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Welcome to the Week 11 grades!

The Dallas Cowboys have had one of the worst defenses in the NFL this season, but the reinforcements have finally arrived, and it showed on Monday night. With Quinnen Williams on the field for the first time since being traded to Dallas, the Cowboys defense dominated in a 33-16 win over the Las Vegas Raiders. 

Not only did Williams play, but so did Logan Wilson, who was shipped from Cincinnati to Dallas just before the Nov. 4 trade deadline. The Cowboys had a bye last week, so both guys had to wait nearly two weeks before making their Dallas debut.

The Cowboys also had two defensive players make their 2025 season debut in DeMarvion Overshown and Shavon Revel Jr. Overshown hadn’t played since last December when he tore both his ACL and MCL. As for Revel, the 2025 third-round pick had been making his way back from a torn ACL that he suffered during his final year in college. 

As if that’s not enough, the Cowboys also saw the return of safeties Malik Hooker and Donovan Wilson. Hooker had been sidelined by a toe injury since Week 4 while Wilson had been out since Week 7 due to an elbow injury. 

With the Cowboys defense finally healthy, the unit came out and dominated. 

With that in mind, let’s get to the grades, starting with the Cowboys big win.  

Dallas 33-16 over Las VegasPhiladelphia 16-9 over DetroitBuffalo 44-32 over Tampa BayDenver 22-19 over Kansas CityL.A. Rams 21-19 over SeattleSan Francisco 41-22 over ArizonaBaltimore 23-16 over ClevelandPittsburgh 34-12 over CincinnatiJacksonville 35-6 over L.A. ChargersChicago 19-17 over MinnesotaGreen Bay 27-20 over N.Y. GiantsCarolina 30-27 (OT) over Atlanta Houston 16-13 over TennesseeMiami 16-13 (OT) over Washington (in Madrid)New England 27-14 over N.Y. Jets (Thursday)