Is Winning Tonight as Simple as This One Thing?

[T-RO]

In the past twenty games what is the Cowboys record when they are even in turnovers...or win the turnover battle?
12-0

When Dallas loses the turnover battle?
1-7

The point swing in margin is about 30 points in these two data sets!

The one game in this stretch in which Dallas won despite a turnover deficit? A game versus the Giants where Dallas had 16 more first downs and 468 more yards than NY. (Yes that happened)

It's a trite bromide that turnovers are vital...but they ARE VITAL.

 

[Creeper]

Cowboys getting turnovers equate to defensive stops which they wouldn't get if they didn't get the runover. This is why we lose when we don't take away the football.

To win tonight, the Cowboys just need to stop the Giants from scoring every time they have the football or almost every time. They cannot give up 30 points and win because they do not have the skill position players to score a lot of points.

 

[T-RO]

Here is 2023...

 

[Praxit]

Cowboys getting turnovers equate to defensive stops which they wouldn't get if they didn't get the runover. This is why we lose when we don't take away the football.

To win tonight, the Cowboys just need to stop the Giants from scoring every time they have the football or almost every time. They cannot give up 30 points and win because they do not have the skill position players to score a lot of points.

..yep, get some 3 n outs. Let offense score some points.

Rinse and repeat for four qtrs.

 

[Asklesko]

Have they even gotten a turnover this year?

 

[T-RO]

Here is 2024

 

[zrinkill]

Not seeing this ....... when you see this ....... we lose.

 

[links18]

Have they even gotten a turnover this year?

Yes, week 1 we had a few: Diggs INT, Kendricks INT and maybe a fumble recovery. I don't know that seems like ages ago, now.

 

[T-RO]

Have they even gotten a turnover this year?

2 vs. Browns
1 vs. Saints
0 vs. Ravens

Completely as a side remark I noticed...we also had zero sacks and zero tackles for loss against Ravens. So basically not a single truly negative play for the Ravens until they downed the ball a couple times to end the game.

 

[CowboysRule]

Dak has lost the ability to bring this team back from behind. It seems like lately when we get behind, it's basically over.

 

[T-RO]

Dak has lost the ability to bring this team back from behind. It seems like lately when we get behind, it's basically over.

3 4th quarter touchdowns on Sunday...hard to know how much of that was due to Ravens coasting.

Defense is important in come-backs too, and that's been sorely lacking.

 

[CowboysRule]

3 4th quarter touchdowns on Sunday...hard to know how much of that was due to Ravens coasting.

Defense is important in come-backs too, and that's been sorely lacking.

That's what Dak does. Racks up the stats when the other team stops trying.