The Dallas Cowboys continue to play Jekyll and Hyde this season, and unfortunately came out on the losing end of the Week 8 matchup with the Denver Broncos. The Broncos pretty much dominated the Cowboys from the start in all three phases of the game, leading to the 44-24 victory.
Overall, this is a pretty poor performance from the Cowboys. It was mostly bad and ugly for the majority of the game. There was maybe a little good sprinkled in, but you really have to dig deep to see it. Below is what we believe to be the good, the bad, and the ugly from this Week 8 matchup with the Broncos.
THE GOOD – Javonte Williams
Any player getting to face off against their former team/teammates always wants to put on a good show and Javonte Williams is probably no exception. If you’re going by his stat line alone he didn’t have a very good outing, rushing for just 41 yards on 13 attempts. However, he was responsible for two of the Cowboys three touchdowns and ran with authority when given the opportunity. Unfortunately, the Cowboys were playing behind most of the game, causing them to try to play catch-up by passing the ball more instead of sticking to the running game.
THE BAD – Self-inflicted wounds
It would be easy to point to the defense and how poorly they played, but that was to be a little expected considering they were so shorthanded in the secondary. What was worse was the self-inflicted wounds and boneheaded mistakes the Cowboys made in this Week 8 matchup against the Broncos. Lining up in the neutral zone, false starts, and illegal formations were just a few of the penalties that ended up helping sway the game in the Broncos favor. This has been a problem for them in the past and unfortunately seems to be so still.
Until this Week 8 matchup with the Broncos, Dak Prescott was performing at an MVP level. Sadly, arguably one of the best defenses in the league, if not the best, caused him to crush back down to earth. Prescott only completed 19 of 31 passes for 188 yards and zero touchdowns. To make matters worse, he also threw two interceptions, something he was doing a pretty good job of avoiding this season. This is just one game where he floundered a bit, and there’s no reason to believe he can’t bounce back with the weapons he has.
