Oakland Raiders...........19
Dallas Cowboys............13

The good news is that this wasn't the ugliest lost I've seen, but it does rank (really rank) up there. Lot's of blame to throw around, but none more than to the coaches, who appeared to be ready to play the wrong team this week.

Well, at least Larry Allen didn't try to kill the kicker this week.

Cowboys Report Card

Passing Offense: D
Bledsoe was harassed all game long. Take away Crayton's TD fluke and the one long pass to Glenn, then Drew only threw for 92 yards. Yech.

Rushing Offense: C-
Never made a difference in the game, no matter how many times they tried. One bright spot is the emergence of Tyrone Thompson.

Passing Defense: C
They got burned early by Moss, but after that, they played better. Still, the lack of turnovers hurt.

Rushing Defense: D
Credit the Raiders for recognizing a Cowboy shortcoming. Taking a queue from Joe Gibbs playbook, they played the misdirection to perfection. Also, with the threat of another big play from Moss, the safeties were forced to play back.

Special Teams: D+
Jose Cortez finally kicked a field goal and Matt McBriar continues to punt very well, but the coverage teams were awful. Letting up 2 long returns kept them from establishing any momentum.

Coaching: D
Mike Zimmer made up for the early defensive alignment mistakes. However, the defense never were able to contain a running back who came into the game averaging under 3.5 yards per carry. The play calling on offense was offensive. Even though establishing a running game is the key to Sean Payton's offence, the Cowboys never adjusted. Plus, taking a time-out with 2 minutes to go - when the game clock had stopped anyway, was suicidal. It left them without a last opportunity.