While the Dallas Cowboys dropped their Week 1 matchup, fans have to be thrilled by what they saw from the young offensive line. Sure, Jalen Carter didn't play a single down after his ejection, but the Cowboys' line came to compete. But it wasn't just that.
The silly mistakes that haunted Mike McCarthy's tenure were cleaned up against the defending champs. Mental lapses like pre-snap penalties weren't a concern on the road in a hostile environment. Instead it was mostly personal foul penalties from all the scuffling.
Nick Eatman and Kurt Daniels of the official Cowboys' website put it into perspective.