It was a close thing, but thanks to a last-minute drive, the Dallas Cowboys earned a 20-17 win over the Cincinnati Bengals. They did so behind the calm and assured quarterbacking of Cooper Rush, the emergence of a wide receiver to help take the pressure off CeeDee Lamb, a fierce but occasionally error prone defense, and the leg of Brett Maher. While the stats are not all good, they are certainly better than we saw in Week 1. A lot better. Here are some that stand out, along with what they may tell us.
Cool efficiency to start, cooling off later
Rush came out and led the team on two consecutive touchdown drives in the first quarter.