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Cowboys defense created a mirage for the offensive effort on Thursday night

Much has been made about how ineffective the Dallas Cowboys had been over their initial three-game stretch without Ezekiel Elliott.

Dallas failed to reach double digits in points for three straight weeks, a first in franchise history, and had been astoundingly awful in the second halves of games. That all seemed to get better on Thursday night against Washington.

Except what if it didn’t? What if the Cowboys were very similar offensively in yards?

Cowboys total offensive yards their last four games:
- Atlanta, 233
- Philadelphia, 225
- Los Angeles, 247
- Washington, 275— RJ Ochoa (@rjochoa) December 1, 2017

The total number of offensive yards isn’t indicative of an entire performance, but it is strange to look at that list and know the Cowboys scored 7, 9, 6, and 38 points respectively in that stretch.