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The Dallas Cowboys had no business winning on Sunday afternoon against the Philadelphia Eagles. But they did. It was wonderful.
At one point, almost in the blink of an eye, the Cowboys were down 21-0 and all hope seemed lost. The second half was an uphill climb, to say the least, and carried what life remains for this season given that Dallas was 4-5-1 at the time. Falling to 4-6-1 would have put an end to even the most optimistic playoff conversations.
Our dreams can live another week though as the Cowboys are an even-steven .500 with the Kansas City Chiefs joining them for a Thanksgiving Day clash. That will be here before we know it, but before it gets here we need to fully place what we just saw into its proper perspective.
Here is our Stock Report following Sunday afternoon’s wonderful game of football.
Given that the defense helped start and maintain the rally for the Cowboys it feels fair to begin here and we start with their new frontman in Quinnen Williams. He sure is amazing, isn’t he?
Williams had eight quarterback pressures in this game which was tied for the most he has ever had in a game. Think about that. He has only played two games for the Cowboys and has been a force in each one. It is awesome.
The Cowboys did not wind up doing anything with the ball after they recovered Saquon Barkley’s fumble, but causing it was significant in that it derailed the Eagles from getting points. Williams had a textbook force out and deserves a lot of credit for doing so.
It has hardly been an easy season for Williams as he has had moments that were questionable to say the least, but the win on Sunday could not have happened without his efforts.
Coaches love players who hustle and show up on special teams because they typically have a lot of heart. This was completely true for Alijah Clark on Sunday afternoon.
Near the end of the game things were still hanging in the balance and he was running down on the punt. He dealt with all sorts of traffic along the way and got pushed around quite a bit. He ultimately still powered through enough to force another fumble that Dallas was unable to capitalize on (this game was weird!). Still, his heroics were incredible and he deserves love.
How often is it that a long-snapper recovers a fumble? I don’t even know how to look that up, but I believe that Trent Sieg deserves a lot of credit for giving the Cowboys a huge chance to win by doing so (again, they did not score on the possession but that is besides the point).
Hustling is important. The last few players we have listed here have made and led the stock up section because of that...
