The Chicago Bears entered Week 3 at 0-2, but the Dallas Cowboys’ defense turned them into believers. By the final whistle, Chicago had a 31-14 win and a little swagger back.

For Dallas, though, questions are piling up. The defense looked lost, and that blockbuster Micah Parsons trade is aging like milk. If fans were already tired of that debate, Jerry Jones has tossed them a fresh one.

Speaking after the game, Jones didn’t sound like a man content to sit still. On 105.3 The Fan, he hinted at tweaks coming in the secondary. “You just name one of them, and we’ve got a couple others that could really come off of our IR that more than likely would have been playing in these first three ballgames,” Jones said.

“So, we have personnel on the way, by and through, of guys getting off the injury list. And that could be very, very helpful.”

He wasn’t subtle about the message either: reinforcements are on the way, and the Cowboys know they need them. The Bears exposed Dallas all over the field, and unless Jones’ “very, very helpful” injury returns deliver quickly, the defense could be in for another long month.

Jones has been renowned for these types of experiments in the franchise. First, bringing in Brian Schottenheimer, then a surprise trade of Micah Parsons, and now amendments in the defense, Jones doesn’t seem to get enough.

Jones’s talk about altering the secondary naturally raises questions for defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus‘ job security as well. But for now, Eberflus appears to be safe. After following Rob Ryan to the Cowboys in 2011, Eberflus has been holding onto Jones. This is because he mostly doesn’t challenge Jones’ authority.

“I really like our coaching staff. They’re really outstanding teachers. They know what they’re doing. It doesn’t look that way now. Chicago had something to do with that. But I’ve got real confidence in this staff that we’ve got,” Jerry Jones said recently, striking a tone of patience despite the Cowboys’ defensive collapse.

The numbers tell the real story. In back-to-back weeks, Dallas has surrendered 71 points, 748 yards, and 11 touchdowns while failing to record a single sack.

Russell Wilson diced them for 450 yards and 3 scores, then Caleb Williams followed with 298 yards and 4 touchdowns without ever touching the turf.

Wan’Dale Robinson (8-142) and Malik Nabers (9-167-2) shredded soft zones, Cole Kmet scored untouched, and Luther Burden III (101 yards, TD) and Rome Odunze (62 yards, TD) exposed passive corners.

Even Donovan Wilson, a box enforcer, has been stranded in deep coverage, leaving play-action routes wide open. That’s not just execution—it’s scheme.

Jones admitted as much, conceding that Dallas needs more pressure up front. “What we were really short on out there, which was just not playing the schemes that we were using in the secondary to its fundamentals, not playing to the fundamentals of the scheme, is what really hurt us,” he said.

It’s also the exact spot where a healthy Parsons could have been a difference-maker—except Jones shipped him out before the season even began.

The Cowboys are the ‘worst-rated’ defense

The Cowboys’ defense looked lost against the Bears on Sunday. “There’s not enough guys in the rush, and certainly no coverage. Another wide open receiver,” Tom Brady said during the telecast. It appeared that they were unnecessarily slipping on the ground like a block of Swiss cheese. Stats show alarming insights into the Cowboys’ defense and suggest they still have to cover a long way before facing any other offense in the upcoming matches.

According to TruMedia, the Cowboys’ defense is rated as the worst defense of the season, giving up maximum receiving yards and allowing the best passer rate to the wide receivers. In fact, they are placed at the third spot on the podium in giving the most total yards per game (409.7).

Also, they have the 5th-most points per game (30.7) and the highest third-down conversion rate (53.7%).

The Cowboys will now face the Green Bay Packers in week 4. And Micah Parsons will be there. He will certainly be extra motivated to show his old team what they have lost.

Schottenheimer and Eberflus need to find answers to the defensive loopholes. Otherwise, the Cowboys will be in for a Sunday Night Football “shutdown”.