It’s safe to say the Cowboys put their embarrassing loss to the Cardinals last week behind them. Coming out of the gate strong against New England, the Cowboys took the lead on their first drive of the game and never looked back. Such has been their fashion in their three wins this season.
Dallas is building a reputation for getting up early and piling on. Their defense is designed to play with a lead. A deep and aggressive pass-rush upfront, coupled with a collection of eager ball hawks in the back, is a recipe for disaster for opposing offenses.
The Cowboys’ defense scored twice in Week 4, returning a strip-sack fumble for six and taking an interception to house, all in the same barn-burning afternoon.
The Cowboys did more than silence their critics with their 38-3 win over New England. They showed their lone loss was an outlier performance. If there’s one all-encompassing lesson that can be learned from Week 4, it’s likely that.
“You just got to give credit to the way we prepared this week, Leighton Vander Esch said postgame. “Just the opportunity that we had coming off last week and really having a sour taste in our mouth. Just growing as a unit and being able to come out here and prepare like we did, to have a game like this and bounce back.”
The 35-point win over the Patriots marked the biggest loss of Bill Belichick’s career. New England is not a team that gets rolled, even if they are outmatched like they were on Sunday. Beating a future Hall of Fame coach to a record-breaking degree is not small potatoes.