America’s Team: The Story That Built, and Broke, the Cowboys

The Dallas Cowboys, Netflix, America’s Team, the NFL, Jerry Jones, and the (un)making of a modern football dynasty – we dive into all these topics in this episode featuring Chapman and Maclain Way, the Emmy-winning filmmakers behind Netflix’s new sports docuseries America’s Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys.

Known for Wild Wild Country, Kings of Tupelo and Untold, the Way brothers break down how the Cowboys became America’s most iconic, and controversial, team. From behind-the-scenes drama to media manipulation, this series isn’t just about football; it’s about power, ego, and the team that changed American pro sports and culture.

00:00 – Intro and Setup

01:16 – Documentary synopsis

03:53 – The new guy in town

10:09 – A new era for the NFL

16:33 – How the project came together

19:00 – Never-before-seen footage of the Cowboys

21:47 – Jerry Jones – narrator of his own story

26:15 – Maclain, Chapman and the cast of their dreams

31:45 – Challenges of making the documentary

33:45 – A Spaghetti Western sports doc

38:40 – Striving for the next Super Bowl

40:50 – Wrapping up