{"id":1013532,"date":"2026-09-29T02:42:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T02:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/1013532\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T02:42:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T02:42:30","slug":"the-brutal-dallas-cowboys-stat-that-shows-why-brian-schottenheimers-seat-is-getting-scorching-hot-going-into-week-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/1013532\/","title":{"rendered":"The brutal Dallas Cowboys stat that shows why Brian Schottenheimer’s seat is getting scorching hot going into Week 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Dallas Cowboys need to start finding regular season wins before the conversation around head coach Brian Schottenheimer starts getting seriously uncomfortable. <\/p>\n

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Dallas Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer likes to call all adversity a \u201cchampionship opportunity.\u201d But right now, championships aren\u2019t what he should worry about. <\/p>\n

Winning regular season football games is. And it hasn\u2019t been going great for him so far. Since he took over as head coach last year, the Cowboys have had a winning record one week. His team has had one winning streak (3 games in 2025). He is 8-11-1 as a head coach.<\/p>\n

But there\u2019s an even worse stat, albeit a simple one, that shows why his seat is getting increasingly warm going into Week 4 of the 2026 NFL season. <\/p>\n

The Cowboys have a winning problem<\/p>\n

Since the Cowboys beat the Kansas City Chiefs on last year\u2019s Thanksgiving, they\u2019re 0-6 against teams not named the Washington Commanders. <\/p>\n

That\u2019s a damning stat and it gets worse when you remember the Commanders started NFL journeyman Josh Johnson at quarterback for that one last year and the Cowboys faced Marcus Mariota for a full half in Week 2 of this season. <\/p>\n

Simply put, the Cowboys need to start stacking wins. We talk a lot about Dallas losing big games because of the little details. But the truth is they\u2019re not winning small or medium games either. And I\u2019m not sure we get to call having one of the league\u2019s worst defenses a \u201cdetail.\u201d <\/p>\n

Schottenheimer gets a chance to turn things around<\/p>\n

Though Schottenheimer\u2019s seat is getting hot after multiple coaching blunders on Sunday\u2019s loss to the Baltimore Ravens, the Cowboys head coach has a good chance to stack wins coming up. <\/p>\n

Dallas is slated to take on the 0-3 Houston Texans followed by the 1-2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers who will be down QB Baker Mayfield. Those are not easy games but they\u2019re certainly winnable. <\/p>\n

The Cowboys need wins and so does Schottenheimer. Otherwise, the conversations may start getting really uncomfortable at the end of the 2026 season. The chat about culture and competitiveness only take you so far in the league. <\/p>\n

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