BTB: Stats against Eagles show how close the Cowboys were and are

[links18]

Well, at least we stayed on the field with them, I guess. Hey, we are just like the Commanders.

 

[EversonIWasAYoungBoy]

That speaks to their resolve, but like the trend of winning one score games, the other shoe is bound to drop

That speaks to the D valuing points over yards.

This reception was attributed to Slay. A bunch of yards they happily gave up.

 

[EversonIWasAYoungBoy]

Well, at least we stayed on the field with them, I guess. Hey, we are just like the Commanders.

We went from “they ain’t ****, Dak owns them!” And “It’s their Super Bowl!” to “We’ve proved we can hang with them!”

 

[Jake]

A game of inches, indeed. The Dallas Cowboys’ 28-23 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles was a classic case. The fourth-down pass to Luke Schoonmaker failed to give the Cowboys seven points because the ball was just about a foot away from the end zone when his knee went down. Micah Parsons got his hand on a fumble that could have also put Dallas ahead, but was unable to secure it before the Eagles clawed it back. Repeatedly the infamous Tush Push/Brotherly Shove would get a yard or three to move the sticks for Philadelphia. Then there was Dak Prescott stepping out just before the two-point conversion was successful.

But the overall stats also show some big numbers, particularly for the Cowboys’ passing game. When all the near-misses are combined with some luck, and at times erratic officiating, it paints a picture of a Dallas team that is able to go toe-to-toe with the best in the conference. While the humiliation at the hands of the San Francisco 49ers sowed doubts about that, Sunday showed us that with just a touch more luck, Dallas would be among the real contenders in the league.

Actually, they still are. With a 5-3 record at the midpoint of the season, they are on track for double-digit wins and sit in the sixth seed at the moment. While the odds are that they would have to enter the playoffs as a wild card, there is a quite recent history of a team based in Arlington that did that and made it all the way to the promised land. Sometimes, you just have to go and take it, after all.

LINK: https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/202...ott-ceedee-lamb-mike-mccarthy-kavontae-turpin

The Washington Commanders took the Eagles to OT in Philly while Sam Howell lit them up for 31 points. Are they close to the Eagles?

It's the NFL - you win or you lose. This weird moral victory thing going around this week looks like a coping mechanism.