Wales beat New Zealand for the first time in 73 years, the column noted, a result framed as one of the greatest wins after the side went from no-hopers to heroes.
Having beaten the All Blacks last year, he said he did not want England to approach the home fixture with an underdog mentality.
Two weeks ago, he wrote, England would have been delighted to find themselves in this position. The key question was whether they could play as they had over the last two weeks while carrying the favourites tag.
That was the mentality they needed to adopt, he said, while also embracing that they were favourites for a reason.
Wales stepped up and delivered a fantastic performance, he said. It was not simply a case of New Zealand having a shocker.
He thought the All Blacks' attack, particularly in the second half in Cardiff, was incredibly one-dimensional. New Zealand were not going to fix those issues in a week, and England should be capable of soaking up that style of attack defensively.
That was nothing for England to be afraid of, he said, because their own attack had been very slick this campaign. England were playing a better style of rugby than New Zealand.
A wounded All Blacks side was a scary proposition, he wrote, and England must go into the game expecting them to be back to their very best.
Dawson also reflected on England's 78-15 win over Japan ahead of the All Blacks fixture. He said the player in question was up against Japan with England miles ahead, but looked like a natural international number eight.
England had the ability to step things up when they found their perfect number eight, he wrote.
Wales being in England's World Cup pool next year was never going to be an easy prospect, Dawson said. Having Wales competing in that atmosphere, and seeing that narrative of success, was hugely important for northern hemisphere rugby.
The statement performance against the All Blacks reminded everyone why it was so important for the northern hemisphere to have a strong Welsh side, he wrote.