50 predictions for the 2008-09 Dallas Cowboys

Maybe Roger the Dodger can save the Cowboys

The Dallas Cowboys face the Cleveland Browns to start the 2008-09 season on Sunday.

Several months from now, a lot will happen. Here are 50 predictions for the Dallas Cowboys.

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50. Marion Barber is penalized twice and Roy Williams, three times for the infractions enacted in their name.

49. Realizing he's not getting enough headlines, Terrell Owens goes for 95 catches, 1,687 yards and 16 touchdowns.

48. Pacman Jones has four touchdowns -- three on defense, one on special teams.

47. Wade Phillips coaches a 12-win team ... and is replaced.

46. Cowboys go 4-2 in the division.

45. Tony Romo approaches and, in some cases, eclipses several Cowboys single-season passing records.

44. Zach Thomas leads the team with 117 tackles.

43. Roy Williams will become an afterthought on defense.

42. Marion Barber will score 20 total touchdowns.

41. Felix Jones will have less impact than you think.

40. Miles Austin will have a much bigger impact than you think.

39. The Cowboys will go 7-1 at home -- their last season at this Texas Stadium.

38. The December swoon continues: 2-2 with road losses to Philly and Pitt.

37. More than one person will wonder if Marion Barber shouldn't still be a back-up.

36. Brad Johnson has 14 passing attempts.

35. This will be the best return team in recent Cowboys history.

34. It will be announced the new Cowboys stadium will have a corporate sponsor. It will be Boot City.

33. Beer prices at Texas Stadium skyrocket due to pending legal issues with more deaths at the new stadium.

32. Fans will bemoan Martellus Bennett.

31. Some combo of Joe Berger, Cory Procter and others will fill in admirably on the offensive line.

30. Injuries become much more of an issues ... even more than right now.

29. Jason Witten: 75 catches, 1,080 yards, 10 TDs.

28. The Cowboys will beat the Seattle Seahawks and Washington Redskins to make the Super Bowl.

27. DeMarcus Ware will have a good, but not extraordinary year. Probably, 15 sacks. Plenty of disruption.

26. Nick Folk will be almost solely responsible for two wins.

25. Deon Anderson will get to play an entire season and make a giant impact. Will be Tony Romo's best friend, and a bulldozer for those backs.

24. Patrick Crayton: 55 catches, 689 yards, 4 TDs.

23. It will be Brad Johnson's final year as a Cowboy. Maybe of his career.

22. Mike Jenkins and Orlando Scandrick will have bigger impacts than Felix Jones and Tashard Choice.

21. Bobby Carpenter will prove his worth ... as a fourth-round draft pick.

20. Bradie James will be the least heralded linebacker behind Zach Thomas, Kevin Burnett, Greg Ellis and DeMarcus Ware.

19. Anthony Henry, along the way, will miss somewhere between four and six games.

18. Cowboys start the season with a pretty tough haul: at Cleveland, Philly, at Green Bay, Washington, Cincinnati and at Phoenix. Beware.

17. By week 10, the Cowboys will be happy to have a bye.

16. ESPN will rue only having one Cowboy game.

15. The Cowboys will lose Nov. 16 at Washington. Media will then point out they finish the season with four of six at home.

14. There will be scary off-the-field moments for Pacman Jones.

13. Tank Johnson will have a gigantic impact on the defense.

12. Bruce Read, special teams coach, will not get a haircut.

11. Major overages concerning the construction of the new stadium will be reported.

10. The Cowboys will go to the Super Bowl, and Wade Phillips will not go quietly into that good night like most lame ducks.

9. Tony Romo will stay in town the week before the Cowboys' first playoff game. A shirtless Jason Witten will not be seen.

8. Over/under: 40. Articles about Jessica Simpson in regard to the Dallas Cowboys.

7. At no point will the Cowboys cruise in any game.

6. There will be a major injury scare for a major skill player.

5. The Cowboys will be beat by the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl.

4. Both offense and defense are top 10 in the league by the end of the season.

3. Jason Garrett is lauded.

2. Impatient fans/media will question Tony Romo's ability to win in big games when it's said and done.

1. Jerry Jones weeps.