Monday, November 11, 2019

The Morning After: After another ominous Cowboys loss, familiar feelings of mediocrity creep back in


Link: https://theathletic.com/1368039/2019/11/11/the-morning-after-after-ominous-cowboys-loss-familiar-feelings-of-mediocrity-creep-back-in/


Week 10 vs. MIN

Date published: Nov, 11, 2019


This game seemed important, with Dallas already notching losses to Green Bay and New Orleans and precious little tie-breaker games remaining - except against the NFC East, of course.


Cowboys always talk about “Fast starts,” but…

  • Saints go up 9-3

  • Packers go up 31-3

  • Jets go up 21-3

  • Vikings go up 14-0


Why? No risks!

  • Garrett is super risk-adverse

  • Vs. vikings in first quarter, have a fourth-and-six from MIN 39, but settle for a 57-yard field goal

  • Second drive, fourth-and-6 from MIN 48 and down 7-0, Cowboy spunt

  • PUNTS ON FOURTH AND 4 AGAIN from Vikings 39 yard line  on DAL third drive

  • Offense continued to feed zeke even though MIN clearly selling ou tto stop the run.. Cowboys only averaged 2.4 yards per attempt


In a super close game, you can’t get to the Red Zone and not register any points at all. 


This was also the game Tavon Austin fair-caught a punt that looked like he could run another 25 yards without getting touched. 


Dalvin Cook had a great game for MIN.


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