Dallas Cowboys ‘Good, Bad & Ugly’ As December Schedule ‘Off to Great Start!’ With Philadelphia Eagles 33-13 Beatdown
‘Good, Bad, & Ugly’ Dallas Cowboys December Schedule is ‘Off to Great Start!’ Philadelphia Eagles defeat 33–13
The Dallas Cowboys humiliated the Philadelphia Eagles 33–13 at AT&T Stadium, announcing to the NFL as a whole that they were headed to the Super Bowl.
It was dubbed “the most satisfying win” by Cowboys owner Jerry Jones during coach Mike McCarthy’s four-year tenure.
Micah Parsons, the head of the Cowboys’ defence, also chimed in, referring to it as “a statement game.”
With the victory, Dallas shot up to first position in the NFC East on “Sunday Night Football,” providing us with plenty of “good” material for “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.”
THE GOOD – FAST START:
Dak Prescott led the Cowboys on a 12-play, 75-yard touchdown drive to open the scoring, and they never looked back. The Cowboys were shot out of the cannon to start the game.
The defence kept Jalen Hurts and the offence to 0 touchdowns and forced three fumbles, playing a clean game overall. Every phase performed up to par against the Eagles.
In what was touted as a true heavyweight match, head coach Mike McCarthy wanted to test what his team was made of against the Eagles after his appendix surgery.
“I wanted to see us take a step as a football team,” McCarthy said. “It’s about winning, you got to improve down the stretch here; you want to be playing your best football in December, and I think we got off to a great start tonight.”
The “Texas Coast Offense” was rolling in the first half as Prescott and Co. put up 24 points as they scored on every possession to be up 24-6 at halftime.
But while Dak will get the plaudits, Dan Quinn’s defense returned to its “Dallas Doomsday” best, and Stephon Gilmore time-traveled back to 2019 as he and AJ Brown went toe-to-toe.
The defense didn’t allow an offensive touchdown and forced three fumbles (all three were recovered by Dallas this time), as it reminded the NFL of the talent this defense possesses.
McCarthy saw the Cowboys’ Micah Parsons-led defence perform at a high level, stopping Hurts and the Eagles’ renowned running attack in its tracks with the fumbles and the fourth-down stop.
McCarthy remarked, “You have to defend them because of the threat that Jaleen poses and their offensive line.” It’s a challenge to prevail in the down-and-distance match, and we are clearly quite proud of the takeaways. Particularly in terms of momentum, the fourth-down stop was arguably the most significant, causing a significant swing in the game’s momentum.
“I thought our defense was lights-out.”
THE BAD: A FAKE PUNT?
John “Bones” Fassel, the special teams coordinator, will have a lot to say this week after his squad was outplayed on a fake punt early in the contest. However, it was the Eagles’ lone significant win in an almost literal sense. This may have indicated their desperation and realisation that, barring major risks, this wasn’t going to be their night.
And that wasn’t even with the risk.
And otherwise? Cowboys defensive tackle Johnathan Hankins sustained a high-ankle sprain Sunday evening vs. Eagles, but there is hope that it is “mild” in nature.
But otherwise? Clean.
THE UGLY: FIRST PLACE, BUT …
It is accurate. Now that they have a 10-3 record for the season, the Cowboys lead the NFC East (based on their 4-1 division record compared to the Eagles’ 3-1 record). Hooray!
However, Dallas will now play the Miami Dolphins and the Buffalo Bills on the road back-to-back.
I mean, that might be “ugly.”
For the time being, though? Dallas’s December ordeal has started off quite well. The Cowboys aren’t moping because they were the ones inflicting the pain, despite Micah Parsons’ claim earlier in the week that the Eagles game is a “ice bag” game.
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