It was at times a real nailbiter, but in the end, the Dallas Cowboys got a hard fought win in the rain over Washington. The 33-19 victory had its share of mistakes by Dallas (eight penalties for 89 yards being among the worst), but it all turned out for the best. Here are some things we learned as the Cowboys got back above .500 and kept the Philadelphia Eagles in sight in the race for the NFC East.
Health matters
A lot of people were looking for the Cowboys to really blow out the injury-plagued Washington squad.