The Dallas Cowboys offense will be fine. It just didn’t show up for Week 1.
A week of questions followed the Cowboys after an opening game loss to the New York Giants. Dallas was hyped up all offseason, talked often about making a Super Bowl, then was humbled in Week 1. The second week was a much different story.
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Prescott’s fourth touchdown, on a circus catch by CeeDee Lamb in the end zone, set the franchise record for most touchdown passes. It was his 249th career touchdown pass, which moved him past Tony Romo on the Cowboys’ all-time list.
That record-breaking touchdown gave the Cowboys a 37-20 lead, and that would be the final score in Dallas’ win. It was a much different Cowboys offense than in Week 1, when Dallas lost 28-20. Prescott made sure the Cowboys didn’t have a second straight poor performance to start the season.
The Cowboys defense did better as well, though its job got easier when Jayden Daniels suffered an elbow injury on the final play of the first half and did not return. The Commanders did get 389 yards but were not much of a threat to win after halftime as the Cowboys pulled away.
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Prescott has had a good career for the Cowboys, though his playoff failures are held against him. That was the same for Romo, whose record Prescott broke on Sunday. A run to the Super Bowl would change how Prescott’s career is perceived. The Cowboys looked little like a Super Bowl contender in the opening game. There are still some things to work out moving forward, but getting a 17-point win was a much better result. And Dallas’ offense with Prescott leading the way appeared to be back on track, which is the best sign for the Cowboys going forward.
