The Dallas Cowboys’ season has not gone as planned, and much of that can be blamed on injuries. However, let’s not kid ourselves. This team was bad before injuries took over.
Home blowout losses to the Saints and Ravens, while the defensive end group and cornerback group remained (mostly) intact, showed us what to expect for the rest of the season. We were all just too blind or too proud to admit it.
Their fifth home loss in a row, this time to the Philadelphia Eagles, was no different. Without starting QB Dak Prescott, the offense was even more hopeless than before. At one point, they gained just 23 yards on six drives, and mustered only three points between two drives where they had the ball inside the five-yard line.Even in the 34-6 defeat, I have taken on the unenviable task of finding the silver lining to it all. Here are a few bright spots in an otherwise gloomy performance. Not even the sun shining through the windows could brighten the full product on the field.
Is the Pass Rush Back?
The Cowboys welcomed back star EDGE Micah Parsons from a high ankle sprain, and he immediately made his presence felt. After playing the past four games with no semblance of a pass rush, Parsons brought it back with a vengeance.
Dallas sacked Eagles QB Jalen Hurts five times in the first half, tying a franchise record for sacks in a single half. Parsons was responsible for two of those sacks, but he got help from his friends.
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