With the 31-28 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Thanksgiving, the Dallas Cowboys extended their win streak to three. This victory keeps Dallas’ playoff hopes alive, and with the way they are currently playing has them looking like one of the better teams in the entire league.
This Week 13 matchup with the Chiefs was yet another roller coaster ride the Cowboys took us on. There was plenty of ups and downs, but in the end they still somehow managed to secure the “W”. We’re gonna take a look at one good, bad, and ugly thing from this impressive victory.
THE GOOD – Win streak extended
Ever since coming out of their bye week the Cowboys have been finding ways to win. It hasn’t always been seamless, but every win counts when all is said and done. This exciting Week 13 victory over the Chiefs on Thanksgiving was Dallas’ third consecutive win in a row. They needed this victory in order to keep their playoffs hope alive, and based on the way they’ve been playing over the past few weeks, there’s some hope they can win out the rest of the season. This team is on a hot streak with no signs of slowing down.
This week’s bad is how the Cowboys offense make opposing defenses look. Their latest victim, the Chiefs, had no answer for what Dak Prescott and Company were throwing at them almost the entirety of the game. This was one of the better defenses Dallas has faced all season and they pretty much picked them apart by getting just about everybody involved. The Cowboys “pick your poison” offense is becoming nightmarish for opposing defenses, and as long as they avoid hurting themselves they could become close to unstoppable moving forward.
THE UGLY – Near fatal mistakes
The stat line shows the Cowboys had just one turnover, the early interception thrown by Dak Prescott that turned into a touchdown for the Chiefs, But Prescott also threw another pass that was almost an interception that was dropped. There was also a near fatal “almost” turnover later that could have altered the outcome of the game. George Pickens’ fumble in the red zone late in the game likely would’ve changed the game in the Chiefs favor. Fortunately KaVontae Turpin was opportunistic enough to recover the fumble and extend the drive. It resulted in a Brandon Aubrey FG and ended up being what secured the win.
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