By Rodrigo Navarro, Sean Comstock, and Michael Peterman 24

On October 1st, the Cowboys were beaten by the Los Angeles Rams 35-30. It was a long, hard fought game. At the end of the second quarter, the Cowboys were leading 24-16, but the Rams came back and won.

Part of the reason why the Cowboys defense struggled was that they were missing two key players; They were missing Nolan Carroll, a cornerback, and Sean Lee, a linebacker due to injuries, who is considered the leader of not only the Cowboy defense, but the team as a whole.

Players Todd Gurley and Jared Goff both had a great game. Todd Gurley had 23 carries with 121 yards, and Jared Goff had 255 passing yards and 2 touchdowns. Dak Prescott also had an excellent  game with 252 yards, 3 touchdowns, but he had 1 interception, but it wasn’t quite enough.  Ezekiel Elliot had a rather good game with 85 yards and a touchdown. Both teams had a good passing game and running game. The two best receivers from the Rams were Cooper Kupp and Tyler Higbee. The Cowboys best receivers were Dez Bryant and Terrance Williams. The running backs also had moderately good receiving games. Todd Gurley had 94 receiving yards and a touchdown; meanwhile Ezekiel Elliott had 54 yards and a touchdown.

The Cowboys offensive line had a good game as always, but the defense didn’t do as well. They only had 1 sack and 1 forced fumble. Meanwhile the Rams defense had 2 sacks and 1 interception. Compared to their average performances, neither of the defenses had a good game. 

Unfortunately, even after a hard fought battle, the Cowboys lost; after another loss and then a resounding win over the 49ers, they have a record of 3 wins and 3 losses. It isn’t bad but it could be better, but I’m not worried about that; they’re going to have a great season.