The NFC East put three teams in the playoffs in 2022, and by Sunday night the Dallas Cowboys knew they were playing to keep pace with one of them - as the Eagles won to start the season 1-0. On the road against the third playoff team from the division, the Cowboys made one of the loudest statements of week one, surging to a 16-0 lead behind a special teams touchdown, field goal, and defensive touchdown in route to a 40-0 drubbing of the rival New York Giants.
The Cowboys were missing starting left guard Tyler Smith, safety Donovan Wilson, and cornerback Jourdan Lewis on a rainy night in New Jersey, but still made this a miserable season opener for the home team, earning Dan Quinn’s first shutout in his third season as defensive coordinator.