PFF Grades: Best and worst Cowboys performances in Week 4, win by position with Mazi Smith leading the way

A win is a win is a win, but the Cowboys were certainly hoping to have more style points than they ended up with in their 20-15 victory over the New York Giants. The success within the division evened Dallas’ young season record to 2-2, which was a must given the tough opponents they faced. Next up in Week 5 is the Pittsburgh Steelers, who are (currently) 3-0. Next up are games against the Detroit Lions, San Francisco 49ers and Philadelphia Eagles, with a bye week and Kirk Cousins’ Atlanta Falcons sharing each of those three crucial faceoffs.

However, after their performance in their last two losses, the Cowboys will have to endure the ups and downs. Pro Football Focus has given the starting grades for each player, and they seem to represent the unpleasant progression of the referee-influenced grind of Thursday Night Football. Here are the best and worst initial scores for the competition sorted by position. To qualify, a player had to appear in at least 15% of their unit’s respective snaps. All grades are a maximum of 100.

Quarterbacks

Best grade: Dak Prescott 83.0

Running backs

Best grade: Ezekiel Elliott 79.5

Worst grade: Hunter Lüpke 52.4

Wide receiver

Best grade: CeeDee Lamb 79.6

Worst grade: Brandin Cooks 56.6

Offensive line

Best grade: Tyler Smith 77.4

Worst grade: Cooper Beebe 42.6

Edge rusher

Best grade: Micah Parsons 72.8 Worst grade: Carl Lawson 30.3

Defensive tackles

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Best grade: Mazi Smith 88.5 Worst grade: Linval Joseph 49.5

Linebackers

Best grade: DeMarvion Overshown 77.2 Worst grade: Marist Liufau 54.1

Collateral

Best grade: Donovan Wilson 67.6 Worst grade: Malik Hooker 60.9

Cornerbacks

Best grade: Amani Oruwariye 69.7 Worst grade: Andrew Booth 31.1

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