Before Taylor Heinicke suffered his injury vs the Dallas Cowboys that forced him to exit the game, he finished the day 11 of 25 with 122 yards, one touchdown, one interception, and sacked four times with two turnovers. Heinicke was trying to protect the football as the Cowboys are one of the more opportunistic defenses in the league. Could Heinicke fight the urges to “win it” for his team? Or did he succumb to it and force passes where they shouldn’t go? In the end, the “hero” ball ultimately let him and his team down.
Make no mistake though, the offense struggled in multiple phases of the game.