FRISCO, Texas (AP) — A trip to Denver figured to determine how aggressive the Dallas Cowboys would be before next week’s trade deadline for a team that was possibly closer to contention than expected after unloading star pass rusher Micah Parsons a week before the season.

A dismal day on offense and defense in a 44-24 loss to the Broncos showed that the immediate reactions to the Parsons trade were the most accurate.

“I don’t know what’s realistic,” puzzled owner and general manager Jerry Jones said after the game. “Could one better player — if we didn’t pay too big a price to have a better player on defense to possibly help? I’m not trying to be cute, but that’s why you’d go get him because you think that you could go help your defense.

“Are we one player away on defense? I think w

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