In a game like the 22-19 win by the Dallas Cowboys over the Atlanta Falcons, you’d expect some numbers to be very similar for the two teams when you scrutinize the stats. That was true in many respects. And there are some other things that are telling as the Cowboys are off to a great start in their run to make the NFL playoffs after the dismaying 3-5 first half of the season. Let’s take a look.
That is the success rate on third down (7 of 13) for Dallas in the game, and if I had to pick the most significant stat, that would be it.