On a short week, it’s almost time to turn the page away from the Cowboys’ most impressive win in years. Whether or not one believes the Minnesota Vikings were one of the two best teams in the NFL because of their record, 8-1 entering Week 11, or just a good team based on their advanced statistics, one simple fact remains.
Beating any good team by 37 points on the road is about as good as a performance as anyone could ask of any team. If the true measure of a contender is how they dominate bad teams (it is), then dominating a good team in such a thorough fashion deserves its flowers. Unfortunately because it came the Sunday before Thanksgiving, Dallas’ 40-3 win has to be moved on from in quick fashion. Not before we run through the takeaways from the contest though. These are the things everyone should leave their performance knowing.