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Cowboys' trio of RB, WR and TE had more tackles than all the Dallas defensive ends vs. Giants

The Dallas Cowboys had to rely on some offensive players to make tackles during Sunday's wild overtime win over the New York Giants.

In fact, a trio of offensive guys had more tackles than all of the Cowboys' defensive ends.

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram's Nick Harris shared this stat on X:

"Brevyn Spann-Ford, CeeDee Lamb and Hunter Luepke combined for more tackles (6) than the entire DE room (5)."

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Lamb, the star wide receiver, had a solo tackle after a Dak Prescott interception.

Spann-Ford, the sizable backup tight end, made three tackles on special teams.

Luepke, the fullback, added two tackles of his own on special teams.

Mostly it's just a quirk, but it does show the lack of overall impact that the Dallas defensive line had on the game.

Of course, the Cowboys traded superstar edge rusher Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers right before the season started.

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At least for Dallas it was a bounceback Sunday in which the Cowboys improved to 1-1 and found a way past the Giants despite a massive game for Russell Wilson.

Brandon Aubrey rescued Dallas at the end of regulation with a 64-yard field goal, then hit the winner at the OT buzzer from much closer.

The Cowboys will take a win however they can get it. Going forward, they'd probably prefer a few more of their defensive players getting in on the action.