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2023 Cowboys rookie report: Hard times for Deuce Vaughn against Patriots

The Cowboys got back in the win column, and did so in emphatic fashion with a 38-3 victory over the Patriots. This marked the worst loss in Bill Belichick’s career, a giant feather to put in the Cowboys’ caps. But how did the rookie class perform in this one? Let’s take a look.

iDL Mazi Smith

After three weeks of hardly seeing the field for various reasons, Mazi Smith finally saw an uptick in workload against the Patriots. He played on 31% of the defensive snaps, a season high for him, and that amounted to 17 total snaps on the day.