The Richard Report, Week 7: Cowboys defense takes the ball game from the Eagles

Link: https://theathletic.com/1317330/2019/10/23/the-richard-report-week-7-cowboys-defense-takes-the-ball-and-the-game-from-the-eagles/

Week 7 vs. PHI

Date published: Oct. 23, 2019

DAL defensive takeaways by week:

Week 1 NYG - 2

Week 2 WAS - 0

Week 3 MIA - 1

Week 4 NO - 1

Week 5 GB - 0

Week 6 NYJ - 1

Week 7 PHI - 4

Rank 26th in takeaways following PHI game but are awesome on third down so far in 2019. 

• 80 defensive third downs, only 21 allowed conversions (26.3 percent - 2nd in league)

Defensive stats vs PHI

27:38 PHI TOP

3 sacks

4 takeaways

4 explosive plays

3-9 3rd down defense

0-2 red zone

19 splashes

Really pedestrian day for Wentz: 16/26, 191 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT

Splash plays spread out through defense, but DLaw led team with 4.

Early turnover recoveries by DAL set the stage for the team - fumble recovery on PHI first drive, strip-sack by DLaw on PHI second drive.