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Was humbling loss to Colts much-needed wake-up call, reality check for cocky Cowboys?

The Dallas Cowboys were certainly feeling themselves heading into Sunday’s 23-0 embarrassing and humbling blowout loss to the Indianapolis Colts.

The Cowboys no longer had the edge that carried them to five-game winning streak after being left for dead at 3-5.

They had a stranglehold on the NFC East title even if hadn’t been clinched yet.

They still do, if all truth is told.

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But this was a Cowboys team that came to Indianapolis acting like it was going to coronation rather than one still playing with a sense of urgency, one win away clinching a division title.