Sometimes a bye week can be a negative thing, while other times it can be positive. They can either give a much needed break for regrouping, or they can hinder a hot streak with time off. For the Dallas Cowboys, a bye week tends to be a good thing.
Sitting at first place in the NFC East, Dallas is 4-3 and a perfect 3-0 in divisional games. Although that seems like the season is going well at the surface, there is more to the story. Just two weeks ago, the Cowboys lost to the winless New York Jets.