Eh, I'm not convinced. The media hot take this morning is, "Wow, these Cowboys just announced that they will need to be counted among the playoff contenders and a team that, with this defense, can win a Super Bowl."
Of course they are careful to follow that up with "can, not will. Not a prediction, but they are climbing into that tier of contenders."
I don't even know if I agree with that. Of course they are good enough that they can beat any team on any night, but I think unless Prescott improves, they are a clear margin behind many if not most of the other playoff teams.
They may be able to win a playoff home game against someone like the Redskins or Panthers, but I'm not counting on them being able to beat the Saints in NO, the Rams in LA, or even necessarily the Bears or Vikings if it came to that. The Bears also have a fantastic D right now, and of course so do the Vikings.
You can't be scoring 13 or 17 points to beat these teams.