Yes, I am going to say it: as bad as the loss to the Cardinals was, nobody will remember this game two Mondays from now.
The Dallas Cowboys are back home this week, hosting the New England Patriots; following that contest, Dallas will head on the road to face the San Francisco 49ers.
Sure, we can point the finger at whomever we want.
The Redzone offense was awful, the defense was terrible, coaching was horrible.
The Cardinals beat the Dallas Cowboys in every part of the football game.
Now, this is good; let it sink in and hammer Dallas because two Mondays from now, the talk will be a lot different again.
I am still this confident in this football team because I’m not one of those fans who wants to blow everything up when a team lays a stinker.
Mike McCarthy has one of these games every single year.
about as many regular season wins as anyone over the last few years, but the Mike McCarthy Cowboys officially seem to have a reputation for laying a a major egg once every year or so
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— David Helman (@davidhelman_) September 25, 2023
The worst the defense has played in the first three weeks, while the Cowboys offense is excellent from 20-20.
Dallas gave up 400 yards of total offense and 28 points.
They have a red zone issue; we can’t ignore that, but let’s not act like they aren’t moving the ball up and down the field with ease right now.
Let’s remember that three starters on the offensive line didn’t start, including two future Hall of Famers.
A combined 17 Pro Bowls were missing against the Cardinals on Sunday.
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Losing Trevon Diggs for the year will allow teams to throw at DaRon Bland most of the game if they wish, but that run defense was pathetic.
Let me dive into a few offensive numbers that make me strongly believe they will be fine once the red zone issues are FIXED.
Mike McCarthy’s new offense has been fine until they get into the redzone.
The biggest part of the game, but I’d rather worry about needing 20 yards than 80 yards.
The Cowboys had 16 third downs in the game.
Twelve of them saw Prescott throwing a pass.
They converted on nine of them.
As I mentioned, I am not worried about the offense from 20-20. It is much easier to figure out how to punch the ball in the end zone for seven than to find any points.
The drives end in a kick, fine.
Brandon Aubrey has been the best kicker in football through three weeks.
When this is the only part of the offense that needs work, I will take it.
Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy: "We will spend more time on red zone this week. That's just the way I've always done it. When things aren't right, just work harder at it and spend more time on it. It's Week 3 and we know what our numbers are. We were last in the league on third…
— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) September 26, 2023
After the Cowboys beat the Pats, and for some folks “shock” the Niners, I’ll be here for you.
If Dallas had won this game, that shock against the Niners wouldn’t be one.
Let’s be honest. The Niners last week had a 20-12 going into the 4th quarter against the Giants without their star left tackle or Saquon Barkley.
Yet no one wants to remember that because of the final score.
The Niners’ talent closed the game for them.
Yet the Giants had a chance to tie the football game entering the 4th.
The Cowboys fix the red zone issue and are just as good as anyone in the NFC.
The fact fans want to jump ship after one loss is hilarious.
Let them regroup and do what they do, if the Cowboys end up 2-3 after the next two weeks, then we can talk.
