Good, Bad, Ugly: Cowboys WRs star in crunch time, Gregory just crunches QBs

There are various ways to explain the Dallas Cowboys'thrilling, 35-29 overtime success over the New England Patriots on Sunday. It was an excellent sway a group the Cowboys haven't beat in 25 years, yet at numerous(a lot of )factors in the video game was likewise an ugly, frustrating aberration where there was far way too much sloppiness.

The game was aggravating. It had enormous emotional swings as well as definitely checked the persistence of Cowboys Country. Yet in the long run, Dallas located a method to finally defeat Expense Belichick as well as his Patriots, much like they have actually found ways to win 5 out of six games on the period. With each victory Dallas inches closer to the postseason, and as holds true with each game there's been a lot of great, some negative as well as a few things that ought to be hidden and never mentioned once more.

Right here's a check out the great, the poor and the ugly as the Cowboys boosted to 5-1 with a Week 6 win.

The Great: QB Dak Prescott

Prescott had not been sharp early, he tossed behind an open Cedrick Wilson for a potential score that turned into an interception, yet the professional QB discovered his groove, throwing for 445 lawns and 3 scores.

If anyone was wondering the last time any kind of QB placed that type of video game up against a New England protection, they need to ask yourself no more. The answer, is never ever.

Dak Prescott's 445 passing lawns are one of the most ever versus an Expense Belichick-coached Patriots team, including the playoffs.

-- ESPN Stats & & Information(

@ESPNStatsInfo)On the Cowboys' final two properties, Prescott went 10-12 for 126 yards as well as a rating. Included was a game-tying basket drive as well as the game winning goal. Prescott was cash when he required to be.

The Bad: Connor Williams

< img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-674540"loading ="lazy"class ="size-full wp-image-674540" src="https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/73/2021/07/USATSI_16447661-e1628598132207.jpg" alt ="" size ="1000 "elevation="715 "> Jason Parkhurst-USA TODAY Sports It wasn't a lovely game for the beginning left guard Williams, who was flagged for 4 fines: three holding as well as one personal foul. While a couple of the flags seemed suspicious at best in a video game where

the referees certainly weren't at their sharpest, Williams clearly had not been at his ideal against the New England defensive front. Williams'bad play aided stall drives and also placed the crime in openings they weren't always able to climb out of. Dallas fell short to score on the first 2 drives where Williams was required penalties. On the final drive of guideline, he was asked for both holding and an individual nasty on the play, though CBS stopped working to reveal a replay of the offense as well as caused mass confusion to the viewing audience by placing the inaccurate down on the display. It appeared the refs did a poor work of describing it to the Cowboys on the sideline, as they botched their timeout rhythm also.

The Cowboys got explain of the drive, a game-tying field goal by Greg Zuerlein, however if not for the charge Dallas may not have actually needed to risk overtime whatsoever.

The Good: Cedrick Wilson Still astonished by this catch by Cedrick Wilson

to assist keep the in the game in order to get to overtime.-- Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman )One of the

plays of the video game was Wilson's clutch

, leaping grab for 13 lawns on 4th-and-4 late in the fourth quarter. With the game on the line, Prescott tossed the sphere only where Wilson can catch it. If Wilson does not come down with the acrobatic reception, the Cowboys offer the round back to the Patriots as well as the game mores than. Rather, Wilson makes the grab, moves the chains and the Cowboys kick the game-tying field goal 5 plays later. It was a game saving reception from Wilson. simply an awesome throw & catch from Dak Prescott

to Cedrick Wilson on 4th & & 4-- Nate Tice(@Nate_Tice )< p id="acm-ad-tag-lawrence_dfp_desktop_gallery_poster-1634616516-9110-2-1634616516-9110-2

"> The Bad: Run defense

David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports The Cowboys had difficulty stopping the Patriots on the ground,

enabling 120 yards and two rushing ratings. Damien Harris ran

for 101 backyards on simply 18 carries and also the Patriots RBs averaged nearly 5.4 yards

a carry. That's an outlining for a defense taking on an offensive line missing out on three starters. Dallas was fortunate the offense held the sphere so long as well as really did not permit the Patriots to wear them down in the trenches. The Great: CeeDee Lamb

