So, that happened. The Cowboys followed up their painstakingly-close loss to the Patriots with a demoralizing loss to the Buffalo Bills at home on national television. The wheels seemingly came off in this one, and it got ugly fast. Here are five non-scoring plays that shaped the game.
To everyone’s surprise, the Cowboys scored a touchdown on their opening drive and then got the ball back shortly after. It was the start of an uncharacteristically promising first quarter for Dallas, which should have been a sign that everything was about to unravel.