"It's hard not to feel optimistic about the Cowboys right now, though. They obliterated the Commanders on Sunday, which simultaneously catapulted them into second place in the NFC East while dropping their rival - who reached the conference championship game a year ago - under .500 on the season. Combine that with an Eagles squad that came dangerously close to losing their third straight game this week, and hope abounds, rightfully so."
"There was context to consider. The Commanders didn't have Terry McLaurin or Deebo Samuel, and Jayden Daniels got hurt in the third quarter and never came back. Okay, well the Cowboys were already up 27-15 when Daniels was injured, and that injury came with a fumble that led to points. Dallas was also playing without CeeDee Lamb for the past three weeks, but their offense played well enough to win each of those games."
"The defense - which is the reason why the Cowboys didn't win all of those games that Lamb missed - was also missing starters. Trevon Diggs' mysterious concussion ruled him out earlier in the week, and Juanyeh Thomas - who was already a backup to injured Malik Hooker - was a last-minute inactive due to a migraine. All in all, the Cowboys have six defenders currently on the injured reserve, namely DeMarvion Overshown,"
The Cowboys routed the Commanders and moved into second place in the NFC East while the Commanders fell below .500. The Commanders were missing Terry McLaurin and Deebo Samuel, and Jayden Daniels left with an injury in the third quarter after a fumble. Dallas has played three games without CeeDee Lamb but the offense still produced enough to win. The defense, despite multiple injuries and six defenders on injured reserve including DeMarvion Overshown, shut down the run game, limited Daniels and forced two takeaways after previously allowing 40 points to Russell Wilson. The absence of Micah Parsons remains a significant defensive hole.
Read at Blogging The Boys
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]