"Through three games, they have allowed 92 points, the fourth most to open a season in franchise history. In the three previous seasons that happened (1963, 2000, 2020), they failed to make the playoffs. Twice it happened with a new head coach. In 2000, they gave up 94 in Dave Campo's first season and finished 5-11. In 2020, Mike McCarthy's first season, they allowed 97 and finished 6-10."
"They have given up five touchdown passes of 25 yards or more, including a 35-yarder to Rome Odunze and a 65-yarder on a flea-flicker to Luther Burden III on Sunday. But the gut punch of all gut punches was a 19-play, 76-yard touchdown drive in the third quarter that upped Chicago's lead to 17 points and ate up nine minutes and 54 seconds."
Through three games the Dallas Cowboys have allowed 92 points, the fourth-most to open a season in franchise history. In 1963, 2000 and 2020 those teams failed to make the playoffs. The Cowboys lost 31-14 to the Chicago Bears, surrendering multiple explosive pass plays, including a 35-yard touchdown to Rome Odunze and a 65-yard flea-flicker to Luther Burden III. ESPN Research found the Cowboys have allowed the most completions and passing touchdowns of 25-plus yards through three games in 45 years. A 19-play, 76-yard touchdown drive consumed nine minutes and 54 seconds and tied the longest drive given up this century. Owner and general manager Jerry Jones blamed failures in pass rush and coverage.
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