Cowboys did something against the Buccaneers they haven't done in over 30 years
The Dallas Cowboys had an opportunity to make a huge statement with a win over Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in their season opener. Defensively, the Cowboys were excellent, but on the other side of the ball, not so much. Dallas managed just 244 total yards, averaged a pedestrian 3.8 yards per play, […]
The Dallas Cowboys had an opportunity to make a huge statement with a win over Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in their season opener. Defensively, the Cowboys were excellent, but on the other side of the ball, not so much.
Dallas managed just 244 total yards, averaged a pedestrian 3.8 yards per play, and only converted three of their 15 third down attempts. What's worse, is the Cowboys didn't have one drive that made it to the red zone and they suffered an embarrassing 19-3 loss.
The three points are significant here. It's the lowest point total for the Cowboys in a season opener since 1989, the year they drafted Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman and hired Hall of Fame coach Jimmy Johnson.
The Cowboys had success running the football with Ezekiel Elliott. He averaged 5.2 yards per rush but only received 10 carries (four in the second half). Through the air, quarterback Dak Prescott completed less than 50% of his passes (14 for 29) for 134 yards and an interception. But what, it gets worse.
On top of all of this, the Cowboys will be without Prescott for the next two months essentially as he will need surgery on the thumb of his throwing hand and is expected to miss 6-8 weeks. The injury occurred with about six minutes left in the fourth quarter.
All and all, it was a horrible night for the Cowboys offensively, and a season opener they will want to forget quickly.
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