FRISCO -- Cowboys defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli said secondary coach Kris Richard handled the defensive play-calls in Sunday night's win over the Giants, similar to the setup Dallas used last year with linebackers coach Matt Eberflus.

Marinelli said Richard called all of the defensive plays against the Giants and primarily handled the duty in the season opener at Carolina, but with Marinelli's input during the games and the week of practices. Marinelli said Eberflus, who left in the offseason to become the Colts' defensive coordinator, took on much of the same responsibilities in 2017.

The Cowboys blitzed much more Sunday than they have in previous seasons under Marinelli. Richard is a fan of blitzing often, but Marinelli's approach has long been to get pressure primarily with his front four along the defensive line.

"All week [we talk about the play-calling], and I'll say, 'Hey, take it, Kris, you got it. Let's go. You got a good feel of the back room,'" Marinelli said. "Because he has to feel pressure-wise if we can hold up, all those things. The thing I've always believed in and it's one of our standards here is it's about the team. The team to me is everything, every decision you make is how you get the team better. Some of the things he can do he makes us better. So I'm really glued to that."

Richard, who is also the defensive passing game coordinator as Eberflus was a year ago, will go against his former team Sunday at Seattle. Richard coached in Seattle from 2010 to 2017. He was the Seahawks' defensive coordinator from 2015 to 2017.