"You certainly can't say it was a boring Sunday. While there were a few blowout victories here and there, we saw seven of the 12 games Sunday decided by seven points or fewer. Outside of the 49ers, who firmly shut the door on the Saints to seal up their second consecutive close victory on the road to start the season, none of those wins felt resounding."
"Three teams pulled off comebacks by scoring in the final two minutes of regulation or overtime. The Cowboys topped the Giants, the Bengals beat the Jaguars and the Colts pulled out a last-second victory over the Broncos. I'm going to break down those three games. What happened? How did those teams fuel their comebacks? Are these types of performances sustainable? And should we feel concerned about the three losers of those games?"
"Let's begin in Dallas, where the Cowboys needed help from one of the superstars it still has to overcome the absence of the one it traded away. (And if you want to read more about the Giants' side of things, come back Thursday, when I'll have my annual look at the league's 0-2 teams and how they're essentially all about to suit up for playoff games in Week 3. It'll be the Chiefs' first appearance in that column, too.)"
Seven of 12 games were decided by seven points or fewer, producing a tightly contested Sunday of NFL action. The 49ers shut the door on the Saints to secure a second consecutive close road victory. Three teams completed comebacks by scoring in the final two minutes of regulation or overtime: the Cowboys over the Giants, the Bengals over the Jaguars, and the Colts over the Broncos. Dallas relied on Aubrey's 64-yard field goal at the end of regulation to force overtime. Cowboys kickers have a history of rescuing coaches from mismanaged end-game situations after teams cross the fake "field goal range" line.
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