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Cowboys news: Doomsday defense getting the respect it deserves after season opening shutout

New Jersey native Dan Quinn earned his first shutout with the Cowboys back in his home state, blanking the Giants 40-0.

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, particularly their Legion of Doom defense, put out a message loud and clear to the rest of the NFL in Sunday’s 40-0 bloodbath of the New York Giants (-4). It was a ruthless, relentless and merciless massacre inside the Giants own home stadium at MetLife Field that took a page out of the “Red Wedding” episode from Game of Thrones.

It was a signal to the league that a unit that was that finished third in sacks last season and first in turnovers for the past two seasons has a chance to be even better in 2023.