Sitting at 3-5-1 heading into their Week 10 bye after taking an ugly 27-17 defeat at the hands of the Arizona Cardinals to close out Week 9, the Dallas Cowboys bounced back upon returning to action with a dominant 33-16 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 11.
Week 12 brought a far more challenging test in the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles, and it looked early on that a rout was in the works, as America's Team fell behind 21-0. But the Dallas defense buckled down, the offense woke up, and the Cowboys ended up taking a 24-21 win to get back to .