Well, that game went exactly as everyone expected it to go. The Steelers defense made life miserable for Garrett Gilbert and the Cowboys got curb-stomped - wait, what’s that? They only lost by five? They led for the majority of the game? Well, that’s pretty impressive.
Obviously the loss still stings, but for the Cowboys to keep things as close as they did while playing behind a fourth-string quarterback against one of the NFL’s elite defenses is highly encouraging. So what prevented Dallas from pulling out the win? These five plays shine a light on that.