{"id":445044,"date":"2026-09-23T11:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T11:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/445044\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T11:00:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T11:00:13","slug":"ryan-flournoy-predicts-dallas-cowboys-will-put-nfl-defenses-on-notice-in-week-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/445044\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryan Flournoy Predicts Dallas Cowboys Will Put NFL Defenses On Notice In Week 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9t\">The Dallas Cowboys are hours away from jetting off to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Wednesday night for the team&#8217;s final Week 3 preparations. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/cowboys\/onsi\/dallas-cowboys-2026-schedule-full-list-games-nfl-season\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dallas faces the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday afternoon<\/a>, in what will be the team&#8217;s most difficult test of the season to date. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9y\">After an impressive<a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/cowboys\/onsi\/good-not-so-good-dallas-cowboys-nfl-week-2-bounce-back-commanders\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> bounce-back win over the Washington Commanders in Week 2<\/a>, there is some positive momentum for the team, and confidence is running high. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"a3\">There are still some questions regarding the team&#8217;s defense, but the offense is only getting better, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/cowboys\/onsi\/dak-prescott-impact-dallas-cowboys-beyond-field-jake-ferguson-opens-up\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">thanks to a red-hot Dak Prescott<\/a>, which is a dangerous reality for opposing defenses across the league. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"a8\">In anticipation of the team&#8217;s Week 3 outing, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallascowboys.com\/news\/ryan-flournoy-blessed-says-offense-will-take-next-steps-in-brazil-against-ravens?utm_source=bleacherreport&amp;utm_medium=referral\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">rising star wide receiver Ryan Flournoy spoke to the team&#8217;s official website<\/a> and praised the offensive improvements. <\/p>\n<p>The Best For Cowboys&#8217; Offense Has Yet To Come<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/01m36sfaz43gbj66nqss.jpg\" alt=\"Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Ryan Flournoy stiff arms New York Giants safety Jevon Holland at MetLife Stadium.  \" title=\"Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Ryan Flournoy stiff arms New York Giants safety Jevon Holland at MetLife Stadium.  \" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"ap\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Ryan Flournoy stiff arms New York Giants safety Jevon Holland at MetLife Stadium.   | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"av\">After being part of the game where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/cowboys\/onsi\/dak-prescott-just-made-dallas-cowboys-history-with-latest-td-pass\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dak Prescott broke the franchise record for passing touchdowns<\/a>, Flournoy knows what the entire unit is capable of. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"b0\">&#8220;We know our identity, and we know what we want to accomplish as an offense,&#8221; Flournoy told DallasCowboys.com. &#8220;To go out and fail in Week 1, we had to redeem ourselves. We had to lean on each other to execute and really come back and bounce back, and just prove to ourselves, not just the world, who we are \u2014 that we are good, and we truly believe that.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"b5\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallascowboys.com\/news\/ryan-flournoy-blessed-says-offense-will-take-next-steps-in-brazil-against-ravens?utm_source=bleacherreport&amp;utm_medium=referral\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">It wasn&#8217;t a fluke that we went out and put 30 points up in Week 2<\/a>. So, in week 3, we&#8217;re willing to keep improving, and to keep proving ourselves.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"ba\">Through the first two weeks of the season, Flournoy has hauled in 7 of his 10 targets for 45 yards, converting three of those catches for first downs. As the team continues to find its rhythm, expect Flournoy to continue being a bigger part of the offensive attack. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/01m36tdr7qb3vxxxf7vx.jpg\" alt=\"Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott laughs with Dallas Cowboys receivers Ceedee Lamb and Ryan Flournoy at AT&amp;T Stadium\" title=\"Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott laughs with Dallas Cowboys receivers Ceedee Lamb and Ryan Flournoy at AT&amp;T Stadium\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"bm\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott laughs with Dallas Cowboys receivers Ceedee Lamb and Ryan Flournoy at AT&amp;T Stadium | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"bs\">And, as far as Flournoy is concerned, he&#8217;s just blessed to be there. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"bx\">&#8220;Even leading up to the record, seeing how [Prescott] works, and how hard he wanted that and how hard he wanted for this team, for him to get that accolade and that accomplishment \u2014 I&#8217;m just as happy to be a part of that,&#8221; Flournoy added. &#8220;I&#8217;m just blessed to be a part of all of this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"c2\">Let&#8217;s hope that Flournoy&#8217;s vision comes to fruition on Sunday afternoon and the Cowboys&#8217; offense can continue to light up the scoreboard. After the way the defense has been performing and with the recent flurry of injuries, the team is going to need it. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-14\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"c7\">\u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/cowboys\/newsletter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up for the Cowboys Daily Digest newsletter<\/a> for more free coverage from<a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/cowboys\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Dallas Cowboys on SI<\/a> \u2014<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.minutemediacdn.com\/platform\/google_discover_icon.svg\" class=\"shrink-0\"\/>Add us as a preferred source on Google<a aria-label=\"Follow si.com on Google News\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=si.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" preventdefault:click=\"\" class=\"flex h-[30px] w-[30px] shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary font-group-large text-sm font-medium text-white transition-colors hover:bg-secondary focus:bg-secondary md:w-auto md:gap-2.5 md:px-4 md:py-[5px]\" on:click=\"q-DqwMJARw.js#s_lDqay9E5m5g[0]\" q:id=\"cd\">Follow<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Dallas Cowboys are hours away from jetting off to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Wednesday night for&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":445045,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[102,104,103],"class_list":["post-445044","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-headlines","tag-dallas-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/445044","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=445044"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/445044\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/445045"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=445044"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=445044"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=445044"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}