. I also hope, as a baseball fan, that the Rangers games don’t get completely blown out of the water in the ratings by this preseason game. But they probably will. In fact, that battle will probably be more compelling than the Cowboys game. Can’t really learn too much about the Cowboys in this, the NFL Preseason game in Week 1. Prediction: Cowboys win, 6.5 to 3.5 (ratings) over the Rangers.