Star Points: Cowboys’ Lamb had no interest in playing without Dak, Zimmer’s Week 1 stroke of genius, Dallas climbs power rankings

One byproduct of the Cowboys finalizing a new extension for quarterback Dak Prescott on Sunday morning was that there wasn’t much time for the principal players to talk about it before the Week 1 game. Now that the dust is settling after their season-opening win, the conversation is coming back around to the importance of Dak’s record-breaking contract. In today’s Star Points, CeeDee Lamb gets real about how important Prescott’s deal is for him, and Jerry Jones puts the numbers in perspective with the hope that history repeats itself.

Meanwhile, there’s still more to examine from the win in Cleveland, including Mike Zimmer pulling off one of the week’s best coaching moves across the league, what exactly happened that cost Brandon Aubrey a shot at an NFL record, and a long-overdue coming-out party for one Cowboys defender. The team climbs in the power rankings and we share how the victory played out on the Dallas sideline, but there is some cause for concern over how the offense did next to nothing for an entire half. All that, plus a controversial restructuring, several Cowboys greats have taken a step toward Canton, and why Jake Ferguson’s injury could open the door to a player you may not be expecting.