The Dallas Cowboys entered the game feeling good despite coming off a loss in their last contest. Over the last several weeks, the Mike McCarthy offense had started to come into their own. After starting the season with a ton of yards but an inability to score once they got into the red zone, the club had slowly started to improve. McCarthy took over play calling from Kellen Moore over the offseason, and with that, some growing pains were experienced in making some changes to how the offense flowed.
But over the last two weeks, even in the Week 9 loss to Philadelphia, the offense had shown signs of their prior dominance. QB Dak Prescott and WR CeeDee Lamb were playing at All-Pro levels. Second-year TE Jake Ferguson was morphing into a threat, as well. On Sunday, they were joined by free-agent acquisition Brandin Cooks and for the first time all year they truly unlocked their potential.
The result? An absolute demolition of the depleted New York Giants by the score of 49-17. The win improves the Cowboys to 6-3 on the season.