The Dallas Cowboys, even with a hiccup in opposition to the Arizona Cardinals in Week 3, had been a reputable Tremendous Bowl contender heading right into a prime-time matchup with the undefeated San Francisco 49ers. It was speculated to be must-see tv and will even have cemented the Cowboys’ place as one of many NFL’s greatest groups and a really actual contender to win all of it.
As a substitute, the Cowboys go away San Francisco in search of solutions after a 42-10 loss — a consequence that successfully sums up how superior the 49ers have been lately. The 49ers eradicated the Cowboys from postseason play in every of the previous two years, nevertheless it was this sport, one through which Dak Prescott threw three interceptions and will by no means get something going offensively, that seems to have introduced issues into perspective a bit.
Following the loss, Prescott spoke to reporters and used one phrase that reveals the affect this defeat had on a proficient Cowboys crew: “humbling.”
“I didn’t see it coming … This could be probably the most humbling sport I’ve ever been part of,” Prescott instructed reporters, as The Athletic’s Jon Machota revealed.
It’s unattainable to argue with the 30-year-old signal-caller, who’s been front-and-center for every robust loss to the 49ers over the previous three seasons. Dallas had no reply for the 49ers throughout the board: Quarterback Brock Purdy threw 4 landing passes, Christian McCaffrey’s landing streak was prolonged to 14 video games and George Kittle caught three passes … for 3 touchdowns.
The complete sport stats had been arguably even harder to take a look at, because the 49ers out-gained the Cowboys 421 to 197, dominated time of possession 37:05 to 22:55 and San Francisco’s 25 first downs made Dallas’ eight look even worse than it was.
Now the Cowboys will do their greatest to rally again and show they will nonetheless be a reputable contender, and happily, their upcoming stretch offers them an opportunity to do exactly that. They’ll face each Los Angeles groups, the Chargers (on the street) and Rams (at house), earlier than heading for an additional huge street check in opposition to their at the moment undefeated rival, the Philadelphia Eagles, on Nov. 5.
The Cowboys face extra stress now, however they’ve a possibility to rally again and the expertise in place to make it occur. Don’t be stunned if the dialog followers and analysts are having sounds very completely different than the present one after this upcoming stretch.