Let’s be realistic. What did fans expect from a Dallas Cowboys defense missing three of the top four pass rushers, and the enforcer at middle linebacker?
Was a significant pass rush supposed to magically appear and tame the 4th best passing offense in football?
If that was the foolish notion, it was wishful thinking with zero substance.
Dallas was torched at Green Bay last year with no pressure. The same deficiencies doomed them against Atlanta.
Without a pass rush, few secondaries can hold down a top flight aerial assault like the Packers and Falcons possess.