Dallas Defense Shows Cracks in Armor; Lose Instant Classic
In what was billed to be a blow out, shaped up to be an instant classic between these historic franchises. The highly touted, Dallas defense squandered a 14-point lead as the Packers fourth quarter rally saw them end a five game skid and give them their first win since October. This was aided by Dallas continued lack of discipline, making mistakes that led to crucial game altering penalties. The Cowboys fell to the Packers in overtime: 28-31. The question is who’s to blame?
While the Dallas defense has been sensational this year, it appears there are huge kinks in their armor.
Run Defense: Their inability to stop the run, efficiently, was on display again as they surrendered 207 yards on the ground. The Dallas defense sought to have some improvement in the acquisition of Johnathan Hankins but this has shown little to no improvement to start. There are few shining spots such as: DeMarcus Lawrence, Jayron Kearse and Leighton Vander Esch, it’s simply not been good enough.
