Even with a Week 4 win over the Houston Texans, the Dallas Cowboys still have a glaring problem on defense, and it’s not hard to spot. The pass rush hasn’t been getting home, and the coverage has been shaky enough that opposing receivers have had too much room to work.
There was at least a little encouragement against the run this weekend. Dallas held David Montgomery and the Houston ground game to just 62 yards. But that kind of progress only goes so far when the secondary isn’t creating turnovers or forcing mistakes through the air.
That’s where the biggest issue shows up. According to Gridiron Stats and Info, the Cowboys haven’t intercepted a pass in seven games, which is longer than any other team in the league right now. No one else is even close.
After Dallas, the longest current drought belongs to the Detroit Lions and San Francisco 49ers, who are tied at three games without a pick. The Carolina Panthers and Tennessee Titans are next at two. Every other team has gone no more than one game without an interception.
The Cowboys defense now owns the longest streak in the NFL without an Interception pic.twitter.com/FboDDcdJjU
That kind of number tells the story of a defense that isn’t taking the ball away, and that’s a dangerous place to be in today’s NFL. Passing attacks are tough to slow down as it is, but the good defenses find ways to flip possessions.
Dallas used to do that under Dan Quinn. Since his departure, it’s been a real issue.
And the last interception in that stretch didn’t even come from a defensive back. It was defensive tackle Quinnen Williams who picked off a batted pass from J.J.
McCarthy in the Cowboys’ Week 15 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. That turnover set up a touchdown, and it came on the same drive where Brandon Aubrey drilled a fourth-down conversion on a fake field goal.
For the season, the Cowboys finished with six interceptions. Safety Donovan Wilson led the team with two. Safety Markquese Bell had one, and the only cornerbacks to record picks were DaRon Bland and Trikweze Bridges, who each had one.
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