Cowboys' Jerry Jones Hails 49ers as Super Bowl 58 Favorite, Not Chiefs or Eagles

Jerry Jones does not believe the Super Bowl favorite resides in Dallas.

The Cowboys owner gave the nod to the 49ers ahead of his team's Sunday night game against San Francisco during a radio appearance Tuesday.

"They are right now, probably the most likely team to go win the Super Bowl but in order for them to get there they have to go by us, hopefully two times if that's the way it falls in the playoffs and we're in the playoffs, of course," Jones said on Shan & RJ on 105.3 The Fan.

"But the bottom line is you're playing the best, you don't need the game to tell you you're playing the best, but you need the game to show you how you stack up against the best."

The 49ers have not done anything to prove Jones' quote incorrect through the first four weeks. San Francisco has reeled off four straight victories by a combined 67 points, leaving the 49ers one of two remaining unbeatens (Philadelphia Eagles).

While the Cowboys and Buffalo Bills both have stronger point differentials than San Francisco, both teams have laid eggs while the 49ers have gotten the job done every week. Dallas inexplicably failed to show up for its Week 3 loss to the Arizona Cardinals, while the Bills opened with a dud against the New York Jets.

The Cowboys have been eliminated in each of the last two postseasons by the 49ers. Both of those games were one-score victories that ended with Dallas trying and failing to score as time expired.

The 49ers would go on to fall in the NFC Championship Game in both seasons, losing to the Los Angeles Rams in 2022 and the Eagles in 2023.