3 stars from the Cowboys’ 33-10 win over Carolina..

Let the good times roll. The Dallas Cowboys headed into Charlotte and picked up another decisive win in front of their “home” crowd. Cowboys fans overtook Bank of America Stadium and watched their team pick up another convincing victory, this time over the Carolina Panthers. The Cowboys offense played mistake-free football. Meanwhile, the defense forced multiple turnovers and the team scored ten points off those turnovers, equaling the points scored by Carolina. In total, the Cowboys recorded seven sacks. Though the Cowboys won by a comfortable margin, a few of their players were stand-out performers and are the stars of the game.

Markequese Bell has taken well to his expanded role. Whether you want to call him a linebacker or call him a safety, it doesn’t matter. Bell is playing with the lateral quickness and speed to neutralize runs to the perimeter and the physicality to take on offensive linemen to defend inside runs. Carolina did have some success running the ball, but Bell did his best to limit the Panthers. Bell led the team in tackles with ten, making six of them by himself.

Overall, the Cowboys’ offense wasn’t nearly as productive as last week, which is a high benchmark to meet. The Cowboys didn’t dominate the time of possession, and the Panthers found some success in their running game, shortening the game for the Dallas offense. That said, Tony Pollard played a gritty game against a defensive front that didn’t allow Dallas much space to work with. Pollard and the offense persisted, and Pollard had 80 yards from scrimmage. (61 rushing yards, 19 receiving yards) Pollard’s patience paid off with a highlight reel touchdown early in the fourth quarter.