The two run calls were dumb for two reasons. First, the Vikings were clearly playing to stop the run all night. They were giving up pass coverage to stop the run. That's why Dak had so much success throwing the football. Then, they marched 85 yards throwing the football to get to the 10. Dak was on a roll. I get the 2nd down run and while I would not have called it at that point, it wasn't completely ridiculous. But the call to Zeke on 3rd down and to the outside to me was just the dumbest call ever. Did you see the look on Zeke's face? He looked totally perplexed on that play. He sat down and looked like he was saying, I can't do that anymore. Just throw the ball twice there to get the first down. Then take 4 more downs to get it in the end zone. In the beginning of the year the Cowboys looked like they had some new plays and looks down in the red zone but since the 3 game winning streak, I haven't seen them.
The Cowboys should have had a lot more success running in the middle since the Viking were missing their starting DT but the Vikings backup DT was beating Connor Williams most of the night. And, the Vikings were keeping a safety close to the line all night to help stop the run.
Some people are saying Dak should have run more they were not giving him any running lanes. They were very disciplined in their pass rush ensuring they didn't allow Dak to run away outside. But Dak had a pocket and he had receivers getting open.
Score the TD there and the Vikings would have gone 1 dimensional with so little time left. The cowboys pass rush might have made a play or two to stop them or they could have forced a turnover. Who knows, but tie the game first, then worry about the clock. Running there to keep the clock moving was getting ahead of the game.