One hundred seven minutes and 58 seconds. Over the last two games in Dallas, that’s how long the Cowboys have spent trailing.
Green Bay ended the Cowboys’ 2023 season in the NFC playoffs, 48-32, and New Orleans embarrassed Dallas, 44-19, in its home-opener on Sunday. The Cowboys never led in either game.
“When you’re Mike McCarthy and you’re being forced to work on the final year of your contract, I don’t think it’s good to be standing outside the locker room, as Jerry Jones was, and hear the owner of the team talk about how he was extraordinarily disappointed,” said NFL insider Ed Werder on his weekly WFAA segment.
Fresh off their most lopsided home loss since they drafted Dak Prescott in 2016, Dallas must regroup quickly. A winless and hungry Baltimore Ravens club has a date with the Cowboys on Sunday back at AT&T Stadium (4:25 p.m. ET, FOX). Expect Baltimore to run the ball.
Since quarterback Lamar Jackson’s first full season as Baltimore’s starter, the Ravens have 14,563 rushing yards – nearly 3,000 more than the next-closest team in that span, Philadelphia (11,710). Plus, Baltimore complemented Jackson by signing All-Pro running back Derrick Henry. And that’s not good for Dallas.
After hiring Mike Zimmer as defensive coordinator and emphasizing improvement against the run, Dallas gave up 190 yards and four touchdowns on the ground to the Saints. Alvin Kamara alone recorded 115 rushing yards, including three touchdowns.
Werder said the offensive attack of Klint Kubiak, who joined the Saints from San Francisco this past offseason, should not have surprised Zimmer and the Cowboys.
“The Saints utilized the same offensive scheme that the Packers and 49ers have used in eliminating the Cowboys in the playoffs the last three years,” Werder added.