Isn't it absurd how quickly perception can evolve over a short period of time? Just last week, after getting pantsed on the road by a shaky-at-best Carolina Panthers squad, the national dismay around the Dallas Cowboys was impossible to ignore.
From the pitiful defense to the rapidly fading postseason chances, the team's obituary was typed and ready to be submitted. Sunday afternoon, that document was inexplicably erased and replaced with a brief declaration: Dem boyz are back.
Sure, the Washington Commanders were battling a litany of injuries at key positions, but Dallas forced a pair of turnovers and beat the brakes off a division rival.