Brian Fluharty-USA TODAY Sports This was the type of video game Cowboys followers have been awaiting from Lamb. The second-year WR had 9 catches for 149 lawns and

2 scores. The very first touchdown, a toe-drag catch in the corner of the end zone, was the 2500th touchdown in the background of the Cowboys organization. sends it to for the lead! |:-- Dallas Cowboys(@dallascowboys)Lamb had the game-winning score, however his 24-yard catch on third-and-25 late in the 4th quarter to put the Cowboys

in field goal array had to do with as clutch as it gets. CeeDee Lamb's catch that established

up the Cowboys for their game-tying basket.-- Justin(@hobokenjustin)Dak to

CeeDee for the success!(Via)-- CBS Sports HQ( @CBSSportsHQ ) The Bad: Turn overs The Cowboys had 2 awesome turnovers in the red zone, one an interception by Prescott on a sphere thrown behind an open Wilson, and one more on Prescott's fumble at the objective line. Those turn overs cost them a prospective 14 factors.

Wilson also stopped working to generate a perfectly tossed ball from Prescott, that cost them four more. The video game really did not need to be as close as it was, but the Cowboys made it tough on themselves.

The Good: Randy Gregory The edge

rush developed an additional outstanding video game, grabbing two sacks, a forced fumble, and also three QB hits. His initial sack came at one of one of the most frustrating components of the game. The umpires had actually finally begun calling fines on New England as well as on the previous play, the right guard was flagged for holding Gregory, it brought back a touchdown play that would've made the score 21-7.

Not to be refuted his stat journal, Gregory logged the fastest QB sack in his career, dislodging the sphere from Mac Jones and providing the Cowboys the ball.

Randy Gregory with his team-high third sack this season

-- Jon Machota (@jonmachota)

Randy Gregory sacked Mac Jones in simply 2.45 secs after the sphere was snapped, the 5th-fastest sack this period as well as Gregory's fastest of his job.

Gregory has actually created a 16.3% pressure price given that 2020, 4th-highest in NFL (minutes. 200 pass hurries).|

-- Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats)

His 2nd sack stopped New England's initial drive of the second fifty percent, on third-and-short.

. claimed "LEAVE THE MEANS" |:

-- Dallas Cowboys (@dallascowboys)

Gregory currently leads the Cowboys in sacks with 4 as well as he's been an absolute threat over the last several weeks complying with a nine-pressure performance versus the Giants and a two-sack day versus the Panthers in Week 4.

The Excellent: Unique groups

David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports The 51-yard miss by Greg Zuerlein should not be born in mind, as it resembled he had to get used to not have the kick obstructed. One may want to question the idea behind Dallas not attempting to go for it on fourth-and-1 late in the video game, but Zuerlein showed up to make one of the best choices of the video game, as an obstructed kick could have been so much a lot more disastrous than a missed one. The Cowboys obstructed a punt midway via the second quarter, though it really did not result in points after the refs in some way didn't rule Prescott scored on a QB creep on 3rd down and afterwards he fumbled on the next shot. Still, it was a huge play by Luke Gifford. Zuerlein later on toenailed a 49-yard kick to send out the game right into overtime and also stays a clutch twist, making huge begins the essential moments with the on-purpose miss out on being the only not successful FG attempt since a rough Week 1.

The Good: Trevon Diggs An additional

week, another interception from Diggs. That makes seven picks in 6 video games as well as his return for a touchdown was virtually the play of the game.

According to, Cowboys CB Trevon Diggs is the initial player in the Super Dish period to videotape at the very least 7 interceptions with several pick-sixes throughout the very first 6 games of a period.

-- Michael Gehlken (@GehlkenNFL)

Check out the to Diggs' supremacy in addition to a check out all seven of his 2021 interceptions.

The Ugly: Penalties (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) The authorities did the Cowboys no supports, they had a ruthless proving, but the Cowboys had careless play and also really did not acquit themselves effectively here either. It's simple responsible the referees, yet there's no reason for having 12 penalties for 115 lawns. They weren't all questionable phone calls and also the Cowboys will certainly need to clean it up moving forward.