ARLINGTON, Texas – The Cowboys' first home loss this season brought the team back to 3-5 and head coach Jason Garrett to 70-58 (.546) in nine seasons at the Dallas bar.

Would his owner, Jerry Jones, consider sending Garrett – who has only played three playoff games since 2010 and won one – before the end of the season?

"No," Jones told reporters after Cowboys' 28-14 loss to the Tennessee Titans on Monday night.

Not this evening?

"I did not say that," Jones said. "I just gave a big old" no "."

After 15 days of rest, the Cowboys seemed thrilled by two defensive shots and a touchdown by Amari Cooper in the first quarter.

Then, Dallas converted just five of the 11th round of 32 and one of four opportunities in the red zone.

"It looked like we were tired," said Jones of his team that played in the final game on October 21st. "Throughout the match, I'm actually tired. I do not know if that's the case at all, physically. But that's it.

"It's a little, if you like, it's a step back for us."

And yet, Jones insisted that this step back was collective. He did not choose coaches or players and does not expect mid-season layoffs beyond offensive line coach Paul Alexander, who was separated from Dallas last week.

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Of course, quarterback Dak Prescott started an interception in the end zone and lost another fumble, his 10th match of the last two seasons with multiple turnovers. Prescott is now tied for the league's worst score during this period. The quarterback himself said that he had to "stop trying to pick up the game and do too much at that time."

But "tonight's game did not have – I do not insist, I insist on my impact on Dak Prescott," said Jones. He said he saw Prescott play without a ball, including a rookie season when the fourth-round replaced Tony Romo to give 23 touchdowns and just four interceptions en route to the NFC record 13-3, the best for Dallas.

That year, Dallas was 7-1 in the mid-season.

This year, the Cowboys have not won four victories.

"After eight games, when you've won three, it's worrying," Jones said. "And you must recognize the reality.

"We want to play better than we played tonight, so I certainly think that every individual, coach and front-office will have to do better, including me."

Again, Jones declined to discuss the safety of Garrett's job, which opened his press conference after the defeat stating that he "thought we had done good things in this game really in the three phases of our team ", even if" that was certainly not enough. "

The uniform reaction, although typical of Garrett, contrasted with what Jones called a "surprise" and a "setback".

The Cowboys needed more energy Monday in defense to allow the Titans to convert in 11 of the 14 tries and 4 out of 5 trips in the red zone. They needed to extend their trips longer, using Ezekiel Elliott and running to bleed the clock as they did in 2016. Instead, the Titans maintained possession of the ball 34:26 against 25:34 in Dallas.

The offensive did not find a magic solution in his first match since the addition of Amari Cooper. Cooper, for whom Dallas traded his first-round pick, led the Cowboys' receivers with 58 yards on 5 receptions and one of two Dallas scores. (Allen Hurns scored second.)

Jones, Garrett and his teammates have all praised Cooper's energy and skills. Jones touted Cooper as an "inescapable guy who really paved the way," sometimes with the Dallas attack as it should be.

Jones supported Cooper, we might say.

But did he also support Garrett and offensive coordinator Scott Linehan, whose offense did not score 20 points for the fifth time this season?

"I'm not in the business of supporting anyone," Jones said. "He is my head coach and my coordinator. So, I do not support them publicly.

"I do not want to go down the list. I no longer anticipate changes in training. "

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