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Packers beat Cowboys

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The Packers beat the Cowboys 23-13 on October 18, 2026, leading throughout despite dropping three would-be touchdowns. Dallas fell to 2-4 and is 1-11 under Brian Schottenheimer when scoring fewer than 30 points. The discussion has moved from Prescott's 67 passer rating and 54 attempts to a defense that ranks last in run defense, third-down defense and scoring defense, allows over 190 rushing yards per game, and has not held a quarterback under a 90 passer rating in 11 games. The numbers look similar under three coordinators across three seasons, which leaves open whether the roster or the scheme is the problem.

How 10 podcasts covered it

  1. First Take, 2026-10-14 (2:02 to 8:05)
    Previews Cowboys-Packers and picks a quarterback
    Previews Cowboys-Packers and picks between Prescott and Love, leaning on Dallas's defense and Green Bay's win over Chicago. The Parsons absence and the Cowboys' coordinator churn are recapped, not advanced; the segment drifts into an Aaron Rodgers tribute.
  2. First Things First, 2026-10-14 (1:51:13 to 1:56:31)
    Plays Stephen Jones on what the defense lacks
    Ahead of the Packers game, plays Stephen Jones' on-the-record answer about what the Dallas defense lacks - fundamentals, play style, intensity, identity - and treats it as the week's only new piece of information. The rest is a shootout preview built on numbers already on the record.
    New angle: Stephen Jones said the Cowboys defense lacks fundamentals, play style, intensity and identity.
  3. The Right Time with Bomani Jones, 2026-10-15 (41:43 to 44:24)
    Previews the matchup and picks Green Bay
    Preview talk ahead of Cowboys-Packers: Green Bay could reach 4-2 despite being unable to block, and neither host gives Dallas a chance. Stays inside the matchup framing already on the record, with a detour on whether Kyler Murray fixes Minnesota's biggest flaw.
  4. First Things First, 2026-10-15 (10:32 to 19:42)
    Reports the Cowboys' players-only meeting
    Turns to the Cowboys defense before the Packers game and reports a players-only meeting, with Tomlin calling it a bad sign and Schottenheimer embracing it. Reads the meeting and Mike Pettine's hiring as the building pointing at Christian Parker, though the hosts land on the players.
    New angle: The Cowboys defense held a players-only meeting before the Packers game.
  5. Nightcap, 2026-10-16 (24:05 to 27:31)
    Reads out Dallas's defensive rankings and finds worse
    Reads out the Cowboys' defensive rankings and finds them worse than the card's version: 31st in total defense, last in scoring defense, 32nd in pass, third-down and interceptions, with zero picks and a 120.5 passer rating allowed. Uses the numbers to argue the players-only meeting was warranted.
    New angle: Dallas is 31st in total defense, last in scoring defense, and 32nd in pass, third-down defense and interceptions, with zero picks.
  6. The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL, 2026-10-16 (31:37 to 42:15)
    Previews Dallas protection through the Tampa tape
    Previews Packers-Cowboys through the Tampa tape: Dallas's five-man protection had no answer for Bowles's double-mugs, and Green Bay's blitz is less punishing. Closes on the Cowboys' week, where the owner, head coach and coordinator gave three different answers on the booth move.
    New angle: Christian Parker said Thursday he would probably be on the sidelines, contradicting Jerry Jones's radio announcement of the booth move.
  7. First Take, 2026-10-16 (1:53 to 12:52)
    Debates the players-only meeting against Green Bay
    Debates whether the defensive players-only meeting will change anything against Green Bay, with Spears saying talent outweighs accountability and Smith reciting the last-place rankings. Adds a stat on passes over the middle and a list of past meetings that preceded playoff runs.
    New angle: Quarterbacks are 57 of 68 over the middle against Dallas for a 97 passer rating, on pace for the worst such defense in NFL history.
  8. Nightcap, 2026-10-16 (12:08 to 23:03)
    Reports Schottenheimer on the players-only meeting
    Reacts to the Cowboys defense calling a players-only meeting after the Bucs loss, with Schottenheimer calling it productive and Haden arguing such meetings only restate what coaches already say. The meeting itself was already on the record; the new piece is the head coach's on-record account of it.
