Analyzing the performance of key Dallas Cowboys players in their divisional round playoff game against Washington.
Dallas had to deal with a lot of injuries this season and they deserve credit for fighting to the very end. Even with that being the case, McCarthy made several questionable decisions in this one, including punting the ball to Washington late in the fourth rather than gambling on fourth down and going for the win.Whether or not he returns won't be answered right away but we can look back over this game and highlight which players stood out as winners and losers.
Dallas Cowboys running back Deuce Vaughn hardly played Deuce Vaughn this season and that decision looks awful after Sunday. Mike McCarthy said ahead of the game that, and he did. While they still didn't feature him much, the second-year back made an impression with 37 yards on just six touches. He should have been given the snaps they wasted on Ezekiel Elliott, but that's just how things go in Dallas when Jerry Jones is calling the shots.On the whole, Marist Liufau had a very good game. But he was guilty of a costly mistake late in the fourth quarter. With Washington facing a fourth-and-one, Kliff Kingsbury called a read-option run and Marcus Mariota held onto the ball. Micah Parsons crashed on the running back, leaving Liufau to cover Mariota. The rookie took a poor angle and Mariota took off for a big gain.With all the injuries on the defensive line, Dallas has had to lean on Chauncey Golston more this season than any other. The fourth-year pro has responded with the best campaign of his career. Goltson had 4.0 sacks following just 3.5 in his first three seasons. He added 1.5 to that total against Washington, setting himself up for free agency this offseason.the Cowboys went back to rookie Tyler Guyton as the starting left tackle. He didn't have a good outing, and it started on the opening drive
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