This episode of Between the Lines we flip the attention to the defensive line, where chaos meets strategy. This is where the Cowboys’ games are won and lost so let’s dive in.

Interior Defensive Line

(2025 Stats: 215 Total snaps, 17 Total Tackles, 2 TFL, 17 Pressures, 1 Sack)

Grade: 72.3

(2025 Stats: 160 Total snaps, 14 Total Tackles, 2 TFL, 7 Pressures, 0 Sacks)

Grade: 60.5

(2025 Stats: 223 Total snaps, 14 Total Tackles, 2 TFL, 15 Pressures, 2 Sacks)

Grade: 67.7

Mazi Smith

(2025 Stats: 51 Total snaps, 1 Total Tackles, 0 TFL, 2 Pressures, 0 Sack)

Grade: 51.5

(2025 Stats: 39 Total snaps, 1 Total Tackle, 0 TFL, 0 Pressures, 0 Sack)

Grade: 29.3

So the Cowboys key task this week for the defensive tackle is very blunt, cave the interior until Carolina runs out of oxygen. And the goo

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