Cowboys win despite sluggish Thanksgiving performance: Pros and cons

Key Facts

With a flurry of second-half energy, the Cowboys roared to life in time to outscore the Giants, 21-0, down the stretch in a 28-20 win.
The Cowboys checked virtually every box in Sunday's game against the Vikings, and the result was a 40-3 drubbing that might've been worse than that lopsided score looks.
They lost the first of those in heartbreaking fashion, so finishing the stretch at 2-1 and improving their record to 8-3 overall just before a long weekend off is nothing to hang their heads about.
Another came inside the final minute, with the Cowboys sitting on a 28-13 lead and willing to trade yards for time.