Minnesota Vikings Best and Worst: Week 10 vs. Dallas Cowboys

ARLINGTON, TX - NOVEMBER 10: Minnesota Vikings Running Back Dalvin Cook (33) drags Dallas Cowboys Cornerback Chidobe Awuzie (24) while colliding with Safety Xavier Woods (25) during the game between the Minnesota Vikings and Dallas Cowboys on November 10, 2019 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX. (Photo by Andrew Dieb/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

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ARLINGTON, TEXAS - NOVEMBER 10: Michael Gallup #13 of the Dallas Cowboys scores a touchdown during the second quarter against the Minnesota Vikings at AT&T Stadium on November 10, 2019 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Michael Gallup #13 of the Dallas Cowboys (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /

The worst thing

Last week, the Chiefs made the Vikings defense look ridiculous by owning Minnesota defensive backs using blistering speed and curl/comeback routes to get separation and make easy catches for solid yardage.

Once again, that was the case against the Vikings. The Cowboys made the purple and gold terrified to give up the deep plays and gave up a lot of plays that looked far too simple for Dak Prescott and his wide receivers, particularly on third down.

Before their struggles on third and fourth down in the fourth quarter, Dallas made it a regular activity to pick on second-year corner Mike Hughes, whose early coverage struggled and couldn’t cue in on what the offense was doing. However, Hughes picked up his act in this game and tightened his coverage.

Minnesota will definitely need to tighten up that defense when they take on more teams with explosive offenses. If not, the secondary could continue to be exposed just like they have the last two weeks.

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