The only stat you need to see from San Francisco’s Sunday night beatdown of Dallas

[CCBoy]

It’s not often that an NFL team believed to be a contender loses a game 42-10, but that’s exactly what happened when the Dallas Cowboys failed to show up for their highly anticipated matchup with the San Francisco 49ers. The 49ers team that had unceremoniously booted Dallas from the playoffs two years in a row. It became clear relatively early in the game that despite spending two offseasons allegedly trying to become a tougher team to close the talent gap that was so evident between Dallas and San Francisco, the team was no closer to beating Kyle Shanahan’s team, and in fact the gap may have widened.

It’s pretty stark to see in such clear and concise terms, just how much of this Cowboys loss sits on the shoulders of the passing defense. The area that was supposed to be the Cowboys biggest strength, was without a doubt their greatest undoing in the biggest game of the 2023 regular season. The pass rush was a non-factor, and there were 49ers skill players running wide open in all areas of the field. Kyle Shanahan put on a master class in play-design and play-calling, and the vaunted Cowboys defense played right into it. Dan Quinn had no answers, and the Cowboys never had a shot.

It was a sobering night for a lot of Cowboys fans, and unless something changes in the building, it likely won’t be the last such night in 2023.

https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/202...loss-dan-quinn-pass-defense-epa-kyle-shanahan

 

[nobody]

It’s not often that an NFL team believed to be a contender loses a game 42-10, but that’s exactly what happened when the Dallas Cowboys failed to show up for their highly anticipated matchup with the San Francisco 49ers. The 49ers team that had unceremoniously booted Dallas from the playoffs two years in a row. It became clear relatively early in the game that despite spending two offseasons allegedly trying to become a tougher team to close the talent gap that was so evident between Dallas and San Francisco, the team was no closer to beating Kyle Shanahan’s team, and in fact the gap may have widened.

It’s pretty stark to see in such clear and concise terms, just how much of this Cowboys loss sits on the shoulders of the passing defense. The area that was supposed to be the Cowboys biggest strength, was without a doubt their greatest undoing in the biggest game of the 2023 regular season. The pass rush was a non-factor, and there were 49ers skill players running wide open in all areas of the field. Kyle Shanahan put on a master class in play-design and play-calling, and the vaunted Cowboys defense played right into it. Dan Quinn had no answers, and the Cowboys never had a shot.

It was a sobering night for a lot of Cowboys fans, and unless something changes in the building, it likely won’t be the last such night in 2023.

https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/202...loss-dan-quinn-pass-defense-epa-kyle-shanahan

What an utter one-sided excuse for the offense's play. Yes, the defense played poorly, but it's going to when the offense won't stay on the field long enough to rest the defense. An exhausted defense is a poor defense.
The offense wet the bed just as bad if not worse. Dak was integral to that bed-wetting.

 

[nobody]

Not much of a real evaluator on football or what is posted to YOUR eyes, tumbleweed. Grab a mirror and be rude to the real cause...the passing game sucked for the night. Chicken Little...

It's funny that you Dak worshippers always get personal when you don't have a rational rebuttal. I suggest you learn some fundamentals. The trenches in games are critical. TOP is critical to keep the defense fresh. The offense absolutely has to do its part. I'm not excusing the defense. The passing game defense was atrocious. But they were gassed and I'm sure it had nothing to do with the offense being unable to stay on the field for long at all. SF had the ball 37:05 of the 60 minutes.

Should the defense have played better? Absolutely. Should the offense get a pass because the defense played poorly? Definitely not. Only a complete moron puts all of the blame for the loss on the defense.