It’s the bye week for the Dallas Cowboys which means there’s no game this week and there’s all the more time to get healthy in preparation for their next contest. This extra time is going to be necessary for defensive end Randy Gregory who underwent a knee scope on Tuesday afternoon.Randy has played in six of the Cowboys’ seven games this season (missed Giants in Week 2) which was long thought to be an impossibility when he was dealing with issues off of the field. If he was going to have his knee scoped now is obviously the best time to do it. Dallas has the bye week and then an added day before their next game as they don’t play again until Week 9’s Monday Night Football tilt when they host the Tennessee Titans. Knee scopes aren’t exactly the most intense procedure that athletes can have https://www.dallascowboysfanshop.com/Brett-Maher-Jersey , but everything has to be taken seriously.The next game the Cowboys play will be gigantic as it’ll be on primetime and the debut of new wide receiver Amari Cooper. Randy Gregory has been a nice complement along the defensive line, but he’s definitely had moments where he disappeared.Hopefully he gets back to feeling fine soon enough. The NFL has spent most of the season pushing to fans the notion that more points means better football. Last night’s game showed that’s not necessarily the case.Only 10 days after the Chiefs and Rams combined for triple digits (including 35 in the fourth quarter alone), prompting talk of rules changes aimed at restoring a better offense/defense balance, the Saints and Cowboys scored 23 points. In the entire game.Saints-Cowboys was every bit as compelling as Chiefs-Rams, despite the dearth of points. It held interest throughout, creating few if any temptations to watch or do something other than focus on the game.And for good reason. Throughout it Jeff Heath Jersey , a level of suspense existed regarding the seemingly inevitable explosion of points from the Saints. Down 13-0 at the half, a quick-strike, Saints-style touchdown drive would have made things 13-7, which could have then become 14-13, 21-13, 28-13 Tyrone Crawford Color Rush Jersey , and over.Even after the Cowboys held the Saints to a field goal (they opted for the points over going for it on fourth down), the sense lingered that something bad was going to happen to the Cowboys. That feeling of dread peaked when the Saints forced and recovered a Dak Prescott fumble, and then it quickly evaporated when Jourdan Lewis made a diving interception of an uncharacteristic misfire from Drew Brees.So, no, defense isn’t dead. And, yes https://www.dallascowboysfanshop.com/Travis-Frederick-Jersey , football can be exciting without points. And, no, a 12th man on defense won’t be necessary any time soon.