    New angle: Schottenheimer said the players-only meeting was very productive, open and honest.
  9. The Herd with Colin Cowherd, 2026-10-16 (25:04 to 27:12)
    Previews Cowboys-Packers on McKinney's line
    Preview of Cowboys-Packers on Sunday night, built on Xavier McKinney's bulletin-board line about Dallas being motivated after losing to the winless Bucs. Stays inside the week's Cowboys framing: the Pettine hire, the defensive personnel, and whether Schottenheimer survives.
  10. The Herd with Colin Cowherd, 2026-10-18 (20:44 to 22:31)
    Reports the pros fading the Packers
    Betting segment on Cowboys-Packers: the pros are on Dallas at plus one and a half while the public is on Green Bay, and the case for fading the Packers is a defense that has not faced a legitimate starting quarterback. Notes Parsons is out.
    New angle: The Packers' defense has faced only Carson Wentz, Geno Smith, Cooper Rush or Tua and backup quarterbacks this season.
  11. The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL, 2026-10-19 (2:52 to 19:19)
    Credits Gannon's defense against Prescott
    Recaps the Packers' 23-16 win over Dallas and credits Jonathan Gannon's defense, holding the Cowboys to a 32% offensive success rate and Prescott to 4.8 yards per attempt, his worst since the 2023 Buffalo game. Argues Dallas's protection schemes never adjusted to pressure.
    New angle: Prescott averaged 4.8 yards per attempt, his worst since the 2023 Buffalo game.
  12. Nightcap, 2026-10-19 (6:10 to 17:16)
    Recaps the win with Shannon leading
    Recaps the 23-13 Packers win with Shannon leading: three dropped touchdowns, Prescott's 34-of-54 line, the G-O-T-I jab and the defensive-back penalties. Joe Johnson vents as a Cowboys fan. Stays inside the game and the numbers already on the record.
  13. Nightcap, 2026-10-19 (17:12 to 23:45)
    Recaps the loss through Dallas's third-down pressure
    Recaps the Packers loss through the Dallas defense: pressure on third down with nobody covering the flat, sticky Green Bay corners, and receivers who create no separation. Stays inside the Parsons-trade and pressure-scheme read already on the record.
  14. Nightcap, 2026-10-19 (23:45 to 29:01)
    Recaps the drops that kept it close
    Recaps Green Bay's first-drive third-down conversions and the drops that kept the score close, arguing the game should have been about 42-7. Stays inside the numbers already on the record, with a detour into Matthew Golden's near-historic stat line.
  15. Nightcap, 2026-10-19 (29:01 to 40:16)
    Works the loss as fan commiseration
    Works the Cowboys' loss to Green Bay as a fan commiseration segment: the offense has to carry a 28-point-a-game load, the self-given nickname is bulletin-board material, and the weak NFC East leaves a path back. Stays inside the game and its aftermath, with no new development.
  16. First Take, 2026-10-19 (3:36 to 19:52)
    Adds the primetime record and the 456 rushing yards
    Opens the week on the Packers' 23-13 win and assigns blame for Dallas's offense, with Irvin on Jerry Jones and Orlovsky on Schottenheimer and Prescott. Adds two marks not yet on the record: the primetime record and the 456 rushing yards.
    New angle: Dallas has rushed for 456 yards this season, its fewest through six games since 1989.
  17. First Take, 2026-10-19 (0:45 to 10:29)
    Argues the win says more about Dallas
    Recaps the 23-13 Packers win and argues it says more about Dallas than Green Bay. Orlovsky credits the defense and Gutekunst's line fixes; Stephen A. Smith and Irvin stay inside the Cowboys' money and playoff-record talking points.
  18. The Dan Patrick Show, 2026-10-19 (11:54 to 13:20)
    Recaps the watch party and the halftime ribbing
    Recaps the watch party for Packers-Cowboys, where Dan ribbed a Cowboys-fan colleague through a 17-0 halftime deficit. Anecdote and banter around the result; no new development in the game or the Dallas fallout.
  19. The Dan Patrick Show, 2026-10-19 (12:33 to 13:59)
    Tells a watch-party tale of a Cowboys fan
    A watch-party anecdote about a Cowboys-fan friend suffering through the Packers loss. It adds only the halftime score, 17-0 Green Bay, and otherwise stays inside the game result already on the record.
