Recap Cowboys vs Browns

A win is a win, but this one was bit too close. The Cowboys were held score less the entire first half and it looked like the only thing they could do to get the ball moving was punt it. But they came back, and scored 17 unanswered points. The Browns then got a touchdown and then Bailey tied the game to force over time. The Cowboys successfully went down the field on their second try and won the game 23-20. Many are saying this is just another game to prove nobody knows how good the Cowboys really can be, they can have great games, and horrible ones, they just aren't consistent. But some good things did come from this win.

Well really, when looking at the stats not many good things appear. The only one being the 30 first downs they got, there are maybe 2 things that went well for the Cowboys.

Defense
This one is in the middle, they gave up early points but stopped them for almost the whole second half and over time. They also did great on stuffing Trent Richardson at the goal line that maybe saved the game. And they only gave up 2 first downs from penalties. The defense needs to improve though, when teams jump out ahead it is always hard for the offense to comeback.

Coming Back
The Cowboys have been known to give up points in the fourth quarter and end up losing the game. For once it was the other way around. Romo did great in leading his team back in the second half, proving that he can be a leader and the starting quarter back. The first half was very sloppy, but thanks to the second half play they made up for it.

Now here are the bad parts, if you ask me, I would say the Cowboys are lucky to have won this game, they really played one of their worst games of the season.

Offensive Line
This was maybe why the offense couldn't get going, Romo was sacked for a career high 7 times, and always had to scramble to find his receivers. And then the rushing was yet terrible again with out Murray, only gaining 63 yards. This offensive line needs to step it up, they can affect who win the game easily.

Penalties
The Cowboys had a whopping 9 penalties for 92 yards. This is terrible, this takes aways chances to score and get the first down. Luckily the Browns weren't as good and had 12 penalties, and 10 of those went for Cowboys first downs. But these are still easy yards and the penalties need to stop.

Turnovers
Now yes the Cowboys only had one turnover the whole game, but the reason why I am saying this is because of the time it happened. In the fourth quarter, Romo fumbles the ball and gives the Browns great field position to score. Fortunately for Romo the defense stopped the Browns, but that may not happen every time, Romo needs to be more careful of the ball so he doesn't lose the game.

On Thanksgiving the Cowboys look to get even with the Giants in the division standings, but first have to stop the mighty Redskins offense.

Go Cowboys!