When the euphoria dies down......

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Consider a few things that football professionals look at in evaluating team performance:

The Cowboys didn't win; the Giants lost. If Bryant had simply kicked a low bouncing line drive to the 20 or so, we'd be talking about how the Cowboys blew a big lead in the 4th quarter.

Cundiff nailed 7 field goals...but what does that say ? It says he Cowboy offense wasn't efficient; that drives were stalled and there were way too many penalties and mistakes. 1 Offensive touchdown isn't encouraging...especially given the great field position provided by Zuriel Smith's runbacks in the first half. Simply put, the Cowboys can't control the ball on offense for large amounts of time or yardage.

The defense allowed NY to come from 16 down to 3 up...a 19 point swing. I do have to give props to a better pass rush, but c'mon a 19 point swing isn't exactly encouraging. And we got another 2nd half collapse...not the mark of a good team.

It was a sloppy, poorly played game by both sides....the final score would indicate that it was exciting...maybe that's all that counts to fans.

But if Bryant had made even a mediocre kickoff with 11 seconds left, we'd all be asking why the offense couldn't score and why the defense fell apart in the second half.

This won't cut it with the league's most difficult schedule coming up.

It's not about individual performances; it's about team performance and efficiency.