After a frustrating overtime defeat at the hands of the Packers in Week 10, the Cowboys seemed to take the field Sunday with chips on their shoulders for their matchup against the NFC North-leading Vikings.
Minnesota had knocked off Buffalo in a Week 10 overtime thriller on the road. Riding a high from that victory, observers wondered how the Vikings and Cowboys would respond from differing circumstances.
For Dallas, it was the most satisfying win of the season: a 40–3 blowout victory that has owner Jerry Jones’s eyes set once again on a Super Bowl run.
“A resounding yes.