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FRISCO, Texas — Doom and gloom swirled around the Dallas Cowboys as they entered Week 12 on a five-game losing streak and with a 3-7 record, their worst since 2020. Injuries to their franchise quarterback, No. 2 receiver, top inside linebacker, as many as four edge rushers, both starting outside corners, left tackle and starting guards made 2024 a challenging year.
“As a staff, this is very challenging,” head coach Mike McCarthy said. “As we’ve talked as a staff, we’ll be better coaches because of this experience. I believe that. I’ve experienced it in the past. That’s what this league’s about. It’s not about players getting injured. It’s really when and who, the timing of it, getting the young guys ready to play as fast as possible. You have different levels of that each and every year. If you’re going to coach in this league, you have to be able to coach through these times. I know all of us will be better for this experience.”
They now feel like they can see a light out of their tunnel of darkness following their upset win at the Washington Commanders on Sunday that ran Dallas’ record to 4-7 and their 27-20 victory over the New York Giants on Thanksgiving that pushed their record to 5-7 with their schedule softening up. Plus, longtime backup Cooper Rush’s has started to find his rhythm over the last two weeks after four consecutive starts in place of injured Dak Prescott. He completed 24 of his 32 passes at Washington in Week 12 for 247 yards passing and two touchdowns, which gave him career-highs in both completion percentage (75%) and passer rating (117.6). Rush then put together another solid outing (195 yards and a touchdown on 21 of 36 passing) on Thanksgiving, while running back Rico Dowdle ran for a career-high 112 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries, making him the first Cowboys running back to go for more than 100 rushing yards since Week 3 of the 2023 season against…
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Author : Garrett Podell
Publish date : 2024-12-03 23:44:00
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