It wasn’t so much that the Dallas Cowboys lost the game to the New England Patriots. Whenever you go up against Bill Belichick and Tom Brady, in their house, coming away with a victory is a very tall order. Add in the miserable weather and a couple of very puzzling penalty calls that killed Dallas drives, and a loss, especially by just four points, is hardly surprising.
It was the way they lost. Another slow start. Abhorrent special teams play. Those were the biggest issues, and it is more and more clear that the blame has to fall on the coaching staff.