Author: Jared Montalto

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Jared Montalto has been writing for Gridiron Heroics since September 2022, covering the Dallas Cowboys and other NFL topics. He just graduated from Alvernia University with a Communications degree and a minor in Sports Media.

Season Analysis The 2-0 Philadelphia Eagles will be traveling to Washington to take on the 1-1 Commanders. The first divisional matchup of the season for each team will be eventful due to Commanders quarterback Carson Wentz taking on his former team. That will be the major storyline leading up to kickoff at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday. The Eagles will be on a short week after an impressive win over the Minnesota Vikings on Monday night. However, the Eagles look like one of the best teams in the NFL to this point. Jalen Hurts has been tearing up defenses to this…

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The Philadelphia Eagles sent a message to the rest of the NFL on Monday Night Football. In all three phases of the game, the Eagles showed up and dominated. Philadelphia fanatics should love that the hype over the offseason is for real and not a gimmick. The Eagles are one of six teams still undefeated going into week three. Here are three takeaways from Philadelphia’s home opener: Jalen Hurts MVP Candidate? As I’ve stated all offseason, this team will go as far as Jalen Hurts can get them. And it seems like Hurts has made serious growth to be able…

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Did anyone expect this? Backup quarterback Cooper Rush led the Cowboys to an upset win against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday. The Cowboys got off to a hot start going up 17-3 in the first half, but the Bengals did fight back scoring 14 unanswered points in the second half. With 57 seconds left in the game, Cooper Rush led the team down to field goal range before kicker Brett Maher hit a 50-yard field goal to win the game. Here are three takeaways from the upset in Dallas: Cooper Rush will keep this team afloat: Not too many people…

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Season Analysis The Dallas Cowboys and Cincinnati Bengals would love to have their season openers back. Both teams got off to rough starts and will be looking to change their fortune this Sunday. The Cowboys lost starting QB Dak Prescott against the Buccaneers in game one and will be without him for the foreseeable future. With Prescott the Cowboys struggled, so without him, it could be even worse to move the ball on offense. Although the defense stood tall against Tom Brady, only allowing them to get in the endzone once. The Cowboys are going to have to come out…

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The Eagles snuck by with a 38-35 win in Detroit in week one of the 2022 NFL season. From start to finish there were some great takeaways from this game but also some bad ones. It certainly was not the cleanest game the Eagles could have produced but nonetheless, a win is a win. Here are three takeaways from the week one win: Jalen Hurts Came to Play The Lions simply could not stop Hurts on the ground or through the air on Sunday. Hurts threw for 243 yards, 155 of which were posted by A.J. Brown. Hurts also rushed…

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Quarterback Dak Prescott could now return within four to six from his thumb injury. This is great news out of Dallas after he was expected to miss in the range of six to eight weeks. http:// The 4- to 6-week timeline would have Dak Prescott back before the Week 9 bye, perhaps even as soon as an NFC East showdown on Oct. 16 at Philadelphia. For now, the plan is to roll with Cooper Rush starting Sunday against the #Bengals. https://t.co/Pfd7wrYw2R — Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) September 13, 2022 Prescott certainly struggled against Tampa throwing for only 134 yards…

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A disaster. That’s the simple way to put what the Cowboys showed on the field in week one against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. From Dak Prescott injuring his hand to the lackluster offense, there are plenty of things that went wrong on Sunday night. The Cowboys are going to have to figure out what direction they want to head in as soon as possible. Here are five takeaways from week one: Dak Prescott & Quarterback Situation From start to finish the Cowboys simply could get anything started on the offensive side of the ball. And that all starts with the…

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Season Analysis For the second season in a row the Cowboys kick their season off against Tom Brady and the Buccaneers. Their last matchup ended with the Buccaneers driving down the field and kicking a game-winning field goal, winning 31-29. Tampa Bay went 13-4 last season but lost in the divisional round against the Los Angeles Rams. After returning the majority of their core, the Bucs are looking to return to the Super Bowl once again.  The Cowboys lost in heartbreaking fashion against the San Francisco 49ers in the wild-card round last season 23-17. They continue to struggle to get…

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