Inglewood, California, played host to the Dallas Cowboys and the Los Angeles Rams in both teams' first preseason game of the new season. It was also a special day in the life of Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer,

Schottenheimer has stressed more team drills in training camp practices than the man he replaced, Mike McCarthy, as he believes they help his team develop. If the Cowboys practice the right way, Schottenheimer says, it can only help in games. And the plan is to increase the workload of his players each practice.

The Dallas Cowboys are playing a football game for the first time in 216 days. And while this one won't count for anything official, the 2025 preseason opener versus the Los Angeles Rams should start to give fans a fair idea of what new head coach Brian Schottenheimer and his revamped staff have accomplished with the past seven months.