🏈 These Cowboys Look Super Bowl-Worthy

After a dominant 40-3 win over the Vikings, it's not a crazy thought. [View in browser]( [FOX SPORTS INSIDER WITH MARTIN ROGERS] In today’s FOX Sports Insider with Martin Rogers: The Cowboys' statement win Sunday showed they are Super Bowl contenders … Despite being the youngest team at the 2022 World Cup, the USMNT has a chance to show its strength … and more! "Unequivocally" is the word of the day, and it is a fine word, especially if you're a Dallas Cowboys fan. You might like it because it adds emphasis with a touch of class, long enough to sound important yet not so nerdy to be beyond the bounds of conventional use. Or, for those whose fall-and-winter existence breathes to the rhythm of the Cowboys' fortunes, it just became something soothing and cheery. Because Jerry Jones said it, and he meant it — and it didn't sound like hyperbole. "A resounding ‘yes,'" said the Cowboys' owner and general manager, after a 40-3 Sunday torching of the Minnesota Vikings prompted the question of whether the Cowboys (7-3) had the look of a genuine Super Bowl contender. "Yes … unequivocally." Jones has said strange things over the years, made big statements, walked the fine line between honesty and optimism and done what he's supposed to — which is to get the National Football League's biggest fan base feeling excited and hopeful. Those sentiments, we've come to know, don't always last long. This time, it just feels different. Like how it's not just bluster. Like how the outspoken owner could possibly be — you've got to be kidding me now — underselling the reality of where Mike McCarthy's squad sits among the league's 2022 aristocrats. This is a scaled-up version of the Cowboys. Jones never lied, and Dallas fans never completely lied to themselves. But what has happened, year upon year, tease after tease, is that the team's elite players — they always have elite players — would put on the occasional spread of brilliance, an eye-popping stat line or a dynamic series of plays, setting up a flashy win here and there and leading to what was, ultimately, false hope. Just because a team can sometimes play at a high level doesn't mean they will when it matters. All too often, ever since the last Super Bowl triumph in the 1995 season, the silver-and-blue have flattered to deceive. Gaudy, unsustainable bursts with no small enough of mediocrity tossed in. Not now. Dallas isn't perfect, but it is in a position at least as buoyant as any other team in the NFC and far more than most. The NFC East is not beyond reach, as it turns out, with the Philadelphia Eagles suddenly looking more fallible and just two games ahead. By beating the previously 8-1 Vikings, conquerors of the Buffalo Bills in the season's best game, Dallas showed that going on the road during the postseason should not be something to fear. For the rest of the story, [click here.]( [STORY IMAGE 1] [IN OTHER WORDS] - A young U.S. men's national team has what it wants — a [chance to prove it belongs]( writes Doug McIntyre. - The Dallas Cowboys demolished the Vikings 40-3 in Minnesota behind an impeccable Dak Prescott and [stifling defense]( David Helman writes. - In a league struggling to score points, New England may have [found a winning recipe]( Henry McKenna writes. - Gareth Bale has [never played in a World Cup](. That changes Monday, when he and Wales face the U.S. Laken Litman has the story. - RJ Young beaks down how, before a season-ending ACL injury, Hendon Hooker [cemented his legacy]( by lifting the Vols into the CFP discussion and himself into Heisman consideration For the latest news and updates, [click here.]( [VIEWER'S GUIDE] United States vs Wales (FOX, 2 p.m. ET) The USMNT makes its return to the World Cup with its first match of the 2022 event against Wales. Golden State Warriors at New Orleans Pelicans (NBATV, 8 p.m. ET) Stephen Curry and the Warriors travel to New Orleans to batle Brandon Ingram and the Pelicans. San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals (ESPN, 8:15 p.m. ET) Jimmy Garoppolo and the 49ers head to Mexico City to take on the division rival Arizona Cardinals. Argentina vs Saudi Arabia (Tuesday, FS1, 5 a.m. ET) Argentina looks to keep its unbeaten streak alive as it faces Saudi Arabia in the World Cup. For all of today's games and scores, [click here](. [BET OF THE DAY] Odds provided by [FOX Bet]( San Francisco 49ers vs Arizona Cardinals in Mexico City, Mexico: Cardinals (+8.5) to lose by less than nine points From FOX Sports Betting Analyst: Sam Panayotovich This is a number grab for me, plain and simple. Most Las Vegas sportsbooks opened the game at Niners -6, and it’s been blasted through the "7," which is the most key number in football. I’ve been monitoring the Kyler Murray and Nuk Hopkins injury situation pretty closely and think both guys will give it a go Monday night in Mexico. Also, San Francisco has not made bettors money as favorites over the last three years. The Niners are 12-17 against the spread when laying points, but the betting public just can’t get enough because of all their flashy playmakers like Christian McCaffrey, Deebo Samuel and George Kittle. Inflation works in our favor on this one. For the latest betting odds, [click here](. 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