Offensive air-raid brigades have definitively become first-rate options for most of the NFL’s 32 franchises. Passing is now the name of the game for offensive attacks, and a sport that’s long been known as a battle of the ground-and-pound – predominantly reliant on bruising running backs for advantages – has evolved into a full-on, pitch-and-catch free-for-all.
The league’s most potent offenses are generally its most efficient passing strategists. On the contrary, its worst defenses are pedestrian when it comes to stopping said approach more often than not.
The latter describes the Dallas Cowboys. The boys in the Big D performed quite poorly when it came to protecting their end zone.