Reviewing again: Cowboys offence and run defence are completely absent in a rout of the Bills
When the Cowboys played the Bills, their entire system failed.
The Dallas Cowboys lost 31-10 to the Buffalo Bills after a dismal performance. The Cowboys’ defence and offence were unable to stop each other, and at halftime it felt like the game was lost. It wasn’t very excellent.
However, was this loss really as catastrophic as it appeared at first? Unfortunately, it was. Things fell apart in the second half, despite a first half that wouldn’t have been closer if a punt had been blocked, a fumble had been contested, and a roughing-the-passer penalty hadn’t been called. This is what we discovered after doing more research.
PARTYING IN THE WEATHER
The Cowboys are susceptible to being run on, as we all know. They had already conceded at least 170 yards on the ground in two of their games this season going into this one, both of which ended in double-digit losses. Additionally, we are aware that they would be without their finest defensive lineman, Jonathan Hankins, who can stop runs, and that they use a lot of undersized hybrid safety/linebackers.
They played the worst run defence since Dan Quinn took over the defence on Sunday. James Cook ended with two touchdowns and rushed for 179 yards (7.2 ypc) in addition to 42 yards gained through receptions. Had he not been stopped at the one-foot line (Josh Allen QB sneak TD) or failed to complete a bobbled ball close to the goal line, he would have scored four touchdowns.
Cook shredded the Cowboys’ line of defence. For the group of safeties, his shiftiness to bounce outside caused all sorts of problems. Jumbo packages were deployed by the Bills to overwhelm a linebacker corps that was already small. Cook raced the ball with ease, frequently going untouchable until he was close to the first-down marker as defences were being wiped away. It was difficult to endure.
