Something of a trend is forming for Gundy’s Cowboys in Bedlam games – they’re coaching and playing to win.
We won’t be able to blame Gundy’s lopsided (Bedlam record) on his shrinking to the occasion. That narrative, a convenient one through the 2016 game, has been blown to bits by his quarterbacks’ passing numbers since Mason Rudolph didn’t throw downfield in the ’16 drizzle.
Rudolph in 2017: 28-of-54 for 448 yards, five touchdowns and two interceptions.
Cornelius Saturday: 34-of-53 for 501 yards, three touchdowns and no picks.
It isn’t just that Gundy went for 2 in Saturday’s waning moments.