FRISCO, Texas -- "There's no place like home," is a quote said by Dorothy as she returns to Kansas in the 1939 cla sic movie, "The Wizard of Oz." The phrase also directly applies to the ' 2023 season. They routed the , 49-17, in Week 10 to extend the longest active home winning streak to 12, and Dallas has won its four home games this season by a combined score of 160-50. Like Dorothy in the movie, the Cowboys need to make a quick stop on the road in Week 11 against the , a path that hasn't been so golden or even yellow to begin the season, before returning home. Dallas is 2-3 on the road in 2023, and it has allowed its opponents to score first in four of its five road contests.HOMEROADW-L4-0*2-3PPG40.0*21.8PPG Allowed12.5*23.0Point Differential+ Tyson Ross Jersey 110*-6Total YPG446.5325.2Total YPG Allowed230.0*311.2 Turnover Margin+6*-2Third-Down Percentage50.9%*44.1%*Penalties/Game6.09.0**Penalty Yards/Game43.574.0Time of Po se sion37:33*28:42Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy didn't have to travel far distances too often as the head coach of the from 2006-18, as all of the Packers' division rivals were in states bordering Wisconsin. That is not the case with Dallas, as all three of its NFC East division rivals -- the Giants, the and the -- are on the East Coast, just like the Panthers, its Week 11 opponent. McCarthy and his players dove into detail about a few schedule and logistical changes they made to help jumpstart their current home winning streak, like. McCarthy refused to divulge his adjustment proce s for road games this time around, declaring it "top secret.""We're a football team that travels a lot, so our time traveling is high," McCarthy said Wednesday. "It definitely took me to my second year to get a hold of that. Obviously we go west and east, so it's clearly different. I think we've changed some little things here that are definitely helpful for everybody. I'm really look at the stretch coming up from a scheduling administrative standpoint. Last year down the stretch, I felt like we could've done some things better. Hopefully, it give our guys a little better time to prepare. I didn't like how we played at Tenne see (a 27-13 Week 17 win in which they committed three turnovers) or at Washington (a 26-6 lo s in Week Tony Gwynn Jersey 18) last year. I looked real hard at that four-week segment there, and I've already started making adjustments that are in place in the last three weeks. We can't talk about it because it's top secret. We're trying to pay it forward."One area of emphasis McCarthy was willing to divulge is the need to curtail their road penalty woes. Dallas averages nine penalties a game away from AT&T Stadium, the most in the NFL by a team when it goes Chase Headley Jersey on the road this season. His suggested solution for the i sues is to start warming up earlier, so the team can start warmer and faster and not fall behind early like it has in all of its away games except its season-opening, 40-0 win at the Giants in Week 1 on "Sunday Night Football.""Statistically, the first one is the penalties," McCarthy said Thursday. "Penalties on the road compared to home are way too high. Road environments, it's a different challenge, especially at the beginning of the game when the crowd is the loudest. We're obviously expecting a lot of Cowboys fans there on Sunday. I think the other thing I've tried to really emphasize is taking care of the football. It's a different setting, different environment. Just maybe get out there a little earlier pregame to make sure you're set to go." While some may be quick to blame McCarthy and his staff for the team's discipline i sues on the road, Dallas players said it's not on the staff."Mistakes aren't coaching, penalties aren't coach
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