Cowboys vs. Vikings: Full Report Card Grades for Dallas

Four games in 18 days. That’s what the Dallas Cowboys have endured in the past two-and-a-half weeks. In that span, the team won all four games. That’s the type of team the Cowboys have in 2016. It is a true testament to the toughness of this team, and it all starts with the man at the top and that is Jason Garrett.

Both the Cowboys and the Minnesota Vikings played on Thanksgiving last week against divisional opponents, with the Cowboys picking up a nice win and the Vikings losing in heartbreaking fashion. The Cowboys knew that they were going to get a big effort from the Vikings. Though the Vikings are 6-6 now, their 5-0 start to the season shows they are much better than their current record states.

This game had the look of an ugly one from the get-go. The Cowboys’ first series went for just four plays for 14 yards and Minnesota reciprocated with a punt of its own. Dallas responded with another punt before the Vikings finally put points on the board with 2:33 left in the first quarter on a Kai Forbath 48-yard field goal.

The Cowboys got their first points of the game on an eight-play, 84-yard drive that would not have …

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