Draft Pick Watch: Cowboys own No. 3 pick through Week 9

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DALLAS (105.3 The Fan) - With more than half of the NFL season now complete, we're keeping a close watch on where the Dallas Cowboys will finish in the standings to determine which pick they'll have in the 2021 NFL Draft.

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The Cowboys almost pulled off an improbable upset Sunday, falling to the still-undefeated Pittsburgh Steelers 24-19. The loss dropped the Cowboys to 2-7 on the season. They currently own the No. 3 overall pick in the draft.

Draft Standings:

1. New York Jets
Week 9: Lost to New England 30-27
Week 10 opponent: BYE
Record: 0-9
SOS: .591

2. Jacksonville Jaguars
Week 9: Lost to Houston 27-25
Week 10 opponent: Green Bay
Record: 1-7
SOS: .554

3. Dallas Cowboys
Week 9: Lost to Pittsburgh 24-19
Week 10 opponent: BYE
Record: 2-7
SOS: .473

*Note: Dallas owns the tiebreaker over New York because their strength of schedule (.473) has a lower winning percentage than the Giants' strength of schedule (.508).

4. New York Giants
Week 9: beat Washington 23-20
Week 10 opponent: Philadelphia
Record: 2-7
SOS: .508

5. Washington Football Team
Week 9: lost to New York Giants 23-20
Week 10 opponent: Detroit
Record: 2-6
SOS: .466

*Note: Washington owns the tiebreaker over Los Angeles and Houston because their strength of schedule (.466) has a lower winning percentage than LA's (.507) and Houston's (.565) strength of schedules.

6. LA Chargers
Week 9: lost to Las Vegas 31-26
Week 10 opponent: Miami
Record: 2-6
SOS: .507

7. Houston Texans (pick going to Miami)
Week 9: beat Jacksonville 27-25
Week 10 opponent: Cleveland
Record: 2-6
SOS: .565

8. Cincinnati Bengals
Week 9: BYE
Week 10 opponent: Pittsburgh
Record: 2-5-1
SOS: .527

9. Carolina Panthers
Week 9: lost to Kansas City 33-31
Week 10 opponent: Tampa Bay
Record: 3-6
SOS: .537

*Note: Carolina owns the tiebreaker over Atlanta because their strength of schedule (.466) has a lower winning percentage than Atlanta's strength of schedule (.541).

10. Atlanta Falcons
Week 9: beat Denver 34-27
Week 10 opponent: BYE
Record: 3-6
SOS: .541

No. 11-14 tied with a record of 3-5: Detroit, Minnesota, New England, Denver

*SOS stands for Strength of schedule

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