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The Dallas Cowboys took care of business (and then some) on Sunday against the New York Jets. It was far and away the most complete game that they have played on this young season.
It goes without saying that the win was also the most sound representation of what the Brian Schottenheimer era hopes to look like for the Cowboys. Given that Dallas had to overcome some serious adversity in this game by way of missing many players on their roster, they emerge from the game stronger.
These kind of games are rare. It is uncommon to have everything go your way, which means when you are fortunate to catch nothing but green lights, you appreciate it all.
This is exactly what we are going to do with our Stock Report this week. Let’s begin.
Talk about a coming out party. Ryan Flournoy crossed 100 receiving yards in the first half of this game, and while hitting the century mark is hardly representative of any one thing, it certainly was indicative of all of the success he was having.
We saw the Cowboys first lean into Flournoy during the tie against the Green Bay Packers as that was the first game that CeeDee Lamb missed. This game saw Dallas down KaVontae Turpin as well and that called for someone to rise to the occasion. We have rightfully made a big deal about how significant it is for the Cowboys to have a proper WR2 in George Pickens because that role hasn’t been filled in so long, but that conversation obviously rings true for WR3 as well.
Flournoy represents a dynamic option in the passing game and is clearly someone who both Brian Schottenheimer and Dak Prescott trust. In many ways, the passing game ran through him on Sunday, and it is exciting to see what the group can look like with Lamb back in the fold.
You can’t say Flournoy was the entire passing game when Jake Ferguson had multiple touchdowns. This is a good problem to have to be clear. Ferguson had his two touchdowns in the first half, it was a prosperous opening half, and while the second basically shut the door on the game it was the first that was so impressive.
Ferguson took what appeared to be a dump off and just kept running to daylight. He showed a lot of the skills that had people excited during his first seasons with the team. Last year was a down one for the team at large, but as it relates to Ferguson specifically, we should remember that he suffered a knee injury during the 2024 opener. He appears to be in his comfort zone.
The Cowboys public relations department noted that this was the first time that the team had a tight end with multiple touchdowns in a game since Dalton Schultz late in the 2023 season. Having that facet of the game has significantly elevated...