  20. The Rich Eisen Show, 2026-10-19 (7:45 to 12:12)
    Recaps the stalled Dallas offense in the loss
    Recaps the 23-13 loss to Green Bay and the stalled Dallas offense: Prescott's 4.8 yards per attempt, 14 incompletions to Lamb and Pickens, five turnovers in two games. Stays inside the numbers other shows already put on the record.
  21. The Rich Eisen Show, 2026-10-19 (16:05 to 21:05)
    Frames the 4-2 start as a turnaround since Atlanta
    Frames Green Bay's 4-2 start as a turnaround since the week three home loss to Atlanta, crediting Love's play and a defense that has allowed 14 or fewer points in three straight. Adds a first for Golden and the first-half shutout streak.
    New angle: Matthew Golden is the first Packer with consecutive 100-yard receiving games in a season since Davante Adams in 2021.
  22. Nightcap, 2026-10-19 (27:02 to 32:26)
    Pivots to the NFC East after the win
    Recaps the Packers' 23-13 win and the Cowboys' defensive collapse, then pivots to the NFC East: Dallas sits second at 2-4 in a division where the Giants lead at 3-2 and Jalen Hurts is out for the season in Philadelphia.
    New angle: Jalen Hurts is ruled out for the season for the Eagles.
  23. The Right Time with Bomani Jones, 2026-10-19 (2:55 to 5:47)
    Recaps the win and wonders about league-wide YPA
    Recaps the Packers' win over Dallas and stays inside the familiar read: the Cowboys only make news when the offense is bad, the defense played better than expected, and Green Bay still cannot block. Bomani wonders whether the league-wide low yards per attempt is schematic.
  24. The Herd with Colin Cowherd, 2026-10-19 (0:47 to 5:59)
    Argues Schottenheimer is submarining the offense
    Opens the show on the Packers loss, arguing Schottenheimer is submarining the offense: five first downs and no points at half despite extra prep time and a Green Bay defense missing three starters. Defends Prescott with a league-wide stat on 50-plus attempts and blames Jerry Jones for hiring a bargain coach.
    New angle: NFL quarterbacks who throw 50 or more passes are 4-44 over the last four years.
  25. The Herd with Colin Cowherd, 2026-10-19 (18:37 to 20:55)
    Pivots from the win to Love's deep ball
    Recaps the Packers' Sunday night win over Dallas and pivots to Jordan Love, calling him a better-armed Prescott with the league's prettiest deep ball. The Cowboys' numbers are only background for the Love argument, and the segment stays inside the week's coverage.
  26. The Dan Le Batard Show, 2026-10-19 (20:35 to 23:56)
    Argues Dallas's scheme is easy to defend
    Recaps the Sunday night loss from the offensive side, arguing Dallas's scheme is rudimentary and easy to defend and that Jonathan Gannon outcoached Brian Schottenheimer. Stays inside the week's Packers-Cowboys coverage.
  27. The Ryen Russillo Show, 2026-10-19 (19:01 to 28:41)
    Explains the win through Gannon's blitz scheme
    Breaks down the Packers' win through the two quarterbacks: Love finding answers against pressure, Prescott confused by Jonathan Gannon's blitz-heavy, sequenced third-down scheme. Adds Gannon's blitz rate and Green Bay's explosive-receiver speed as the explanation for the lopsided result.
    New angle: Green Bay blitzes at a top-10 rate under Gannon, about 36% on third and fourth down, up from 22% in Philadelphia.
  28. First Things First, 2026-10-19 (3:56 to 9:13)
    Adds the Cowboys' 1-11 mark under 30 points
    Recaps the 23-13 loss to Green Bay and grades Dallas a G for grotesque, then puts a new number on the Schottenheimer era: the Cowboys are 1-11 under him when they fail to score 30 points.
    New angle: The Cowboys are 1-11 under Brian Schottenheimer when they score fewer than 30 points.
  29. First Things First, 2026-10-19 (9:20 to 13:05)
    Reports Prescott's 67 passer rating
    Turns to the offense after a week of defense talk: Prescott's passer rating was 67 against Green Bay, he has doubled his interceptions to touchdowns, and Dallas is scoring under 15 a game. Notes the premium pick spent on a corner two weeks ago.
