In SB Nation’s Cowboys roundtable, writers praised Brandon Aubrey after he made all seven scoring kicks against Washington, including a 60-yarder, and mostly graded rookie Jaishawn Barham’s green-dot debut B to B+ ahead of Dallas’ Brazil game with Baltimore.
Barham wore the green dot—the defensive communication role—for the first time. Writers said Dallas looked more organized and he forced a fumble; some also noted containment problems, particularly against Jayden Daniels.
Several writers worried about Dallas’ struggles against mobile quarterbacks and Lamar Jackson, along with Baltimore’s physicality; others flagged travel and field conditions in Brazil. One contributor said Baltimore led the teams’ historical head-to-head 7–1, while another cited an early betting line that made Dallas a three-point underdog.
