STOP THE RUN. I know that’s obvious but let me be more specific.
Going all the way back to 2021, the last 11 games where the Cowboys have given up 125 yards or more rushing, 10 of those games are losses. In every single regular season loss the Cowboys had last year, we got gashed in the run game.
Here are the games in order they happened:
- Nov, 2021- L 30-16 vs Broncos. Gave 190 yards rushing.
- Nov. 2021- L 19-9 vs chiefs. Gave up 126 yards rushing.
- Nov 2021- L 36-33 in OT vs raiders. Gave up 143 yards rushing.
- Dec, 2021- L 25-22 vs cards. Gave up 127 yards rushing.
- Jan. 2022- L 23-17 vs 49ers in WC playoff game. Gave up 169 yards.
- Sept. 2022- L 19-3 vs Bucs in season opener. Gave up 152 yards rushing.
- Oct. 2022- L 26-17 vs egirls. Gave up 136 yards rushing.
- Nov. 2022- L 31-28 vs. Packers. Gave up 207 yards rushing.
- Dec. 2022- L 40-34 in OT vs Jags. Gave up 145 yds rushing.
- *Jan. 2023- L 19-12 in Div Playoff game vs SF. Gave up 113 yards.*
- Sept, 2023- L 28-16 vs cards. Gave up 222 yards rushing.
** Only in the playoff loss last year in SF did we give up less than 125 yards rushing and still lose.
So 10 of the last 11 losses we were gashed in the defensive running game.
Seems pretty obvious. Stop the run Sun in SF and we have a great chance to win.
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