Brian Schottenheimer might have dropped his Cowboys debut against the Eagles , but you wouldn’t know it from the way he talked afterward. “ We’re a very confident group ,” the first-year head coach said. “ Confident in the guys that we have in that locker room. ” And you can see where he’s coming from. With Micah Parsons no longer in Dallas, this team’s identity leans heavily on Dak Prescott .
And Dak showed up. Sure, there were a couple of drops from CeeDee Lamb late in the fourth, but outside of that, the QB looked steady. On top of it, the Cowboys’ run game—which was pretty much a ghost last season with just six rushing scores—suddenly looked alive. Against Philly, they found the end zone twice on the ground, thanks to Javonte Williams (54 yards on 15 carries wit