“You have to win games like this to get where you want to go, and this was a good example of how you keep playing hard. I was there.”
While it certainly wasn't a perfect effort by the Cowboys, considering the number of drive-extension penalties they handed out to Geno Smith, it did help the players have a long day on the defensive end. It screeched to a halt. defense.
“You know, we had a lot of penalties called, but I think our guys just buckled down and played, and we had some big plays in the third quarter,” McCarthy added. . “But when the fourth quarter came around, you know, our team got it done when it mattered most.”
Hey guys, about the fourth quarter.
On a night when Dallas' high-profile defense struggled much of the night against the firepower of DK Metcalf, Tyler Lockett and Jackson Smith-Njiba, Geno Smith avoided sacks for much of the game and made explosive plays. He did an excellent job of producing. Dak Prescott and the Cowboys offense wheelbarrowed the team to victory.
However, when it mattered most, players like Jordan Lewis and DeMarcus Lawrence joined Micah Parsons in creating an impenetrable wall.
They were forced to make stops on three consecutive fourth downs (two of which were generated by consecutive third down pass breakups by Lewis) and were the first to concede. Prescott has a chance to pull off a game-winning comeback It was punctuated by a Jake Ferguson touchdown and a successful two-point conversion by Brandin Cooks, giving the ball back to Prescott for a laundry shift and closing the Seahawks' coffin for good.
In the end, neither team ever punted, but the Cowboys dominated the visitors, who possessed perhaps the best secondary in the NFC (NFL?).
“I think the fourth quarter really tells the story,” McCarthy said. “Obviously, there was a huge amount of exchanges in the first three quarters. We talk about it all the time, picking each other up, complementary football, clutch plays. The defense goes out and makes takeaways. obtain” [via DaRon Bland’s interception].
“…Unfortunately, we didn't get any points out of it. And they had two fourth-down stops, but the offense didn't punt. Special teams, not really that much.” There wasn’t a lot of activity.” [allowed]. It's just a great, great team win. ”
And the game gave the Cowboys a 9-3 record heading into Sunday's rematch with the Philadelphia Eagles, who will take on the San Francisco 49ers. If the Eagles lose that game, the rematch at AT&T Stadium on Dec. 10 will have major implications for the NFC and NFC East.
But the only reason that could happen is that the Cowboys finished November on a four-game winning streak, maintained a perfect record at home, and are able to win games in different ways against different competitors. This is because it showed that .
And now it's December…
