1. The Cowboys, a team maligned for an inability to make any second-half adjustments, has outscored its opponents 41-7 in the fourth quarter the past two weeks turning close games into blowouts.[[290815791,R]]
2. Dak Prescott had four completions of 20 yards or more - 81, 54, 50 and 20 - matching the four he had in 110 attempts in the previous four games.
3. Ezekiel Elliott’s six-game suspension has given Rod Smith an opportunity to thrive. He had six carries for 47 yards and a touchdown, and he caught five passes for 113 yards and an 81-yard touchdown.
4. Sean Lee was spectacular in his return with 18 tackles and an interception, but Anthony Hitchens was just as good with 16 tackles.
5. The youngsters in the secondary - Chido Awuzie, Jourdan Lewis and Xavier Woods - each turned in solid performances, while limiting Eli Manning to 4.95 per attempts. They combined for six pass deflections.
6. Dan Bailey had an awful game for him - two missed field goals and the first missed extra point of his career - but the Cowboys didn’t need those points. Both misses were from at least 50 yards.
7. Right tackle La’El Collins did a nice job on Jason Pierre-Paul even though he didn’t practice all week. Pierre-Paul had one pressure.
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8. It has been19 games since Dez Bryant had a 100-yard game, but his 50-yard catch-and-run was one of game’s biggest plays cause it tied the score at 10-10 in the final two minutes of the first half.
9. Jeff Heath is playing better and making plays. He had 10 tackles, an interception and played well on special teams.
10. After four consecutive games of fewer than 200 yards, the Cowboys rolled up 440 yards. Of course, 205 yards came on four plays.