While it’s wise to avoid hyperbole after beating a previously 0-4 team, there’s no denying that this Cowboys offense is looking better than expected. While there are many components to that, we have to point to the coaches, three in particular, who have their side of the ball performing regardless of the circumstances and assumed […] While it’s wise to avoid hyperbole after beating a previously 0-4 team, there’s no denying that this Cowboys offense is looking better than expected. While there are many components to that, we have to point to the coaches, three in particular, who have their side of the ball performing regardless of the circumstances and assumed challenges. Brian Schottenheimer, offensive coordinator Klayton Adams, and offensive line coach Conor Riley all deserve game balls after how Dallas handled its business against the New York Jets. Yes, it was the Jets. We know. But this is the NFL, and going on the road with only one starting offensive lineman isn’t supposed to look like that. You’re not supposed to have 180 total rushing yards, or only give up one sack. You’re not supposed to have zero turnovers. And you’re definitely not supposed to do them when your franchise WR is also out with injury. Going into this year, nobody would’ve believed that an offense led by Dak Prescott and Javonte Williams would be capable of this, regardless of the opponent. But Prescott turned in another near-perfect performance with four touchdowns, no picks, and a 127.4 passer rating. Williams posted a career-high 135 rushing yards and two touchdowns, one by land and one by air. And again, this was all with no CeeDee Lamb, Tyler Smith, Cooper Beebe, Tyler Booker, or Tyler Guyton on the field. That’s why, as much as Prescott and Williams deserve their flowers and will get them this week, we’re pointing to the coaches here. Schottenheimer has these guys focused and fighting. No o-line starters but Terence Steele? No problem. Not sure about your defense going into New York? The offense is ready to take on the challenge. The spirit of this team is a reflection of its head coach, and the Cowboys are showing heart like we rarely, if ever, saw during the last regime. But even where there’s plenty of will, you still have to find the right way. And that’s where the partnership of Schottenheimer as playcaller and Adams as the OC deserves so much credit. They’ve found the right system to get the most out of Prescott, who has never looked more comfortable, confident, and in command at any point in his career. Let’s not forget to also shout out Steve Shimko, another new arrival as QB coach, and the work he’s done to help get Prescott to this level. Don’t forget, the QB room also had to adapt to the departure of Cooper Rush. Prescott’s primary backup for seven of the last nine years, Rush was considered like another assistant coach in how he assisted with game preparation. While Joe Milton and Will Grier are likely covering some of that ground, a lot of credit goes to Shimko, Adams, and Schottenheimer for how they’ve only made Prescott better despite all of the changes. The quarterback play wouldn’t be so good, though, if not for how the offense line is performing. It’s one thing when you have three first-round picks out there, not to mention a third-round steal in Beebe and a veteran in Terence Steele. But when all of those guys are gone but Steele, and yet you don’t really notice much drop-off, we have to talk about Conor Riley’s work. In his first NFL coaching job, spending about two decades in the college ranks, the former Kansas State offensive coordinator is quickly proving he belongs in the big leagues. The improved run game and solid pass protection we’d already seen this year was laudable. But last Sunday, Riley’s stock went up dramatically. While Brock Hoffman and T.J. Bass have been here a little while, it’s still a new offense for them. Hakeem Adeniji was a bargain-bin free agent this past spring, and Nathan Thomas was a 2024 seventh-rounder who spent last season stashed away on injured reserve. But you wouldn’t know that Thomas, not Tyler Guyton, was the former first-round pick based on that game. The entire unit performed to a point that you never really missed any of the starters. Sure, a Tyler Smith is still capable of things that a guy like Adeniji isn’t. But the key when backups are playing, particularly, on the offensive line, is mitigating liabilities. For at least this week, Riley and Adams did that in exceptional fashion. Again, it’s easy to try to dismiss so much of this because of the opponent. But that was basically a preseason offensive line out there, and yet it was the Jets who looked like they weren’t ready for a real game. That’s coaching, baby. We’ll see how things go in Charlotte next Sunday, and in even tougher games to come. But this last game was a big step forward in building confidence in one part Brian Schottenheimer’s staff. See More: Dallas Cowboys Scores & Results

