On Sunday, the Dallas Cowboys suffered yet another early-season loss, this time to the Atlanta Falcons. This drops the Cowboys to 3-5, four wins behind the NFC East-leading Washington Commanders.
NFC East Standings
- Washington Commanders 7-2
- Philadelphia Eagles 6-2
- Dallas Cowboys 3-5
- New York Giants 2-7
Is owner Jerry Jones ready to hit the panic button and make a coaching change? Head coach Mike McCarthy has gone 12-5 with Dallas over the past three seasons, making the playoffs each time.
Another loss in 2024-25 will guarantee that they finish with 11 or fewer wins.
Odds for betting on the Dallas Cowboys and their next head coach have preceded Jerry Jones’s decision. This prop doesn’t require a McCarthy termination and will pay out on wagers placed on the next full-time coach, no matter when that happens.
Dallas Cowboys Next Full-Time Head Coach
- Mike Vrabel +250 +300
- Ben Johnson +400 +500
- Bill Belichick +500 +600
- Brian Flores +700 +800
- Kliff Kingsbury +800 +900
- Lane Kiffin +900 +1000
- Joe Brady +1000 +1200
- Matt Nagy +1200 +1400
- Todd Monken +1400 +1600
Odds Offered At BetUS And BetOnline
Since the odds are posted at two different NFL betting sites, gamblers can shop the odds and get a better payout for their dollar. Props currently favor Mike Vrabel as the next hire in Big D.
He spent 2018 through 2023 with the Tennessee Titans and is working as a consultant for the Cleveland Browns this season.
When these prop bets debuted on Monday, Bill Belichick was drawing even with a +100 NFL moneyline. Now, he’s fallen behind Vrabel and Ben Johnson, the current offensive coordinator for the Detroit Lions.
There have been rumors of Belichick and the Cowboys being in talks, and he refused to discuss it when pressed on the Pat McAfee Show over the weekend.
Despite their struggles, there are plenty of reasons for the Cowboys to hang on to McCarthy, at least until the end of this year.
Dallas Cowboys 2024-25 Regular Season Schedule
- Week 1 @ Cleveland – W 33-17
- Week 2 vs New Orleans – L 44-19
- Week 3 vs Baltimore – L 28-25
- Week 4 @ New York Giants – W 20-15
- Week 5 @ Pittsburgh – W 20-17
- Week 6 vs Detroit – L 47-9
- Week 7 Bye
- Week 8 @ San Francisco – L 30-24
- Week 9 @ Atlanta – L 27-21
- Week 10 vs Philadelphia (Eagles -7.5)
- Week 11 vs Houston (Cowboys -3.0)
- Week 12 @ Washington (Cowboys -3.5)
- Week 13 New York Giants (Cowboys -8.0)
- Week 14 vs Cincinnati (Cowboys -1.0)
- Week 15 @ Carolina (Cowboys -11.0)
- Week 16 vs Tampa Bay (Cowboys -4.5)
- Week 17 @ Philadelphia (Eagles -2.5)
- Week 18 vs Washington (Cowboys -5.5)
Weekly NFL Betting Lines Provided By BetUS
While climbing back into the NFC East picture may seem unrealistic, the Cowboys’ remaining schedule provides plenty of fertile ground. Of their remaining games, they are favored to win in all but two of them – both of their contests against the Philadephia Eagles.
If everything goes as projected, Dallas will finish the season 11-7, giving them an outside shot at earning a wild card spot. However, the current NFC futures rate them as fourth from last in the conference, only outranking the Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints, and New York Giants.
They are also protected to finish a distant third in the NFC East futures, which aligns with the weekly betting lines.
If they lose to the Eagles this weekend, that could be enough to prompt Jones to make a move.