UNDISPUTED: Madden NFL Cowboys prediction, Kevin Durant stays, Baker Mayfield will start

Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe go three rounds debating the latest sports headlines with our in-house judges scoring them blow-by-blow.

RND 1: MADDEN NFL COWBOYS PREDICTION

Yahoo Sports simulated this upcoming NFL season using Madden 23 and the Dallas Cowboys went 12-5 in the regular season giving them the number one seed in the NFC. The simulation would also have Dak Prescott winning MVP thanks to 57 touchdowns and Dallas reaching to the NFC Championship losing to the New Orleans Saints. Skip and Shannon give their percentage of the Cowboys winning the number one seed and Dak winning MVP.

Judge White				Judge Blue				Judge Pink
SKP	Rnd	SHN		SKP	Rnd	SHN		SKP	Rnd	SHN
9	1	10		10	1	9		9	1	10

Skip falls into his annual Cowboys trap allowing Shannon to take the opening round.

RND 2: KEVIN DURANT STAYS WITH NETS

Breaking: after a unique offseason, Kevin Durant has decided to ‘move forward’ with the Brooklyn Nets. He met with head coach Steve Nash, GM Sean Marks, business manager Rich Kleiman and owners Joe and Clara Wu Tsai in Los Angeles to discuss his return. Skip and Shannon react to the news..

Judge White				Judge Blue				Judge Pink
SKP	Rnd	SHN		SKP	Rnd	SHN		SKP	Rnd	SHN
9	2	10		9	2	10		9	2	10

Skip falls prey to his Kevin Durant obsession to drop another round with Shannon now looking for a TKO…

RND 3: BAKER MAYFIELD WILL START

The Carolina Panthers officially made Baker Mayfield their starting quarterback when they open their season against the Cleveland Browns in Week 1. Baker said while he is excited for the matchup, all that matters now is quote, ‘continuing to improve until this regular season starts.’ Skip and Shannon debate whether the Panthers made the right choice, then share what they expect from Baker in Week 1 against the Browns.