While overshadowed by the tragic loss of Dak Prescott for the rest of the season, there were a lot of hopeful things about the 37-34 Dallas Cowboys victory over the New York Giants. One of the biggest, perhaps even more than the pleasantly surprising fourth quarter comeback led by Andy Dalton, was a much improved performance by a Mike Nolan defense that had been struggling the first four weeks. And “struggling” is putting it kindly. In the opening quarter of their season, the defense often looked lost and confused, unable to get off the field and yielding huge scores.
Point-counterpoint: The improvement of the Dallas defense
