Ralph Vacchiano

NFC East Reporter

The Dallas Cowboys defense is already drawing comparisons to some of the greatest defenses in NFL history. They have gotten all the headlines and credit so far for the team’s impressive 2-0 start. They have been dominant, suffocating and turnover-happy.

But here’s the best part for the Cowboys, and the scariest part for the rest of the NFL: Their offense is still pretty dangerous too.

They haven’t really been needed much the first two weeks, but they showed a little of their own powers on Sunday during the Cowboys’ 30-10 win over the New York Jets. The Jets may be a dead team walking with Zach Wilson forced to take over for the injured Aaron Rodgers at quarterback, but they are loaded with talent on the defensive side.

And putting up 30 points and 382 yards on that Jets defense is no joke at all.

It’s just more proof that this Cowboys team is really the total package, and might be the franchise’s best team since their last Super Bowl team 28 years ago. The defense proved itself with its seven-sack, three-turnover, shutout performance against the New York Giants on Opening Night, and it was more of the same against the Jets on Sunday. 

But this time the offense got going too.

And Dak Prescott did it without one of his top two receivers — Brandin Cooks, who missed the game with a sprained knee. Prescott completed his first 13 passes en route to a 31-for-38, 255-yard, two-touchdown performance. He did most of his damage, as he always does, by throwing to CeeDee Lamb, who had a career-high 11 catches for 143 yards.

“I know what I’m capable of doing and the things I’m pretty good at it,” Lamb told reporters after the game. “The show isn’t over.”

He meant his own show, but there was a lot more to the Cowboys’ offensive show, too. They got 134 yards on the ground, too, behind 72 from Tony Pollard. And they didn’t turn the ball over at all. They ground the Jets into submission, holding the ball for 42 minutes and 15 seconds. It was a…