Look, I hate to defend the Stains, I really do, but tonight, Brees was the problem more than the Cowboys. They had 2 sacks and 1 garbage time interception. Their defense played as well as they played all season, but the common thread was the Saint's play-calling and execution, which was horrid. If you want to look at this game as some referendum on the Falcons personnel strategy, then I present the following Cowboys 1st team front 7:
Lawrence - Certifiable stud, no explanation needed
Crawford - 7th year pro, never more than 5 sacks a season
Woods - 2nd year as a pro (didn't play 2018...) 1.5 sacks total
Taco - 2nd year pro, 4 sacks total
Wilson - 4th year pro, .75 sacks a year
Smith - 2nd year pro (I'm not even going to count the 1st year because of the nerve issues) - 4 sacks this year
Lee - It's not even fair to discuss QB pressures with him, though in 8 seasons he has 3 sacks. When healthy he roams the field and makes tackles, but when does that happen consistently?
*Also, let's include Vender Esch, since he killed it tonight, but general stats are: rookie, 0 sacks, 77 tackles, 0 sacks
I dare anyone to say that front 7 is better than the Falcons...