All three phases matter in the NFL. On Sunday, placekicker Brett Maher nailed all four of his field goal attempts on the day, and the one time he didn’t want to kick a touchback, pinned the Washington Commanders inside their own 20. The rest of the special teams wasn’t great on the day, but the offense and defense did their thing yet again, as Dallas emerged victorious 25-10 in Week 4 to improve to 3-1.
That happened on the strength of an improving Cowboys passing game led by Cooper Rush and another stout performance by Dan Quinn’s defensive troops. In fact, both Rush and the defense set records on the day. Those marks are among several takeaways from Sunday’s big win.