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Crunching Cowboys stats: Overcoming adversity in Minnesota

It feels so good when the Dallas Cowboys win a game that nearly everyone expected them to lose. Even those of us who thought they had a chance against the Minnesota Vikings were not exactly brimming with confidence. Yet win they did, and not only tightened their grip on the NFC East, they are squarely in the hunt for the number one seed in the NFC.

The big story was, of course, the 325-yard, two-touchdown performance by Cooper Rush. However, a closer look at the stats reveals just how hard this win actually was.