The Dallas Cowboys have been able to sit back and watch some of their division rivals on two of the first three Sundays of the 2021 season. In Week 1, Dallas started the schedule with a Thursday night nail-biting loss to the defending champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers. They were well rested when the other three division rivals took the field as Washington and New York opened with losses and the Philadelphia Eagles took an early lead in the division with a win.
In Week 2 the Giants and Football Team squared off on Thursday night with Washington winning on a do-over last-second field goal. That Sunday saw the Cowboys and Eagles with opposite results, evening both records at 1-1 for a three way tie atop the division. That set up Week 3, with Washington traveling up north to visit the Buffalo Bills and the Giants returning home to host the also 0-2 Atlanta Falcons. The results were embarrassing.