NOT defending Andy Dalton was a total team effort.
The only thing that may have been worse than the hit on Dalton was the Cowboys’ response to it or lack thereof.
Not a single Cowboys player started a scuffle or even exchanged words with Bostic after the illegal hit on Dalton.
After the game, coach Mike McCarthy said it was not the type of response, or lack thereof, that he expected.
“We speak all of the time about playing for one another, protecting one another,” McCarthy said. “It definitely was not the response you would expect.