The New England Patriots topped the Dallas Cowboys by a score of 13-9 on Sunday, and there were plenty of reasons why.
Stephon Gilmore remains a defensive player of the year frontrunner. Jason Garrett remains questionable as the coach to lead the Cowboys in the Dak Prescott era. The officials remain infuriatingly inconsistent.
And yet, easily the most visible factor in the game, literally, was the Foxborough weather. Heavy wind and rain at the start of the game led to plodding game in which neither team’s pass attack got off the ground.