The Dallas Cowboys lost to the Minnesota Vikings in agonizing fashion. There is a lot of focus on how the Cowboys handled their penultimate offensive possession of the game, specifically the two run calls and the explanation given for them, but there were plenty of other moments that contributed to the loss.
Dallas found themselves in a hole early on in this game, an unfortunate trend in most of their losses. Despite getting the ball to start the game, they blinked, and it was 14-0 in favor of the Vikings. A lot of this was due to how the Cowboys handled their first few offensive possessions.