    New angle: Prescott's passer rating was 67 in the loss to the Packers.
  30. First Things First, 2026-10-19 (1:01:11 to 1:09:54)
    Recaps Prescott's rating drop and the pass-run split
    Recaps the Cowboys' offensive decline after the Packers loss, leaning on Prescott's passer rating drop from 105 to 67 and the team's lopsided pass-run ratio. Adds a career record when throwing 40-plus passes, but stays inside the numbers already on the record.
  31. First Things First, 2026-10-19 (2:06:59 to 2:09:37)
    Adds the Cowboys slipping on the field
    Two-minute drill on the Dallas loss: the run-pass split is now 32-67, the most pass-heavy in eight years, and Prescott is 11-22-1 when he throws 40 or more. Adds a field note that only Cowboys players slipped all night, which fed the red-zone interception.
    New angle: Cowboys players slipped on the field all game, leading to an interception; the Packers did not slip.
  32. First Things First, 2026-10-19 (2:09:33 to 2:11:55)
    Adds Jacobs and Parsons returning for Green Bay
    Two-minute drill on Green Bay's win over Dallas: Love's line, a 2.2-yard rushing average, 11 for 18 on third down and 11 penalties. Adds that Josh Jacobs and Micah Parsons are expected back, which the card does not have.
    New angle: Josh Jacobs and Micah Parsons are expected to return from injury for Green Bay.
  33. First Take, 2026-10-20 (4:44 to 9:13)
    Cites Dallas allowing over 190 rushing yards
    Debates whether the offense or the defense is Dallas's bigger problem after the Packers loss. Stephen A. points to a defense allowing over 190 rushing yards a game and a 34-year-old coordinator with a veteran minder; Canty counts nine drives, three punts and four turnovers in Green Bay.
    New angle: Dallas allows over 190 rushing yards per game and ranks worst or near worst in seven statistical categories.
  34. The Rich Eisen Show, 2026-10-20 (35:51 to 39:30)
    Breaks down the Cowboys' static offense
    Kurt Warner breaks down the Cowboys' offense after the Packers loss: no run game, no physicality up front, static concepts without formation or motion variation, and Prescott not playing well. He doubts it is physically fixable while the defense lets receivers run wide open.
  35. Nightcap, 2026-10-22 (1:04:02 to 1:14:01)
    Breaks down the win from a Cowboys fan's view
    Opens a new point on the Packers' 23-13 Sunday night win over Dallas, with a Cowboys fan's-eye postmortem: three dropped Green Bay touchdowns, Prescott's two picks, and a third-down defense allowing 50% on third and nine-plus against a 22% league average.
    New angle: Teams convert 50% of third and nine-plus against the Cowboys; the league average is 22%.
  36. Nightcap, 2026-10-22 (1:14:01 to 1:25:43)
    Adds Dallas' run-pass split to the post-mortem
    Long Cowboys post-mortem after the Packers loss: the pass rush that isn't there, the receivers who don't separate, and a Hall of Fame comparison to the 1990s dynasty. Adds one on-record figure - Dallas ran 11 times for 41 yards while Prescott threw 54 times - inside an otherwise familiar retelling.
    New angle: The Cowboys ran 11 times for 41 yards and a touchdown while Prescott threw 54 passes.
  37. First Take, 2026-10-22 (7:36 to 16:10)
    Previews the Eagles game with a fuller defensive ledger
    Previews the Monday night Cowboys-Eagles game and stays inside the fallout from the Green Bay loss, but puts a fuller defensive ledger on the record: 30th in total defense, last in run defense, last on third down, tied for last in takeaways with three.
    New angle: Dallas ranks 30th in total defense, last in run defense and third-down defense, and tied for last with three takeaways.
  38. The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL, 2026-10-23 (1:20:56 to 1:28:59)
    Charts the Cowboys' offensive regression
    Mays digs into the Cowboys' offensive regression, charting spread formations at 44 percent of plays, a 10-point drop in motion rate and a run action rate of 44.5 percent, dead last in the league. The McCarthy portion is a short endorsement of the Giants' switch.
    New angle: Dallas's run action rate is 44.5 percent this year, dead last in the NFL, down from 55.7 percent last year.
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