The Cowboys had a very happy Thanksgiving as they rolled the Commanders in a 45-10 victory. There’s a pretty long list of players who had a great game in this one, and a few rookies found their way onto that list. Let’s take a look.
iDL Mazi Smith
The Commanders are a fairly pass-heavy offense, and they were especially inclined to throw it around with a large deficit for much of this game. Despite this, the Cowboys kept Mazi Smith to his usual workload, as the rookie saw 20 defensive snaps on the day.
That meant Smith saw more exposure in the pass rush game than he has all year, and he looked good in those reps.