That’s the type of first-half you should expect from the Cowboys’ offense, one of the NFL’s best, against that Commanders’ defense, one of the league’s worst. And without Jayden Daniels on the field, Washington doesn’t have much of an answer. The Cowboys scored three touchdowns on their first three possessions. They already have 289 total yards and have converted on all four fourth-down attempts. As bad as Dallas’ defense has been this season, even they have some answers against a Josh Johnson-led offense. Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer was asked on the Netflix broadcast about being aggressive offensively in the first half. “We trust our guys,” he said. “We trust Dak (Prescott). We got playmakers everywhere. That’s the way we’re gonna play the rest of the year.”
Legendary former Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith on the Netflix broadcast talking about the current Cowboys: “For the first time in a long time, for me, I feel like we’re heading in the right direction.”