Things had been lining up fairly well for the Dallas Cowboys before last week. The 44-30 defeat not only exposed their inconsistencies, but it also might have ended their playoff chances this season after they failed to restrict opponent QB Jared Goff. And now, to make things worse, the Cowboys have been handed another major setback.

For most of the afternoon, QB Jared Goff was comfortable. Dallas chased him, but rarely unsettled him. One of the few moments where the pocket finally collapsed came late, when the Cowboys were trying to claw their way back into the game. Dallas defensive end James Houston got there, but certainly not cleanly.

With 8:26 left in the fourth quarter and Detroit clinging to a 30–27 lead, Goff dropped back on third-and-six. He hit Jameson Williams for 29 yards, a

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