The Dallas Cowboys came into Sunday’s game against the New York Jets needing a confidence boost. After an emotional rollercoaster of a contest that ended in a tie the week prior, it was imperative that the Cowboys get back in the win column against a winless Jets team. For the first time this season, we […] The Dallas Cowboys came into Sunday’s game against the New York Jets needing a confidence boost. After an emotional rollercoaster of a contest that ended in a tie the week prior, it was imperative that the Cowboys get back in the win column against a winless Jets team. For the first time this season, we saw Dallas play complementary football on Sunday. The Cowboys played very well on both sides of the ball, pulling away from the Jets en route to a 37-22 blowout win. Dallas’ offense, which entered this game down five opening night starters, did everything you could have asked from them during this game. Dak Prescott, Javonte Williams, and others had big days, but there was one Cowboys’ unit that stood above the rest in Sunday’s game. That group was the Cowboys’ pass rush, a unit that has been scrutinized extensively through the first four games of the season. Finally, Dallas’ pass rush showed up in a big way and completely took over the game, earning the unit this week’s game ball award. The Cowboys’ consistent pass-rush made life extremely difficult for the Jets’ offense all game long. Justin Fields was under constant duress throughout the afternoon, as Dallas racked up a season-high 14 quarterback hits and five sacks. Dante Fowler and James Houston both had their best pass-rush game of the season, getting after the quarterback on a consistent basis. The duo combined to total 10-plus pressures, seven QB hits, and 2.5 sacks. Eight different Cowboys’ defenders recorded at least one quarterback hit, and five recorded at least half a sack in the contest, showing just how much of a group effort this dominant performance was. With all the struggles Dallas has had on the defensive side of the ball, a performance like this was much-needed for the group as a whole. While the Cowboys likely won’t be close to one of the best defenses in the NFL this season, they need one thing they can hang their hat on as a complete defensive unit. After what they put on display in New York, the Dallas pass rush group showed they have a chance to be just that. If Sunday’s showing was any indication of what’s to come, Dallas’ pass-rush could be this defense’s saving grace. See More: Dallas Cowboys Roster

The Dallas Cowboys took care of business (and then some) on Sunday against the New York Jets. It was far and away the most complete game that they have played on this young season. It goes without saying that the win was also the most sound representation of what the Brian Schottenheimer era hopes to […] The Dallas Cowboys took care of business (and then some) on Sunday against the New York Jets. It was far and away the most complete game that they have played on this young season. It goes without saying that the win was also the most sound representation of what the Brian Schottenheimer era hopes to look like for the Cowboys. Given that Dallas had to overcome some serious adversity in this game by way of missing many players on their roster, they emerge from the game stronger. These kind of games are rare. It is uncommon to have everything go your way, which means when you are fortunate to catch nothing but green lights, you appreciate it all. This is exactly what we are going to do with our Stock Report this week. Let’s begin. Stock Up: Ryan Flournoy Talk about a coming out party. Ryan Flournoy crossed 100 receiving yards in the first half of this game, and while hitting the century mark is hardly representative of any one thing, it certainly was indicative of all of the success he was having. We saw the Cowboys first lean into Flournoy during the tie against the Green Bay Packers as that was the first game that CeeDee Lamb missed. This game saw Dallas down KaVontae Turpin as well and that called for someone to rise to the occasion. We have rightfully made a big deal about how significant it is for the Cowboys to have a proper WR2 in George Pickens because that role hasn’t been filled in so long, but that conversation obviously rings true for WR3 as well. Flournoy represents a dynamic option in the passing game and is clearly someone who both Brian Schottenheimer and Dak Prescott trust. In many ways, the passing game ran through him on Sunday, and it is exciting to see what the group can look like with Lamb back in the fold. Stock Up: Jake Ferguson You can’t say Flournoy was the entire passing game when Jake Ferguson had multiple touchdowns. This is a good problem to have to be clear. Ferguson had his two touchdowns in the first half, it was a prosperous opening half, and while the second basically shut the door on the game it was the first that was so impressive. Ferguson took what appeared to be a dump off and just kept running to daylight. He showed a lot of the skills that had people excited during his first seasons with the team. Last year was a down one for the team at large, but as it relates to Ferguson specifically, we should remember that he suffered a knee injury during the 2024 opener. He appears to be in his comfort zone. The Cowboys public relations department noted that this was the first time that the team had a tight end with multiple touchdowns in a game since Dalton Schultz late in the 2023 season. Having that facet of