- The Cowboys are trying to clean up a defense that was pushed around by Baltimore, but the next step comes with a catch: the roster is getting thinner while the accountability talk gets louder.
- Dallas lost to the Ravens 34-31 and gave up 378 total yards, including 192 on the ground.
- Malik Hooker is expected to miss a couple of weeks with a fractured forearm, and Jalen Thompson will miss a minimum of four weeks with a hamstring injury.
- Through three games, they have allowed the second-most rushing yards per game in the NFL at 179.7.
- Sunday’s game will not answer every question about Dallas’ defense.
- It will, however, show whether the Cowboys can turn a public reset into something more concrete while the personnel chart keeps shrinking.
Cowboys’ defensive reset faces a harder test as injuries pile up before Texans
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Sources & Referenced Reporting
- Dallas Cowboys, “Kenny Clark on Cowboys defense's performance vs. Ravens, plan to improve vs. Texans,” Sept. 30, 2026.
- Dallas Cowboys, “Brian Schottenheimer takes responsibility for loss to Ravens: 'I deserve the criticism',” Sept. 29, 2026.
- Dallas Cowboys, “Cowboys Injury Roundup: Key Dallas defenders to miss multiple weeks,” Sept. 29, 2026.
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