This is not entirely a surprise to me since at the beginning of the season my bet was that they would not qualify for the post-season. Of course, I didn’t think the fall would be so big and so loud.
Two of the Cowboys‘ three wins are surely against two of the most dysfunctional teams in the NFL. On the first day they beat Deshaun Watson’s Browns and a few weeks later they beat Daniel Jones’ Giants. And they surely have four of the ten ugliest losses in the NFL.
Both the Saints, Ravens and Lions overcame the Cowboys with the running game and, although the final result of 30-24 against San Francisco could suggest that the game was close to the wire, the feeling is that the Niners were a a more physical, more imaginative team that has Dallas in its head.
The Cowboys are the team that allows the most rushing yards per game in the NFL (154.6 yards per game, tied with the Panthers) in addition to allowing 28.3 points per game (the 2nd worst team). With such a porous defense and such a clear path of attack against it: it is a very light defense at the linebacker position, with a first-round Nose Tackle in the Draft in Mazi Smith who rates as the worst at his position for PFF, it seems There is no way that any change in personnel can fix this.
