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Dallas has a problem on both sides now. Green Bay pressured Dak Prescott 21 times and held the Cowboys below 20 points for a second straight week, while the defense again spent too much of the night giving up clean drives. Prescott can still create enough offense to keep Dallas alive, but this is no longer a team that can assume one side will cover for the other.
Dallas moved lower after a 23-13 Week 6 loss, as declines in Recent Performance and QB Stability outweighed a gain in Defense Strength.
Dallas is still built around Dak Prescott creating offense, but protection and defense are now working against that identity at the same time. Green Bay pressured Prescott 21 times and forced the Cowboys into another sub-20-point night, while the defense allowed the Packers to control long stretches. Dallas needs either cleaner pockets or more defensive stops before Prescott is asked to solve both problems.
Dallas cannot let the rebuilt defense lose all three layers at once. New York ran for 165 yards, Dart stayed comfortable and the secondary gave up three touchdown passes. Schottenheimer needs the front and coverage to settle quickly enough that Prescott is not chasing the game every week.
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Dallas has one of the league’s more favorable remaining roads at No. 23, with opponents averaging 78.4. Seattle Seahawks, Los Angeles Rams and Jacksonville Jaguars still give the schedule a real test, but 4 games against current top-10 teams keep the full road from looking as heavy as most.
Toughest remaining opponent: 
San Francisco 49ers at 89.5 PFM.
Shared profile: Coaching Direction and Roster Strength.
Dallas supports the quarterback with motion and formation stress, while Las Vegas gets there with wide zone and play action. That means Dallas can force coverage to declare before the snap, while Las Vegas can use run action to create a cleaner passing window. Las Vegas separates on defense, where the stronger blend of pressure and coverage is built around front-four pressure.
Washington remains the team to catch in the NFC East. Philadelphia remains the strongest NFC East obstacle. Dallas can stay in the race by protecting Prescott, feeding Lamb and letting the offense control the game. The remaining problem is defensive depth, especially outside, and a coaching operation that still has to earn trust.
See the current Dallas Cowboys depth chart across offense, defense and special teams.
Dallas has Rashan Gary and Donovan Ezeiruaku, but the defense still needs more dependable edge pressure across the rotation. Adding another rusher would help a defense that currently trails the Cowboys' offense by a wide margin.
Dallas invested heavily up front with Quinnen Williams and Kenny Clark, but the opening 53-man roster carried only four linebackers. The Cowboys still need more second-level speed and run-fit depth, making linebacker a stronger need than corner after adding Joey Porter Jr.
Javonte Williams currently leads the backfield, with the depth chart lacking a young feature back who clearly owns the future. A runner with three-down upside would give Dallas more long-term certainty behind Dak Prescott.
Dallas is 5–3 in the Super Bowl and last won in Super Bowl XXX in 1996.
