At least the Dallas Cowboys’ unreal 40-39 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday is an indication that they possibly do so in January.
They now lead the NFC East after avoiding a 0-2 start, and overcoming a 19-point deficit at the time can have a galvanizing effect on a team that had been crushed by injuries and plagued by disappointing performances on both sides of the ball six-quarters in the 2020 NFL season.
But at times like these, after moments like these, it’s easy to lose sight of the disorders that forced a team to rely on a football miracle to win.
If several Falcons players had not stand inexplicably and had seen the spinning ball generated through a past Dallas kick that he strangely and awkwardly picked up through the Cowboys, many enthusiasts and experts would write a compliment to the Cowboys at this time.
So, if you’re the Cowboys, you can’t be your QB, and your most productive plan is to lean on your RB star, and he can’t stop you from groping . . . you may have a problem.
We’d highlight the 3 missed getaways that told the story of an embarrassing first-half in Atlanta, and we’d do it if they’re too exhausted to compete.
Without Tyron Smith, La’el Collins and Cam Erving along an offensive line that has already lost half-star Travis Frederick to retire this offse, tight finish Blake Jarwin suffered an overdue knee injury in the season. season last week and a wasted defense. Free and firm corner byron Jones is not well without injured supporters Leighton Vander Esch and Sean Lee and starting cornerer Anthony Brown.
Reality Verification: This defensive allowed runs 8 times in nine series on Sunday in Atlanta, has a total of two catches in two games versus groups with vulnerable offensive lines and has already allowed 17 third-time conversions in 34 attempts (plus 3 quarters so far, this unit has reason to oppose the war parties that have committed 49 combined ball losses in 2019.
The Cowboys allowed the Los Angeles Rams and Falcons to outperform them in the first six quarters of this season, and took credit for Atlanta’s mistakes in the second half in Week 2.
The attempted kick recovery was simply comical, but the Falcons also failed to put the game to bed when Julio Jones dropped a possible landing in the third quarter. Atlanta tentatively chose to throw a clearing after the third and second losses at Dallas 41-yard line. line, and the Cowboys took credit with a landing in response.
The Falcons also settled for two box goals in dallas’ 10-yard home yard, and head coach Dan Quinn was left thinking too much with a failed two-point conversion attempt in the first half of a 26-7 game. Beyond that, the Cowboys probably also had the merit of atlanta wasting starters Kaleb McGary, Ricardo Allen and Takk McKinley for injuries mid-game.
The style of this victory is not only unsustainable; it’s unrepeatable.
And now, a Cowboys team that is only 3-5 in their last eight games will have to take to the road to face a Super Bowl contender at the Seattle Seahawks before welcoming the unpredictable but talented Browns. They also tie in the stunning Arizona Cardinals and the mighty Pittsburgh Steelers before their week 10 break.
They may be able to play as they did in the first game and in a part of the 2020 season of that era and will remain in the playoff contest, but that would be only because the Philadelphia Eagles, the New York Giants and Washington Football the team does not. more competent look at the beginning of the season.
Interme, highly paid star midfielder Ezekiel Elliott will have to replace the game, the attack will have to be more reliable as a total and the defense will have to generate much more pressure. They will have to start the games more temporarily (a challenge that existed before this season and has supposedly not disappeared with new head coach Mike McCarthy), and the game’s decision will have to be both in attack and defense.
And while they can’t be blamed for the hand distributed through the soccer gods thus far, they will have a bigger job to do to treat key injuries.
In a weak apartment with a seven-team playoff field, the Cowboys are not in danger of losing relevance and this comeback victory is certainly helping their cause. But if they are not informed of the mistakes that forced them to rely on an opponent’s mistakes to avoid a 0-2 start, and if they don’t go back on the basis of Sunday’s decisive end, a Dallas team full of flaws and weaknesses may not be a serious contender.
Brad Gagnon has had the NFL for Bleacher Report @Brad_Gagnon since 2012.