The 2023 Cowboys announced their intentions on Sunday night with an opening week beatdown of their division rival, the New York Giants. Dallas did their job at MetLife Stadium to a 40-0 tune and then settled in to watch their Week 2 opponent, the New York Jets and nemesis Aaron Rodgers.
The Jets appeared to be an incredible test for the Cowboys with their unbelievable defense and all-time outstanding QB. Four plays into their opener, the entire dynamic changed. A torn Achilles tendon ended Rodgers season, and Zack Wilson was back as the starter at QB.
Whatever the game plan was for Dallas to beat a Rodgers-led Jets team, it now shifts, and the ability for New York to upset the Cowboys becomes a much greater task. Here is how Dallas avoids a letdown in their home opener and remains undefeated after Week 2.