After the loss of the Dallas Cowboys against the Commanders last Sunday by 26 to 6, many doubts have arisen regarding the team’s production. Every aspect of the game was largely flawed, with occasional errors simply helping a team that was knocked out of the competition to another win. Also giving a pleasant experience to rival quarterback Sam Howell, who would have his first appearance as a starter in the NFL taking a positive note.
Now, if there’s one thing to suggest about the Dallas Cowboys, it’s the way they return to games after a loss. There has been a tendency to see them more focused and seek victory at all costs. And the most interesting thing about the matter is that it has happened in various contexts and situations.
For example, losing to Tampa Bay in week 1 and Prescott’s injury, the Cowboys didn’t give up and Cooper Rush came out as the starting QB. They would end with a positive result against the AFC North team 20-17. With the Cowboys’ defeat against the Eagles with Cooper Rush in the bag, for week 7 the team would return with Prescott. Recovering the path of victory again against the Lions with a result of 24 to 6.
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— Jori Epstein (@JoriEpstein) October 23, 2022
After losing again on November 13 against the Packers at Lambeau Field, they would return to the charge against the Vikings with a result of 40 to 3, in one of the best games of the Cowboys in the season. They would have another loss to Jacksonville on the road, but at least they managed to beat the Titans in Week 17 at Nissan Stadium.
What he is trying to say is that every time the Cowboys come down with a negative result, they look much better the following week. Of course, the postseason with a loss leaves the team completely out, so there is no margin for error from this point on.
The Dallas Cowboys will close out the wild card round next Monday night against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium. In a clash that may well be déjà vu from Week 1 or that Dallas can simply advance in a game that will not be easy at all.
In any case, the owner of the organization Jerry Jones left some very interesting statements after the end of the game. Where as already mentioned, the Cowboys received a lot of criticism for not being able to defeat some Commanders who were playing with many casualties and a rookie Quarterback.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones: “We get to suck on that all week. If that doesn’t make you get ready to play in 6-7 days, nothing else will.”
— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) January 9, 2023
“We’re going to have to deal with that all week,” Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones said. “If that doesn’t make you want to get ready to go in like six, seven days, nothing else will. That was such a complete beating and some of the worst we’ve had this year, and we’re going to find out if this will prepare us or not. We should be with the guys we have.”
In any case, one point that is important and worries is Dak Prescott. The cowboy quarterback had the worst passing percentage of his career against Washington over the weekend. With 37.8% of his complete passes. In short, he would only complete 14 of 37 passes. Him adding only 128 yards and a touchdown, which would be a 15-yard pass to CeeDee Lamb.
Apart from the fact that his production was very bad in week 18, we must not leave interceptions aside either. Dak would finish the regular season with 15 of them. And to make things more complicated, in their last four meetings the opposing defenders have managed to make three defensive touchdowns. The last one would be made by the Commanders themselves, through cornerback Kendall Fuller and a 29-yard return.
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— Washington Commanders (@Commanders) January 8, 2023
While it’s true that the 12-5 record has looked great on the Cowboys, the Week 18 clash left many doubts. There’s really no telling which version of Dallas people are going to see the following week. If we follow the pattern of what has happened after the losses, expect a win against the Bucs. Of course, correcting all the shortcomings that were observed in the FedExField. We will be waiting for what happens in that duel of the wild card round.