the game has significantly elevated everything else which is great to see. Stock Up: Javonte Williams Speaking of things that are great to see which are providing elevation, Javonte Williams is seriously the real deal. Williams finished the game with multiple touchdowns as well, but his overall work in the receiving game was mild despite scoring a touchdown (not taking anything away there). His contributions on the ground game are impossible to ignore, though. The man had 135 yards, averaged over eight yards per carry, and had a scamper that went 66 yards which set up the Ferguson touchdown to close the first half. There are all sorts of flowers to be handed out right now, but we should find a really pretty one for Williams. He has stabilized the run operation in a way that the Cowboys haven’t seen in quite some time. Stock Up: Dante Fowler Welcome back, Dante Fowler! This was far and away the best game (there have only been five) that Fowler has played since returning to the Cowboys. He was a constant point of pressure in the trenches and helped ensure that Justin Fields did not have a field day running around or with enough time to get major passes off. It has been (rightful) low-hanging fruit to talk about the pass rusher that the Cowboys traded away, but they were always going to need their entire group to contribute this year. We often disregard that Dallas also lost DeMarcus Lawrence in terms of players who they relied on here in the past. Kudos to Dante Fowler for finally having a chance to lock in and capitalize. Stock Up: Sam Williams We could say a lot of the same things about Sam Williams that we did of Dante Fowler, but it feels like they carry a little bit more importance here for the future given that the team has made mention of possibly giving Williams a contract extension. He has had an up and down career in some respects for Dallas, but on Sunday he was a part of the platoon that kept finding ways to stifle Fields as mentioned. This honor is for Williams specifically, but that the Cowboys have multiple pass rushers who we can praise is the real takeaway. If they can find consistent ways for multiple players to contribute here then everything they want to do is within reach. Stock Up: Nate Thomas, Hakeem Adeniji, Brock Hoffman, and T.J. Bass Nate Thomas, Hakeem Adeniji, Brock Hoffman, and T.J. Bass are the ones who deserve praise, but we absolutely have to give credit to Klayton Adams and Conor Riley, too. The Cowboys were on an episode of Chopped on Sunday against the

The Dallas Cowboys pulled out an easy win over the New York Jets, 37-22. Let’s take a look at five very important plays that shaped the outcome of the game. Dante Fowler spikes ball into the skycam The Jets started off with the ball, and their offense was ready to go. Justin Fields was finding […] The Dallas Cowboys pulled out an easy win over the New York Jets, 37-22. Let’s take a look at five very important plays that shaped the outcome of the game. Dante Fowler spikes ball into the skycam The Jets started off with the ball, and their offense was ready to go. Justin Fields was finding open receivers and Breece Hall was bursting through gaping holes at will. Before long, they were sitting in goal-to-go, but the Dallas defense stiffened up. On third-and-goal from the Dallas seven-yard line – just far enough to force a field goal with a stop – the Jets were trying to ensure this drive ended with a touchdown. But Dante Fowler had other plans. Fowler had the wherewithal to bat the pass up in the air, and it may actually have been picked off if not for hitting the skycam. Either way, Fowler’s heads-up play meant the Jets settled for a field goal, and it robbed them of any offensive mojo they had built in this opening drive. George Pickens comes up big on third down Just like the Jets, the Cowboys fizzled out on their opening drive and settled for a field goal. Their next offensive possession resulted in a punt. The offensive line had been holding up well enough, but Dak Prescott simply had nowhere to go with the football. Their third drive was in similar danger early on. Facing a third down with six yards to go for the first down, Prescott needed to move the chains. They had the ball on their own 39-yard line, and another stalled out drive would not be good. He found George Pickens on the left and fired the ball into his receiver, who made the grab and picked up 14 yards in total. The catch may not have felt like much in the moment, but it was huge. The Cowboys went on to score later in this drive, and they ended up scoring a whole lot more after that. Pickens didn’t even register another catch until his deep touchdown bomb in the second half, but this one on third down helped extend the drive and wake up the offense. Marist Liufau forces fumble Marist Liufau looks to be a star in the making. It seems like every collision he’s involved in is bone crushing, and he plays with such fire. That spirit showed up in a big way in the second quarter, as the Jets were finally moving the ball again for the first time since their opening drive. Breece Hall opened up the drive with a big 21-yard run, and later as the Jets got close to scoring, he broke off another 10-yard run. Except