Once again, the Dallas Cowboys started their preseason with a loss. That makes it a five-game losing streak for the Cowboys, as they lost all of their preseason contests last year. In fact, Dallas has lost every preseason opener but one since 2014.
Yet, this is the preseason after all. And the Cowboys’ only played the majority their starters for one series. The 49ers elected to sit all of their starters, so the contest was far from being a barometer for anything but roster depth.
Still, the exhibition did serve as a form of evaluation.