Could the Cowboys win a game with 3 pass attempts?

[Jake]

I think we all know the answer.

New England won at Buffalo while attempting 3 passes and rushing for over 200 yards. Dallas doesn't have the offensive line, defense, coaching, or toughness to pull something like that off.

The Cowboys have more offensive weapons than the Patriots, but as we've seen too many times you don't just win games by spending money on offensive skill positions. You can beat up bad teams, but can you tough it out, on the road, against good ones?

The philosophy in Dallas needs to change. But since the leadership doesn't change, neither will the philosophy. The results aren't likely to either.

 

[GMO415]

I think we all know the answer.

New England won at Buffalo while attempting 3 passes and rushing for over 200 yards. Dallas doesn't have the offensive line, defense, coaching, or toughness to pull something like that off.

The Cowboys have more offensive weapons than the Patriots, but as we've seen too many times you don't just win games by spending money on offensive skill positions. You can beat up bad teams, but can you tough it out, on the road, against good ones?

The philosophy in Dallas needs to change. But since the leadership doesn't change, neither will the philosophy. The results aren't likely to either.

That win against a QB less Saints is looking more legit today. Unbelievable!

 

[Risen Star]

Prescott doesn't have the handoff accuracy of Mac Jones.

 

[CTcowboy203]

We literally went into New England and beat the pats lol....best defense in the league and we put up 567 yards. Most teams won’t win a game passing 3 times and the pats almost didn’t themselves.

 

[Dallasfann]

I think we all know the answer.

New England won at Buffalo while attempting 3 passes and rushing for over 200 yards. Dallas doesn't have the offensive line, defense, coaching, or toughness to pull something like that off.

The Cowboys have more offensive weapons than the Patriots, but as we've seen too many times you don't just win games by spending money on offensive skill positions. You can beat up bad teams, but can you tough it out, on the road, against good ones?

The philosophy in Dallas needs to change. But since the leadership doesn't change, neither will the philosophy. The results aren't likely to either.

I have no idea but I know we can go to New England and beat the Patriots..even though it appears to you we aren't tough and good enough to win a game without throwing...so I guess I'll have to live knowing that.

Edit: this thread is comical. Degrade the Cowboys by talking up a team we literally beat in their own stadium. Such a weird flex. Interested to see how the haters twist and turn to agree with OP.

 

[CATCH17]

Why would you take a shot at our defense?

Our defense has been the brightest spot of the season for this team.

 

[perrykemp]

Most teams won’t win a game passing 3 times and the pats almost didn’t themselves.

No coach has the audacity to pass that few times in like 20-30 years.

If you were to ask me before the season started to pick a coach to find a way to win a game with only 3 passing attempts, I would have told you Belichek.

 

[HungryLion]

The game tonight is kind of an outlier due to how extreme the weather conditions were. I’ve never quite seen wind that bad in a football game before. Doesn’t happen often.


That being said. The cowboys do need to do a better job of building the OL and defensive front 7.

The OL was at that point in the recent past but it’s a shell of its former self.

As good as the cowboys have been at drafting. They have really really struggled with drafting front 7 defenders. Busts at DE taken. Underachievers taken at DT.

busts and hurt players at LB.

Their front 7 drafting has been awful.

heck they had to kind of luck into Parsons because they weren’t going to take him.

We have to thank the broncos and panthers who forced their hand by taking the corners.

 

[Proof]

I think we all know the answer.

New England won at Buffalo while attempting 3 passes and rushing for over 200 yards. Dallas doesn't have the offensive line, defense, coaching, or toughness to pull something like that off.

The Cowboys have more offensive weapons than the Patriots, but as we've seen too many times you don't just win games by spending money on offensive skill positions. You can beat up bad teams, but can you tough it out, on the road, against good ones?

The philosophy in Dallas needs to change. But since the leadership doesn't change, neither will the philosophy. The results aren't likely to either.

probably not. because you have to be a maniac to do so, and opposing coach needs to believe you're a maniac also.

 

[Cowpolk]

It has only happened 4 times since 1970 that was a losing game plan almost 100% of the time

 

[CATCH17]

I do think our OL needs work but I’m not on board with acting like it’s some giant weakness now.

With Tyron out of the lineup? Sure I’ll give you that but with Tyron in our offensive line is way above average.

 

[HungryLion]

probably not. because you have to be a maniac to do so, and opposing coach needs to believe you're a maniac also.

It’s interesting watching some of the things Bill does now.


His amazing success means he is now playing with house money. He can do what he wants and make extreme calls get away with it.

What are the fans and media going to do? Call for the patriots to fire the best coach ever? Lol


He is playing with House money

 

[boysfanperiod]

We literally went into New England and beat the pats lol....best defense in the league and we put up 567 yards. Most teams won’t win a game passing 3 times and the pats almost didn’t themselves.

Especially since there was a clear reason why they didn't want to throw. That wind was crazy. 20 more miles per hour, it would have been a category 1 hurricane. Weather, indeed, was a factor. No team game plans to throw only 3 passes.

 

[HungryLion]

I do think our OL needs work but I’m not on board with acting like it’s some giant weakness now.

With Tyron out of the lineup? Sure I’ll give you that but with Tyron in our offensive line is way above average.

Jaelen Phillips is looking good man. That’s a player both of us wanted this past draft. Though obviously parsons was a gold pick.

 

[Reid1boys]

I think we all know the answer.

New England won at Buffalo while attempting 3 passes and rushing for over 200 yards. Dallas doesn't have the offensive line, defense, coaching, or toughness to pull something like that off.

The Cowboys have more offensive weapons than the Patriots, but as we've seen too many times you don't just win games by spending money on offensive skill positions. You can beat up bad teams, but can you tough it out, on the road, against good ones?

The philosophy in Dallas needs to change. But since the leadership doesn't change, neither will the philosophy. The results aren't likely to either.

are you kidding? You think the Pats could have won a game against the Bills in normal weather passing three times? No way in hell, but since the weather made passing very difficult on teh Bills, they were able to do it.

Lets see the pats try and pass at AT&T 3 times and lets see if they win.

 

[Zman5]

Prescott doesn't have the handoff accuracy of Mac Jones.

That was actually funny. Good seeing you upping your game.

 

[TWOK11]

Games like this are all but meaningless in terms of determining the quality of a team or predicting postseason success.

Any game in which the weather is such a significant factor that it allows for a team to win while throwing 3 total passes should be tossed out entirely from any predictive model. It is such an extreme outlier as to really not be a worthwhile data point. Nobody learned ANYTHING about Buffalo or NE tonight.

 

[Maxmadden]

Probably not, but I think we could win a game just rushing 3 attempts.

 

[jwooten15]

Kellen Moore would never do it, even if they were averaging 15 yards per rush.

 

[Fizziksman]

lol they passed 3 times because of the weather if the weather was somewhat just usual forecast they wouldn't handicap themselves by only passing three times.