FRISCO, Texas — Getting off to a fast start is something every NFL team and, specifically, their respective offense wants to accomplish on a weekly basis, but the Dallas Cowboys can't quite make that happen for themselves, at least not consistently, over the course of the 2025 season.
To put it plainly, they're being outscored monstrously in the first quarter of games — 49-109 through 13 games. It continually put them in a hole they've not been able to climb out of on a regular basis, particularly pre-bye week, when the defense looked wildly different and were statistically the worst in the league.
Their loss to the Detroit Lions ended an exciting three-game win streak that nudged them forward in the playoff conversation, and again highlighted their tendency toward slow starts.
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