Dallas' injury-plagued defense got picked apart by Nix, and the Cowboys' offensive line got pummeled by Denver's pass rush

The Dallas Cowboys as a team were awful in Week 8, and even Dak Prescott is feeling the heat after the loss to the Denver Broncos.

The pre-snap penalties killed the Cowboys in Denver, with Vance Joseph's defense the best in the league when it comes to third-down stops (allowing a conversion just 29 percent of the time). With one game to go before the bye week, the Cowboys will not want to head into it on the back of two straight losses.

This week on Cowboys Overtime, Mac Engel and Nick Harris break down Dallas' loss to the Denver Broncos, discuss whether Dak Prescott can save the team and talk changes that must be made before the game against the Arizona Cardinals.

The Dallas Cowboys were forced to reshuffle their secondary in Week 8 against the Broncos, and while it was a disaster, there may be one diamond in the rough.

Kristi Scales is the sideline reporter for the Dallas Cowboys Radio Network. She writes this column for The Dallas Morning News after each Cowboys game.

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