The Cowboys continue to win. It's a bad thing.

You see, all NFL football games will not be a 54-51 affair. The defense is dead and will never be back. The crowd had to stall a little Thursday because we saw a lot of defenses and turnovers yesterday during the Day of Turkey. Let's break everything.

The offensive was optional in Detroit early in the game.

Many shots and a lot of defense. Not terribly surprising. We know that the Bears have an excellent defense and they started Chase Daniel, a quarterback who makes his first start since 2014, on the road and for a short week. The Lions offensive line struggled this season to defend against good defenses. Detroit was without Kerryon Johnson this week too. It was Bears 9-7 at halftime. He was 16-16 late in the fourth quarter before another six choice for the safety of the Eddie Jackson Bears helped them to win the game 23-16.

A couple of takeaways from this game. First, I was reluctant to follow the Bears movement because there is something I can not buy about Mitch Trubisky. The Bears are the best team in the first half of the games, even better in the first quarter. They led to half of every game they played before slowing down in the second half. Is it because Trubisky is not in his opening script and / or Matt Nagy is not in his script, so they are not as effective? I tend to side with Trubisky because he sometimes shows that he will miss the easy shots. As good as the Bears defense has been, in 2018, your quarterback and your offensive have to play at a high level to win the playoffs.

That said, I think the time has come to buy the Bears, who are still in a year to play the real game of the Super Bowl. The Lions may be lifeless at the present time, but Chicago is on the way to a rival division with a quarterback reserve a little over a week and has won. It's huge. Washington could not do it.

Yesterday, Chase Daniel showed why he is regularly paid a lot of money to become a replacement. He was 27-37 for 230 yards and two touchdowns. This game has shown that Matt Nagy is a legitimate coach. It was not before, but the Bears Offensive could be effective in these circumstances. They did not have a lot of racing games and always had guys open all day.

Nagy made some subtle changes to the game that, in my opinion, were important and easily overlooked. In the first half, they tried some deeper passes, but Chase was just a little behind. This is not surprising considering that it has barely worked at full speed with these large receivers. In the second half, they left. Shorter pitches and easier finishes. Good adjustments.

The Bears defense came into play as the first defense of the NFL because it can do everything. They have 34 sacks and award only 3.6 meters per race, tied with the Saints for the best of the NFL. What takes their defense from good to big, are the business numbers. They forced 29 turnovers, including 20 interceptions and scores for six of them.

Although this league is an offensive league, the Bears are probably the only defense that could stay with the Saints in the playoffs and that gives them a chance.

The worst thing possible is happening to the Cowboys right now.

They are winning. Why is it bad? Because Jason Garrett could keep his job if they win the NFC East, and Garrett should not keep his job. I already wrote about it.

The offense is bland. Amari Cooper's improvement has improved, but it's not that different. It's just Amari Cooper playing. Thursday was a good example.

The first touchdown was a short and long catch. The second was a good opportunity in the triple cover, and Cooper was still free and used his speed to bring him home. So far, it was well worth the rough draft of the first round and people like me who said he was not obliged to eat our lyrics So, although Cooper has improved the game, I'm not sure that he improved Dak Prescott.

What Cooper did, is to open up a bit of the running game. The Cowboys patchwork offensive line handled the ball well yesterday. That was the formula of their success and they come back to it. But again, they have a formula for success. This is not a recipe that will allow them to win in the long run.

The best thing the Cowboys have for them is easily their defense. It's fast. It's physical, and they can rush the smuggler. It's the defense that gives them a chance to win every week. I like to watch this game of defense. They will play the Saints next Thursday, so they will undergo a huge test. We can judge them more clearly after this match.

What is there to say about the night game? The Falcons are bad.

Falcons do things that bad football teams do. They groped inside the 5-yard line twice and once inside the 20-yard line. Matt Ryan started a passing interception for his fourth round.

Ryan was 35-for-47 for 377 yards. He should have made 60 attempts. The Saints entered the night as one of the best defensemen in the NFL, and the Falcons had barely one meter per race in the first half. They finished the match with 16 attempts for 26 yards. Just brutal.

I would consider myself primarily as an NFL thinker of the converted old school. I've always thought of things like "you have to run to set the tone" and "you have to run to set up a play action" and so on. It is now proven that these things are just not true. The goal of an offense is to score touchdowns, to collect yards, to move the ball. If passing the ball is the best option that week, pass the ball to each representative. Of course, there are still times when balance is important. He eats the clock. This can physically wear the opponent. Some defenses can not defend the race. There are some running actions that can configure passes or other games later. So yes, there are reasons to keep running. Just not last night.

Finally, the Saints are the best team in the NFL. End of the story.