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It may have taken seven full games, but it finally happened. The Dallas Cowboys played complementary football on Sunday against the Washington Commanders and have a 44-22 victory to show for their work. There are always moments in a game you feel like could have gone better for your team, and in that respect the Cowboys doubled up their division rivals, and it feels like they didn’t play their best overall game.
There is zero doubt that the Cowboys did play their most complete game, though. The offense had its successes and the defense finally turned in positive work when they were on the field. It was wonderful to see and a potential look at how this team can succeed on a weekly basis if they can just manage to do this very difficult thing.
Following games like this our stock report is usually a fun one and this edition is no different. We have nothing but up arrows, green lights, and good times here.
Let’s go.
It is objective fact that Dak Prescott has had stellar seasons as the Cowboys quarterback, and it feels pretty fair to say 2023 has been his best work to date.
What we are seeing from Dak at the moment is the best quarterback play that he has offered the Cowboys throughout his career. He is in full and total control, both physically and from a processing standpoint, of what he wants to, and ultimately will do, at any given moment. With an arsenal featuring two top-level receivers, a stellar tight end, a run game that works, and a play-caller that leans into it all, the sky truly is the limit.
It feels fair to lump these two together because they are kind of a package deal at this point. This was by far the most potent version of the Cowboys offense that we have seen with both CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens on the field (it was only the fourth game of it to be clear, and the third really when you consider Lamb was hurt early against Chicago).
They are so dynamic individually that you can see how they clearly frustrate the opposing defense on a play-by-play basis. The massive Lamb touchdown? It felt like they were barely trying.
We are witnessing the best season of Jake Ferguson’s career to date and he still has 10 games to play in it. Sunday offered another multi-touchdown performance which underscores that.
Remember when the front office gave him an extension back at training camp? They look pretty brilliant right now. This serves as an argument (another one!) as to why extending players in the earliest possible window is wise.
Just imagine if they hadn’t done so and Ferguson was in the middle of a contract year right now. Thankfully we don’t have to worry about that.
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