Heading into their Week 9 game against the Atlanta Falcons , the Dallas Cowboys are in a bad place. They are 3-4 and have lost back-to-back games. They do not do anything well: Their pass offense is not efficient and their run game is non-existent. They cannot stop the run and teams can throw the ball to wherever they want.
They are tied for 24th in the NFL in point differential. Two of their three wins have come against teams ( Browns , Giants ) that are otherwise a combined 2-10 on the season, and two of their three wins (Giants, Steelers ) have come by a combined eight points. They were blown out by the Saints and Lions , and blown out for the significant majority of their losses to the Ravens and 49ers before cutting them down to one score in garbage time.
Along with the decrepit Carolina Panthers and New England Patriots , they are one of only three teams ranked inside the bottom 10 in EPA per play on both offense and defense, according to Tru Media. In other words, they are not a good football team. And in more ways than one.