It feels weird to have this much optimism around a team that’s just 2-2-1, but that’s where we are with the Cowboys. Their offense is cooking, the defense showed signs of life last week, and the team is favored in a road game with the Panthers this week.

Things may be trending in the Cowboys’ favor as of late, but it hasn’t all been sunshine and rainbows. Let’s take a look at their penalty numbers before getting into the officiating assignment for this week’s game.

The Cowboys have now gone consecutive weeks with 11 penalties, and it’s their third time in four games with double-digit penalties. After sitting outside the top 10 in penalties for the year, they’ve now leapt into a tie for the fifth-most flags; more concerning, they’re fourth in total penalty yardage.

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