FRISCO, Texas -- Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett did something Sunday night few at the start of the season would have ever thought he would do.
He put the game in the hands of the Cowboys defense.
Facing fourth and 1 from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 15 with 3:03 to play, Garrett chose not to rely on an offense with the NFL’s leading rusher (Ezekiel Elliott), a quarterback (Dak Prescott) with only four incompletions all night, a tight end (Jason Witten) who moved into seventh place in NFL history in receptions and an offensive line that features three Pro Bowlers (Tyron Smith, Travis Frederick, Zack Martin).