Dallas Cowboys Report Card: Grades as ‘Texas Coast Offense’ Explodes in Giants Mauling
The Dallas Cowboys’ game against the New York Giants went as expected, as coach Mike McCarthy’s team dominated in Sunday’s 49-17 win at AT&T Stadium.
Dak Prescott and the “Texas Coast Offense” continued their impressive form, while coordinator Dan Quinn’s defense made life difficult for rookie QB Tommy DeVito.
The Cowboys had themselves a day; after an early red-zone stumble, they ensured they got a quick, clean kill. Such was the performance that Prescott got the entire last quarter off as the game was done.
Prior to the game, we highlighted five keys for the Cowboys to bounce back from their loss to the Philadelphia Eagles last week.
So, what are our post-game grades?
1. Make life hell for Tommy DeVito: BIG PASS As expected, it was a lamb to the slaughter as DeVito was sacked twice while being held to 4/9 for 24 yards and only had one first down while going 0/6 on third down in the first half.
At one stage, on 26 dropbacks, DeVito was pressured on 17 of them as the defense simply swarmed the rookie.
DeVito would finish his day going 14/27 for 86 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception, as he was sacked a total of five times. The two TDs pretty it up, but … It was a hard day at the office.
2. Get the (perimeter) running game going: PASS … JUST. While it wasn’t the perimeter run game that was a feature, Dallas had 129 rushing yards in the first half and continued its domination in the second.
In total, the Cowboys’ run game produced 168 rushing yards (second highest of the season) as Rico Dowdle ( 12 carries, 79 yards, one touchdown) and Tony Pollard (15 carries, 55 yards) did the most damage.
Overall, against a poor Giants defense, the confidence meter on Pollard didn’t change, but Dowdle’s efforts certainly might have.
