Ethan Price: "Pickens was untouchable—270 yards and 5 touchdowns on 9 catches is a performance that erases a secondary's entire afternoon—but Dallas also handed itself the game with 4 turnovers and still won by 39, which tells you everything about where these two teams actually are." Elise Carter: "Dart threw 3 interceptions against a Dallas secondary that got carved up all afternoon—the real story is that New York's offense couldn't move the ball regardless of who was covering it, and at 6-10 that's the kind of dysfunction that doesn't fix itself."

Cowboys dismantled the Giants 42-3 in a game that was never close, with Dallas racking up 509 total yards to New York's 53. Dak Prescott threw for 449 yards and 5 touchdowns against 4 interceptions, while George Pickens caught 9 passes for 270 yards and 5 scores, a performance that left the Giants' defense with nowhere to hide. New York managed just 21 passing yards and 32 rushing yards, an offensive showing that explains the final margin better than any single play.

Devon Walker: "Dallas won on the arm of CeeDee Lamb, who caught 3 touchdown passes, but the Cowboys' refusal to run the ball—3 attempts for 10 yards—left them vulnerable to a team that out-gained them 320 to 275. In a 3-point game, that's a choice that nearly cost them." Elise Carter: "Jacksonville had every reason to believe it could steal this one—Dallas couldn't run, and the Jags were fighting for their playoff lives at 8-7. The fact that they didn't says something about where these two teams actually are."

Dallas held off Jacksonville 23-20 in a game decided by execution in the passing game. CeeDee Lamb caught 10 passes for 143 yards and 3 touchdowns to carry the Cowboys offense, while Dak Prescott went 19 of 34 for 265 yards with 3 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. Trevor Lawrence matched Prescott's yardage at 268 on 21 of 30 passing with 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions, and the Jaguars outgained Dallas 320 to 275 overall, but the Cowboys' air attack was enough. Dallas leaned almost entirely on the pass with 34 attempts to just 3 runs, a desperation that worked because Lamb made every throw count.

Dallas dominated Philadelphia 66-26 in Week 12, with the turnover margin telling the entire story. The Cowboys forced 7 Eagles turnovers while committing just 1, and Dak Prescott made them pay with 409 yards and 7 touchdowns, including 3 to George Pickens who had 195 yards receiving. Jalen Hurts threw 6 interceptions in 18 of 36 completions for 303 yards and 3 touchdowns, a performance that underscored why Dallas is 11-1 and Philadelphia sits at 5-6.

Titans had no answer. Cowboys took it 49-28. Dak Prescott was steady for Cowboys — 25/46, 539 yards, 6 TD, 5 INT. George Pickens did the catching for Cowboys — 12 catches, 321 yards, 4 TD. That is 7 straight games over 250 for Dak Prescott. Total yards: Cowboys 572, Titans 279.

Take care of the football or lose. Cowboys did not, and did. Dak Prescott was steady for Cowboys — 18/36, 333 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT — in a losing effort. Kaelon Black ran it for 49ers — 15 carries, 156 yards, 3 TD. Make it 6 consecutive games past 250 for Dak Prescott. Through the air: Cowboys 333, 49ers 52.

Dallas won 56-30 with Dak Prescott throwing for 330 yards and 5 touchdowns while George Pickens caught 13 passes for 238 yards and 4 scores, but the scoreline understates how lopsided this actually was. Arizona put up 367 passing yards and 385 total yards, yet turned the ball over 6 times to Dallas's 0, and Gardner Minshew's 5 interceptions alongside his 4 touchdowns tells you everything about a day where volume stats masked control. Dallas stayed perfect at 8-0 while Arizona fell to 3-5, a gap that had less to do with yardage than with who could afford mistakes, and who couldn't.