The NFC East-leading Dallas Cowboys picked up a divisional win in Week 5 over the New York Giants to move the needle to 2-3 through five weeks.
In the process, though, the Cowboys lost starting quarterback Dak Prescott to a season-ending ankle injury. Normally, losing a franchise-tagged passer who set a historical statistical pace over the first four games of the season would be a death blow to the season.
But things are anything if stereotypical for Jerry Jones' Cowboys, a franchise that happens to have one of the league's best backup quarterbacks in Andy Dalton.