The Dallas Cowboys beat the New York Jets 30-10 in the home opener to improve to 2-0 for the first time in the Mike McCarthy era. In victory, the Cowboys followed a familiar script; get ahead early, then go hunting with an opportunistic defense.
This was easy to see coming for the Dallas defense. Playing against a quarterback who has a knack for giving the ball away, as soon as the Cowboys got up double-digits, the floodgates opened, leading to the rout.
Dak Prescott paced the offense with another efficient game where the new Texas Coast Offense was on display. Without wide receiver Brandin Cooks, there was more small ball than anticipated, but the Cowboys still managed to put up 382 yards of total offense and 30 points, despite playing most of the fourth quarter on cruise control.
Here are the four downs that made the difference for the Cowboys in the Week 2 win.