Demarco Murray Has Been the Difference for Dallas Cowboys in Recent Stretch

When Demarco Murray left the game against the Baltimore Ravens way back in October, we figured he may miss a couple games. After he missed those couple games, we kept expecting him to return to practice. And then he missed another full week, the team simply stating they wanted him to be 100% healthy before making a return for the stretch run. And then he missed another week. And another. Until finally, even the Jones' wondered if Murray would be back this year.

Demarco finally made his triumphant return a little over a week ago against the Philadelphia Eagles. The numbers weren't overwhelming; 23 carries for 83 yards and a touchdown. But his overall presence was absolutely overwhelming.

Instead of Romo dropping back 70 times, he only threw it 27 times. With no interceptions to boot.
This past Sunday, we saw another heavy dosage of Demarco Murray. He pounded away 21 times, gaining 53 yards and an over-the-top touchdown in the process. His longest run of the afternoon was only 7 yards. He averaged only 2.5 yards per carry. Sounds a lot more like the futile attack we saw while he was gone as opposed to the revamped and re-energized attack he usually possesses, right?

Wrong.