This was a homecoming video game of sorts for the Cowboys. Certainly, they didn't dip into home, however head coach Mike McCarthy – who, by the method, did you understand is from Pittsburgh? – was set to coach simply his 3rd video game ever in his home town. McCarthy had actually never ever won in Pittsburgh, going 0-2 on the roadway versus the Steelers as the head coach for the Packers.
That all altered Sunday night, even with the weather condition hold-up. And it took place in a manner that the head coach most likely enjoyed.
The Steelers have a credibility as a football group, one that's been around for several years however has actually ended up being more extracted recently. Pittsburgh hasn't been deemed a genuine Super Bowl competitor in a long time, and their offense normally makes things really hard on themselves, however like the Iowa Hawkeyes of college football they simply keep winning.
Head coach Mike Tomlin has never ever had a losing season, and it's not like he's simply been publishing 9-8 season after 9-8 season. The Steelers won 12 video games back in 2020, starting 11-0 and being the last unbeaten group on the season. Simply in 2015 they won 10 video games regardless of having 3 various beginning quarterbacks. Far this year, they've just played Justin Fields under center, even though he was expected to backup Russell Wilson; they began out 3-0 and have actually lost their last 2 video games by an integrated 6 points. Tomlin's Steelers have actually ended up being the kings of the awful win.
It's the type of football McCarthy strives for his group to be efficient in. Clearly he would choose to win every video game 45-3, and he's had more than his reasonable share of those kinds of wins given that concerning Dallas. Having a group that can hunker down and stand firm through injuries, errors, charges, and more to pull out a gutsy win is the type of edge McCarthy has actually looked for to impart in this group. His gamers definitely understood it today, and they did simply that versus the Steelers, beating the awful win kings at their own video game.
That isn't to state this was an ideal win for the Cowboys, since it wasn't. The group was punished 11 times, the 3rd time this season they've drawn that numerous flags. All of them have actually begun the roadway, and the Cowboys have actually won all 3 of those video games.
Beyond the charges, however, Dak Prescott had 3 dreadful turnovers that spoiled what was an otherwise piece de resistance for the quarterback. Prescott's very first turnover was a sack-fumble that was totally brought on by Prescott holding the ball too long. He tossed an interception on what looked to be a miscommunication with CeeDee Lamb. Both was available in the red zone, and both eliminated appealing drives that might have blown things large open. His 3rd turnover was a deep shot that simply badly put, not providing Jalen Tolbert an opportunity at making the play.
