The Dallas Cowboys offense did their job to secure another victory in the Week 6 matchup with the Carolina Panthers, but unfortunately their defense was a liability that led to the 30-27 loss. With this
loss the Cowboys moved to 2-3-1 on the season and still have a lot a really tough games ahead of them on the schedule. It still pretty early to suggest there season is circling the drain, but unless a defense improves things could be heading that direction.
This Week 6 matchup shaped up to be a tough one from the beginning for the Cowboys. The Panthers defense is deceptively better than many people believed, and they proved to that by making things extremely difficult, especially in the running game. There was obviously more bad and ugly than we would’ve liked for the Cowboys, but there was a little bit of good mixed in as well. Below we share our good, bad, and ugly from this week’s matchup.
THE GOOD – George Pickens
Although it didn’t end up making a difference, Georgia Pickens had himself a day. He was able to haul in nine catches for 168 receiving yards and a touchdown this week against the Panthers. His six receiving TD’s this season is not only a career-high for him, but has him tied for the most by a Cowboys player through the first six weeks of the season since the NFL merger. Pickens has really been a difference maker with CeeDee Lamb out it’s just too bad his big day didn’t come with a “W” instead of another disappointing loss.
THE BAD – Matt Eberflus’ defense
The Cowboys defense has been atrocious this year and there is absolutely no reason to try to suggest otherwise. They gave up 410 total yards and allowed QB Bryce Young to throw for 199 yards and three touchdowns. The worst thing was they had no answer for their former starting RB, Rico Dowdle. Dowdle completely dominated on the ground rushing for 183 yards and added another four catches for 56 receiving yards and a TD through the air. Matt Eberflus’ defense was completely embarrassed and sadly there are no easy fixes.
THE UGLY – Cowboys’ running game
The Cowboys have been at their best when Javonte Williams can find some running room so far this season, but that wasn’t the case against a Panthers in this Week 6 matchup. Carolina’s interior defensive line headlined by Derrick Brown, Bobby Brown III, and A’Shawn Robinson continuously seemed to get the better of Dallas’ interior OL. Brock Hoffman and T.J. Bass particularly seemed to have a hard time handling them throughout the game. Hopefully things will change for the better when both Tyler Booker and Cooper Beebe are able to return to the starting lineup.
