When Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott ran in a touchdown with more than 14 minutes left in Sunday’s fourth quarter, a quarter-century’s worth of football history suggested the game was effectively over.The score put Dallas ahead of Arizona 24-10, and since 2000, the Cowboys had never lost when they led by at least 14 points in the fourth quarter at home.Their record in such circumstances was a perfect 69-0, according to ESPN.Now it’s 69-1.
As has been the case for the last two seasons, the Cowboys’ much-maligned problems defensively cost them again.This time, even though the Arizona Cardinals had benched their starting quarterback and turned to backup Gardner Minshew, Dallas allowed 20 fourth-quarter points en route to a 33-30 loss in overtime.
The Cowboys were lucky to make it to overtime, too — Arizona missed a point-after kick with 6 seconds left in regulation that would have broken a 30-30 tie.It was the Cowboys’ second improbable loss of the season, following a Week 3 loss in which they led with 7 seconds to play, only to lose on a walk-off field goal after having surrendered a long pass play to set up the kick.Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was shown on the broadcast Sunday banging the tabletop in front of him after the loss.Asked about the possibility of firing coach Brian Schottenheimer amid a 3-5 start to the season, Jones told reporters afterward that “that’s not in my mind at this time” and expressed confidence in the coach.
Prescott said, “It’s all of us; don’t put the blame on one person.” Schottenheimer will have more time, but how much? His background is on offense, and Dallas’ has regularly ranked among the league’s best during his tenure, yet the Cowboys gained only 3.6 yards per play Sunday, with their rushing offense gaining an anemic 2.4 yards per carry.Arizona committed two turnovers, it was just 8 of 18 on third down, and it still won.
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