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The Bow Tie Chronicles: A closer look at the Dallas Cowboys

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Sept 16, 2020

In the 211th episode of The Bow Tie Chronicles podcast, longtime Dallas Cowboys beat writer Clarence Hill of The Fort Worth Star-Telegram (@clarencehilljr) joins us to help preview the Falcons' upcoming opponent. Both teams are 0-1 and have defenses that struggled in their openers. Also, offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter stops by to drop some analytics knowledge and discuss the running back rotation.

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