Joe Buck's Brutally Honest Cowboys Admission

While some NFL fans have grown sick and tired of seeing the Dallas Cowboys in primetime, ESPN play-by-play announcer Joe Buck has no such complaints.

In fact, he relishes every opportunity to cover America’s Team, regardless of their record or season outlook.

The Cowboys, sitting at 5-7 and clinging to slim postseason hopes, are set to face the 4-8 Cincinnati Bengals on Monday Night Football.

The Bengals are on a FIVE game losing streak against the Cowboys 🫤

They haven't beaten Dallas since 2004.

The Bengals haven't won IN Dallas since 1988, their first and only win there (1-7 all-time).

Can the Bengals finally get another win in Big D? pic.twitter.com/6Syl0Dlj9R
— Bengalscentre (@benga1scentre) December 6, 2024

ESPN initially anticipated a more high-stakes matchup when it scheduled the game, but injuries and disappointing performances have dimmed both teams’ playoff prospects.

Despite the game’s diminished allure, the network reportedly couldn’t swap it out due to a planned Simpsons-themed alternative broadcast.

I don't mean to be a Scrooge, but: If the games are appealing games on MNF, you don't need gimmicks! I mean, when the undefeated Giants and undefeated 49ers played in December 1990, that game sold itself!!! You didn't need gimmicks to get people to watch!!! pic.twitter.com/G6FG82g1AV
— Ron S. – The Meme King GOAT (@RonStelter) December 8, 2024

Buck, however, remains enthusiastic.

Speaking to The Musers on 96.7 The Ticket, he expressed his enduring excitement for working Cowboys games, especially alongside his broadcast partner and former Dallas quarterback Troy Aikman.

“I would do them every week,” Buck said of the Cowboys. “I would come to Dallas, enjoy my time in the greater area, and enjoy being in that stadium and doing the Dallas Cowboys every damn week.

“They get eyeballs. They’ve got the biggest star in the NFL; his name is Jerry Jones. And they get people to watch on their television sets.”

Joe Buck is a Cowboys homer. The best kept secret in America.
— RockinDad72 (@UPpaulie) December 5, 2024

Buck described the Cowboys as “the biggest draw in the NFL,” underscoring why their games are highly coveted by networks, no matter how mediocre their record is.

“We got two Dallas home games, and I don’t care what their record is,” Buck added. “I’m always excited to go to Dallas and watch them play and call it into a headset.”

Despite the struggles this season, Dallas has shown signs of life with back-to-back wins.

“There’s always hope, and you never know. Crazy things happen,” Buck continued. “And it would be the greatest story ever penned, ever written if the Dallas Cowboys – with Cooper Rush at quarterback and Dak Prescott in a booth watching from high above – made it into the postseason in 2024.