The Cowboys’ overtime win against the Giants was exactly the kind of performance that raised more questions than it answered. New York controlled the ball for more than 12 and a half minutes of the opening quarter, yet all they had to show for it were two field goals. The real headline was penalties. A 65-yard return on the opening kickoff was wiped away, and a string of flags kept halting New York’s drives more effectively than Dallas’s defense. Although his team won the game 40-37, HC Brian Schottenheimer was blunt with his assessment of the team’s performance on Sunday.

By the time the Cowboys trailed 6–0 after two possessions, the concern was less about how DC Matt Eberflus’s scheme held the line and was more about the Giants failing to capitalize. The cracks in the Cowboys’

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