The Dallas Cowboys misplaced to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. For a Cowboys fan, that’s by no means enjoyable to say. It is because of this that so many Cowboys followers who had been on Group Tank final week wished to see the crew win. Certain, profitable would have broken draft place, however it will have been a win towards the Eagles. That’s by no means a nasty factor.
Clearly that didn’t come to move, very similar to the throws that Cooper Rush had within the Metropolis of Brotherly Love. The Cowboys obtained labored in brief order by a crew who’s considerably higher than them as they partied from begin to end in celebration of an NFC East title and a pair of,000-yard rusher.
Earlier than we totally put the sport away and by no means converse of it once more, we have now to evaluate it by way of the lenses of each crew and franchise historical past. Fortunately instruments comparable to Stathead and Professional Soccer Reference exist to assist make this a lot simpler and extra environment friendly.
Listed here are this week’s historic notes. Spoiler, they’re largely dangerous.
Rico Dowdle is the tenth participant in franchise historical past to hurry for 1,000 yards
You might be possible nicely conscious that Rico Dowdle reached 1,000 yards speeding on the season throughout this sport. Dowdle grew to become simply the tenth participant ever to hit 1,000 yards on a season.
One thing that’s enjoyable/miserable to consider is that Zack Martin has blocked for half of them within the seasons that they did it provided that he performed with DeMarco Murray, Darren McFadden, Ezekiel Elliott, Tony Pollard and clearly Dowdle at numerous factors.
It was simply the thirty seventh 1,000-yard season from an undrafted participant
Dowdle’s marketing campaign was the primary in franchise historical past ever authored by an undrafted participant which is actually commendable.,All instructed this was simply the thirty seventh occasion by which any participant in NFL historical past ran for 1,000 yards after not being drafted. Clearly a number of gamers did it a handful of occasions.
The longest profitable streak on the season will formally be two
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This one didn’t require any fancy searches, however final week marked the final alternative for the Cowboys to have a profitable streak of longer than two video games this season as they entered the competition having gained their final two in a row. With the loss, the streak dies there given that there’s solely a single sport left on the season.
Dallas had gained two in a row only a bit earlier within the season as evidenced by the truth that they gained 4 out of 5 earlier than the Eagles sport. I say all of this to say as a result of the Cowboys is not going to have a profitable streak of at the very least three video games this yr which marks the primary season since 2015 since that was the case.
The Cowboys had been on the opposite facet of this type of sport lately
It didn’t actually really feel like one as a result of we had been so disconnected, however Sunday was a beatdown of the very best order towards the Cowboys. Dallas failed to interrupt double-digits and allowed the Eagles to interrupt 40 factors. Amazingly, Philadelphia did so with beneath 200 yards passing.
The final time by which a crew didn’t break double-digits whereas their opponent had at the very least 40 (with beneath 200 yards passing particularly), it was Dallas who was administering the beatdown because it was the 2023 season opener after they blanked the Giants 40-0.
Offensive ineptitude of this type has been tolerated twice earlier than lately
As regards to single and double digits, Sunday was the third sport of the season for the Cowboys by which they didn’t break double digits. This season is now the primary since 2017 by which Dallas had at the very least three video games of such sort. You possibly can see that the Cowboys had 4 then and in addition had 4 a few seasons prior in 2015.
Chances are you’ll be upset to be taught that the Cowboys retained each their offensive coordinator (Scott Linehan in each seasons in query) and head coach (Jason Garrett in the identical vein) after every of these seasons.
The Cowboys have now misplaced three in a row at Philadelphia, a uncommon factor
One thing that has change into a speaking level in latest seasons has been how video games between the Cowboys and Eagles have been a bit uninteresting, typically talking.
That is no person’s fault. Accidents have occurred to the quarterbacks on each side of the rivalry which has meant that we have now gotten Carson Wentz towards Ben DiNucci, Dak Prescott towards Gardner Minshew and clearly Jalen Hurts towards Cooper Rush. This previous Sunday was none of any of these because it was Rush towards Kenny Pickett and finally Tanner McKee.
Regardless of the case, the Eagles have now crushed the Cowboys in three straight video games of their residence constructing in Philadelphia. The Cowboys have now misplaced three in a row at Philly for the fourth time in franchise historical past and the primary in 20 years.