The Dallas Cowboys want to be contenders, but they certainly didn’t play as if they believed in themselves on Sunday night. That makes it hard for anyone else to believe in them. Returning to the scene of the crime, where they were eliminated from the postseason back in January, the Cowboys put up very little resistance as the 49ers confirmed their status as the NFL’s best team to this point in 2023.
It was a thorough whooping from start to finish, and it snowballed out of control rather early and became a total embarrassment before it was all over. If owner Jerry Jones thought this was a measuring stick game for his organization, the results were not good. The defense was horrible, the offense couldn’t convert first downs and then started turning the ball over. In the end, a 42-10 loss sends the Cowboys to 3-2 on the year.