It started with a pop and went out with a fizzle. Coming out of their bye, the Dallas Cowboys initially showed some fight. They got into post-play scuffles with the San Francisco 49ers, and they broke a few tackles when they needed them in the first half. Dallas did what fans hoped for them to do early in the game. That all unraveled in the third quarter. After holding the 49ers to six points, the Dallas defense let San Francisco run out to 21 unanswered points in the third frame. They dug a hole they ultimately proved incapable of digging themselves out of, even though Dallas made things interesting late.
Cowboys vs 49ers: 3 reasons why Dallas lost the game
