Can Cowboys' defense carry team to a title?

Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons. Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports

Can Cowboys' defensive 'crew of destroyers' carry team to a title?

By Clark Dalton | Last updated 11/3/22

Beware of one of the NFL's best wrecking crews.

"This is a crew of destroyers. They have no mercy and do a nice job of taking shifts at this," wrote The Athletic's Bob Strum about the Cowboys' defense.

The unit is a terror. Through eight games, it leads the league in sacks with 33. If the defense can hold onto that lead, the Cowboys will be No.1 in sacks for the first time since 2008.

#Cowboys LB Micah Parsons sacks vs Rams ✭ pic.twitter.com/UD45YICFXJ
— Dallas Cowboys Network (@TheCowboysNet) October 13, 2022

The Cowboys' defense has carried the team to a 6-2 record, and the organization believes it can propel them into championship contention.

Cowboys vice president Stephen Jones recently said it has the "potential" to match Dallas' Super Bowl teams in the 1990s.

Twenty-one of the past 22 teams who made the Super Bowl had a top-10 passing defense. Through eight games, Dallas has the No. 3 passing defense in the league, giving it hope of a playoff run.

Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn has a championship pedigree. He was the Seahawks' defensive coordinator in 2013 when they won Super Bowl XLVIII with the league's top defense.

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