With a 30–24 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday Night Football, the San Francisco 49ers maintained their supremacy.
Due to the numerous injuries both teams had to cope with, neither team was particularly remarkable in their Week 8 encounter; yet, San Francisco ultimately prevailed.
Where the Cowboys will go from here is hard to predict. Unfortunately, they are now a poor football team, and even the additions they might be bringing in over the next several weeks might not be sufficient to improve their performance. However, it is perhaps best to save that subject for another day.
We are going to examine some of the positive, negative, and ugly aspects of the Cowboys vs. 49ers game from Week 8. There was a tiny amount of good strewn in here and there, but sadly, there was definitely more terrible and ugly.
THE GOOD: CeeDee Lamb, WR
WR CeeDee Lamb’s first 100-yard receiving performance of the season was excellent, even though you hate to see it come in a losing effort. In addition to reaching the end zone twice, he finished the game with a season-high 13 catches for 146 receiving yards. Early in the 2024 season, he and Dak Prescott had trouble connecting, so it is great to watch them ultimately get along and demonstrate their abilities when they are in sync. I hope it keeps on from now on.
THE BAD: The INTs of Dak Prescott
When the Cowboys lose the turnover fight, they are not a good enough team to win games. Never was that more accurate than in this Week 8 game against the 49ers. The 49ers won the game as a direct result of Dak Prescott’s two interceptions. He has now recorded eight INTs in 2024 and this is his third straight multi-INT game of the year. The highest-paid player in the league is not supposed to play like this, and if Dallas hopes to win a lot of games this season, this can not continue.
THE UGLY: Dallas’ defense of Donovan Wilson
The Cowboys defense played a pretty strong, if not inspirational, game against the 49ers on Sunday Night Football despite missing a number of important starters. Regretfully, Donovan Wilson’s ability—or lack thereof—to cover TE What should have been a strong defense night for Dallas is overshadowed by George Kittle. Wilson was in coverage for almost all of Kittle’s six receptions, which totaled 128 yards and one touchdown. In the future, Mike Zimmer might want to reconsider pairing him with TEs.
