Judging biggest overreactions for NFL Week 2 games - ESPN

ARLINGTON, Texas — Brian Schottenheimer was having a rough week.

The Dallas Cowboys' first-year coach had three extra days to sit with a tough season-opening loss to the Philadelphia Eagles before coaching again Sunday against the New York Giants. Early last week, both of his dogs were bitten by snakes. On Friday, his 82-year-old mother broke her arm and was hospitalized.

«So, I was hoping things would turn around at some point,» Schottenheimer said after Sunday's game.

They did, of course. Then they turned back the other way. Then back his way. Then back the other way. Then back his way when the Cowboys were able to pull out a 40-37 overtime victory over the Giants to give Schottenheimer his first win as an NFL head coach.

This game was packed with potential overreactions. In the fourth quarter alone — when 41 total points were scored, the final three on a tying, 64-yard Brandon Aubrey field goal — you could have argued that Russell Wilson is more than good enough to keep Jaxson Dart on the bench, Malik Nabers would lead the league in receiving yards this season, the Cowboys' defense isn't good enough to get them to the playoffs or that Aubrey should get more MVP voting attention. In overtime, which nearly went the distance, you could have argued that Wilson isn't good enough to hold off the rookie, a fully healthy Dak Prescott is going to be back in the MVP conversation again this season or that Javonte Williams — not George Pickens — was the Cowboys' most important offseason pickup.

The game featured 984 total yards, 26 accepted penalties (and many, many more that were declined or offset), three different wide receivers going over 100 yards and five fourth-quarter lead changes. It was bonkers. When it was over,