MAJOR RECAP: the reasons why fans of the Dallas Cowboys despise Dak Prescott…
For many clubs throughout the league, the NFL’s second week offered a chance to make an impression.
With victories on Sunday, six teams—including an unexpected Tampa Bay Buccaneers team—boldly declared their intentions by moving up to 2-0. With their victory against the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday night, the Cincinnati Bengals became the first club to go 2-0, bringing the total to seven teams.
Some teams, like the Dallas Cowboys, turned the narrative of their season around by winning their first game. Some teams, like as the New England Patriots, went in the opposite direction after losing their first game. There were two more tied teams on Sunday, making four teams with an additional “1” added to their record.
The teams who finished the season 0-2—like the New York Giants—made the toughest comments. Despite the fact that the season has only been going for a month, some teams are already losing hope.
This post will spotlight every club that made a statement in Week 2, whether it was favourable or unfavourable in any manner, and it will outline all of Sunday’s activities. Tonight is the last game of the Monday night schedule.
With a division opponent in the New York Giants, the Dallas Cowboys came into Week 2 with a point to make and thoroughly dominated them on Sunday Night Football. The Cowboys dominated this game from the first gun to the last siren, even if the final score of 20-13 may not fully reflect the action.
After scoring just eight points in a loss to the Carolina Panthers in Week 1, the Cowboys offence faced criticism. However, on the third play of the game, quarterback Dak Prescott connected with wide receiver Tavon Austin for a 64-yard touchdown, and the rest of the way, he executed a flawless read-option pass with running back Ezekiel Elliott. Prescott ended with a total of 160 air yards and an additional 45 yards on the ground.
Cowboys senior writer Rob Phillips reported that Prescott remarked after the game, “When I said ‘challenge accepted,’ it wasn’t just me accepting that challenge,” alluding to a back-and-forth he had earlier in the week with Giants safety Landon Collins. “It was this offence. This group was it. From what I could tell by some of the guys’ comments after that victory, we were able to come out and do what we had done, so I knew they had received the same message.
Prescott’s attitude and competitive drive are evident in his ability to handle all of the criticism from Week 1 and convert the negative comments into fuel before Week 2. His confidence will grow significantly as a result of his performance on Sunday night.
The Dallas defense’s performance, which tormented Giants quarterback Eli Manning all night, was, however, considerably more remarkable than the offence. Six different players tallied six sacks for the Cowboys, who also gave Manning a crushing defeat he won’t soon forget. The Giants only scored three points in the first three quarters of the game because their seasoned signal caller was seeing ghosts in the backfield.
The centre of the defence at the present is defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence, who had one sack and two tackles (all for losses) in the thrilling victory. On Sunday night, he exuded an infectious intensity and used his overwhelming domination as a springboard for the other members of his teammates on a primetime platform at AT&T Stadium.
Dallas seems to be among the NFL’s most improved teams as of Week 2 compared to Week 1. The Cowboys have the potential to be a very dangerous team this season if they continue to play disciplined offence and tough defence. Anything goes once they break free from that formula.
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