Recap Cowboys vs Ravens

2 words can sum this game, huge improvement. Yes they did lose but during the game the Cowboys were running the ball at will, with Murray getting 93 yards, and Jones getting 92 yards and 1 touchdown. This is much better then last few games. Plus this shows that Jones is a solid running back who can also get some carries in and be effective. Now I'm not sure what happened with Lance Dunbar, who didn't return a kick and only got one carry for 11 yards. But the Cowboys should really try and use him on that return game now. Another big thing is that the offensive line blocking was much better. The Cowboys were smart and really used the tight ends to help with the blocking, and it looked great against the powerful Ravens defensive line. Also Tony Romo was able to decrease his turnovers and only had 1 interception. But there are things to work on. For example, killing plays. When Romo goes up to get the snap he is looking at the defense, he is seeing what they are lined up to do, if he doesn't like it, he shouts kill to change the play. Which is great if the defense will be able to stop them, try another way to get yards. But the receivers have to know where they are shifting to, they got called on illegal shifts many times during the game. To go with that, the Cowboys also need to work on penalties, they were getting them in the red zone which just pushed them back farther. Now the defense also did well in this game. They have now given up the fewest amount of yards in the league and were able to stop Ray Rice for most of the game. The only real let downs in this game came at the very end. When the Cowboys got all the way down the field and took off all the time on the clock and then failed the 2 point conversion. But then the Cowboys got the on side kick, got into range with a defensive pass interference and then missed the kick that would have won them the game. Now yes it was a 51 yard kick but it is still a big let down. But the thing that really matters is, is that the Cowboys improved on everything I talked about heading into their bye week. Turnovers, offensive line, and run game. The real issues that need to get fixed before next week is the special teams and penalties. The special teams weren't doing much on returns and then they gave up a kick return for a touchdown. Those are points that can really hurt your chances of winning so the Cowboys need to stop those. And the Cowboys keep getting penalties in key situations which just makes it harder to convert to get a first down or a touchdown, those really need to stop if the Cowboys want to keep their drives alive and win games. But with the struggling Panthers up next, they should be able to win the game easily.