What Happened to the Cowboys Offense Against Detroit?

January 6, 2015   ·   Brad Gagnon   ·   Jump to comments

The Dallas Cowboys survived on Wild Card Weekend, beating the Detroit Lions in a game that could have gone either way. But it wasn't supposed to be that close. Many thought the red-hot Cowboys, coming off a 4-0 December in which they averaged more than 40 points per game, would destroy a sliding Detroit team at home. 
What happened? Well, the defense wasn't very good early and they made a killer mistake on special teams, but what truly almost sunk the Cowboys was the fact an offense with six 2014 Pro Bowlers failed to produce until it was almost too late. 
The Cowboys were held to just seven points until late in the third quarter. It seemed as though quarterback Tony Romo was taking hits on every snap, running back DeMarco Murray could go nowhere and stud receiver Dez Bryant was MIA. 
They turned it on late, scoring 17 points in the game's final 18 minutes, but the Cowboys probably wouldn't have been so lucky against a stronger opponent. An opponent like t...

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