The Cowboys won, but barely. Saturday night’s 20-19 thriller may have provided tons of drama for football fans, but it also gave the Cowboys plenty to address (and their fans even more to be concerned about) as they look ahead to the playoffs.
Sure, there was much to celebrate after the star-studded night that saw Jimmy Johnson enter the Ring of Honor. CeeDee Lamb had a record-setting night in front of the franchise’s legends, and Dak Prescott turned in another magnificent performance. Defensive veterans DeMarcus Lawrence and Jourdan Lewis put on a clinic, and Brandon Aubrey continues to be the best roster addition the club has made in some time.
But the team’s self-scout is going to be long and involved after this one. The Dallas running game looks to be in serious trouble, the defense’s soft coverages almost cost them big-time, and Mike McCarthy’s play-calling continues to confound in key situations. Add in more clock management snafus, getting torched on another fake punt, and ill-timed turnovers that kept points off the scoreboard and the visitors in the game, and there’s suddenly a good deal of bad and ugly to parse out after a very welcome win.
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