A win is a win is a win, but the Cowboys were certainly hoping to score more style points than they ultimately did in their 20-15 victory over the New York Giants. The divisional success evened Dallas’ record to 2-2 on the young season, which was a must considering the gauntlet of tough opponents staring them in the face. The upstart (currently) 3-0 Pittsburgh Steelers are next in Week 5, with games against the Detroit Lions, San Francisco 49ers and Philadelphia Eagles next, with a bye week and Kirk Cousins’ Atlanta Falcons taking each of those three crucial divide confrontations. .

However, after how they performed in their previous two losses, the Cowboys will take the up-and-down performance. Pro Football Focus submitted the starting grades for each player, and they appear to reflect the awkward flow of referee-interrupted Thursday Night Football work. Here are the best and worst starting numbers, by position, for the match. A player had to appear in at least 15% of his unit’s respective snaps to qualify. All numbers are a maximum of 100.

Quarterbacks

Best grade: Roof Prescott 83.0

Running backs

Best grade: Ezekiel Elliott 79.5

Worst grade: Hunter Luepke 52.4

Wide receivers

Best grade: CeeDee Lam 79.6

Worst grade: Brandin cooks 56.6

Offensive line

Best grade: Tyler Smith 77.4

Worst grade: Cooper Beebe 42.6

Edge rushers

Best grade: Micah Parsons 72.8 Worst grade: Carl Lawson 30.3

Defensive tackles

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Best grade: Mazi Smith 88.5 Worst grade: Linval Joseph 49.5

Linebackers

Best grade: DeMarvion Overshown 77.2 Worst grade: Marist Liufau 54.1

Protections

Best grade: Donovan Wilson 67.6 Worst grade: Malik Whore 60.9

Cornerbacks

Best grade: Amani Oruwariye 69.7 Worst grade: Andrew Booth 31.1

This article originally appeared on Cowboys Wire: PFF grades: Best and worst Cowboys performances in Week 4 win by position with Mazi Smith leading the way