Liufau came in at the end with a perfect punch out technique. Credit to Sam Williams, too, for following the play down the field and being in the perfect position to recover the fumble. With 2:27 left in the first half, the Jets looked to have a real shot at tying the game up, but this fumble recovery completely flipped the game on its head. Javonte Williams’ big run The Cowboys scored a touchdown after the fumble recovery, and then their defense forced a three-and-out in just 28 seconds. Suddenly, with a 17-3 lead, the Cowboys had a shot to double dip right before halftime and, considering they would get the ball to start the third quarter, they had a chance to triple dip. Of course, it wouldn’t be easy. They got the ball at their own 33 with 29 seconds remaining and no timeouts. It would take precise execution just to get in range for Brandon Aubrey. But Javonte Williams said “Watch this.” Not only did Williams break off a 66-yard run, but he went out of bounds at the end, stopping the clock. With 15 seconds left, Prescott faked the handoff and found a wide open Jake Ferguson for his second touchdown catch of the day. Rather than hustling for 20-3 halftime lead, Williams’ big play ensured a 23-3 lead. Jets fail on fourth down The Cowboys ultimately failed to triple dip, going three-and-out on their opening drive and punting on their second drive in the third quarter. The Jets’ second drive, though, appeared to have legs. Fields picked up two big conversions early, and had his team right at the midfield logo when they came up a yard short on third down. Sensing the urgency of the situation, the Jets lined up to go for it. They looked to be preparing for a tush push play, but ultimately ran a play-action rollout. Fields didn’t have room to scramble and he had a heavily covered player in the flat. He tried to force it, but the ball fell incomplete. The Cowboys would end up scoring two plays later, with a 43-yard bomb to George Pickens, but this play was where the game really ended. The Jets knew they needed to score on this one to keep any comeback hopes alive, but the fourth down failure marked this one as over. See More: Dallas Cowboys Roster

Cowboys dominate on both sides of the football, beat Jets 37-22- Shane Taylor, Inside The Star Back in the win column. With no CeeDee Lamb, and only one starting offensive lineman, the Cowboys just did what they needed to do and won on both sides of the football for the first time this season! After […] Back in the win column. With no CeeDee Lamb, and only one starting offensive lineman, the Cowboys just did what they needed to do and won on both sides of the football for the first time this season! After the Cowboys took an early 10-3 lead when Dak Prescott threw a screen pass to Jake Ferguson for a 26-yard touchdown, they never looked back. Near the end of the half, it looked like the Jets were going to tie the game heading into the break, but after Liufau made a nice play forcing Breece Hall to fumble, the Cowboys went 91-yards to end the half to take a 17-3 lead, and they weren’t done. After getting a quick stop, the offense had around 40 seconds to add to the lead and JaVonte Williams got it started with a 66-yard run to the one-yard line, and Dak and Ferg finished it again to end the half up 23-3. A rare miss from Brandon Aubrey on the extra point was the only issue they had in the first half. Cowboys victory was forged in this key sequence, potential 21-point swing vs Jets- Ben Grimaldi, Cowboys Wire It was a flawless stretch of football from the hobbled Cowboys. Things were tight early as the Cowboys were leading 10-3 near the end of the first half and the Jets were driving to get a score to close the gap or tie the contest. The defense was playing well, but they were getting gashed in the running game by Jets RB Breece Hall. The Jets had driven almost 60 yards, down to the Cowboys’ 23, as well as overcoming 15 penalty yards. On a first-down run, Hall found 10 more yards of daylight for a new set of downs, but second-year Cowboys linebacker Marist Liufau came in punched the ball loose, thwarting the drive and setting the offense up for a scoring explosion. The peanut punch from Liufau was inspirational, and the offense needed just seven plays to go 91 yards in 1:21 for the touchdown. The big play on the drive was a 46-yard pass from quarterback Dak Prescott to emerging wide receiver Ryan Flournoy. It was a chunk play that set up the Cowboys to be aggressive in going for a touchdown instead of a field goal.Looking for a free mini puzzle? Play the USA TODAY Quick Cross now. Two plays later, running back Javonte Williams ran it in from five yards out to give the Cowboys a 17-3 lead. But Dallas wasn’t done scoring. Even in answering questions, Dak is on his A-game. Those same Cowboys fans had a little fun with Prescott, chanting “MVP” in their quarterback’s honor. Prescott did indeed hear the chants and had the absolute best response to them. “I mean, my ears work, so I heard it, but I didn’t hear it. It’s Week 5, so I don’t care. I don’t care if it was Week 17,” Prescott said. “I’ve told y’all what I want to win — the team goals. …. To me, I didn’t play near as well as a game that I wanted to…. So yeah, those