FRISCO -- One of the more colorful coaches in Cowboys history would warn his players "not to eat the cheese'' if he sensed they were getting caught up in the trappings of their success.

The road to Green Bay was littered with cheese. Quarterback Dak Prescott made the cover of Sports Illustrated, and talk began to build about Ezekiel Elliott's chances to break Eric Dickerson's rookie rushing record. A dominant win over Cincinnati elevated expectations while the great quarterback debate roared.

Talk outside the organization dealt with who would be the quarterback three to four weeks down the road, not with the team's matchup with the Packers. Prescott and Tony Romo dominated the conversation, not Aaron Rodgers.

If there was a game for a young team to become distracted or feel a little too good about itself, this was it.

The fact it wasn't an issue -- the Cowboys built on a dominant win over the Bengals with an equally impressive 30-16 victory over Green Bay at Lambeau Field -- speaks to the focus of this team and how the players have bought into Jason Garrett's message of living in his day-to-day world.

Garrett's insistence on being better at the end of the day than you were to start and his refusal to look ahead is drier than the wisdom Bill Parcells loved to impart for public consumption. But it's impossible to argue with the 5-1 record as the bye week begins.

"Let's do give Jason a lot of credit,'' owner Jerry Jones said. "He won't bite that cheese, as Bill Parcells says of looking down the road.

"It was about this game. He had this team ready to go, prepared, and that's to the entire staff's credit.''

No team in the league has won more games. The five-game winning streak is the second longest in Garrett's tenure as head coach. The Cowboys have scored 159 points -- only Atlanta and Carolina have more in the NFC -- with Prescott and Elliott leading the way.

"What I am seeing is real inspiration,'' Jones said. "I'm seeing guys inspiring and gaining steam with their own talents, individual players, but I'm seeing them be inspired by each other.

"There is no question that Dak and Zeke, there is no question they're inspiring the rest of the team. This game is a lot about that. I'll assure you one thing: As much as I believe in motivation and passion, I'm not for doing anything to throw cold water on that.''

File this quote away for when the decision on quarterback comes down.

We now return to Garrett's day-to-day world.

"What's being created in this locker room is fantastic,'' receiver Dez Bryant said. "We enjoy, we have fun, no one is complaining, we like to see everyone be successful. That's what we do. You have to keep it that way, and that's what we're going to keep on doing.

"Like Coach tells us all the time, the next man gets in there and does his job. You're the guy.''

Prescott and Elliott have received most of the attention through the first six weeks. But a lot of guys have contributed to this fast start, from the overpowering performance of the offensive line to receivers Cole Beasley and Terrance Williams. Mo Claiborne, Sean Lee, Barry Church and others have stepped up on defense.

In Sunday's game, backup defensive lineman David Irving forced three fumbles, recovered one and picked up a sack and four tackles in only 19 snaps.

Inspiration is a component. So is momentum.

"Well, momentum is real,'' Garrett said. "Momentum is important, but momentum is earned. You have to earn it every day.

"Sometimes people misconstrue what momentum is; they think it's some outside force. My experience is you have to earn it, and you earn it in this game by executing. ... To me, you determine your own momentum.''

The Cowboys are determined not to let their impending decision at quarterback affect that momentum.

"This is pretty stable, to say the very least, thanks to Jason Garrett, so I don't think that personnel decisions have the proverbial sensitivity or fragileness, if you will, even though the quarterback position is distinctively a different position than any position on the team,'' Jones said.

"I don't see anyone around here -- Tony, Dak, anybody -- that fragile at all. They just want to win the game.''

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