We were about average in scoring in the first half. 18th in 1st quarter scoring and 13th in 2nd quarter scoring. This year when Dak went down I believe we were tied for 16th in first quarter scoring and tied for 9th in 2nd quarter scoring, if memory is correct. Then we were 6th in 3rd quarter and 1st in 4th quarter scoring.
Here is a link that tracks it:
https://www.teamrankings.com/nfl/stat/1st-quarter-points-per-game
You can change by quarter and year.
Last Year
1st quarter 18th
2nd quarter 13th
3rd quarter 14th
4th quarter 2nd
averaged 27 points a game, which is about a td a quarter by averages, which is top 5
The cowboys were 8-8 last year. If you are 2nd in 4th quarter and 5th in overall scoring and you are 8-8, it is not working. If your an offensive based team with a bad defense, and are a mid of the pack offense for 3quarters, that is not good.
If a lot of your points come 4th quarter and you still get loses, are they trash points?
So, is it execution, play calling, qb mistakes, it has to be something.
I would say stupid mistakes, turnovers, and failure to execute this year while dak was in caused the loses, but it is something to wonder about.
If you pay dak top money,
1. then you have to hit on draft picks and player development on defense
2. The cowboys improve on scoring early and playing with the lead, which will help the defense
I am not saying don't pay dak, but if you do, you are locked in, and I would want to know why this offense isn't more consistent and translating to more wins