Dallas Cowboys Have Become One of NFL’s Most Intriguing Contenders

October 3, 2016   ·   Brad Gagnon   ·   Jump to comments

For the third straight week, the Dallas Cowboys got it done.
It hasn't always been pretty, and it hasn't come against particularly stiff competition, but Dallas has moved to 3-1 despite the absence of a slew of key players on both sides of the ball. 
Pro Bowl quarterback Tony Romo has yet to see the field, superstar wide receiver Dez Bryant has contributed just 11 catches and stalwart left tackle Tyron Smith has missed the last two games. Suspended defenders DeMarcus Lawrence, Rolando McClain and Randy Gregory remained sidelined on Sunday, as did injured cornerback Orlando Scandrick.
And yet despite falling behind 14-0 in a cross-country road game against the San Francisco 49ers, the Cowboys stormed back to get it done by a score of 24-17. 
Romo's supposedly temporary replacement, rookie fourth-round pick Dak Prescott, has given his team enough to win each of their first four games. If not for a clock-management gaffe by wide receiver Terrance Williams lat...

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