The bye week is a time for sober reflection.
Or, as owner Jerry Jones likes to say, break out the Johnnie Walker Blue and let's talk.
Everyone has a different approach. Some find it helpful to get away for a few days to sort through what's working, what isn't and maybe take in a World Series game along the way.
Others catch an afternoon showing of First Man, watch the World Series on TV that night, then spend the next day in Fort Worth shoveling down barbecue.
All can help put the Cowboys' 3-4 start in perspective.