What went wrong for the Dallas Cowboys in 2020? How did such a talented roster that led the league in offensive yards and was in the top of many categories end up 8-8 and missing the playoffs? It’s really hard to pin down all the underlying factors to come up with an adequate answer to that question. Play-calling, player performance, luck, game strategy, clock management - there are plenty of areas to dissect in trying to come up with an answer.
There is one thing that stands out, and while it doesn’t tell us the reasons, it does tell us that the Cowboys were an anomaly in some ways in 2020.