The Dallas Cowboys defense made waves in the media to start the week.
2) Cowboys blow Giants off their own field
In the aforementioned preseason predictions, I had Dallas winning the NFC East and New York missing the playoffs. But, man ... 40-0?!! I didn’t think the gap between these two divisional foes was that wide.
In the first Sunday night game of the season, the Cowboys stormed MetLife Stadium and posted the biggest shutout in franchise history. That was a nationally televised beatdown. And while the final score certainly took me by surprise, the well-rounded effort from Dallas didn’t.