If you knew going in that the Cowboys offense would rack up 28 points without the services of Tony Romo and Dez Bryant, you’d have to feel pretty good about your chances.
But in losing 39-28 to the visiting Atlanta Falcons in front of a sold-out crowd of 90,345 fans, perhaps it was the injuries that kept defensive linemen Jeremy Mincey and Randy Gregory out of the game that actually hurt the Cowboys more.
As the day wore on, Atlanta seemingly made the adjustments needed while Dallas simply could not in what became a tale of two halves for the home team.