Week 5 could be pivotal for the Dallas Cowboys and determine how aggressively they will work to improve the roster moving forward.

We are four weeks into the NFL season which means the data set is large enough to start to draw somewhat legitimate conclusions. Ultimately we are still right around the first quarter mark and football has taught us many times that the following three quarters can dramatically change things.

While there are several important storylines for the matchup, the one that sticks out the most is the absence of DeMarcus Lawrence and Micah Parsons.