IRVING, Texas -- Pass rushers are measured by sacks, whether that's fair or not. In his first eight games, DeMarcus Lawrence had just one sack and some wondered where the Dallas Cowboys' second-round pick from 2014 was.
The Cowboys’ coaches didn’t wonder that. He was the team's only defensive lineman with a quarterback pressure in every game this season. He was affecting the quarterback.
“He’s played really well in other areas, even when he has not gotten sacks,” coach Jason Garrett said. “I think the thing that is showing up with him is his ability to run from sideline to sideline and make plays.