FRISCO — Mike McCarthy gave his players some questions to answer during the bye week. With his team 3-3 and coming off a 47-9 loss to the Lions, the Cowboys coach wanted his team to refocus. McCarthy wouldn’t go into much detail about what questions needed answering.

Following the loss to the Lions, head coach Mike McCarthy may have dropped a subtle hint about what lies ahead, or at least his expectations about what could be on the horizon.