Despite Recent Win, Dallas Cowboys' Offense Still Struggling

A few weeks ago, Dallas Cowboys appeared to be one of the top teams in the NFL, sitting on top of the NFC East">the Dallas Cowboys appeared to be one of the top teams in the NFL, sitting on top of the NFC East with a comfortable lead over the Philadelphia Eagles, New York Giants, and Washington Redskins. 

Despite a 7-6 win over the Redskins in Week 11, the Cowboys and the city of Dallas are wondering what has happened to the offense over the last two weeks.

After a 2-2 start, the Cowboys went on to win their next four games with key wins over the Atlanta Falcons and Eagles. In those four games, the Cowboys scored a total of 121 points, averaging 30.3 points per game.

Last week, they missed an opportunity to take a commanding lead in the NFC East by losing to the Packers 17-7, Tony Romo his first loss in the month of November since 2006">giving Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo his first loss in the month of November since 2006. The Eagles lost to the Chargers 23-21 and the Giants were on a bye week, which means the Cowboys could have been sitting on top of the NFC East with a comfortable two-game lead.

Instead, they failed to take advantage of a chance to increase their lead and struggled against a Packers' squad desperate for a big win.

Despite Cowboys wide receiver Roy Williams posting his first 100-yard game of the season against the Packers, his touchdown came with 38 seconds left in the game and was the only points scored by the team's offense all day.

He also had a key fumble in Packers' territory after hauling in a 42-yard reception from quarterback Tony Romo that ruined the team's chances of putting any points on the board.

Romo finished the game against the Packers 24-for-39 for 251 yards, one touchdown, and two turnovers. While he struggled to help the Cowboys passing game find the end zone all day, the ground game failed to get anything going against the league's fourth-ranked rush defense, rushing for 61 yards on 14 attempts.

Against the Redskins, it was a similar situation for the Cowboys as the offense struggled to get anything going; the only difference this time around was they were able to come through with the win.

Romo's first pass of the game to a Cowboys wide receiver came on the last play of the third quarter after Miles Austin hauled in a 23-yard reception. His only touchdown of the game came on a 10-yard pass to wide receiver Patrick Crayton with 2:41 left to play in the game.

While they still managed to come through with the win this time, it's obvious the Cowboys offense won't get lucky each week with these type of statistics.

Over the last two games, the Cowboys have managed to score just 14 points. While the offense has struggled the last two weeks, the Cowboys still find themselves in first place of the NFC East with a 7-3 record.

However, the Cowboys offense needs to figure out why they've struggled the last two weeks and get out of their funk if they want to be playoff contenders, especially with the schedule they have in December.

Dan Parzych is the founder of the new NFCEastFootball.com