Film study: Three areas Cowboys must improve to become elite

Touchdown Wire’s Laurie Fitzpatrick breaks down the film to analyze weak spots in the Cowboys defense.

The Dallas Cowboys have their eyes on a deep playoff run.

So far this season, the Cowboys have stood toe to toe with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, beat the Los Angeles Chargers, handled the New England Patriots in overtime and completely dismantled the Atlanta Falcons. The Dallas offense has shown Super Bowl potential at times this season, even beating the Minnesota Vikings without starting quarterback Dak Prescott. But the Cowboys defense has shown lapses that potentially could haunt the team in the playoffs.

Let’s analyze three areas Dallas needs to clean up on defense if it expects to make legitimate noise in the postseason.