{"id":481304,"date":"2026-10-30T10:38:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T10:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/481304\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T10:38:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T10:38:12","slug":"demarvion-overshown-believes-dallas-cowboys-poised-to-break-30-year-curse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/481304\/","title":{"rendered":"DeMarvion Overshown Believes Dallas Cowboys Poised To Break 30-Year Curse"},"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=\"9u\">The Dallas Cowboys got off to a slow start to the 2026-27 NFL season, but the team now finds itself with an opportunity to string together a winning streak as we enter November. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9z\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/cowboys\/onsi\/dallas-cowboys-arizona-cardinals-opening-odds-nfl-week-8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dallas is preparing to host the Arizona Cardinals at AT&amp;T Stadium<\/a> in Week 8, before making a trip to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/cowboys\/onsi\/dallas-cowboys-2026-schedule-full-list-games-nfl-season\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">face the struggling Indianapolis Colts in Week 9<\/a>. If all goes well for the Cowboys, the team could find itself riding a three-game winning streak <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/cowboys\/onsi\/dallas-cowboys-trade-rumor-tracker-latest-news-buzz-2026-nfl-trade-deadline\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">entering the NFL trade deadline<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"a4\">That would position the team to make a move to improve the roster, and potentailly set Dallas up for a postseason run. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"a9\">With the defense getting healthy in a wide-open NFC East,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/cowboys\/onsi\/demarvion-overshown-details-dallas-cowboys-defensive-team-meeting-address-issues\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> star linebacker DeMarvion Overshown <\/a>appears confident that the team will be able to overcome its past demons and end the dreaded 30-year NFC Championship and Super Bowl drought. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"ae\">Overshown, who made a splash in his return to the field during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/cowboys\/onsi\/biggest-takeaways-dallas-cowboys-nfl-week-7-win-injury-ravaged-eagles\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Monday night&#8217;s win over the division rival Philadelphia Eagles<\/a>, recently<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HoodiDowns\/status\/2115913899119641073\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"> stopped by The White House podcast<\/a> to chat it up with Cowboys legend Michael Irvin, where he shared his confidence with &#8220;The Playmaker.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>DeMarvion Overshown Vows That Cowboys Are Ready To Win<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">DeMarvion Overshown says the Dallas Cowboys will make the NFC Championship \ud83d\udc40 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yXWBm9Btj8\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/yXWBm9Btj8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DrippysWrld\u2076\ud80c\udd53\u272d (@HoodiDowns) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HoodiDowns\/status\/2115913899119641073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">October 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"at\">&#8220;How real is that goal this year of winning a championship? Now, D-Mo, you know, listen, I see your beautiful long hair that you got on your head,&#8221; Irvin joked while asking about the title aspirations. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"ay\">&#8220;I got my beautiful long hair. I want to keep it. And I need y&#8217;all to get to a championship game in order for me to keep it. And should I say goodbye to my locks or can I hold on to them?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"b3\">Overshown responded, &#8220;Hold on to them, big bro. I&#8217;m telling you, I&#8217;m telling you right now, like, we got it. We already done laid it out.We done laid out the format. We was like, f*ck, we ain&#8217;t start off good, but we looking at our division like, sh*t, we got them. We can take this. And it&#8217;s at the point, man, we going to get in however we get in. And whoever face us at that point, y&#8217;all going to have to bring y&#8217;all best.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"b8\">&#8220;Because at this point, we not accepting nothing less but our best. It can&#8217;t be no more, oh, yeah, we got another week to get this going. No, we already know. Come November, If you ain&#8217;t winning football games, December not going to be a happy time for you. So, sh*t, I want to enjoy my Christmas. I want to have a good New Year&#8217;s. And that&#8217;s playing winning football.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/01m6648pxehdv87k804h.jpg\" alt=\"Dallas Cowboys linebacker DeMarvion Overshown at training camp at the River Ridge Fields.  \" title=\"Dallas Cowboys linebacker DeMarvion Overshown at training camp at the River Ridge Fields.  \" width=\"0\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"bk\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Dallas Cowboys linebacker DeMarvion Overshown at training camp at the River Ridge Fields.  | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"bq\">Overshown tweaked his hamstring in the season-opening loss to the New York Giants, but made a triumphant return in Week 7. Overshown came through with a team-high six total tackles, two passes defensed, one tackle for a loss, and a crucial interception. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"bv\">When Overshown is at the top of his game, he&#8217;s one of the most dynamic linebackers in the league. He just needs to stay healthy. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-14\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"c0\">And if he can, the Cowboys defense goes a long way toward improving, which is what the team will need if they want to make the deep postseason run that Overshown believes they can make.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-15\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"c5\">\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-CvtL2phq.js#s_lDqay9E5m5g[0]\" q:id=\"cb\">Follow<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Dallas Cowboys got off to a slow start to the 2026-27 NFL season, but the team now&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":481305,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[102,104,103],"class_list":["post-481304","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\/481304","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=481304"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/481304\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/481305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=481304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=481304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=481304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}