Everything from the Cowboys on Sunday was ugly… except for a handful of things.
Show of hands, how many of you changed the channel or turned off the TV before the Dallas Cowboys game was over Sunday afternoon? Don’t worry, no one blames you. Sitting through that 34-6 embarrassment at the hands of the Philadelphia Eagles was extremely difficult to do, and sadly enough, there will be more games ahead just like it.
There’s no denying it now. The Dallas Cowboys are simply one of the worst teams in the league with Dak Prescott more than likely done for the season with a hamstring injury that will require surgery. There is very little to get excited about now except for maybe a few individual players worth keeping an eye on for the future.
Despite all of the bad and ugly in this Week 10 matchup, there was a little bit of good hidden in there if you looked closely enough. You had to be paying particularly close attention to see any positives, but we assure you they were there.
THE GOOD – DeMarvion Overshown and Micah Parsons
It’s difficult to tell who had the better game, so we’re going to say the good from this Week 10 matchup against the Eagles was a tie between DeMarvion Overshown and Micah Parsons. It was really good to see No. 11 back in uniform and dominate as the pass rusher we’ve known him to be. His first game back in action resulted in his first multi-sack (two) game this season. Not to be outdone though, Overshown also netted two QB sacks Sunday afternoon as well as double digit tackles (11). These two make Dallas worth watching.
THE BAD – Losing the turnover battle
It’s hard to remember the Cowboys had two takeaways of their own Sunday afternoon against Philadelphia. That’s because they turned the ball over five times themselves, obliterating anything positive that happened on the offensive and defensive side of the ball in this Week 10 matchup. These turnovers are just further proof of how far this team has fallen and what we can expect from them the rest of the season. There’s no way this team will be competitive if they continue to lose the turnover battle each week.
THE UGLY – QB Cooper Rush
With Dak Prescott sidelined for this Week 10 matchup against the Eagles, Cooper Rush was promoted into the starting role. While he has proven he’s capable of winning games stepping in as an injury fill-in, Sunday afternoon was not one of his better performances as a starter. In fact, it was pretty deplorable. He completed only 13 of 23 passes for 45 yards and was part of the cause of Dallas losing the turnover battle with Philadelphia. His play Sunday is further proof there’s no reason not to start Trey Lance for the rest of the season.
