At halftime on Sunday night, for all competitive intents and purposes, the Dallas Cowboys’ 2025 season seemed to be over. Dallas trailed Philadelphia 21-0, and its lackluster first half looked like the nail in the coffin of its bleak playoff hopes.

To everyone’s surprise, the Cowboys climbed out of the 10-foot hole they had dug themselves, putting together a spirited performance in the second half. Dallas tied the largest comeback in franchise history, scoring 24 unanswered points in a win that will live on in Cowboys’ lore forever.

There were many reasons for the second-half comeback, and offensive players like Dak Prescott and George Pickens deserve tons of credit for the impressive effort, but there is one main reason the Cowboys were able to win that game: their new-look defense. Whe

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