On this edition of Sunday Observations, we look at the good from Sunday, the bad from Sunday and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The Good

Through six weeks, the Dallas Cowboys look like the real deal. This anti-Cowboys Cowboys team does everything their star-helmeted predecessors didn’t do; they win games they’re supposed to win, they win on the road and when they make mistakes they don’t completely implode.

Dallas has even stuck to the not-so-sexy running game, which makes the entire offense and defense better. In the team’s 30-23 victory at Seattle, running back DeMarco Murray ran for 115 yards and a touchdown. It was his sixth-straight 100-yard rushing game to start the season- very “un-Cowboys like.”

“I think our team now understands that we do a lot of things pretty well and I think we have the ability to kind of impose yourself on other teams,” Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo said.

In fact, Dallas basically gave Seattle 17 points off turnovers and still found a way to beat the champs in their building.

“I think that showed the maturity of this team. We expected to win,” Dallas tight end Jason Witten said. “We knew this was going to be a challenge and we stayed the course.”

The Cowboys are 5-1, winners of five consecutive games and there is plenty of time for Romo and the Cowboys’ yearly winter implosion. Still, this season looks different and if you can win in Seattle you can win anywhere.

Is it crazy to think that the Cowboys are the best team in the NFL?

The Bad

The Pittsburgh Steelers were blown out by the Cleveland Browns and it simply doesn’t make sense. Pittsburgh has an elite quarterback in Ben Roethlisberger, a top-five wide receiver in Antonio Brown and a great running back in Le’Veon Bell. This Steelers offensive line is their best since they won their last Super Bowl and the defense doesn’t appear to be all that bad.

So why have they been playing so poorly?

It seems like head coach Mike Tomlin is so likable that he escapes criticism from all avenues. He does “win the press conference” and an early Super Bowl victory will always buy you fan and media equity. Still, his talented team is floundering and some of that has to fall on the head coach.

The Steelers shouldn’t lose to the Browns, 31-10. These are the Brian Hoyer led Browns who couldn’t find a head coach in the offseason because nobody wanted the job. These Browns just pounded the Steelers.

“I didn’t play well enough,” Roethlisberger said after the loss. “I missed some throws. I didn’t make some good calls at times. I hold myself to a higher standard and I’ve got to be better.”

In the past three weeks, the Steelers have lost to the then-winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers, narrowly escaped Jacksonville with a victory over the hapless Jaguars and have now been blown out by the Browns. Their next three games are against teams that are .500 or better and if the Steelers don’t begin playing better, they will be not only watching the playoffs from home, but have their first last place finish since the AFC North was formed.

The Ugly (The Buccaneers)

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers may not be the worst team in the NFL, but on a weekly basis they have the most potential to embarrass their home fans. Tampa yielded four first quarter touchdowns to Joe Flacco en route to their 48-17 home loss to the Baltimore Ravens.

“Can’t explain what happened today,” Buccaneers head coach Lovie Smith said. “I’m going on what I’ve seen in practice, how we played last week, how we played the week before and how we did in practice. With that said, we’re getting better. Today, we didn’t take a step forward.”

Perhaps the reason that the Buccaneers look good to Smith in practice is because…they’re practicing against the Buccaneers.

As much of a train wreck last season was in Tampa, the Bucs look worse this year. A team that was supposed to compete for a playoff spot in the very winnable NFC South is now 1-5 with two games on their resume where they allowed 48 and 56 points. A Bucs defense with stars on each level has played well in just a couple games this season in which they faced backup quarterbacks (and still lost).

If it’s not the talent, then it’s likely the scheme. Just don’t mention that to Lovie Smith. Smith was asked about changing the scheme.

“Absolutely not,” Smith said defiantly. “I’ll stop you right there. Absolutely not. We’re not changing our scheme. I’ve been doing this scheme every year I’ve been in the league. I believe in it. We’re not coaching it and we’re not playing it as well as we need to. Zero chance we change our scheme.”

Everyone knows the definition of insanity… with the exception of Lovie Smith.