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Last night, the Dallas Cowboys suffered the most crushing defeat this side of the Detroit Lions.

Tony Romo hit Roy Williams for the game-winning touchdown, only to have it taken away with a holding call on Alex Barron. Barron mugged Brian Orakpo with a choke hold-esque move after another blatant hold right before that.

It's a crushing loss and not the way Dallas wanted to start off the season, especially with all of the Super Bowl expectations. Losing a division game to start the season is a big step back.

With that in mind, here are 10 ways Dallas can avoid having this happen to them again.