The Dallas Cowboys were poised to beat the Green Bay Packers and make Mike McCarthy’s return to his former home a triumphant one. Instead the Cowboys chose to go in another direction, blowing a 14-point fourth-quarter lead and losing to the Packers, 31-28, in an overtime thriller.
This was a game the Cowboys needed to win. It was against a reeling team who had lost five straight, and Dallas could’ve erased years of struggle playing Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. The Cowboys had to know how much this game meant to Rodgers and that they would get the best out of the Packers.
If they knew, the Cowboys failed to complete the task. It’s difficult to fathom how the Cowboys lost the game while playing with double-digit lead late with the defense they have, but old habits are hard to break. Dallas proved once again, they aren’t yet good enough to compete for championships.
Here’s what we learned as the Cowboys blew a game to the Packers in Week 10.