The Dallas Cowboys escaped by the skin of their teeth on Sunday night thanks to another strong outing by their defense. It’s refreshing to see the defense play well after horrendous showings in Weeks 2 and 3. They seemed on the verge of destruction as new defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer didn’t look like the answer. Two weeks later, some of that faith has been restored as not only are they keeping teams from scoring, but they are doing so with a severely depleted unit.
One might find this yard to believe, but the Cowboys defense ranks better than the offense in the following categories.