3 reasons Dallas Cowboys can win Super Bowl, and 1 reason they won’t

Why Cowboys can win Super Bowl: Weak NFC

The final reason that the Dallas Cowboys can make a deep postseason run is the lack of competition in the NFC this season. This could make it all the more likely that the Cowboys find themselves in the hunt for the Super Bowl.

As of now, most Vegas oddsmakers have the Cowboys as the third most likely team to win the NFC. Their NFC East division rival Philadelphia Eagles have proven to be the most complete team in the NFC, but the Cowboys played the Eagles closely when they squared off in October (and that was without Dak Prescott). The Cowboys face the Eagles on Christmas Eve in Dallas, which could be the most important game of the regular season and determine who has the momentum going into January.

The other team ahead of the Cowboys is the San Francisco 49ers. Kyle Shanahan’s squad has perhaps the best defense in the NFL, along with two of the most dynamic playmakers in the league, in Christian McCaffrey and Deebo Samuel. But the 49ers are also down to their third string QB Brock Purdy. And while he’s had some early success in the regular season, it’ll remain an open question how he’ll perform once the stakes get bigger.

But beyond the Eagles and 49ers, the NFC has no other legitimate contenders. The NFC South might be one of the weakest divisions in NFL history, and Cowboys have already made light work of the 10-3 Vikings, who don’t seem as strong as their record indicates. Given all this, if the Cowboys are playing their best football in January, there’s no reason they can’t compete for the NFC crown.