After losing in spectacular fashion to the 49ers last Sunday night, the Cowboys find themselves in a critical situation on Monday Night Football. As their last game before the bye week, it’s a chance for Dallas to set a positive tone for the next 14 days.
The schedule gets markedly more difficult going forward and the Cowboys can ill-afford to go into Game 7 with a 3-3 record. If they want to tale advantage of Philadelphia’s loss and close the NFC East gap and keep an inside track on a wild-card berth, they need to maintain a winning record. Facing a Chargers team fresh off a bye, they will have their work cut out for them.
Los Angeles is equally as desperate to notch a win and correct course. Their head coach is playing for his job and their offensive coordinator has a bone to pick with the Cowboys. For an interconference matchup, this has the potential to be an extremely hard-fought event between two heavily motivated teams.
By most accounts, the Cowboys are the better team. Yet Dallas has lost against far lesser teams so there’s little confidence heading into the Monday Night Football affair. With that being said, the Cowboys should be able to walk away in victory if they can remember these three important things.