Where does national media rank the Dallas Cowboys after week 1 of the NFL season?
Following the Dallas Cowboys blowout victory over the New York Giants where is the team ranked on national media power rankings?
Most pundits ranked the Cowboys as one of the best teams in the NFL following their opening-day win.
Eric Edholm, NFL.com
The Cowboys had a pedestrian night offensively -- two of their five touchdowns came via the defense/special teams -- and utterly dominated the Giants in MetLife Stadium. Even we true believers could not have imagined a defensive performance like that, rainy conditions or not.
Nate Davis, USA TODAY
Whatever reservations you might have about Dallas’ offense – and I’ve expressed multiple in this space – such concerns are largely moot if this defense manifests as Doomsday III (or is it IV, depending how you feel about the 1990s groups?).
Mike Florio, Pro Football Talk
They’re capable of blowing teams out in the regular season. Can they beat one or more teams in the postseason?
David Helman, FOX SPORTS
The Giants entered Sunday night with a chance to announce themselves, and the Cowboys spent the next three hours dribbling them like so many basketballs. A 40-0 win is about as thorough a beating as you’ll ever see in the NFL, and Dallas seemed to enjoy reminding New York that there are levels to this thing.
Todd Archer, ESPN
With Gilmore and Trevon Diggs, the Cowboys have their best cornerback duo in years. Gilmore matched up with tight end Darren Waller, he matched up with the Giants’ speedy receivers and he was able to get the better of all of them. “He’s an incredible route reader, just the pattern of concepts and understanding of the stems,” coach Mike McCarthy said.
Pete Prisco, CBS Sports
They were dominant in blowing out the Giants Sunday night. The defense, especially up front, was suffocating. The pass rush is elite.
Vinnie Iyer, The Sporting News
The Cowboys cut the Giants down to size, first with defense and special teams and then with offense for good measure in the second-most impressive East Coast road in Week 1. Dak Prescott had one of the easiest nights for a QB in a rout and Mike McCarthy silenced a lot of louder critics with domination in the rain.
Dalton Miller, Pro Football Network
The Dallas Cowboys thoroughly embarrassed the New York Giants on Sunday Night Football to begin the season. The Giants moved the ball on the first drive, but then a bad snap and a blocked kick reversed the course of the game.
Conor Orr, Sports Illustrated
Putting up 40 beans on anyone in the NFL is something. Doing it while shutting out the opponent is scary. I think there’s a reason Dan Quinn stayed as the defensive coordinator. Sometimes, you can’t leave a masterpiece in progress, and this defense is terrifying. If we want some cold water to calm ourselves down, let’s remember that the Cowboys essentially swung and hit on a knockout blow very early in the game.
Josh Kendall, The Athletic
Mike McCarthy said this offseason that he was willing to sacrifice some offensive flash to help his defense. Turns out, the Cowboys may not even have to play offense this season. The Dallas defense got a pick-six touchdown, seven sacks (from five players), 12 quarterback hits (from seven players) and 10 tackles for loss (from seven players), and the Cowboys added a special teams score. The Giants averaged 2.6 yards per play, the 14th-lowest total in an NFL regular-season game in the last five years.
