Christmas Eve brought the Cowboys a big fat lump of coal as the Dolphins played Grinch to any hope Dallas had of racking up a road win over a truly good team before the postseason tournament. The 22-20 loss wasn’t as humiliating as the previous Sunday’s defeat in Buffalo, but it was far more frustrating because this time, the Cowboys were in a position to win.
The offense started strong and even overcame an early miscue before disappearing almost entirely for two whole quarters and then surging back late, while the defense was so concerned with preventing the big play that they forgot to defend the little ones and let the Dolphins kill them with a thousand cuts.
Self-inflicted wounds continue to haunt the team against quality opponents, and a troubling trend with one Cowboys player in particular has gotten way beyond ridiculous.
Dallas can still match its 12-win total of the past two seasons if they win out, but if they’re going to go deeper than last year’s playoff run, it sure looks like it’ll take a belated Christmas miracle.
Here’s the good, the bad, and the ugly from Sunday’s meltdown in Miami.
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