were just happy fans.” Cowboys QB Dak Prescott had a perfect response to being serenaded with ‘MVP’ chants at MetLife Stadium This is exactly how one should respond to this type of situation. It’s Week 5. Who cares about the MVP award when we’re barely a month into the regular season? Prescott acknowledged the chants, which was sure nice of him, but also pointed out that it’s silly to be thinking about that stuff already. Perfect reaction. Prescott blocking out the noise is nothing new. It’s part of being the starting quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys. But he is surely aware that he’s firmly in the MVP conversation. You’d be hard-pressed to name a single quarterback playing better than him right now. He deserves mention alongside Josh Allen, Matthew Stafford, and Baker Mayfield as the current favorites. Game Recap: Cowboys dominate Jets, 37-22- Kurt Daniels, DallasCowboys.com A quick recap of how the victory went down. Third quarter Although the Cowboys offense couldn’t keep the momentum going early in the second half, the team’s defense made sure the New Yorkers didn’t do much either. And when the unit stopped the Jets on fourth-and-1 at the Dallas 47-yard line, Prescott and his troops were set up with good field position to begin their next drive. After Flournoy went around the left end for 10 yards on first snap of the series, Prescott went for it all on the next one. He threw deep to Pickens, who corralled the ball in the end zone for a big 43-yard touchdown. The rout was officially on, 30-3. The Jets did manage to add three points to their scoreboard total before the end of the quarter. A six-play, 44-yard drive finished with a 48-yard field goal by Nick Folk, snapping the Cowboys’ streak of 30 unanswered points. Fourth Quarter With the outcome essentially decided, there was nothing really left to do but play out the clock. The Jets did finally get into the end zone, thanks to a 10-play, 78-yard drive that first saw Fields complete a 16-yard pass to Hall on fourth-and-5 at the Dallas 17. The New York quarterback then connected with fullback Andrew Beck for the touchdown and followed that up with a pass to tight end Mason Taylor for the two-point conversion, the score now 30-14. But when Jalen Tolbert recovered the Jets’ onside-kick attempt, the Cowboys again had good field possession to begin a drive. And they took advantage. A short pass to Williams got Dallas back on the board and

The Dallas Cowboys returned to the familiar sites and sounds of MetLife Stadium to take on the 0-4 New York Jets. The Cowboys entered the game with a laundry list of injuries and missing players but that didn’t affect them. It was a compete game on both sides of the ball which got Dallas the […] The Dallas Cowboys returned to the familiar sites and sounds of MetLife Stadium to take on the 0-4 New York Jets. The Cowboys entered the game with a laundry list of injuries and missing players but that didn’t affect them. It was a compete game on both sides of the ball which got Dallas the best win of the season so far. But what did social media have to say about the win? Check it out. The issues in coverage show up early. Defense having so many problems to start the game. Offense takes to the field and Ryan Flournoy puts on the heat. To the redzone for Dallas, and Dak Prescott to Jake Ferguson on the seam just wasn’t there. Brandon Aubrey hits the field goal. The defense takes to the field and get a stop. Things starting to look up! Javonte Williams getting out and continues to be a rock at a running back. Hunter Luepke on the catch and run for the first down and keep the drive moving. Javonte Williams on third down gets wrapped up. Somehow break free and hustles for a first down. Jake Ferguson catches the ball and gets upfield. TOUCHDOWN! Osa Odighizuwa gets the first sack of the day. James Houston follows that up with a well timed rush to get the second sack. Cowboys have an injury issue. Dante Fowler is having a day. Breece Hall with the run up the middle, Marist Liufau punches the ball free and Dallas jump on the live ball. Dak takes the ball and runs for a first down. Huge throw by Dak to get downfield into the redzone before the half. Down in the ten yard line, this is where Javonte lives. Touchdown Dallas. James Houston runs in and gets in for another sack. Dallas gets the ball back, Williams breaks a massive 67-yard rush. Dallas gets the ball in with another Ferguson touchdown. We got Fergy back. Sam Williams registers another sack for the Cowboys defense. Jets defense go three-and-out here on their first drive of the second half. Jets go for it on fourth down and the pressure gets to Justin Fields and Kenneth Murray stops the catch from being completed. Dallas take over on downs. Two plays later, Dak throws the rainbow ball to Pickens for the score. Dante Fowler wrecking the Jets offense. Injury news. A bad call by the officials, but Dallas takes over after stopping fourth down again today. Jets score and try for the onside kick. It didn’t pay off. Injury news. Dak to Williams for an easy touchdown down on the five-yard line. The lead gets extended. Injury update. Shemar James having a busy day. See More: Dallas Cowboys Scores & Results