There is plenty of negative news coming out of the Cowboys 2018 season-opener loss to the Panthers. An anemic showing by the offense has basically overpowered any other narrative. Now that we’ve had a little bit of time to sit back and digest, we should recognize the fact that the Cowboys defense was ready to play. The offense and special teams (we’re looking at you Brett Maher) need to figure out their issues rather quickly, but if the Cowboys defense keeps playing like they did on Sunday, the team will be in position to win some football games.
Cowboys Game Ball of the week: The defense was the bright spot in loss to Panthers
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