Name one good, bad, and ugly thing from the Cowboys Week 4 victory over the Giants.
Nothing about it was very pretty, but the Dallas Cowboys were able to walk away from MetLife Stadium with another win after the 20-15 victory over their division rival, the New York Giants. They no doubt still have a lot of work to do to get better as an overall team, but a win is a win and that’s what they needed after back-to-back losses.
Today, we are going to take a look at one good, one bad, and one ugly thing from the Dallas Cowboys Week 4 victory over the New York Giants. There’s probably more bad and ugly we can take away from this matchup between division rivals, but there was actually some good things that happened we can sprinkle in as well.
THE GOOD – The Dak Prescott/CeeDee Lamb connection
Through the first three weeks of the 2024 season the connection between Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb has been a little off. It’s not all that big of a surprise considering No. 88 missed nearly in the entire offseason due to his holdout while contract negotiations were ongoing. Thankfully though, we saw these two finally synchronize in the Week 4 matchup with the New York Giants to the tune of seven receptions for 98 yards and one TD. Yes, the Giants were a little short handed at CB, but it was good to see the 4/88 connection revived.
THE BAD – Penalties
The Dallas Cowboys continued to be their own worst enemy with these boneheaded penalties that put them in poor down-and-distance situations on offense and negate big plays such as turnovers defensively. The Thursday night matchup against the New York Giants was no exception. In the first half alone they had nine penalties and ended the night with 11 total. This has been a reoccurring problem for them for several years now and there seems to be no solution. Sadly, it’s going to more than likely cost them a “W” this year.
THE UGLY – Cowboys run defense’s treatment of the Giants
After back-to-back weeks getting completely embarrassed by the Saints and Ravens, the Dallas Cowboys defense actually played competent football in the Thursday night matchup against the Giants. They managed to hold New York to just 26 total rushing yards and kept them out of the end zone despite the Giants dominating the time of possession. Hopefully this is a sign they are heading in the right direction and will continue to play competently moving forward.
