Despite the prevailing doom and gloom, there are many, many things that could go better for the Cowboys against Cincinnati than they did here in Week 1. For starters, maybe “Mr. August,” KaVontae Turpin, will return the opponent’s first kickoff past the 14-yard line.
That would be a good place to start.
We could sit here and list all the ways the defense could rise up, even against the defending AFC Champions, to render victory more likely for the home team — Joe Burrow was sacked seven times last week and committed five turnovers — but the point is that the Cowboys can’t just wait for Dak Prescott to return to the pocket. Even if the suddenly optimistic view that he could be back in four weeks to face the Los Angeles Rams proves to be true, Dallas can’t simply pile up defeats and expect to remain relevant a month into the schedule.
