Decoding Kellen Moore, Week 5: Giveaways aptly named, Cowboys grant Packers an easy win

Link: https://theathletic.com/1276829/2019/10/08/decoding-kellen-moore-week-5-giveaways-aptly-named-cowboys-grant-packers-an-easy-win/

Week 5 vs. GB

Date published: Oct. 8, 2019

How many times has DAL franchise won a game where it turned the ball over 3 times, since 2000? Three. Week 5 vs. GB was another loss.

Nice comeback by DAL (leads to some gaudy final offensive numbers), but 31-3 deficits are hard to overcome.

Offensive numbers:

563 yards (!!)

3 giveaways

8.3 yards per play

2-8 third down conv

1-3 red zone conv

Absence of Tyron and La’el really hurt, since GB’s Smith brothers were able to feast.

How do you average nearly 10 yards per play and lose? Three giveaways and a 28-point deficit. Team had to all but abandon using Zeke in the second half. 

Dak:

27/44, 463 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT

Cowboys offense was quite good, especially against a secondary that is highly regarded, but three giveaways will kill you. 

This was a game of who made the least amount of mistakes, because the numbers say Dallas should have won.