10. Yeah, 3-0 is nice and all, but . . . last time the Cowboys started a season with three consecutive victories was 2008 when they finished 9-7 and missed the playoffs. If you have any inkling of overconfidence, just remember that last year the Dolphins started 3-0, then missed the playoffs at 7-9. So, everybody chill.
9. Started with an Allen Hurns catch. Ended (basically) with a Taco Charlton sack. In between those hollow former Cowboys highlights, this game is who we thought it was: A Cowboys blowout without playing inspired, much less its best, football. Dak Prescott wasn’t as sharp as he has been, throwing behind a couple of receivers and getting greedy on a scrambling interception. Still, mediocre Dak was more than good enough against what has to be the worst team in the NFL.
8. Bad news: Jaylon Smith is having an awfully quiet season. Good news: Even though Kenyan Drake juked him out of his jock late in the first half, the linebacker managed to reach out and tug the ball loose for a key fumble. In position to lead entering the half, the downtrodden Dolphins never scored again.
7. Maybe there’s something to what Mavs owner Mark Cuban refers to as “productive stress.” In games he’s coached in the final year of his contract, Jason Garrett is now 15-4 (12-4 in 2014; 3-0 in 2019).
6. Cowboys dominated the Dolphins in Super Bowl VI. And they haven’t been bad against them lately, either. Last four meetings: Cowboys 4-0 by a combined 112-59.
5. Fitting that one of Jeff Heath’s hardest hits came as a result of a missed interception. Heath sorta knocked out Hurns with his … chest?
4. Early? Sure. Could it be better? Yes, but barely. Three weeks into the season and the Cowboys have three blowout wins, are 2-0 in the NFC East and have a two-game lead in the division as the Eagles, Giants and Redskins all have two-plus losses. Delicious.
3. Late in the game, AT&T Stadium fans did “The Wave”. It became worn-out, cliched, obsolete and embarrassing in, oh, like 2006. Reminder: It is 2019. The team is good. The crowd needs to be better.
2. A dominant, comprehensive win in the NFL is characterized thusly: 30-plus points. 400-plus offensive yards. 10-plus point margin. In four of the last seven seasons, the Cowboys failed to produce any such games. This year, they are 3-for-3.
1. Only suspense in this game – just admit it – was whether the Cowboys would win by 23 points. Sure enough, thanks to Tony Pollard’s 16-yard run with 3:45 remaining, they covered the largest point spread in franchise history. Not that it didn’t come without a nervous moment, when Josh Rosen barely overthrew open receiver DeVante Parker down the left sideline at the 10-yard line. Exhale, everyone. For what it’s worth, the Cowboys are the first 20-points-plus NFL favorite to cover the spread since 1984.
